In The News

According to APB speaker Dr. Mary Frances Berry, affirmative action died a long time ago, yet no one seemed to notice. A widely read author, activist, educator and historian, Berry recently penned an article on affirmative action in The North Star, writing "In truth, its death was predictable in the late 1960s when President Richard Nixon, faced with a radicalized Black Power movement that demanded reparations for slavery, used the federal non-discrimination statute (also known as Executive Order 11246) to appease Black folk.” 

What are the hardest and most powerful things we say to one another? With her best-selling book Tell Me More now released in paperback, APB speaker Kelly Corrigan sat down with Savannah Guthrie and Jenna Bush Hager to discuss the essential phrases that turn the wheel of life. 

Dedicated to fighting stigma, educating the public and offering support to those struggling, our sought-after speakers engage audiences with discussions on recovery, mental health, and substance use disorders.

Distinguished political-financial expert and APB speaker Nomi Prins is set to release the paperback version of her searing exposé on how the 2007-2008 financial crisis turbo-boosted the influence of central bankers and triggered a massive shift in the world order. Prins is an independent journalist, author of seven books, and a captivating speaker on such topics as politics, finance and the economy.

With an extensive background in mental health, Dr. Christian Conte is one of the country’s most accomplished specialists in compassionate leadership and communications. He offers audiences the tools they need to understand emotional management both personally and professionally.  

Every April, healthcare professionals and health experts come together to increase public awareness about the causes of and cures for the modern stress epidemic. APB Healthcare offers several speakers who touch on the topics of stress, happiness and balance. 

A reluctant grief expert and “notable widow” (her words), APB speaker Nora McInerny miscarried her second baby, lost her father to cancer and lost her husband, Aaron, to a brain tumor all within six weeks in 2014. In a recent TED Talk entitled “We Don’t 'Move On’ from Grief. We Move Forward with It,” she blends candor and humor as she shares valuable lessons she has learned about life and death.

Leading mental health speaker Mike Veny delivers inspirational keynotes with raw energy and a fresh perspective on wellness. Veny strives to teach others why he is so passionate about mental health awareness and increasing public awareness in order to transform the stigma. 

From being locked in a closet for days at a time by her mother to sexual abuse by an uncle—to overcoming tremendous odds to achieve her biggest dream—Christina’s Meredith’s story uplifts, inspires and provides unforgettable life lessons.  

Lee Woodruff knows that life can change in an instant. In 2006, one minute she was a successful freelance writer and businesswoman, mother of four children, and wife to Bob Woodruff, the newly appointed co-anchor of ABC’s World News Tonight. But then, unpredictably, her life turned upside down when her husband was severely wounded in a roadside bomb attack in Iraq.