Top Business Influencers and Thought Leaders

Brands looking for insight on particular business topics can tap into a wealth of industry experts who share information, offer guidance, and inspire innovation. These business influencers and thought leaders establish themselves as trustworthy authorities in their respective niches, often shaping the industry’s future with their unique and informed opinions, reports, and messages.

Connect with these top business influencers and thought leaders

Real estate agent and mid-tier TikTok influencer Don uses his platform to help homebuyers build equity by purchasing properties. He offers money-saving tips on essential topics for novice homebuyers, such as three red flags when buying a house and definitions of real estate terminology.

Steve Peterson

A respected thought leader in the travel and transportation industry, Steve served as a strategy consultant, focusing much of his work on large passenger airlines’ service. He recently obtained the IBM Industry Diamond certification and launched a new study about enterprise resource planning in the eco-conscious organization.

Candy Valentino

Candy has accrued a following of 181K followers thanks to her straightforward tips and hard-won experience as a tax and wealth advisory expert and best-selling author. Follow her to watch videos about unlocking opportunities in a recession or how to keep more of your money with the principal gains exclusion.

Keith Rosen

Billed as the No. 1 thought leader on coaching, Keith’s focus is on transforming managers into world-class leaders and coaches. On X, where he has 73.9K followers, Rosen shares questions to uncover people’s motivations and values, tips to eliminate interruptions, accountability, and industry events.

Dr. Michael Steiner

On TikTok, leadership coach Dr. Michael Steiner regularly shares a variety of clips on topics like making good decisions, persuading people, and helping your team overcome imposter syndrome. As a mid-tier influencer, he has amassed followers with his coverage of artificial intelligence, habits of highly creative leaders, and book recommendations.

Sherry Jones

Named one of the “10 Cybersecurity Ghostwriters to Watch,” Sherry specializes in writing about technology and cybersecurity. Her LinkedIn followers can learn about making generative AI safer, the labor shortage in cybersecurity, and threat detection intelligence and response.

Meryl Evans

In addition to being a top voice for disability advocacy on LinkedIn, Meryl is a sought-after public speaker, accessibility marketing consultant, and author. She is a thought leader in training, diversity, and inclusion. She posts about common myths about deaf and hard-of-hearing people regarding accessibility and how to be a disability ally.

Eric Depew

Specializing in helping hospitals and healthcare systems’ revenue cycle management divisions become more profitable, Eric shares his thoughts and insightful articles about the healthcare industry. His followers have grown to trust his insights, from innovations that provide value and better patient outcomes to sustainable pricing models and areas of opportunities for hospital and health system growth.

Michael Humblet

Michael has helped more than 1,000 businesses to scale, including his own. He is known as a leader in designing, building, and scaling sales machines, as well as training sales teams. On YouTube, the micro-influencer brings on guests and offers tips on building a sales culture, dark sales traffic, implementing short-form videos to scale your business, and creating authentic trust, among other advice.

Brian Tracy

Boasting the ranking of the most listened-to audio author on personal and business success in the world today, Brian has accumulated 1.6M subscribers on YouTube. He talks about leadership, sales, managerial effectiveness, and business strategy, with videos on everything from overcoming self-sabotage and how to be a team player to risk-taking and improving your presentation skills.

Annemarie Fowler

Annemarie, a communication expert, helps non-native English speakers gain fluency and confidence in their communication skills in the workplace. Her 814K subscribers can learn more about career-related communication tips and phrasing in English, including inviting collaboration, giving great feedback, and successfully negotiating.

Jake Dunlap

Jake is a recognized sales leader and B2B sales and marketing thought leader specializing in helping executives accelerate business growth with data-backed sales solutions and a sustainable customer framework. His 6.26K YouTube followers can learn how to elevate their sales pitch using artificial intelligence, create an engaging customer experience, keep their sales team thriving in a downturn, and revamp their RevOps strategy.

Dr. Idrees Mughal

Known as Dr. Idz by his 1.9M TikTok followers, Idrees is a British doctor with a master’s in nutritional research who battles medical misinformation online. His video clips cover topics such as artificial sweeteners, dangerous medical advice, and lies the health industry is selling, among others.

Dr. Khulood Al-Mani

Named one of 2022’s “50 Most Powerful AI Influencers,” Dr. Khulood keeps her 114.9K X followers up to date on technology by posting about jetpack deliveries, robots in the food industry, cloud computing, leadership competencies, and big data. She’s received countless global honors and recognitions and was ranked No. 1 in the world among the 32 most important global figures in IT and AI at the Mobile World Congress 2022.

Katie Welch

Katie, who has an impressive track record spanning over two decades, is the Chief Marketing Officer at Rare Beauty. Her remarkable ability to blend creativity and storytelling has been pivotal in her marketing career, giving her a unique edge in the industry. Katie’s inventive ideas have made significant impacts during her tenure at leading beauty companies such as Unilever, Burt’s Bees, Elemis, Bliss, and Hourglass. Katie shares updates with her followers on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Twitter. On TikTok, she shares behind-the-scenes looks at her job at Rare Beauty.

Marie Forleo

Marie is the brilliant mind behind her own international company. She is known for her business-focused books. Her Instagram feed provides insight into her mind as an entrepreneur and encourages her 876K followers with motivational words for success.

Amy Jo Martin

As a keynote speaker, founder of Renegade Mobile, investor, best-selling author and business influencer, Amy shares her mindset regarding modern-day business strategies with 106K followers on Instagram. Her advice touches on relevant topics such as the use of AI throughout business strategies and “money mindset.”

Sophia Amoruso

Sophia is the creative founder of Nasty Gal and an American business woman with a passion for helping others succeed. As an investor and business educator, Sophia has drawn in more than 640K followers on Instagram with whom she shares her professional advice and insight into becoming successful.

Jenna Kutcher

Jenna is an online business coach with the goal of educating her 1M followers on Instagram on how they can chase their dreams while making money. Her Instagram is full of creative encouragement and her podcast, “The Gold Digger,” highlights her knowledge of social media.