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The speaker your audience will never forget.

Fran Capo is the fastest talking woman on Earth, clocked at 603.32 words per minute. She's also an 11-time world record holder, 22-time author, comedienne and adventurer who has energized Fortune 500 audiences on every continent. Book her once and your event becomes the one people measure the others against.

15 minutes, zero obligation. Tell her your event, she'll tell you exactly what she'd deliver.

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GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS
Fran Capo
Fran CapoKeynote · Comedienne · Author
Fastest talker alive · 603 WPM
Live speed check

Same sentence. Watch lane two.

THE AVERAGE PERSON · 130 WPM
I'm not saying she talks fast, but Guinness put a stopwatch on her twice, and nobody on Earth has taken the record back since 1986. She even delivered an entire 18-minute TEDx talk in 59 seconds, live on stage, mid-keynote, and made it a world record too.
FRAN CAPO · 603.32 WPM
I'm not saying she talks fast, but Guinness put a stopwatch on her twice, and nobody on Earth has taken the record back since 1986. She even delivered an entire 18-minute TEDx talk in 59 seconds, live on stage, mid-keynote, and made it a world record too. DONE ✓

4.6× faster. Every time. Live on your stage, no edits, no retakes.

Fran on stage at a charity show
Performing for charity
Fran in the BBC News studio
BBC News
Fran performing at the Friars Club
The Friars Club
Fran at the rim of an active volcano
Inside an active volcano
Fran mid-keynote
Keynote moment
Fran book signing in Antarctica with penguins
Book signing, Antarctica
Performing for charity
BBC News
The Friars Club
Inside an active volcano
Keynote moment
Book signing, Antarctica

Three decades of stages, studios, summits and submarines.

Why event planners hire her

Anyone can book a speaker. You're booking an experience.

Event budgets get judged on one thing: did the room light up, and did the message stick? Fran is engineered for both.

The hook

A world record, live on your stage

She doesn't tell your audience she's the fastest talking woman alive. She shows them, in seconds, and the room erupts. Phones come out, and your event becomes the clip everyone shares. That's earned reach your budget didn't pay for.

The substance

The World Record Mindset

Behind the laughs is a system: the exact framework she used to talk her way onto Larry King, to the summit of Kilimanjaro, and 12,465 feet down to the Titanic. Your team leaves with a repeatable playbook for doing what everyone said couldn't be done.

The safety

30+ years, zero-risk professional

Stand-up rooms, Fortune 500 boardrooms, troops overseas, live TV with no retakes. Rated the top speaker by organizers who see hundreds. She hits time cues, handles curveballs, and makes YOU look brilliant for booking her.

The Guinness moment

Scroll through the record: 603 words in 54.2 seconds.

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Las Vegas, 1990. Guinness adjudicators watching. The clock starts.
Signature keynotes

Pick the outcome. She delivers the room.

Every program is tailored to your audience and delivered in her signature style: high energy, humorous and from the heart, with the live world-record moment nobody forgets.

Dare To Do It keynote - Fran performing for troops at the DMZ
Flagship keynote
Dare To Do It!

Kill the fear that's costing your team.

Humor, adventure stories and group participation that dismantle the self-imposed limits behind stalled careers, missed numbers and burned-out teams. Whether the challenge is financial, personal, career or emotional, the room leaves energized and moving.

Best forSales kickoffs, company events, conferences
Length20 to 90 min
World Record Mindset keynote - Fran at TEDx
Peak performance
How to Have a World Record Mindset

Install the mindset behind 11 records.

The exact framework she used to talk onto Larry King, summit Kilimanjaro, dive the Titanic and break a record live on the TEDx stage. Goal-setting, persistence and creative problem-solving your team uses Monday morning.

Best forLeadership summits, high-performance teams
Length20 to 90 min
The Humor Approach keynote - Fran on Dr. Oz
Culture & leadership
The Humor Approach

Make humor a leadership advantage.

It heals, improves morale, wins arguments and turns managers into magnetic leaders. A 30-year stand-up veteran shows your team how to wield it, safely, strategically and to the bottom line's benefit.

Best forTrainings, culture days, HR and leadership
LengthKeynote to full day
Creativity in Marketing keynote - Fran as Boston reporter for the day
Marketing & growth
Creativity in Marketing

Get famous without an ad budget.

How she earned 6,000+ media appearances with creativity instead of cash, from a book signing on Kilimanjaro to one at the Titanic wreck. A guerrilla playbook your marketing team will run on for years.

Best forMarketing teams, founders, agencies
LengthKeynote to full day
One-woman show

Love, Laughter & Light

A humorous, motivational and spiritual one-woman show built on the 44 principles of her Amazon hit "Hopeville: The City of Light." Ready for theaters, corporations and private events.

Emcee / host

Your agenda, on time, alive

"You kept the event moving on time, something which is not hard for you since you are addicted to the concept of speed." A Guinness-record emcee keeps energy high between every segment.

Formats

Live, virtual, or full-day

Keynotes from 20 to 90 minutes, workshops up to a full 6-hour day, in person or on Zoom, plus spokesperson campaigns and one-on-one executive coaching.

Three decades of receipts

A career you can't fake.

