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Top 25 Keynote speaker agencies based in the United States
RevenueBase identified 231 keynote speaker agencies headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 1,812 professional contacts across them, including 507 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.
This list covers keynote speaker agencies headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 20, 2026.
Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.
The 25 largest keynote speaker agencies based in the United States
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 135 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 111 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Washington Speakers Bureau (WSB) is the world’s largest talent agency specializing in corporate speaking events.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 92 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “The Best-in-Class Speaker Booking Experience.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 74 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “BigSpeak is a full-spectrum speakers bureau, trusted by the world’s leading companies to deliver unforgettable keynote experiences.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 69 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 68 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Founded by CEO, Jim Keppler in 1983, we are the country’s largest privately held speakers bureau.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 58 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Premiere connects remarkable speakers to amazing organizations to change the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 57 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Since 1946, The Harry Walker Agency (HWA) has been the world's leading speakers bureau, connecting organizations with the most influential voices in business, politics, media…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 48 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “How can we help you have the BEST experiences at your next event?” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 45 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “BCC has more than 15 years of experience as Speaker Bureau.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 41 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Gotham Artists is a leading speakers bureau and talent agency that helps thousands of organizations secure the best keynote speakers, thought leaders, celebrity entertainers and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 35 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “UTA Speakers brings the world’s most sought-after talent from entertainment, business, media, politics, technology, and sports to global audiences.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 33 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “EXECUTIVE SPEAKERS BUREAU Executive Speakers Bureau, founded by Angela Schelp in July 1993, is a full-service Speakers Bureau.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 31 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Worldwide Speakers Group (WWSG) is the premier global professional services firm delivering innovative solutions in the lecture and events industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 31 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “The Penguin Random House Speakers Bureau is a part of Penguin Random House, the world’s most global trade book publisher.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 29 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “GDA Speakers is a full-service, client-centric speakers bureau that has been proudly women owned and operated since Based in Dallas, TX, we are passionate about setting stages for…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 23 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “We are a premier speakers bureau serving business leaders and sophisticated cultural audiences worldwide.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 22 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Founded on finding a better way.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 19 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “cred is a unique communications agency dedicated to owning the events space.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 19 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “SpeakrBrand is the leading digital marketing agency supporting keynote speakers, and executive thought leaders.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 17 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Jared James is a sought after Keynote Speaker and trainer who has earned a reputation among many people as the "why guy" due to his understanding of why people do what they do and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 17 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Eagles Talent Speakers Bureau provides the top inspirational, motivational, business, thought leadership speakers for conferences, lecture series, and conventions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 14 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “AEI Speakers Bureau is a full-service speakers bureau that specializes in organizing professional speaking engagements, podium events, and entertainment for various corporate…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 13 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “BrightSight is a speakers bureau founded in Princeton, NJ.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 12 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “VaynerSpeakers is a speakers bureau under the VaynerX portfolio that helps companies and event planners book speakers for events.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: keynote speaker agencies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.
- Strong evidence
- The company's own public description of its business names keynote speaker agencies.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of keynote speaker agencies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name keynote speaker agencies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.
RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.
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Keynote speaker agencies based in the United States at a glance
As of Sep 20, 2026Companies by employee count
Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 231 companies.
How this list was built
Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among keynote speaker agencies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.
- Source
- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- What qualifies
- Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “keynote speaker agencies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
- RevenueBase Smart Search
- RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names keynote speaker agencies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
- What we exclude
- Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among keynote speaker agencies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
- Match quality
- In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
- Ranking
- Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
- Verification
- Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 507 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
- Refresh
- This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Corrections
- Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.
Frequently asked
What is RevenueBase Smart Search?
RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names keynote speaker agencies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.
How many keynote speaker agencies are there based in the United States?
RevenueBase identified 231 keynote speaker agencies headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.
What is the largest company on this list?
Leading Authorities, INC, headquartered in Washington, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which city has the most keynote speaker agencies?
New York leads with 14 headquartered companies, followed by Los Angeles (9) and Atlanta (7).
How do I get contact information for these companies?
A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 507 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 231 companies.
How current is this list?
The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 2026.
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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.
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