Author of "The Third Door" & World’s Youngest Venture Capitalist
Alex Banayan Biography
Alex Banayan is the youngest bestselling business author in American history. A renowned expert on perseverance and exponential growth, Banayan has presented the Third Door™ framework to business conferences and corporate leadership teams around the world, including Apple, Google, Nike, IBM, Snapchat, Salesforce, Delta Airlines, Mastercard, and Disney.
"The Third Door" chronicles Banayan's seven- year quest to uncover the definitive mindset of success. The book is a #1 international bestseller, has been translated into twenty languages, and has been acclaimed by the New York Post as "a joy to read."
Named to Forbes' "30 Under 30" list and Business Insider's "Most Powerful People Under 30," Alex Banayan is his generation's leading expert in high performance and personal development, having been featured in FORTUNE, CNBC, Bloomberg Businessweek, The Washington Post, MSNBC, Fox News, and NBC News.
The day before his freshman- year final exams, Alex Banayan hacked The Price is Right, won a sailboat, sold it, and used the money to fund his quest to learn from the world's most innovative leaders. Over the course of his unprecedented journey, Banayan interviewed Bill Gates, Lady Gaga, Larry King, Maya Angelou, Steve Wozniak, Jane Goodall, Jessica Alba, Quincy Jones, and more.
Banayan's keynotes have had far-reaching effects, acting as the catalyst for a new way of thinking. The Third Door™ framework has helped individuals discover unconventional routes to achieve their biggest dreams and has aided Fortune 500 companies to take new approaches to sales, marketing, and exponential growth.
Since the publication of The Third Door, Banayan has brought his message of possibility to millions of people in more than one hundred countries. At the core of Banayan's mission is his belief that, "When you change what someone believes is possible, you change what becomes possible."
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Alex Banayan Speaking Topics
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THE MINDSET OF EXPONENTIAL GROWTH: HOW TO TRANSFORM YOUR THINKING, ELEVATE YOUR BUSINESS, AND ACHIEVE YOUR MOST IMPORTANT GOALS
We all face rejection. We all deal with fear. Whether it’s in our personal lives or careers, there are always dozens of obstacles holding us back from achieving our biggest goals.
But it doesn’t have to be that way. There are certain mindsets and tools that can not only clear the obstacles along your path, but can also add rocket fuel to your success. After spending ten years researching and interviewing the most innovative leaders on earth, bestselling author Alex Banayan’s widely-acclaimed Third Door™ framework can help any organization achieve its goals and radically accelerate its overall growth.
In this high-energy keynote, Banayan takes audiences on an unprecedented adventure, from hacking "The Price is Right" to chasing Larry King through a grocery store to the multi-year quest to learn from Bill Gates and Lady Gaga. Alongside these larger-than-life stories, Banayan takes the insights from his bestselling book "The Third Door" to a whole new level, making them practical and applicable for organizations of all sizes.
This powerful presentation teaches you how to:
- Cultivate a culture of bold thinking
- Instill the mindset of persistence and going “all in”
- Fuel growth, no matter the external economic environment
- Become more capable of achieving your company’s biggest objectives
This wildly-entertaining keynote is packed with tools and lessons guaranteed to supercharge your mindset
• to the point where growth becomes inevitable.
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THERE’S ALWAYS A WAY: HOW TO CULTIVATE PERSEVERANCE AND PERSISTENCE DURING TIMES OF CHANGE
The pace of change in the business world is faster than ever before.
With the surge of AI and other seismic technological disruptions, it has never been more critical to an organization’s survival for teams to cultivate a DNA of perseverance and solution-oriented problem-solving.
In this empowering keynote, bestselling author and growth keynote speaker Alex Banayan decodes the most critical insights needed for any organization to cultivate the mindset of resilience and optimism, particularly during times of rapid change and uncertainty.
After interviewing Bill Gates, Steve Wozniak, and dozens more of the world’s most iconic leaders, Banayan uncovered the fundamental skills that every organization needs—but that most people don’t talk about—to achieve their biggest goals during disruptive times.
This keynote covers it all, with lessons including:
- How to transform persistence from being an esoteric word to being a living, breathing part of your day-to-day culture
- Why the opposite of success isn’t failure—and how that shift in mindset helps your employees take more risks and grow exponentially
- What the surprising difference is between fearlessness and courage—and why that critical distinction leads to consistent breakthroughs.
If you care about elevating your business—if you care about your employees being more resilient, more courageous, and more capable of making smart, innovative decisions—this keynote is what you’ve been waiting for.
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Alex Banayan is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Author, Business, Business Leadership, Change Management, College, Education, Empowerment, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Leadership, Marketing, Mental Health, Mindset, Motivational, Peak Performance, Personal Growth, Political, Professional Development, Sales, Social Media, Sports, Sports Motivation, Storytelling, Technology, Virtual -
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Alex Banayan is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as THE MINDSET OF EXPONENTIAL GROWTH: HOW TO TRANSFORM YOUR THINKING, ELEVATE YOUR BUSINESS, AND ACHIEVE YOUR MOST IMPORTANT GOALS, THERE’S ALWAYS A WAY: HOW TO CULTIVATE PERSEVERANCE AND PERSISTENCE DURING TIMES OF CHANGE, VISTA™ STORYTELLING FOR BUSINESS GROWTH: HOW TO TRANSFORM YOUR ORGANIZATION USING THE 5 KEYS OF RADICALLY COMPELLING STORIES and COMING ALIVE: HOW TO BOOST CONNECTION, ENERGY, AND GROWTH USING THE 4 ANTIDOTES FOR MENTAL WELLBEING. The estimated speaking fee range to book Alex Banayan for your event is $30,000 - $50,000. Alex Banayan generally travels from Los Angeles, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Eric Boles, Daymond John, Erica Dhawan, John "GUCCI" Foley and Eduardo Briceño. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Alex Banayan for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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