Speaker News

Navy SEAL officer, former White House Fellow, and Leading Authorities exclusive speaker Eric Greitens released his first book, Strength and Compassion.

Leading Authorities' new home is at 1990 M Street in downtown Washington, DC. Our new office features a talent lab dedicated to business development, an interactive event design lab, and state-of-the-art production facilities.

Leading Authorities represents the world's foremost thought leaders on global economics and finance. In these uncertain times, these expert speakers provide the information, insight, and intuition that makes sense of the changing economy.

Bob Woodward's new book, The War Within, is on bookshelves now. The fourth in his series of books on the Bush Administration, The War Within is the result of extensive investigation by Woodward.

In this month's issue of Best Life Magazine, the editors singled out the top 10 political pundits to pay attention to this election year. Three of them are Leading Authorities' exclusive speakers for booking.

On October 3, 2008, President George W. Bush presented Leading Authorities exclusive speaker Eric Greitens with the President's Volunteer Service Award. Greitens, a senior fellow at the Harry S. Truman School of Public Affairs and a Navy SEAL, was honored by President Bush for his service to wounded soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.

In his new book, Hit the Ground Running, best-selling author Jason Jennings showcases the profit-increasing tactics of ten of America's most successful CEOs.

Philip K. Howard's new book, Life Without Lawyers: Liberating Americans from Too Much Law, is a shocking portrait of what can happen when personal responsibility is diminished and society begins to too heavily on rules, regulations, and lawyers to make up the difference.

Leading Authorities is proud to announce its exclusive representation of former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott. As an expert in domestic policy, international affairs, and national security, as well as a 34-year veteran on Capitol Hill, Lott joins LAI's extensive roster of policy experts, analysts, and legislators. Lott joins business partner and former Louisiana Senator John Breaux on LAI's list of exclusive speakers.

These days, forward-thinking companies are rapidly adjusting to meet the demands of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Jim Donald, the former CEO of Starbucks, and Sandra Taylor, Starbucks' Senior VP of CSR, are two of the leading innovators of this latest business revolution. Calling on their wealth of experience directing and implementing Starbucks' ground-breaking social responsibility initiatives, Donald and Taylor team up to create an integrated, eye-opening presentation on the vast possibilities for positive, workplace-directed social improvement. They speak eloquently about the endless opportunities to make the world of work, and the world-at-large, a better place.

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