Kathy Buckworth is a celebrated Canadian author, speaker, and media personality, known for her engaging humor and insightful commentary on family dynamics. With over 18 years of corporate marketing experience, Kathy has worked with notable companies like CIBC, Royal Bank, Telus, and Coca-Cola Foods.
Karina LeBlanc
Karina LeBlanc moved from a small island in the Caribbean to Maple Ridge British Columbia at age 8. So at an early age, she was thrust into a new country with different customs and culture. Karina was a smart, shy child with a vibrant personality buried within. It wasn’t until she met some local coaches who invited her to the track and field club and basketball team that her confidence rose and allowed her personality to shine. Soon after others would also notice a change in her confidence. This confidence enabled Karina to pursue a college education, play soccer for her country for almost 18 years and win a Bronze Medal at the 2012 Olympics.
Julia Moulden
A powerful new idea is sweeping North America: that "doing good" can mean more than volunteering and philanthropy. That how we earn our living can become the way we give back. We’ve all heard about the rich and powerful doing good works. Julia Moulden presents a new group of role models – ordinary men and women who have reinvented what they do for a living. They’re people who want their work to reflect their values, and help them make a difference in the world
Judy Croon
Judy is a comedian, motivational speaker (including Ted Talks), radio host, Second City stand up coach and author.
She has worked with many celebrities, including John Cleese, Jon Stewart, and Joan Rivers.
Jim Ralph
Jim Ralph is best known for his dry, self-deprecating sense of humour, and his comical impersonations of famous Canadian sportscasters, including Foster Hewitt, Danny Gallivan, Dick Irvin, Bob Cole, Brian Williams, and of course Don Cherry.
Glen Foster
Glen Foster is quickly becoming a household name among comedy fans. Or, perhaps more correctly, a household “non-name”, since adopting the moniker “That Canadian Guy.”
A veteran of the Canadian comedy scene, Glen has been a popular headliner for over twenty-five years. His Gemini nominated comedy special “That Canadian Guy” struck a chord for its hilarious, but dead-on portrayal of the conflicted Canadian psyche. After it aired, he received a flood of congratulatory e-mail, much of it along the lines of: “I couldn’t remember your name, but I remembered ‘That Canadian Guy’.”
Harry Neale
Famed for his role as a game analyst on CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada, Neale was also the hockey analyst for CBC’s coverage of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City and the 1998 Olympic Winter Games in Nagano and the 2006 Games in Torino.
Derek Edwards
Standup comedian Derek Edwards is proof positive that you can take the boy out of the country but you can’t take the country out of the boy.
His award-winning rural humor has made him the hottest property in Canada. Identifying himself with the ordinary working guy, his comedic gift is making the ordinary extraordinary. He creates enchanting tales based on everyday subjects and delivers them with polished style and impeccable timing.
Dennis Hull
Dennis Hull, is a fourteen year veteran of the National Hockey League, spending 13 seasons with the Chicago Black Hawks and one season with the Detroit Red Wings. He played in over 1,000 games during his NHL career and was known for his powerful shot on net, which many qualified observers, including rival goal tenders, say equalled or surpassed that of his brother Bobby. Over his career, Dennis amassed 303 goals and 351 assists in the regular season and scored 33 goals and the same number of assists in 95 playoff games. Six selections to the All-Star Game are further testament to his hockey skills.
David Chilton
David Chilton, the author of Canada’s all-time bestselling book, The Wealthy Barber has now released his second book The Wealthy Barber Returns.
Chilton’s unique combination of knowledge and humour helped to take the intimidation and dryness out of financial planning. His speeches aren’t about just money. They’re about believing in yourself, overcoming mistakes (many of his are truly hilarious) and, most importantly, they’re about perspective – the missing ingredient in many people’s lives.
Darryl Sittler
Darryl Sittler is one of the greatest players to ever wear the Toronto Maple Leaf uniform. The former centreman was Toronto’s first choice, 8th overall, in the 1970 Amateur Draft and in 1980 he embarked on a career that led him to the top of the Leafs’ All-Time Points List and Goal Scoring List. In 844 games with Toronto, he recorded 389 goals and 527 assists for 916 points. In 1977-78 he amassed career highs in points (117), goals (45), assists (72) and penalty minutes (100) while playing in all 80 games.
Craig Forrest
Craig Forrest is one of the most successful Canadian soccer players of all time. Born in Coquitlam, B.C., he left home at the tender age of 16 to begin a new life overseas in the first step of a rewarding soccer career.
In the span of four years, he went from trainee to starter with Ipswich Town, a club on a tremendous rise in the English ranks. In the 1991/92 campaign, the club earned a Division Two crown and a berth in the English Premiership. The kick-off to the 1992/93 Premiership season included only 11 foreign players at starting positions, and as you can imagine, Craig was thrilled to be counted among them as Canada’s first representative in the league.