From our beginnings in the basement of a San Francisco flat The Collaborative Speakers, a division of The Athlete and Artist Business Collaborative, has grown into a highly respected speakers bureau now based in Boston, where we are surrounded by innovative business minds, sports royalty and fore runners in political thought and theory. The Collaborative Speakers has worked with small state associations and large international corporations providing keynote speakers and seminar leaders for annual events, sports and Hollywood celebrities for endorsement deals and media days and the most innovative minds in business for day-long strategy sessions with the most successful corporations in the world!

Our principals, (Andrew Cohen & Thomas Najemy), have personally worked with the best names on the podium, including business greats like Michael Treacy, Fred Reichheld & Ian Morrison, sports celebrities such as Peyton Manning, Archie Manning & Coach K and news makers, including Cokie Roberts, Sen John Glenn and James Earl Jones. With over twenty years of experience in the industry, we have partnerships around the nation and around the world providing our clients with accessibility to what ever name they could possibly want at their event. We serve clients at home here in Boston and as far away as Dubai, Italy and Spain.

Andrew Cohen came to the industry from the other side of the fence as a performer and manager. Initially breaking into the business as a front line agent for a Boston Bureau in the 1990’s, he quickly worked his way up to Vice President. With his own business vision, he left his position as Vice President and joined forces with Tom Najemy, an entrepreneur and veteran of the entertainment industry and to found The Athlete & Artist Business Collaborative. Creating the vision and brining it to life in the basement of a San Francisco flat, Andrew & Tom rapidly became a success, placing speakers for corporate and association events as well as representing athletes for endorsement and spokesperson deals for major product launches and group fundraisers.

Today, The Collaborative is based in Boston and continues to be an industry leader. With one of the most comprehensive databases of talent and a mega library of video talent available for online viewing, we offering meeting planners and event organizers unparalleled resources and service, including 24/7 . live client support.