
All American Speakers is proud to be your source for some of the best San Francisco based keynote speakers, athletes, celebrities and entertainers. Our database contains extensive listings of professional speakers and local personalities serving San Francisco and surrounding cities in California
Don’t want to deal with the hassle and expense of complicated travel arrangements? Looking to replace a last minute cancellation or speaker who got stuck in the snow?
With the cost of top speakers on the rise, there are many benefits to booking a local speaker. Many speakers will have different fees for local events (some speakers will discount their fee), or may have different requirements for events located on the east coast vs. the west coast. Generally, the less travel that is required and the easier the event is, the more likely a speaker will consider discounting their fee.




Brad Fitzpatrick was the founder and CTO of Danga Interactive, best known for the popular community blogging and social networking site LiveJournal.com.

Winner of the 1988 Olympic Gold Medal in Figure Skating; Inducted into the World and US Figure Skating Halls of Fame as well as the USOC Hall of Fame; Host of "What Would Bryan Make?" on Food Network


Business Communications, Change, Communications, Employee Retention, Hiring, Leadership, Management

Caterina Fake is an entrepreneur who cofounded Flickr and Hunch. She is Chairman at Etsy and serves on the board of Creative Commons.




Darius Miranda joined the Wells Fargo's Wholesale Internet & Treasury Solutions team in 2005.

Dave is the CEO and Co-Founder of Path. He is also an angel investor and advisor. And, avid skier.

Professor of Ethics at the University of San Francisco; Founding editor of Business 2.0 magazine and currently a senior editor of Motto magazine

David is the Founder and CEO of Yammer Inc., the leading real-time communication platform for companies, groups and organizations worldwide.

The First Woman to Manage an America's Cup Sailing Team; The First American, man or woman, to sail in three America's Cups; Former President of the Women's Sports Foundation; Author of "Taking the Helm, One of America's Top Sailors Tells Her Story"



Author, Writer, Consumer Trends, Demographics, Diversity Entrepreneurship, Futurist, Healthcare, Human Resources, Management, Marketing


Dubbed the "Grand Dame of Tech Talk" by Wired Magazine, Dr. Gunn is best known as the host of Public Radio's Tech Nation, the sole nationally-syndicated technology program on public radio and NPR's Satellite Radio service.


Master Sommelier; President and Chief Education Officer of Full Circle Wine Solutions Inc.; Author of "Five Star Service: Your Guide to Hospitality Excellence" and the critically acclaimed book "Perfect Pairings: A Master Sommelier's Practical Advice for Partnering Wine with Food"



Gary Danko is widely recognized as one of America's most talented and respected chefs. His achievements include a James Beard Foundation "Best Chef - California" award and reflect his lifelong pursuit of excellence in the culinary arts.



Host of "Guy's Big Bite" and "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" on Food Network, 2006 Winner of the "The Next Food Network Star"

Born in Alsace, France, Hubert Keller is one of Americas most acclaimed chefs, known best for his world-renowned restaurants, Fleur de Lys, the Burger Bar and his latest venture, SLeeK Steakhouse and Ultra Lounge.

Futurist; Author of "The Second Curve: Managing the Velocity of Change" and "Healthcare in the New Millennium"


Award-winning journalist helps you boost productivity through better business writing, reduce stress through greater life balance.


Filmmaker, Spokesperson; Actress ," 2011 Sundance Film Festival documentary Miss Representation; Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Girls Club Entertainment, LLC


Joe Flower is a writer, speaker and consultant who advise his clients on how to deal with our rapidly changing future.






Leading Authority on the Aging of America; Author of "Cycles: How We Will Live, Work, and Buy"


Mark is Senior Vice President of SAP Communities, a multinational software development and consulting corporation.


Matt Warburton is currently the Director of Community at Betfair US, an online gambling website. Prior to Betfair, Matt worked as a consultant for LinkedIn and Yahoo!.


Merlin is best known as the creator of 43folders.com, a popular American website about finding the time and attention to do your best creative work.

He believes that marketing can be evil at times; but if done right, it can drive customer loyalty and brand advocacy. He believes that marketers need to spend more time listening and less time talking.

Every revolution has a leader...to awaken the spirit, to champion the cause, to lead the charge! Business visionary, entrepreneur, best-selling author and Chairman of E-Myth Worldwide, Michael Gerber has been leading a Small Business Revolution before anyone knew there was one!

Executive Chef and Owner of "Quince Restaurant" in San Francisco; awarded San Francisco Magazine's 2004 Rising Star Chef of the Year; nominated in 2006 by the James Beard Foundation for Best Chef in California

Michael Walsh is currently the CEO at Rockstar Group, a company that helps companies excel through strategy, execution, sales, partnering and acquisition.

Co-Hosts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman aim to set the record of what's true and what's just a myth.

EXPERT IN LEADERSHIP, ORGANIZATIONAL HEALTH, TEAMWORK, CHANGE AND CORPORATE CULTURE




Shawn Fanning is most widely-known for being one of the co-founders of Napster, one of the first popular peer-to-peer filesharing platforms in 1998.

"High-energy and funny, timeless and timely, entertaining and educational, powerful and poignant" are the words most often used to describe Sheila's tailored presentations. As an applied behavioral scientist, Sheila brings a unique depth of sensitivity to her specialties of: Change, Leadership, and Personal Excellence..

Since 2005, Shel Israel has interviewed more than 400 people in 40 countries about how social media is changing their work and lives.


Steve Sarner is the Vice President of Sales at Tagged.com. Steve brings over 20 years of sales and marketing experience to Tagged from both large Fortune 500 companies as well as a string of successful start ups.




Todd Masonis is a co-founder and Vice President of Products for Plaxo, an online address book and social networking site that securely hosts more than 40 million people worldwide.

Speaking and Training Programs: Sales Presentation Skills, Presenting Online, Time Management and Entertaining business talks.


Zeresenay "Zeray" Alemseged digs in the Ethiopian desert, looking for the earliest signs of humanity. His most exciting find: the 3.3-million-year-old bones of Selam, a 3-year-old hominid child, from the species Australopithecus afarensis.


