Liz Brunner
Liz Brunner is an award-winning broadcast journalist turned bestselling author, executive coach, and powerhouse speaker helping audiences lead with intention, presence, and authentic impact.
Liz Brunner Booking & Availability
Speaking fees, availability and booking details for corporate events, keynotes and private appearances.
How do I book Liz Brunner for a corporate event?
Use the Check Availability form above to send your proposed event date, location, audience size, event format and program goals. The Mollie Plotkin Group will follow up with availability and next steps.
What is Liz Brunner’s speaking fee?
Liz Brunner’s current speaking fee is $17,500–$20,000. Final pricing can vary by date, location, event format and scope of the appearance.
Is Liz Brunner available for my event date?
Submit your proposed date and event details and the Mollie Plotkin Group will confirm current availability.
Who is Liz Brunner’s booking agent?
Contact the Mollie Plotkin Group to inquire about booking Liz Brunner.
What types of events can Liz Brunner be booked for?
Corporate events, conferences, leadership meetings, keynote speeches, workshops, fireside chats, private events and virtual programs may be available depending on the engagement.
Liz Brunner Keynote Topics & Programs
Liz Brunner speaks on business, communications, employee engagement, entrepreneurship, journalists and leadership through keynote presentations and related programs. Additional themes are also available.
No Knowledge Is Ever Wasted
Connecting your life’s experiences to write your next chapter
You know more than you think! No knowledge or experience is ever wasted. Too often we hesitate to step out of our comfort zone and create our next chapter because we don’t know how, we are afraid, or we are unsure how to connect the themes and patterns of our lives.
What would any of us do if we didn’t allow fear to stop us?
In this deeply personal keynote, Liz shares her journey from music teacher to Emmy-winning journalist to CEO, guiding audiences to recognize that every step they’ve taken holds value. Her message will guide you to discover what themes exist in your journey, how to connect those dots, and how to break any patterns that may be holding you back from following your destiny and living your best life. Audiences will walk away with a renewed sense of direction and the tools to build their next chapter with clarity, courage, and purpose.
Communicate, Connect, and Engage
How to capture your audience’s attention with storytelling
Every day, we are bombarded with “information overload!” What cuts through the noise and captures people’s attention is powerful storytelling. Every person, no matter what profession or industry, needs to exude confidence, presence, and communicate effectively.
As an Emmy award-winning journalist, podcast host, and expert storyteller, Liz Brunner will teach your audience her practical and proven communication tips and storytelling techniques, energizing them to connect and engage more authentically with their customers, clients, and colleagues in a way that resonates and gets results immediately.
By incorporating “Liz’s 4 C’s,” – Confidence, Content, Clarity, and Conversational – for any presentation, pitch, or speech, and her innovative “Brunner Methodology for Practicing,” your audience will learn how to craft their story, the science behind why storytelling works, and how to be seen and heard with confidence, presence and command.
Be the Leader Within
How to cultivate leadership skills that meet the moment
No one is born knowing how to lead. We learn how to be a leader. With so much uncertainty in the world, leaders face challenges and complexities requiring a renewed commitment to flexibility, resilience, and innovation.
In this keynote, Liz offers guidance that will inspire audience members to unleash the leader within and invite others to refine their own leadership skills. Your audience will learn how to have influence, what it takes to be an authentic leader, the difference between being a manager and a leader, and how to discover their leadership philosophy for stronger teams, effective decision-making, and long-lasting impact. Whether you’re managing a team or building influence in your community, this keynote equips you to lead with authenticity, emotional intelligence, and long-lasting impact.
Expert Hosting & Emceeing
With decades of experience in front of the camera and on the stage, Emmy award-winning journalist Liz Brunner brings unmatched poise, presence, and purpose to her role as a professional emcee. Whether hosting high-profile galas, corporate conferences, or mission-driven fundraisers, Liz infuses each event with authenticity, warmth, and seamless coordination. Her background in live television and storytelling allows her to read a room in real time, adapt gracefully, and guide audiences through meaningful moments with clarity and impact. From spotlighting your cause to amplifying your brand, Liz doesn’t just keep the event moving—she elevates it, ensuring every guest feels connected, inspired, and part of something greater.
Liz Brunner Biography & Credentials
Liz Brunner is a magnetic keynote speaker and executive coach who has helped thousands elevate their presence, confidence, and personal leadership. With over 35 years of experience in media, communication, and performance—including nearly two decades as a top-rated news anchor for Boston’s ABC-TV—Liz knows how to connect with any audience and inspire transformation from the inside out. Whether delivering keynotes, hosting global events, or training tomorrow’s leaders, Liz is a trusted authority on communication, storytelling, and intentional transformation. Liz Brunner is available to be booked for corporate and private events. Contact the Mollie Plotkin Group today to inquire about Liz Brunner’s fees.
Want to book Liz Brunner for an event?
Contact the Mollie Plotkin Group at 215-995-0905 to book Liz Brunner for a keynote speech, corporate event, leadership program, workshop, fireside chat, virtual appearance, or other private or professional event.
Our team will help confirm Liz Brunner’s availability, speaking fee, travel requirements, and fit for your audience. To start the booking process, please share your event date, location, audience size, event format, and the type of presentation you are looking for.
The Mollie Plotkin Group is a full-service keynote speaker agency and entertainment bureau that helps organizations secure keynote speakers, entertainers, athletes, celebrities, and thought leaders for corporate meetings, conferences, fundraisers, and special events.
From News Anchor to Next Chapter Catalyst
Before founding Brunner Communications in 2013, Liz Brunner was the co-anchor of WCVB-TV’s #1-rated 6 pm newscast and a nationally recognized journalist with Emmy, Edward R. Murrow, AP, and Gracie Awards to her name. Her exclusive interviews with icons like Oprah Winfrey and President Barack Obama built her reputation as one of the country’s most trusted voices in journalism.
Today, Liz brings that same signature presence to the stage. A bestselling author and Certified Professional Coach (CPC), she has helped leaders across industries—from Fortune 100 executives to entrepreneurs and creatives—harness the power of their stories to lead more intentionally, communicate more clearly, and live more authentically. Her company, Brunner Communications, has become Boston’s most trusted hub for high-impact communications training and brand storytelling.
Other Ventures
In 2020, Liz launched the Brunner Academy, offering premier online learning, including her signature course How to Be a Rock Star Public Speaker, praised by legendary business speaker Brian Tracy as “one of the best teachers of speaking in the world.” That same year, she debuted Live Your Best Life with Liz Brunner, a podcast featuring remarkable stories of reinvention that has since earned multiple “Best Host” and “Best Lifestyle Podcast” awards.
Her memoir, Dare to Own You, is a guidebook for anyone ready to step boldly into their next chapter. Featured in Forbes and honored by Book Excellence and Feathered Quill Awards, it distills the wisdom of a life spent redefining what’s possible.
A classically trained vocalist, Liz holds a Bachelor of Music from the Lawrence University Conservatory and has performed with the Boston Pops and at major sporting events.
Whether delivering a keynote, facilitating a workshop, or coaching one-on-one, Liz is a transformational force for growth, confidence, and communication.
