Is there a way to get a link to load in modal instead of redirecting to the selected Menu Item or SP Page?

So the link section has the tabs URL/Menu/Page and the options: +Open in new tab +Add no follow....e.t.c

I have items I'm displaying on the page e.g. (Profile image of a speaker -- assuming speaker has an article or dynamic content with the speaker profile and details.) [same can apply to product]

Now instead of clicking the image and redirecting to detail page, I want the details to show on same page as modal.

The only way I can currently get this done is to add "speaker" as a modal with their profile details in the modal.

The issue with this is that I cant reuse on other pages unless I have to copy and paste to each page. Also say something changes and I need to modify the details. I have to do this to all instances.

Is there a way to just get the linked item to display as a modal? This helps to edit/modify in one location and gets all instances to update.