Bringing North America’s Top Human Connection Speakers to Your Event

The Human Connection Speakers Bureau connects event and meeting planners with top speakers on human connection, belonging, organizational culture, and mental health.

Event Consultation

1. Schedule an Event Consultation

2. Connect with a Top Speaker

3. Overdelight Your Audience

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A performer on stage in front of a large audience, with people raising their hands.

Every agency promises a “great speaker.”

But here’s the catch: the typical speaker agency roster is massive, and so they often only know their speakers at the surface level—the same marketing materials you’ve already seen.

This means the speaker you book might be talented, but not necessarily the right fit for your event.

Your audience’s needs? A gamble.
Tone, style, and takeaways? A shot in the dark.
The result? A speaker who’s good—but not great for your audience.

When you’re entrusting a speaker with your audience’s most precious commodity - their attention - “probably good enough” isn’t good enough.

At the Human Connection Speakers Bureau, we do things differently.

I’m a top-rated international keynote speaker on human connection. In fact, I was the very first speaker to use “human connection specialist” as a title. And my 2015 TEDx talk “How to Magically Connect with Anyone” went viral, carrying the torch for the public conversation about human connection that is now everywhere.

Today I’m the founder of Clarity Up Consulting, where we teach experts how to explain their big ideas to the rest of us. Me and my team of elite speaker consultants have personally trained and/or vetted each of the speakers on this boutique bureau’s roster.

I deeply understand their core message, tone, style, quirks, and takeaways - because we helped them build and refine their presentations! I don’t just know what’s in their marketing, but the intangibles that make them extraordinary.

Brian Miller - Human Connection Speaker - Founder ClarityUp Consulting

Here’s what you can expect when you work with us:

01. Precision Matching

We don’t guess. We know exactly which speaker is the perfect fit for your event, audience, and goals.

02. World-Class Speakers:

Every speaker on our roster is at the top of their game, with proven expertise and a message that resonates.

03. Tailored Presentations

Our speakers go beyond generic—they deliver experiences tailored to your audience’s needs.

Our Curated Collection of

Connection

Speakers

Brian Miller

Magician turned Human Connection Specialist

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Darryll Stinson

Former D1 Athlete & Suicide Survivor

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Meagan O’Nan

Storyteller & Multimedia Experience Creator

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Mike Shoreman

Disabled Adventurer & Mental Health Advocate

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Lauren Pines

Invisible Disability Speaker on Resilience

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Martin Lespérance

Educator turned Engagement Specialist

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Brooklyn Dicent

The Chief Happiness Officer & Comedian

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Karen Faith

Ethnographer and Empathy Expert

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3 Steps to a World Class Event

Schedule an Event Consultation

We’ll align on your goals and audience needs.

Connect with a Top Speaker

Our speaker will tailor their presentation for maximum impact.

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Overdelight Your Audience

Watch your audience engage, connect, and leave inspired.

Event Consultation

Meet Our Founders

The Human Connection Speakers Bureau was founded by Brian Miller and Scott Talarico, each representing a different side of the speaking industry.

Brian Miller

Speaker Curation & Training, Keynote Speaker

Brian Miller is a former magician turned international keynote speaker on human connection. His 2015 TEDx talk “How to Magically Connect with Anyone” went viral with 3.6 million views worldwide, signal boosting the public conversation about ‘human connection’. Since then he has spoken at hundreds of events across 5 continents in-person, and 30+ countries virtually. He is the top-rated speaker at every event (and we’ve got the data to prove it).

Brian is also the founder & principal consultant at Clarity Up LLC, a communication consulting firm that teaches experts how to explain their big ideas to the rest of us. Their clients’ talks have racked up over 12 million combined views on YouTube, been featured in prestigious publications like People, created international movements for social change, met with policymakers in D.C. and abroad, and even inspired new research in their field.

As a top-rated speaker on human connection, an elite speaker consultant, and recurring guest judge for the largest inspirational speaking competition in North America, Brian knows precisely what event organizers and meeting planners are looking for, and has curated this bureau’s roster to overexceed even the highest of expectations.

Scott Talarico

Speaker Management & Representation

Scott Talarico is the founder of Neon Entertainment, a nationally renowned and award-winning entertainment agency. For over 30 years he has overseen Neon’s large roster of musicians, comedians, poets, speakers, and novelty events, and remains as committed to his original mission today as ever: to help artists develop into the best version of themselves and carve out their niche in a competitive industry.

He is warm but direct, always focused on creating the most perfect connection possible between an event and an artist. Under Scott’s leadership, Neon has facilitated over 10,000 successful events nationwide. Scott brings those decades of experience to this new venture, co-founded with one of his own artists, Brian Miller, who he signed in 2010 as a then-unknown comedy magician. Scott played a key role in guiding Brian’s career transition into speaking,