Meet Our Exclusive Content Creators and Speakers
Liberty Speaks represents keynote speakers and content creators with real-world experience across leadership, business, entrepreneurship, military service, national security, coaching, resilience, and personal growth. We connect organizations with authentic voices who have something meaningful to say and the ability to genuinely connect with an audience.
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JoAnne Bass
is the 19th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force and the first woman to serve as the highest-ranking senior enlisted leader in any U.S. military service, bringing more than three decades of leadership experience to organizations navigating change, culture, and complexity.
Throughout her career, JoAnne led and represented hundreds of thousands of Airmen and their families while helping shape conversations around leadership, people, readiness, and the future of the force. Today, she brings that experience to the stage and to organizations looking for an authentic voice on leadership, resilience, organizational culture, and leading through change.
Whether speaking to an audience, partnering with a brand, or engaging with leaders and teams, JoAnne combines extraordinary institutional credibility with an approachable, people-first style. She connects lessons from a historic military career to the challenges organizations and individuals face today, making her a compelling partner for keynotes, leadership events, brand collaborations, and strategic engagements.
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JJ Howland
is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, wrestling coach, content creator, speaker, and recovery advocate who has built a community of more than 1.6 million followers around discipline, resilience, and personal growth.
Drawing from his own journey through military service, addiction, homelessness, recovery, and rebuilding his life, JJ connects with audiences through a straightforward message: your past doesn’t define what comes next.
Whether coaching athletes, creating content, speaking to audiences, or partnering with brands, JJ brings authenticity, energy, and a genuine commitment to helping others keep showing up and become better versions of themselves.
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Austin von Letkemann
better known as MandatoryFunDay, is an Army veteran, content creator, comedian, speaker, and host who has built one of the most recognizable voices in military entertainment.
Through sharp humor and an ability to find the absurdity in everyday life, Austin connects with millions across social media while creating content that resonates with service members, veterans, military families, and audiences far beyond the military community.
Whether partnering with brands, taking the stage, or creating content, Austin brings an unmistakable combination of humor, authenticity, and personality that gets people laughing and keeps them paying attention.
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Caleb Watson
is a personal coach, content creator, and three-time cancer survivor who has built a community of more than 500,000 followers around mindset, fitness, nutrition, and becoming more capable.
His straightforward, authentic approach combines hard-earned perspective with practical advice on discipline, resilience, health, and pushing forward when life gets hard.
Whether working with brands, creating content, or engaging audiences in person, Caleb connects through honesty, credibility, and a genuine desire to help people become better versions of themselves.
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Allison Black
delivers a rare perspective on leadership forged in moments where decisions carried immediate, irreversible consequences. As a retired U.S. Air Force Colonel with more than 30 years of service, she draws on firsthand experience leading through risk, adversity, and high stakes decision making. Known as the “Angel of Death” for her role aboard an AC-130 gunship shortly after 9/11.
Allison inspires organizations to turn setbacks into success, build cultures of inclusion, resilience, and tenacity, and develop high performing teams that execute with confidence and purpose.
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Ramón CZ Colón López
well-known keynote speaker, best-selling author, workshop facilitator, and brand partner who brings 33 years of elite military leadership experience to the stage and classroom.
A retired U.S. Air Force Pararescueman and the 4th Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman, he delivers powerful lessons on culture, leadership, and high-stakes decision-making. In addition to his keynotes, CZ leads immersive workshops that help teams translate these principles into action, strengthening performance, trust, and execution under pressure. CZ is a Micro-Influencer with a Mega-level Institutional Reach and strategic consultant for prestigious organizations.
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Johnny Vargas
aka VivalaVargas delivers as a content creator and speaker, reaching audiences nationwide through a dynamic, high-impact presence. From personal devices and big-screen TVs to conferences and galas, his message connects across every platform and setting.
Johnny blends real-world experience with insights from personal finance, sports, social media branding, and family life. His ability to inform, inspire, and energize makes him a powerful choice for live television, brand and event promotions, and keynote stages alike. He is a Macro-level Influencer with a Mega Authority given his established brand collaborations across channels.
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Hannah Betts
is a content creator and speaker who has held many titles, including police officer, world-champion skydiver, and award-winning Hollywood stuntwoman. What resonates most with audiences isn’t her résumé, but her honesty. She doesn’t speak about being fearless; she speaks about performing at your best while fear is present. Calling herself a “professional scaredy cat,” she delivers a powerful, relatable keynote on leaning into fear, managing risk, and taking decisive action in high-pressure environments—skills today’s leaders and teams need to navigate constant change and improve performance outcomes. A micro-influencer in the social media space, she is a mega-authority in the film and adventure sports industries, with a large media footprint driven by her work in blockbuster films and national commercials, making her an experienced brand partner.
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Pasha Palanker
is a content creator, keynote speaker, and personal growth coach, who helps organizations and individuals strengthen mental wellbeing, build emotional capacity, and perform effectively under pressure. Known for his unique ability to “parachute in” and immediately connect with audiences, he delivers impactful, on-demand insights that resonate in any environment.
