We crunched the numbers, replayed the moments, and pulled the highlights. Cue the recap!

Here’s your GDA 2025 Wrapped.

Check out this year’s top-booked speakers, key trending topics, and the Backstage Pass podcast episodes event planners loved most.

TOP BOOKED SPEAKERS

Nando Parrado

Survivor & Hero of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571; NYT Best-Selling Author; Portrayed in Oscar-Nominated Film Society of the Snow and Alive

Dr. Rebecca Heiss

Stress Physiologist; Peak Performance Specialist; Author

Felipe Gomez

Keynote Pianist; Business Leader & Entrepreneur; Author Applying the Traits of Virtuoso Musicians to Business and Life

John O'Leary

Bestselling Author of On Fire: The 7 Choices to Ignite a Radically Inspired Life; Inspiration for the Film Soul On Fire

Riaz Meghji

Human Connection Expert; Author of Every Conversation Counts

Jeremy Poincenot

World Blind Golf Champion

Kim Becking

NYT Bestselling Author; Empowering Leaders and Teams to Ignite Unstoppable Momentum in a Rapidly Changing World that Never Slows Down

Todd Whitthorne

Health and Wellbeing Speaker; Author; Innovator; Investor

Greg Lindsay

Urbanist, Futurist, and Expert on the Post-Pandemic Future of Cities, Work, Travel, and Mobility

Kevin Mulcahy

Prosecutor; Survivor of Child Sexual Abuse

HOTTEST TOPICS

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MOST PLAYED BACKSTAGE PASS PODCAST EPISODES

The Ethics Trap Every Leader Faces with Andy Fastow

Living ALL IN: A Lifestyle of Purpose & Impact with Gian Paul Gonzalez

Jay Baer Spills the Te(quil)a on What AI Will Never Replace

If this was our 2025 Wrapped, just imagine what we can create together in 2026.

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