ABOUT US
Macmillan Speakers Bureau is a division of Macmillan Publishers, a global media company. We are dedicated to bringing our talent to audiences across the country and the globe, working with meeting planners to ensure an enthralling and captivating event. Macmillan Speakers Bureau is at the hub of one of the world’s great publishing houses, and we have access to some of the most fascinating thought leaders in the marketplace, from bestselling novelists and historians to politicians, business leaders, and more. It’s simple: Macmillan Speakers Bureau has access to thought-provoking authors and experts long before their ideas are brought to market. Whether it be the next big thing in business, health, science, politics or popular culture, we can help event organizers find a speaker uniquely positioned to have optimal impact. And because of the breadth of our organization, we have access to a diverse range of talent for any audience and any budget. We are committed to meeting the needs of event planners from any and every organization: customer service is our first priority.
Macmillan Publishers is the U.S. trade company that is part of the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, a large family-owned group of media companies headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. Holtzbrinck Publishing Group’s publishing companies include prominent imprints around the world that publish a broad range of award-winning books for children and adults in all categories and formats.
U.S. publishers include Celadon Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Flatiron Books, Henry Holt & Company, Macmillan Audio, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group, The St. Martin’s Publishing Group, and Tor Publishing Group. In the UK, Australia, India, and South Africa, companies in the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group publish under the Pan Macmillan name. The German publishing company, Holtzbrinck Deutsche Buchverlage, includes among its imprints S. Fischer, Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Rowohlt, and Droemer Knaur.
Meet Our Team
![Scottie Bowditch](https://www.macmillanspeakers.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20171015_Scottie-Headshot_0064-scaled.jpg)
![Colleen Osborne](https://www.macmillanspeakers.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Staff-Photo-Dimensions_MSB-Website.png)
![Chloe Volkwein](https://www.macmillanspeakers.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Facetune-22-01-2021-13-22-26-1-scaled.jpg)
![Sophie Giroir](https://www.macmillanspeakers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/MicrosoftTeams-image-17-scaled.jpg)
![Katherine O’Hara](https://www.macmillanspeakers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/MicrosoftTeams-image-13.jpg)