Canadian Grant McCracken is acknowledged as one of the world’s leading global futurists, trends and innovation experts with a massive global blue chip client list. Grant McCracken looks at the places where culture and commerce, anthropology and economics meet. Through his highly-customized presentations, he provides audiences with a comprehensive―but incisive―review of contemporary culture, and strategies for managing it, for clients such as Microsoft, Philips, Coca-Cola, Bertelsmann, and Intel.
The voice of the Toronto Raptors, Jack Armstrong
Toronto Raptors analyst and winner of the best Canadian Sports Analyst (3 years running) Jack Armstrong spoke to the packed crowd at the Royal York Hotel this week, drawing a huge ovation from an enthusiastic crowd. Hailed as one of the top motivators on the speaking circuit Jack shared simple, yet profound life lessons from his career. The client loved … Read More
Our Founders Share Their Secrets of Success
We are proud to celebrate that our VP Kim Smither was awarded the George Brown College Alumni Achievement Award. As part of the award celebration they video taped Kim and our President Heather MacLean about their thoughts about how to succeed in the sports industry. Take a look … Watch this video on YouTube
Mike Robitaille
Selling stuff is no longer enough. As internet transparency and social media organization shift power away from corporations, traditional branding and selling is becoming less effective. There is a new pattern to follow.
Taglines and Themes for your Next Meeting
We get asked all the time for ideas on conference themes. Whether an event professional is just starting the planning process of a new event, or they’re a 20-year veteran, coming up with a theme that will inspire your audience and motivate attendance is crucial to your event success. Below, we’ve broken down some of our favorite conference themes and taglines, … Read More
Darrell Keezer
He’s humorous, but doesn’t fancy himself a comic. He’s a tech expert, but won’t stand before you speaking in code. Darrell’s a digital marketer, but he won’t geek out with his talk or freak out the execs in the audience that simply want to sell more stuff.
Lisa Bentley
Lisa raced for 20 years as a professional triathlete. In the course of her career, she has won 11 IRONMAN races, 11 IRONMAN 70.3 races (1/2 IRONMANs), has several top 5 finishes at the IRONMAN World Championships, represented Canada on multiple National Teams and at the Pan American Games and was ranked top 5 in the world for a decade.
Dov Baron, One of the Top 100 Motivational Speakers
Number 18 on the Global Leadership Gurus list and ranked as one Top 100 Motivational Speakers to Hire for the 2nd year in a row! Meet Dov Baron, an expert on authentic leadership and a self-described “corporate cultural momentum strategist”. He is the author of Fiercely Loyal: How High Performing Companies Develop and Retain Top Talent. In June 1990 while free … Read More
The Olympics are coming! Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Games
On February 9, 2018 Korea will host the world in Pyeongchang for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Like many Games before them, Pyeongchang is facing both controversy and political challenges as the Games approach. From living in the shadow of North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un’s nuclear threats to the IOC ban on Russian athletes, some of these topics threaten to overshadow … Read More
Toni Newman
Toni Newman is a professional innovation catalyst – a talented communicator dedicated to helping people create more opportunities for success. She is a five-time award winning business owner with an uncanny ability to help her clients turn information into innovation and ideas into results.
Tim Richardson
For 23 years, Tim Richardson has been President of Total Development Resources, Inc. and has been a full time presenter, trainer, and facilitator. For over a year, Tim worked with a luxury resort, the Ponte Vedra Inn and Club, where was responsible for guest relations training, leadership development, and team development for almost 800 employees. His work led to the resort obtaining AAA’s coveted Five Diamond Award which they have received every year for ten years. Tim has also been the host of a radio talk show interviewing authors, business owners, and community leaders.
Robert Murray
Robert Murray is a passionate storyteller and leadership mentor with more than twenty years of Senior Executive Business experience in Fortune 100 and small start-up organizations over 12 countries.
Taking 17 different start-up, integration and turn-a-round initiatives from concept to success in the toughest professional and personal scenarios imaginable, has given Robert insights into leadership and life that you cannot get in a classroom.