Business speakers and keynote speaking is continuing to be alive and well in 2024. Audience members discovered the benefits of live in-person talks as they were able to get more interactive and interpersonal with their favorite keynote speech. If your company is looking for a great keynote speaker expert to finish off 2024 consider some of these top Canadian keynote speakers. These top 10 keynote speaking experts in 2024 can help you and your team go to the next level in leadership speakers, storytelling, motivation speakers, entrepreneurship, resilience experts, sports stars, emotional intelligence, and diversity and inclusion speakers.
1. Cheryl Pounder – Gold Medal Women’s’ Hockey Player and TSN Broadcaster
t’s always about the journey. That’s the message women’s hockey champion Cheryl Pounder seeks to instill in every audience she speaks to. Believing that learning from our successes and failures is the key to staying on the path toward excellence, Pounder
shows audiences that true achievement is found on the way to winning gold.
Pounder played on six of Canada’s World Championship hockey teams, where she was named an All-Star Defenseman in 2005. She was also voted the Top defenseman at the 2002, 2004, 2005, and 2007 Canadian National Hockey Championships. Her greatest career accomplishments are her two Olympic gold medals from the Salt Lake City and Torino Olympic Games, and being crowned the International Ice Hockey Foundation World Champion six times.
2. Karina LeBlanc – General Manager, Olympian and Motivator in Chief
Karina is a retired Olympic bronze medalist and professional athlete who has the distinguished honor of being one of the longest serving soccer players for Canada. With a prestigious career that spanned almost 18 years at the international level, she participated in 5 FIFA World Cups and two Olympic Games, winning an Olympic medal, and making her and her team household names. Karina’s career path takes her around the globe both in person and digitally, where she participates in global leadership initiatives and delivers motivational keynote addresses, speaking to diverse audiences.
3. Stephen Poloz – Economist & Former Head of the Bank of Canada & Virtual Speaker
Stephen Poloz is a widely recognized economist with nearly 40 years of experience in financial markets, forecasting, and economic policy, including 35 years in the public sector. Stephen Poloz was the 9th Governor of the Bank of Canada, Canada’s central bank. Stephen was Governor of the Bank for seven years after having previously spent 14 years there during 1981-95 occupying a range of increasingly senior positions.
4. Jennifer Moss – Happiness & Resiliency Motivational Speaker
Jennifer Moss is the Cofounder of Plasticity Labs, researcher, and bestselling author of “Unlocking Happiness at Work” and Virtual Keynote Speaker. She is considered a workplace culture expert and thought leader on the topic of happiness and emotional intelligence. Jennifer has appeared in Inc., Fortune, TechCrunch, Psychology Today and she regularly contributes to Harvard Business Review, Forbes, and Huffington Post.
5. Dr Gillian Mandich – Happiness Expert & Burnout Speaker
Dr. Mandich is passionate about research. She is the founder of The International Happiness Institute of Health Science Research and is a part of the Meant2Prevent research team at SickKids. She appears regularly in the media on shows such as The Social, Marilyn Denis, Breakfast Television, The Morning Show, and CBC; is a graduate Student Innovation Scholar Program at the Richard Ivey School of Business Pierre L. Morrissette Institute for Entrepreneurship and World Discoveries; the co-lead investigator of The Canadian Happiness At Work Study; and has given two TEDx talks: “The Surprising Truth About Happiness” at TEDx Yorkville, and “The Two Things You Need To Know To Be Happier Today” at TEDx Windsor.
6. Ben Nemtin – Motivational Speaker – The Impossible is Possible
Ben Nemtin is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of What Do You Want to Do Before You Die? and a star of MTV’s highest rated show ever on iTunes and Amazon called The Buried Life. As the cofounder of The Buried Life movement, Ben’s message of radical possibility has been featured on The Today Show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, FOX, and NBC News. President Obama called Ben and The Buried Life “inspiration for a new generation” and Oprah declared their mission “truly inspiring.
7. Kia Nurse – WNBA Player and TSN Host – Motivational Speaker
Kia Nurse is a renowned motivational speaker, accomplished professional basketball player, and influential female athlete. Her journey from the courts of Canada to international stardom exemplifies determination, resilience, and leadership. As a keynote speaker, Kia Nurse captivates audiences with her powerful stories and insights, inspiring them to strive for excellence in all areas of life
8. Dr Shaunna Burke – Everest Climber and expert on mental strategies during Covid
In 2004, she was a main character in The Discovery Channel documentary mini-series that was filmed on Mt. Everest titled “Ultimate Survival: Everest” and continued to make history by conducting her research while on the upper reaches of the mountain. This body of work that was continued during her successful bid in 2005 has become widely known as “Sport Psychology: Science in the Death Zone.”
9. Jack Armstrong – The voice of the Toronto Raptors & Leadership Speaker
Beyond basketball, it’s the 57 year-old Irishman’s family experience that help shape his view of the world. Raised in the Brooklyn, NY along with his three brothers, Jack lost his father when he was just seven. Later in life when Jack and his wife Dena found out they couldn’t have children of their own they decide to adopt three young boys. Through their adoption experience, they learned that there was a disproportionate amount of African American children in the foster care system and decided to welcome three young black boys into their homes and hearts.
10. Eddie LeMoine – Accelerating your sales performance
Eddie LeMoine a Canadian-born international author, keynote speaker, seminar leader and corporate trainer, he specializes in leadership, employee engagement, stress management, safety and the psychology of success. Through his inspiring stories, great sense of humor and genuine care for people, Eddie easily connects with-and motivates-audiences all over the world. Eddie’s unprecedented success is due to his powerful ability to close the gap between business results and personal development. He inspires greatness in corporations by inspiring greatness in individuals.
Whether you’re looking to do a motivational conference, keynote speech or Q&Athese top motivational Canadian keynote speakers can drive your team to new levels of inspiration. To check out other Motivational Speakers check out this blog.
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ProSpeakers.com motivational speaker’s bureau works with the top motivational keynote speakers, top inspirational speakers, and top virtual motivational speakers in Canada. If you’re looking for one of the best keynote speakers for your conference, event, or online event, ProSpeakers.com can connect you with the most popular keynote speakers who can inspire your business to reach new heights.
