Celebrity and Motivational Speakers

The right choice of speaker or entertainer will ensure the success of your event
– and we are here to help you!

Captive Audience represent hundreds of speakers from New Zealand and around the world. From motivational speakers and celebrity speakers to after dinner speakers and comedians, we are here to help you find the right speaker for your next conference or event.

We do not charge a service, booking or administration fee on top of the speaker's fee so you get the best value for your conference dollar.

When you are planning a conference, function, meeting or awards night, the right choice of speaker and/or entertainer will ensure the event is a success.

Whether you are looking for a motivational speaker, celebrity, entertaining after dinner speaker, performer or entertainer, business speaker, trainer, facilitator or master of ceremonies, call Captive Audience Speakers Bureau, we have them all.

Captive Audience aims:

  • To help our clients achieve a memorable event, where the guest speaker suggested was the right fit and delivered all the desired outcomes. A detailed brief is essential to ensure we achieve this.
  • To recommend guest speakers who have the ideas, experience and inspiration to help ensure the success, growth and profitability of your business.
  • To ensure that the guest speakers, celebrities, media personalities, sporting icons and successful business people we recommend have the credibility of being successful themselves and who can pass on ideas to take away and implement into your own business.
  • To help you inspire, teach, empower, encourage and grow your people.

These are all our speakers:

