Change Speakers
This world is far from static, and the ever-shifting business landscape can be complex. Our change experts are here to help you navigate through times of transition. Small businesses, national associations, and large corporations all face times of uncertainty. Often an outsider's perspective and support is exactly what is needed to bring clarity and direction as your organization moves forward.
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Jeff Adams
Jeff Adams is no stranger to overcoming challenges. He survived childhood cancer, but the radiation treatment that ultimately saved...
Sally Armstrong
Sally Armstrong has the gift of touching the emotions of her audience through her stories based on her travel to many remote parts of...
Dov Baron
Dov Baron has been speaking internationally for over 30 years, he’s the man with a finger on the pulse of the evolving world of NextGen...
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...
Carole Bertuzzi Luciani
Carole Bertuzzi Luciani is a dynamic speaker with a unique style guaranteed to keep audiences engaged, enthused and energized. Luciani...
Eric Boles
Eric Boles is the president of a training and development company dedicated to maximizing the human asset. Through assessment,...
Roberta Bondar
Dr. Roberta Bondar is a much sought-after speaker who makes exciting connections between how our brains adapt in space and how we can...
Dianne Buckner
Do you have what it takes to be successful in today's competitive marketplace? Who better to advise eager entrepreneurs than Dianne...
Michael Bungay Stanier
Michael and his company Box of Crayons have worked with organizations around the world to help them do more of the stuff that...
Shaunna Burke
Shaunna's passion for the mountains has led her to become the second Canadian woman in history to summit Mount Everest. This success on...
Frances Cairncross
Journalist Frances Cairncross is one of the UK's most respected economic commentators. Formerly Management Editor of the Economist, she...
Scott Campbell
Scott Campbell is a highly successful speaker, consultant, and author. Over the last twenty years, he has consulted with and coached...
Bill Carr
Bill Carr is an actor, award winning satirist, writer, speaker and coach. For over twenty-‐five years, Bill has been making people...
Jim Carroll
Jim Carroll is acknowledged as one of the world's leading global futurists, trends and innovation experts with a massive global blue...
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...
Dr. Mark DeVolder
Mark DeVolder is an award-winning consultant, author and highly sought after international speaker. Dr. DeVolder has engaged and...
Don Drummond
After a brilliant career as a senior federal finance official and bank chief economist, in which he has been a force in shaping and...
Linda Edgecombe
"My Promise is simple: to deliver programs that Create Powerful Shifts, Inspired, Energized and Accountable Professionals who show up...
Mike Evans
Mike has developed a unique perspective from 20+ years of working alongside a star studded list of world-renowned thought leaders,...
Tom Flick
A dynamic and highly sought-after speaker, leadership expert Tom Flick has delivered over 3,000 presentations to a "who's-who" list of...
Richard Florida
Richard Florida is one of the world's leading public intellectuals on economic competitiveness, demographic trends, and cultural and...
Ron Foxcroft
Resides in Burlington with wife Marie. Has 3 sons Steve, Dave and Ronnie. Over the last 10 months, Ron has been featured in the New...
Sam Geist
Sam Geist is no idle armchair philosopher; his insights stem from years of front-line business experience. He grew his single sporting...
Hamlin Grange
Hamlin Grange is a prime example of the Canadian Immigrant Story. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, he immigrated to Canada at the age of 10...
Heather Greenwood Davis
Heather Greenwood Davis is a lawyer turned multiple award-winning journalist, travel columnist, freelance feature writer and blogger....
Alison Griffiths
Alison Griffiths is an award winning financial journalist, bestselling author and experienced broadcaster. She brings to her work a...
Jamie Gruman
Jamie Gruman earned his Ph.D. in the Applied Social Psychology Program at the University of Windsor in Ontario, Canada, where he...
Merge Gupta Sunderji
A professional speaker, author and radio commentator, Merge Gupta-Sunderji gives people specific and practical tools to achieve...
Sharon Hampson
Sharon Hampson is a Member of the Order of Canada, and the recipient of many awards, including the Danny Kaye Humanitarian Award, the...
Jim Harris
Jim Harris is a one of North America's foremost management consultants, authors and thinkers on disruptive innovation, leadership,...
Sean Hayes
Dr. Hayes is a Clinical Psychologist with 25+ years of experience consulting nationally and globally with executives, management, and...
Doug Keeley
Doug Keeley is a globally recognized communicator and trainer; a master storyteller, musician, and self-professed “leadership...
Kevin Knebl
Kevin Knebl is recognized as a LinkedIn expert and has trained hundreds of organizations and tens of thousands of individuals on the...
Stuart Knight
Stuart Knight is an award winning entrepreneur, critically acclaimed author, and hit producer. He has written, produced and starred in...
Scott Kress
Scott Kress is a masterful storyteller, a leadership trainer, an Executive MBA Professor, an author and a life-long mountaineer. He is...
Dr. Janet Lapp
Over 2,000 audiences around the world from Russia to Argentina to Hong Kong- clients such as IBM, AT&T, Allstate, New York Life,...
Silken Laumann
Silken Laumann's life centers around the fulfillment of human potential. Whether in the world of sport, where she achieved the honor of...