Pasha is a Nano-influencer in terms of direct social media following, but he possesses Mega-level institutional authority with massive credibility as a guest on National broadcasts such as Good Morning America, Fox & Friends, CBS Mornings and more.
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Chantel Prat, PhD
is a content creator and speaker, an author, and public communicator who frames neuroscience in meaningful, human terms.
Dr. Chantel’s keynotes mix rigorous science with engaging examples (like why different people literally see colors or information differently) and insights for personal and professional growth. Chantel shines with experiential communication. Although Chantel is a Nano-level Influencer, her audience reach is expansive through traditional media and literary success. Her book, The Neuroscience of You, and her frequent appearances on major podcasts and news outlets like NPR, Scientific American, and Rolling Stone give her a footprint that reaches millions of readers and listeners.
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Tyler Grey
is a content creator and keynote speaker, as well as a leadership expert, performance strategist, and media personality who helps organizations turn pressure into clarity and sustained performance. After rebuilding his path following a life-changing injury, he developed a practical approach to leading under stress and navigating change. He is the creator of That Which I Love Destroys Me and an actor and producer on SEAL Team, making him a compelling speaker and trusted brand partner. Tyler is also a Macro-Level Influencer with a broad and highly engaged audience.
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Randy Grimes
is a former NFL center, author, speaker, and nationally recognized advocate for addiction recovery. After a ten-year career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Randy spent two decades battling an addiction to prescription painkillers before ultimately finding recovery and rebuilding his life.
Today, he uses his story to start honest conversations about addiction, stigma, identity, transition, and second chances. From professional sports organizations and corporate audiences to healthcare systems and recovery communities, Randy brings a candid, deeply personal perspective on what it means to ask for help, support those who are struggling, and build a meaningful life on the other side.
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Dave Puhky
is a men’s performance and mindset coach, BJJ black belt, entrepreneur, and content creator who has built a community of more than 440K followers around performance, recovery, mindset, wellness, and living with intention. Sober since 2023, Dave brings an authentic, experience-driven perspective to helping people perform better and make choices that improve how they live.
With millions of monthly views and an audience that extends well beyond his existing followers, Dave creates content that feels personal, credible, and useful. Through brand partnerships, sponsored content, UGC, ambassador relationships, and live experiences, he works with select brands that naturally fit his lifestyle and his philosophy: Win the Day.
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Stephanie Holman
is a technical recruiter and career content creator specializing in the cleared space, government contracting, and technology. A former educator and military reservist veteran, Stephanie has built an engaged professional audience by making complex topics around security clearances, recruiting, AI tools, resumes, and career development practical and approachable.
With more than 98,000 followers and millions of annual impressions, Stephanie brings credibility and a people-first voice to brand partnerships, live engagements, and user-generated content. She is an ideal partner for brands across technology, AI, cybersecurity, recruiting, HR tech, professional development, and the broader government contracting community.
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Scott Mann
is a retired U.S. Army Green Beret, New York Times bestselling author, internationally recognized speaker, and storyteller whose work centers on trust, leadership, resilience, and human connection. Drawing on more than 20 years in Army Special Forces and his experiences helping lead the civilian rescue effort known as Operation Pineapple Express, Scott turns high-stakes lessons into powerful stories and practical insights that resonate far beyond the military.
Through keynote speaking, workshops, brand partnerships, live events, and original content, Scott connects with audiences around leadership, performance, service, family, and the American experience. His authenticity, storytelling ability, and deeply engaged community make him a compelling partner for organizations and brands looking to create meaningful impact.
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Nick Palmisciano
is a West Point graduate, Army veteran, entrepreneur, New York Times bestselling author, filmmaker, and speaker who has spent nearly two decades building brands, businesses, and communities.
As the founder of Ranger Up, Nick helped pioneer the modern veteran-owned lifestyle brand while building a career that has taken him from entrepreneurship and filmmaking to war zones and humanitarian missions around the world. His experiences give him a unique perspective on leadership, risk, failure, adaptability, and what happens when the original plan goes to hell.
Whether speaking to an audience, partnering with a brand, or creating original content, Nick combines humor, authenticity, and hard-earned experience to tell stories people actually want to hear—and build things people actually care about.
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Alex Dekker
is a retired Green Beret, author, and storyteller whose content sits at the intersection of adventure, history, military experience, intelligence, and exploration.
After nearly two decades in U.S. Army Special Forces, Alex turned a lifetime of experiences around the world into a new career as a writer and creator. His debut thriller, Desert Heist, draws on his firsthand experience while tapping into his lifelong fascination with archaeology, history, and international adventure.
Alex brings credibility, curiosity, and natural storytelling to brand partnerships. From outdoor and travel brands to technology, apparel, watches, entertainment, publishing, and lifestyle products, he creates content that feels authentic to who he is and the audience he has built. Alex is available for UGC, sponsored content, product integrations, brand campaigns, experiential activations, and long-term partnerships.