Are you interested in hiring Wade Foster to speak at your event, conference, trade show, meeting, or convention?

As a keynote speaker, he knows how to command a stage where he can deliver a powerful presentation that will captivate your audience.

On this page you can contact Wade Foster’s speaker booking agency to learn more about his speaking fees and availability.

A booking agent will respond to you within two business hours to let you know if they are available and how much they cost.

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Speaker Bio

Wade Foster is a highly-sought keynote speaker and expert covering such topics as remote work, hybrid work, future of work, and employee engagement. He is a best-selling author, consultant, media pundit, and thought-leader who has spoken at many conferences around the world where he gives leaders the skills they need to deal with fast, big changes in society, the workplace, and education.

Wade Foster is hired to speak at events and conferences where he can give expertise on important global business affairs. He is the CEO and co-founder of Zapier, a workflow automation tool used by over four million people to connect the work apps they use every day.

Prior to Zapier, Wade worked as a customer development lead for The Idea Works, Inc. in Missouri. He is an alumnus of Y Combinator and has degrees in industrial engineering and business administration from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

As co-founder and CEO of Zapier, he’s created a unique technology tool to automate the flow of information between apps to save you time, energy, and money. Foster is all about efficiency, and apparently, so are the millions of Zapier users. With the help of his friends, Foster built a multi-million dollar technology company that began from solid roots right here in Jefferson City

Wade Foster hit the headlines when he announced a $20,000 payout to his employees for “de-location” from his San Francisco office. Now the team is more than 200 remote people, based all over the world. Wade is also one of the biggest proponents and contributors to the remote work movement.

His company  Zapier is a fully remote, profitable business employing over 350 people across 35 countries – they’re just humans who think computers should do more work. Zapier has taken no further investment though some original investors, though not the founders, recently sold their holdings at a reported $5billion valuation.

Background

Foster grew up in Jefferson City with a supportive family of parents, sisters, grandparents, and cousins all close by. The family spent summers together trout fishing at Montauk and Bennett Spring state parks. During high school, Foster had a strong interest in music, playing saxophone in school and community jazz bands, but he wasn’t sure of his next steps when he graduated Jefferson City High School in 2005.

Foster pursued a degree in industrial engineering at Mizzou because he loved the idea of productivity. While most of his fellow graduates went into manufacturing, Foster began exploring other options, but the financial crisis in 2008 made it tough to find internships or jobs. He eventually found a summer internship at Idea Works, a software company in Columbia, and it was a life-changing experience, exposing Foster to a relaxed space, structure, and shorts-friendly dress code.

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Speaking Fees

Wade Foster’s speaking fees can vary depending on the type of event you are producing and where it is located.

His speaking fee can also vary depending on whether you need them to deliver a live or virtual presentation.

Please note we do not work with organizations looking for speakers to speak for free, do podcasts or interviews, or do non-paid charity work.

Contact Wade Foster

To inquire about his speaking fees and costs, contact Keynote Speakers Agency today to book Wade Foster for a live or virtual event, meeting, special appearance, conference, or trade-show.

Our agent will respond within two business hours.