Dominique Laverdiere
For more than twenty years, Ms. Laverdière has played several roles in teams supporting major technological transformation...
Dr. Richard LeBlanc
Professor Leblanc is a tenured, award-winning teacher and researcher, consultant, lawyer and specialist on boards of directors. He is...
Eddie LeMoine
Eddie LeMoine a Canadian-born international author, keynote speaker, seminar leader and corporate trainer, he specializes in...
Mike Lipkin
Mike Lipkin is a Toronto-based speaker, author, motivator and persuasion coach who has worked in twenty-two countries with over...
Doug Lipp
What is the magic of Disney? Join Doug Lipp as he takes you on an entertaining and insightful journey, "behind the scenes," to discover...
Warren MacDonald
Warren Macdonald's life's boundaries were redefined in April 1997 with his accident on North Queensland's (Australia) Hinchinbrook...
Tim Magwood
Tim is a creative, collaborative and passionate leader. A colleague describes him as a "lightning rod in driving positive change." Tim...
Alexander Manu
Alexander Manu is a strategic innovation practitioner, international lecturer and author. He works with executive teams in Fortune 500...
Ross McBride
Mr. McBride is the founder and president of a Canadian-based management consulting group. Eighteen years ago, Mr. McBride started The...
Ann Medina
Ann Medina grew up in New York City. She studied philosophy at Wellesley College, Harvard University and the University of Edinburgh...
David Meier
David Meier is an internationally recognized authority on Lean Manufacturing and The Toyota Production System (TPS). David is the...
Marc Andre Morel
We are destined to succeed. Life and Nature has prepared us for success! Get the most from your employees and your teams' potential by...
Julia Moulden
A powerful new idea is sweeping North America: that "doing good" can mean more than volunteering and philanthropy. That how...
Heather Moyse
Heather Moyse left a wake of push-start records on tracks all over the world on her way to winning Canada's first ever Women's...
Cary Mullen
Cary Mullen, Olympian and World Cup Champion currently holds the World Downhill Speed Record for skiing 97 MPH (151 KMH) down the...
Kerry Munro
No one has built a larger digital media business in Canada than Kerry Munro. Having a keen sense as to how best connect consumers with...
Robert Murray
Robert Murray is a passionate storyteller and leadership mentor with more than twenty years of Senior Executive Business experience in...
Brian Orser
In addition to winning silver medals at the 1984 and 1988 Winter Olympics, Brain Orser is an eight time Canadian Figure Skating...
Dr. David Posen
Dr. David Posen graduated from the University of Toronto Medical School in 1967. He was involved in a research project in San...
Richard Pound
With tenacity and unwavering resolve, Richard Pound is revitalizing global ethical standards one iconic institution at a...
Tim Richardson
For 23 years, Tim Richardson has been President of Total Development Resources, Inc. and has been a full time presenter, trainer, and...
Joe Roberts
Joe Roberts is an inspirational example of overcoming adversity and managing change. In 1989 he was living under a bridge as a homeless...
Jamie Sale
It was the story that rocked the 2002 Winter Olympics and directed the world's gaze to figure skating. Canadian champions Jamie Salé...
Ben Saunders
Ben Saunders is a record-breaking long-distance skier with four North Pole expeditions under his belt. He is the youngest person to ski...
Dr. Natasha Sharma
Dr. Natasha Sharma is an Author, TEDx Speaker, Emotional Fitness Expert, and TV/Media Personality. She is also the author of The...
Susan Stewart
Susan Stewart is a comedian, author, and speaker who shares the art and practice of seeing the lighter side of life. Susan is the...
Scott Stratten
Scott Stratten is an expert in Viral, Social, and Authentic Marketing which he calls Un-Marketing: positioning yourself as a trusted...
Mike Tennant
A veteran of print and radio writing, Mike Tennant is known to thousands of CBC Radio listeners for his work as Ad Columnist on Definitel...
Mark Thompson
Based on the business classic "Built to Last" that sold over one million copies, Thompson reveals the tools of the world's most...
David Ticoll
David Ticoll has been Executive Director of the Canadian Coalition for Tomorrow's Information & Communication Techonology Skills since...
Jeff Tobe
Certified Speaking Professional, Jeff Tobe's credentials are impressive. Insider Magazine dubbed him "The Guru of Creativity" and...
Victoria Turner
Victoria Turner is a certified executive coach, entrepreneur and an expert at helping professional women to get out of their own...
Chantal Vallee
Chantal Vallée is the Head Coach of the University of two-time Canadian University Champion Windsor Lancers Women's Basketball. She...
Mike Walsh
Mike Walsh advises some of the world's leading brands and corporations on what's coming next in their industry. Author of the best...
Nicholas Webb
Nicholas Webb is a highly regarded international business thought leader. As a Senior Partner at Lassen Scientific, Inc., Nicholas...
Greg Wells
In 2010, Dr. Greg Wells was the host of the Gemini-Award winning "Superbodies" segments for Canada's national Olympic broadcast and the...
Andrew Winston
Andrew Winston strategizes with leading companies on using environmental thinking to drive growth. He has consulted with start-ups and...
Dr. Ken Wong
Ken Wong is an award-winning professor and frequently cited marketing authority. He is a Professor of Business, expert in marketing and...