Aaron Fleming || Aaron Slight || Alan McElroy || Alison Leonard || Alison Quesnel || Allan Pease || Allison Mooney CSP || Alvah Simon || Alzarae (Popera Band) || Amanda Fleming || Andrew Clay || Andy Knight || Annah Stretton || Ant Williams || April Ieremia || Austin Powers || Barbara Kendall || Barry Soper || Barry Vryenhoek || Bernard Hickey || Bill Day || Bill James CSP || Bill Ralston || Billy Black || Billy Graham || Brad Blaze || Brad Olsen || Brendhan Lovegrove || Brendon Chase || Brett Rutledge || Brian Childs || Brian Edwards || Brian Espiner || Brian Richards || Bruce Hopkins || Cam Calkoen - CSP || Carol Hirschfeld || Cath Vincent || Catherine DeVrye || Catherine Palin-Brinkworth || Celine Toner || Che Orton || Chris Moore || Christine Rankin || Clare Feeney || Clare Kelso || Club Nerd || Colin James || Dame Susan Devoy || Dame Therese Walsh || Darryl Lovegrove || Dave Letele || David Brown || Deb Webber || Debbie Harwood || Debbie Mayo-Smith CSP || Denis Orme || Denise Carnihan || Des and Les || Dick Tayler || Dillon Boucher || DIVA (All Female Band) || Don Tricker || Dr Ganesh Nana || Dr Kerry Spackman || Dr Michelle Dickinson - aka Nanogirl || Elena || Eric Rush || Erna Ferry || Ewan Chatfield || Frankie Stevens || Gareth Kiernan || Geoff Dolan || Geoff Wake || Getrude Matshe || Gilbert Enoka || Gilly Chater || Ginette McDonald || Glen Osborne || Glenda Hughes || Glenn Capelli || Graeme Sinclair || Graham Foster || Grant Boddington || Grant Dalton || Grant Fox || Grant Sharman || Grant Stewart || Grant Walker || Greg Cooper || Greg Ellis || Greg Joynt || Greg Muir || Greg Murphy || Greg O'Conner || Greg Ward || Greg Ward || Gregory Roberts || Groova || Guy Cater || Guyon Espiner || Gwendolyn Needham || HALO || Ian Ferguson MBE || Ian Fraser || Ian Jones || Ian Thomas || Jackie Clarke || Jackie Furey || James Castrission || James Strong || Jan Alley || Jane Diplock || Janine Antram || Jason Barrell || Jason Gunn || Jayne Kiely || Jenny Morel || Jeremy Elwood || Jesse Mulligan || Jim Hopkins || Jim Joll || Jimi Hunt || Joan Baker || Joe Bennett || John Adshead || John Bougen || John Campbell || John Davey || John Eales || John Glass || John Hart || John Hawkesby || John Key Impersonator || John Lees || John Mayhew || John McBeth || John Morrell || John Shackleton CSP || Jolene Brown || Jonar Nader || Josh Kronfeld || Judi Grace || Julia Grace || Julia Hartley-Moore || Julie Chambers || Julie Mason || Julie White || Julie Woods - aka "That Blind Woman" || Justin Herald || Justin Jones || Justin Marshall || Karen Beard || Karen Scott || Karen Stevens || Kathy Fray || Keith Abraham || Keith Quinn || Kerre Woodham || Kevin Biggar || Kevin Milne || Kevin Roberts || Kevyn Male || Kim Potter || Kurfew || Laura Dekker || Lawrence Green || Leah Panapa || Lee Parore || Lesley Telfer || Lester Levy || Liam Malone || Linda Clark || Linda Coles || Linda Guirey || Lion Dancers || Malcolm Scrymgeour || Malvina Major || Maria Carlton || Mark Bunting (Bunty) || Mark Di Somma || Mark Ferguson || Mark Hadlow || Mark Inglis || Mark Leishman || Mark McCrindle || Mark Rimington || Mark Sorenson || Mark Sutherland || Mark Wright || Marnie Adams || Martin Hawes || Mary Holm || MaryJane O'Reilly || Matt Watson || Matthew Pickering || Melodie Robinson || Michael Hill || Michael Wilson || Michele A'Court || Michelle Lawson || Midge Marsden || Mike Ashby || Mike Handcock || Mike Hutcheson || Mike King || Mike Masters || Mike McRoberts || Mike Pero || Miles Davis || Miriama Kamo || Murder by Magic || Murray Thom || Nadine Higgins || Ngahihi o te ra Bidois || Nick Tansley || Nicky Benson || Nicola Russell || Nigel Cherrie || Nigel Hirst || Nigel Latta - ONZM || Oscar Kightley || Paddy O'Brien || Pania Tapara || Pat Mesiti || Paul Allison || Paul Kernot || Paul Kirk || Paul MacDonald || Paul Romhany || Paul Watkins || Paula Forbes || Paula Ryan || Pauline Grogan || Penny Ashton || Peri Drysdale || Peta Mathias || Pete Mazany || Pete McGregor || Peter Baines || Peter Biggs || Peter Ellyard || Peter Feeney || Peter FitzSimons || Peter Gilchrist || Peter Gilmour || Peter Hillary || Peter Kaye || Peter Lancaster || Peter Miller || Peter Montgomery || Peter Rowley || Peter Sewell || Peter Yealands || Petra Bagust || Phaedra Hurst || Phil Adams || Phil Baldey || Phil Gifford || Phil Keoghan || Phil Long-Taylor || Phil O'Reilly || Phil Ruthven || Philip Patston || Phillip Tataurangi || Phillipa Baker || Pinky Agnew || Pio Terei || Priscilla Lowry || Prue Gardiner || Ralph Brown CSP || Ray McVinnie || Richard Tonks || Rick Marcelli || Rick Toner || Ricki Herbert || Rikki Morris || Rob Crabtree || Rob Gale || Rob Hamill || Rob Redenbach || Rob Waddell || Robert Isbister || Robin Grieve || Robin Harrison || Robyn Fond || Robyn Henderson || Robyn Pearce CSP || Rod Macqueen || Rod McGeoch || Rod Oram || Roger Gascoigne || Roseann Gedye || Rosh Benjamin || Rt. Hon Dame Jenny Shipley DCNZ || Ruud Kleinpaste || Sam Johnson || Sam Morgan || Sam Neill || Sam Willis || Samantha Hayes || Sandra Coney || Sarah Bradley || Sarah Hunter || Sarah Ulmer || Sarah Walker || Scott Davis || Scott Dixon || Scott Williams || Sean d'Souza || Sebastian Lloyd || Shaken not Stirred || Shane Cortese || Sharon Hunter || Sharon Kenny || Shaun Preston || Shaun Quincy || Shayne Thompson || Sian Jaquet || Siimon Reynolds || Simon Barnett || Simon Dallow || Simon Holst || Simon Mercep || Simon Tupman || Simon Wilson || Sir Buck