Act I
01
Tell us the event
One short brief: who you are, the date, the audience, the change you want in the room, the budget. A few minutes, no account required.
A private speaker-matchmaking service · For event planners
Tell us the room.
We'll bring the speaker.
A matchmaker hands you a shortlist of three vetted speakers matched to your stage, audience, and budget, from rising experts to household names. Imagining someone specific? We're usually one or two connections away.
Deals closed for teams at Google
A real human always replies personally
Planners never pay us
Our matchmakers have closed speaking deals for teams at
Discretion is part of the service.
No. 01 · Why we exist
Anyone can send you a list. We send you the right three.
Open directories let anyone with a headshot call themselves a keynote speaker, then sell them software to mass-pitch you. Bureaus recommend from whichever roster they're paid to push. Keynote Concierge sits on your side of the table: we work every budget from $5,000 to $100,000+, we vet everyone we recommend, and when you want a household name, we're usually one or two connections from whoever you're imagining.
-
Vetted, then recommended
Every speaker is reviewed for stage craft and reliability before they reach a shortlist. Nobody pays to be recommended.
-
Every budget, honestly
From $5,000 rising stars to $100,000+ headliners, with straight answers about fees. No "available upon request."
-
Matched by a human
Veteran deal closers, not algorithms, read every brief.
No. 02 · The method
Three acts. One human
the whole way.
Running time:
about two minutes of your part
Act II
02
We curate
A matchmaker builds your shortlist of three, with availability confirmed, footage included, and the real fee band beside every name.
Act III
03
You book
We negotiate and paper the deal. We're paid a percentage of the booking by the speaker. You never pay us anything.
No. 03 · The roster
Vetted. Curated.
Matched to your room.
A sample of the caliber we work with, from household names to the sharpest operators on stage. The recommendation is the service.
Entrepreneurship & Branding
Daymond John
Star of ABC's Shark Tank, founder & CEO of FUBU, best-selling author. The room shows up early.
Ask about DaymondPeak Performance
Ben Newman
USA Today Top-5 coach in the world, two-time Wall Street Journal best-selling author. Sales kickoffs leave changed.
Ask about BenResilience & Winning
Dawn Harper Nelson
Two-time Olympic medalist and Emmy Award winner. Opens or closes a conference with the room on its feet.
Ask about DawnRelationships & Teams
The Freemans
Jocelyn and Aaron Freeman, a psychology-trained duo reaching 20M+ people a month on communication and connection, at home and at work.
Ask about the FreemansAI & Enterprise Decisions
Keith Koo
Host of Silicon Valley Insider® and former Fortune 100 technology executive. Thirty years of making the decisions he now explains.
Ask about KeithAI & Founder Performance
Rajiv Sankarlall
Five-time tech founder. He speaks on AI and the operating shifts founders and their teams need to scale with it.
Ask about RajivEvery recommendation is vetted for stage craft and reliability, and nobody can pay their way into your shortlist. Want someone you don't see here? Ask.
Get my recommendationsNo. 04 · Real fees
What speakers actually cost.
The rest of the industry answers this question with "it depends." Here is the honest map. Every shortlist we send marks exactly where each speaker sits on it.
- Emerging
- Rising experts, authors-in-progress, hungry and rehearsed
- $2.5k to $7.5k
- Established
- Working professionals with hundreds of stages behind them
- $7.5k to $15k
- Marquee
- Bestselling authors, decorated athletes, category names
- $15k to $50k
- Headline
- The names your CEO suggests in the planning meeting
- $50k +
Bands reflect typical in-person keynote fees; travel and virtual formats shift them.
No. 05 · Get matched
One short brief.
Three speakers.
One reply from a real human.
No spam, no directory listing, no obligation. A human matchmaker reads your brief and replies personally, usually within a business day or two.
· Your brief stays private
· Shortlist typically within two business days
· You never pay Keynote Concierge
Brief received.
Your matchmaker is reading.
A human replies personally, usually within a business day or two. Your curated shortlist of three follows shortly after.
No. 06 · For speakers
Think you belong
on this roster?
We add a small number of speakers each season. Admission is by review. Send your materials and a matchmaker will watch your footage. If it's a fit, we'll talk.
Received.
We'll watch your footage.
A matchmaker reviews every submission. If it's a fit for the rooms we serve, you'll hear from us.
No. 07 · Questions
Fair questions,
straight answers.
How much does a keynote speaker cost? +
Working professionals generally run $2,500 to $7,500 (emerging), $7,500 to $15,000 (established), $15,000 to $50,000 (marquee), and $50,000+ for headline speakers. Every shortlist we send includes each speaker's real band. See the map above.
How does Keynote Concierge make money? +
We're paid a percentage of the booking by the speaker when the deal closes. Planners never pay us, speakers can't pay to join the roster, and nobody can pay to appear on your shortlist. Our incentive is a match that makes you look brilliant.
Do you only book the speakers on your roster? +
No. The roster is a sample of the caliber we work with. We recommend and book from the entire market, including celebrity and household names. Whoever you're imagining, we're usually one or two connections away, and everyone we recommend is vetted first.
How fast will I actually hear back? +
A real person reads your brief and replies personally, usually within a business day or two. Your curated shortlist of three follows shortly after, availability already confirmed.