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Guinness World Records Entertainment Tonight Ripley's Believe It or Not Dr. Oz TEDx Speaker The Martha Stewart Show Fox & Friends Billboard Magazine Last Call with Carson Daly Larry King Live Inside Edition Discovery Channel Book of Alternative Records MTV "What's My Secret" Nickelodeon Good Morning America Nick at Nite "Hi Jinx" Chicken Soup for the Soul Sally Jessy Raphael The Doctors Dog Eat Dog World Records Academy AM Buffalo TEDxHiltonHeadWomen CBS Affiliate "Live It Up" Fox News Influential People Magazine Cover "More Than Human" Grand Ole Opry Newsday Caroline's on Broadway Hopeville · #11 on Amazon Dangerfield's Comedy Cabaret · 20 Years Associated Press Mohegan Sun Tropicana Las Vegas NYC Proclamation Guinness Museum Las Vegas Guinness Museum Openings · Chicago Fastest TEDx Talk Ever · 59 sec Guinness Museum Openings · NYC Singapore Museum Opening The Book of Wisdom Seoul Guinness Exhibition Kiss FM WBLS Radio wordgenius · Defined "Loquacious" Host · "Fran's World" 6,000+ Media Appearances Host · "Legends, Lies & Lunatics" Host · "Adrenaline Adventures" "Cuppa Capo" Live Guinness 50th Anniversary Speaker David Bowie "Fashion" Video Netflix Documentary Sundance Winner "Sunday" "Father and Father" · 22 Awards Toured with LL Cool J Masaya Volcano Zipline Record Toured with the Fat Boys Sinatra/Minnelli High Roller Party "Rappin' Mae" Chock Full o'Nuts Spokesperson Auntie Anne's · $1M+ Publicity Citibank Perdue Masterfoods Snickers Marathon Pfizer Nissan Pitney Bowes GE Capital 1-800-Flowers Ripley's Spokesperson Fortune 500s · Every Continent Marines · Okinawa Troops · DMZ South Korea Keynote in Antarctica Hells Angels to Nuns Politicians to Preachers Make-A-Wish Foundation St. Jude World Vision PETA Fundraisers Earth Island Institute Firehouse 9/11 Fundraisers Knights of Columbus Comedy Cures Clemson University Motorola Girl Scouts · Rated #1 Speaker
From the top of the world to the depths of the sea

The credentials are literal.

Most motivational speakers tell stories about pushing limits. Fran holds the certificates. Every record below becomes a story on your stage, and every story lands the same message: fear is negotiable.

1986 / 1990
Fran breaking the fastest talking woman record at Guinness World of Records

Fastest talking woman on Earth

First broken live on Larry King at 585 wpm. Re-broken at the Guinness Museum in Las Vegas at 603.32 words in 54.2 seconds, in front of press and official adjudicators. Listed in Guinness, Ripley's Believe It or Not and the Book of Alternative Records. Still standing.

2004
Kilimanjaro book signing

Highest book signing in history

The summit of Mount Kilimanjaro: 19,340 feet, minus 15 degrees, 45 mph winds. The first and only author ever to do it.

2005
The bow of the Titanic wreck, 12,465 feet down

Deepest book signing in history

12,465 feet below the Atlantic at the wreck of the Titanic, aboard a Mir submersible, on the last civilian voyage ever made to the site. More people have been to outer space than have seen it. She became an ordained minister to hold the first memorial service ever conducted there.

2008
Fran receiving the NYC Proclamation

Fastest song to national radio, and a humanitarian record

Co-created her theme song "Adventure Girl" and got it onto nationally syndicated radio in 24 hours flat. The same year, she documented a record-setting mission in the Dominican Republic: 21,545 patients treated in 2 days.

2019
Fran on the TEDx stage with the 59.275-second timer behind her

Fastest TEDx talk ever delivered

At TEDxHiltonHeadWomen she gave her 18-minute talk, "A World Record Mindset," then re-delivered the entire thing in 59.275 seconds. A world record, broken live, mid-keynote, in front of the audience.

100+ documented adventures
⚡ Limited-time booking bonus

Lock a date this month, get the full Capo package.

Book Fran for your keynote or corporate event now and every one of these is included at no extra cost:

The live Guinness world-record moment, performed for your audience A keynote custom-tailored to your company, audience and theme Pre-event promo shoutout Fran records to hype your attendees Signed copies of her books for your VIPs or raffle

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Fran Capo
Capo equals results

What they say after the applause.

★★★★★
“I would rate her speaking ability in the top 1% of all the speakers I've heard, and you can imagine how many speakers I've enjoyed over the years.”
Laurie HaugheyConference Organizer, Clemson University
★★★★★
“Your presentation was on the mark, hilarious, raised the level of spirit with the group and was generously applauded by all members of the audience.”
Doug KuligManager of Sales Training, Motorola
★★★★★
“She makes you feel like she's speaking directly to you, even in an audience of a couple thousand. Entertaining, engaging and empowering all in one fast talking package.”
John BasedowTV Personality, FitnessMadeSimple.com
★★★★★
“Chock Full o'Nuts was very impressed with Fran's ability to keep the audience engaged. She went above and beyond her role as spokesperson, and was a true partner in making the event a complete success.”
Lea ConcepcionSenior Brand Manager, Chock Full o'Nuts
★★★★★
“We received an evaluation form completed by each Leader present and you were rated the top speaker the girls enjoyed most.” From the press: “Fran's talent knocks you over right away.” (Newsday)
Roseanne SmithOrganizational Leader, Girl Scouts
★★★★★
...and these go on for miles. Motorola, universities, Fortune 500s, brands, troops overseas, and thirty years of event planners who looked like geniuses for booking her.
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