Shelford || Sir Gordon Tietjens || Sir Ray Avery || Sir Richard Hadlee || Stephen McIvor || Steve Bridges || Steve Gurney || Steve Simpson || Steve Walsh || Steven Saunders || Stilt Walkers, Jugglers and Pyrotechnics || Stu Wilson || Sue Edgecombe || Sue Kedgley || Sue Lindsay || Susan Wood || Sven Hansen || Tab Baldwin || Tarun Mohanbhai || Taryn Banks || Tawera Nikau || The Beatgirls || The Improvisors || The Lady Killers || The Mermaids || The Monroes || The Outwits || The X-Set Show || Theresa Gattung || Tina Cross || Tom Bradley || Tom O'Neil || Tom Schnackenberg || Tom Scott || Tom Sharplin || Tongue & Groove || Tony Adams || Tony Christiansen || Trev and Trev || Troy Hazard || Union Band || Urzila Carlson || Vic Hewson || Vic Williams || Vince Collins || Vince Sorrenti || Vincent Heeringa || Viva Sahn || Wade Jackson || Ward and Tutheridge || Waylon Edwards || Wayne Alexander || Wayne Mouat || Wayne Shelford || Wayne Tempero || William Pike || Winston Marsh || Wolfgang Wolf || Yossi Ginsberg || Zuza Scherer || Alan Patching || Alan Watson || Alastair Ferguson || Alex Wyllie || Alice Worsley || Allison Roe || Amanda Gore || Andrew Hoggard || Andrew Mehrtens || Angela Ayers || Ann Andrews CSP || Annabelle White || Anne McKevitt || Barry Bull || Beatrice Faumuina || Ben Bradshaw || Ben Gilgen || Bernard Salt || Bill Boyd || Bill Butler || Billie Jordan || Bob Pritchard CSP || Brendan O'Donovan || Brent Sheldrake || Bruce Cotterill || Bruce Couper || Bryan Waddle || Bull Allen || Carl Barron || Charles Drace || Charles Kovess || Chris Trotter || Christian Cullen || Claire Turnbull || Clint Brown || Clive Littin || Colin Parris || Craig Horrocks || Craig Lewis || Craig Rispin || Cyndi O'Meara || Cynthia Morton || Danyon Loader || Dave Currie || Dave Fane || David Johnson || David Kirk || Dean Lester || Derrick McManus || Doug Scott || Dr Alan Treadgold || Dr Rosemary Stanton || Dr Ross Walker || Duncan Garner || Ed Timings || Garrick Tremain || Geoff Bryan || Glenn Singleman || Graeme Bowman || Graeme Dingle || Grant Sidaway || Ian Schubach || James Bellini || Jamie Fitzgerald || Janice Davies || Janine Shepherd || Jason McCartney || Jeff McMullen || Jeremy Coney || Joe Daniels || John Bishop || John Haines || John McGrath || John O'Neill || Julie Biuso || Juliet Pratt || Kathy Torpie || Keith Suter || Kerry Johnson || Kevin Sheehy || Kim Chamberlain || Kim Harvey || Kim Hill || Kirsty Dunphey || Lana Coc-Kroft || Lance Burdett || Laurie Brenssell || Laurie Mains || Leigh Kelly || Li Cunxin || Lindsey Dawson || Lisa Er || Lisa McInnes-Smith || Lorraine Smith || Louise Pagonis || Maggie Eyre || Marc Ellis || Margot Cairnes || Mark Mitchell || Mark Weldon || Martin Devlin || Martin Grunstein || Martin Snedden || Martin Tasker || Martz Witty || Mary Christensen || Mary Hunt || Mary Quin || Mary-Alice Arthur || Matt Church || Matua Parkinson || Maurice Williamson || Mel Ingalls || Melissa Clark-Reynolds || Merepeka Raukawa-Tait || Michael Colgan || Michael Gerber || Michael Groom || Michael Harrison || Michael Laws || Michelle Boag || Mike Hosking || Mike Sabin || Mike Tamaki || Miranda Donnell || Murray Deaker || Nats Levi || Neville Norman || Nick Rado || Noel Whittaker || Paloma Bruce || Pat Armistead || Patricia Cameron-Hill || Patrick Duffy || Paul Bolte || Paul Hanna || Paul Kingsman || Peter Davidson || Peter Lester || Peter Robinson || Peter Sheahan || Ray Pitch || Ray Scicluna || Raymond Crowe || Rhett Brown || Ric Charlesworth || Richard Eriwata || Richard Handley || Richard Joseph || Richard Randerson || Robert Rakete || Robin Daubeny || Robyn Williams || Rodger Fox (and the Wellington Jazz Orchestra) || Rodney Hide || Ron Lee - CSP || Ronny Phillips || Russell Harrison || Ruth Aitken || Samantha Kume || Scotty Stevenson || Sean Fitzpatrick || Shane Gibson || Simon Marsh || Sir Richard Hadlee || Stacey Morrison || Stefan Preston || Steph Brown || Stephen Baugh || Stephen Ogden Barnes || Steve Davis || Steve Lange || Steve Williams || Steven Bradbury || Steven Hyman || Steven Nayda || Terry Debenham || Terry Hawkins || Terry Williams || Tony Mowbray || Tracey Richardson || Walter Neilands || Yvonne Godfrey || Allan Sparkes || Amy Scott || Andrew Rochford || Ben Hurley || Black Salt || Brett O'Riley || Cameron Bennett || Craig Hamilton || Dame Denise L'Estrange-Corbet || Dame Sophie Pascoe || Darren Jardine || Darren Pratley || Davey Hughes || Dr Lucy Hone || Dr Paul Wood || Gareth Morgan || Geoff Knight || Hipstamatics || Howard Morrison Jnr || Hugh Hutchison || Ian Brooks || Irene van Dyk || James Laughlin || Jazz Thornton || Jeff Wilson || Jesse Griffin || Jesse Griffin || Jessica Rowe || Jessica Weller || Johny O'Donnell || Julia Grace || Julie Woods || Karen Tui Boyes - CSP || Katie Wesney || Kerry Spackman || Lesley Elliott || Lisa King || Lisa O'Neill || Mahe Drysdale || Marcus Akuhata-Brown || Marty Wilson || Matthew Johnstone || Michael Hempseed || Michael Licenblat || Mike Allsop || Mike Puru || Muskan Devta || Nadia Lim || Osher Gunsberg (previously known as Andrew Gee) || Pallas Hupe Cotter || Pic Picot || Ron Lee || Ruby Tui || Ryan Castle || Sally Anderson || Sally Cockburn || Shamubeel Eaqub || Simon Mundell || Simon van Velthooven || Sir Graham Henry || Sir Ian Taylor || Steffi August || Stephen McIvor || Steve Carden || Sue Suckling || The Dreamboats || The Hon Jeff Kennett AC || Therese Walsh || Vaughan Rivett || Vitale Lafaele || Wayne Schwass