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My clients are ‘Category of One’ luminaries in their chosen fields and are delighted to be considered for speaking opportunities.  Their speaker profiles are accessible via the links below their photos.  Reach out with details on your event or your client’s event.  I’ll respond quickly with pricing and availability information for you to consider.  Me and my speakers love working with event hosts, meeting planners, production companies, bureaus, and agencies.  

The World's Only
Personal Speaker's Agent

Just like an elite sports agent represents star athletes and not the individual teams they ultimately play for, I’m an elite personal speaker’s agent who directly represents high-profile individuals with rising demand for their speaking — vs. being a speakers agent who works for a talent agency or speakers bureau.  I grow WITH my intentionally small roster of extraordinary people – managing their speaking work for them in a customized manner over many years.  Personal attention does not scale; hence my highly curated roster.  I add new clients very slowly – typically 0-2 new clients are added each year, so I can offer a bespoke service and ensure I know their content and priorities inside and out.

I’ve spent 23 years working with selective founders, icons, and authors like Steve Wozniak, Blake Mycoskie, and Aimée Mullins.  I am the trusted agent handling all of my clients’ speaking engagements — from direct inquiries via event hosts and meeting planners, to brokered bookings from every reputable bureau and talent agency around the globe.  My work allows my clients to remain non-exclusive and easily consider offers from anyone with an interest in hosting them.

All of my clients are highly selective about their paid speaking and appreciate having a turnkey, flexible, kind, effective way to work with all reputable speakers bureaus and consider direct invitations, too. I operate as their personal speaker’s agent and negotiate with all 3rd parties to ensure a win-win arrangement and reinforce their positive personal brands.

I am obsessed with creating ease, income, focus, and impact for those who are incredibly powerful and deeply good. I’m seasoned but never jaded – a Swiss Army Knife of possibilities – all centered around maximum efficiency, wealth creation (not just the money-based kind of wealth!), productivity, and, frankly: JOY.

I love being the “hidden advantage” for those who are discerning and delightful. I alchemize my exceptional successes AND failures from 23 years as a personal speaker’s agent to extraordinary public figures, plus nearly 10 years as a corporate keynote buyer and global event producer, to proactively solve my clients’ challenges and demonstrate that I’m paying close attention to what is important to them.

My agent services are via client referral or via my direct invitation only, since 99.99% of all those who consider paid speaking do not need an agent like me (TRUE!).  To make my knowledge available to all, I offer 1:1 Strategic Consultations via ZOOM – where we go deep on YOU and your biggest challenge or opportunity with your paid speaking work.  Details here – including a link to self-schedule your session at a convenient time for you.

The current roster I am serving as personal speaker’s agent for are shown below.  The full list of incredible clients I’ve worked with is found at the bottom of the page.

Photo of Aimée Mullins

Aimée Mullins

Groundbreaking Athlete, Fashion Icon, Actor, TED All-Star
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Blake Mycoskie

Co-Founder, MadeFor, Founder, TOMS and best-selling author of Start Something That Matters
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Kartik Hosanagar

Faculty Co-Lead, Wharton AI & Analytics for Business, Professor of Technology & Digital Business, Wharton School, author, A Human's Guide to Machine Intelligence
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new leaf has been privileged to be the personal speaker’s agent for some extraordinary folks since 2001

In addition to the incredible boutique roster above, I’ve been trusted by the following accomplished individuals to handle their paid speaking work for a portion of their journey.  Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your trust and the opportunity.  It has been my honor.

Kevin Mitnick – The (late) World’s Most Famous Computer Hacker – my first client.  I hired him for his first paid speaking engagement back in 2000.  He passed away in summer 2023 at 59 years old leaving behind his wonderful wife, Kimberley, and their son on the way.  Mini-Mitnick arrived in January 2024, healthy and thriving.  I am deeply grateful for the ride we had together and our deep friendship of 23 years.  “Do you want to be my speaker’s agent, Amy?” changed my entire life.

Steve Wozniak – Apple Co-Founder. From 2006 to 2020, we created a whole new life for Woz as he explored the world meeting friends and fans from every corner of the globe.  Kevin Mitnick introduced me to Woz after Woz asked “How do you get to travel to so many exotic places?”  “My speaker’s agent, Amy, negotiates deals for me with event hosts, bureaus, and agencies and she is awesome.” “Can you introduce me?” That introduction was such a blessing.  Since June 2020, Woz’s speaking business has been handled full-time by Seamus Collins.  Seamus spent eight years at New Leaf and did an incredible job – and continues to do excellent work for Janet and Steve.  I wish them every success for a long and successful partnership.

  • Peter Walsh, TLC’s Clean Sweep and Trading Spaces
  • Scott Sonenshein, Author of Joy at Work, with Marie Kondo, and STRETCH, about the power of ‘less’ and resourcefulness
  • MILCK (Connie Lim), Grammy nominated musician, singer, songwriter and mental health advocate
  • Neil Phillips, the first-ever Chief Diversity Officer, Hollywood Foreign Press Association
  • Whitney Johnson, Thinkers50, best-selling author, Disruption advisor
  • Martha Beck, Best-selling author and a pioneer in the field of Life Coaching, frequent guest on the Oprah Show
  • Saj-nicole Joni, CEO advisor, the first woman hired in the Applied Mathematics Department at MIT, and author
  • Amanda F*cking Palmer, Singer, Songwriter, author, TED All-Star
  • Hamish Brewer, The Relentless Principal, and author
  • Dr. Tererai Trent, Oprah’s Favorite Guest of All Time and best-selling author
  • Kathy Elliott, Author
  • Nolan Bushnell, Founder of Atari and Chuck E. Cheese
  • Ellen Langer, author, The Mother of Mindfulness and first female tenured professor of Psychology at Harvard University