Family and Parenting Speakers
Raising a family is no easy task; our specialists are committed to helping equip today's families with the skills to build strong ties. Psychology, nutrition, finances, work-life balance, and many other topics are covered by our parental speakers.
Click any of the speakers below for a full biography and program overview.
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...
Kathy Buckworth
Kathy Buckworth is an award winning writer, spokesperson, content creator and media personality. She is the author of six books,...
Maureen Dennis
Before founding Wee Welcome, a business devoted to giving new parents the tools to have a baby and a life, Maureen spent seven years...
Ann Douglas
They don't call her “The Mother of All” for nothing. Ann Douglas has been Canada's go-to guide to all things parenting since the...
Dr. David Greenberg
Dr. David Greenberg is currently on staff at St. Joseph's Health Centre where he plays a leadership role in the areas of Family...
Alison Griffiths
Alison Griffiths is an award winning financial journalist, bestselling author and experienced broadcaster. She brings to her work a...
Sean Hayes
Dr. Hayes is a Clinical Psychologist with 25+ years of experience consulting nationally and globally with executives, management, and...
Taylor Kaye
Taylor Kaye is a national TV and Radio Personality and lifestyle expert. She was on the Steven and Chris show which aired on CBC and...
Dr. Dina Kulik
Dr. Dina Kulik is a mother and Pediatrician in Toronto and is one of Canada's leading child health media experts, providing child...
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...
Rona Maynard
Rona Maynard was Editor of Chatelaine through a decade of growth and innovation in which she proved to a new generation of readers that...
Tracy Moore
Born in Toronto to Jamaican-Canadian parents, Tracy Moore was raised in quintessential suburbia, where she had the sort of childhood...
Julia Moulden
A powerful new idea is sweeping North America: that "doing good" can mean more than volunteering and philanthropy. That how...
Liz Pearson
Liz Pearson's approach to healthy eating is sane and sensible. Liz's mission is to translate the often-confusing and ever-changing...
Lianne Phillipson
Lianne is the founder of Sprout Right, a company that specializes in pre-conception, prenatal, and postnatal nutrition for women, as...
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...
Tracey Ruiz
Tracey Ruiz specializes in helping babies, toddlers and children sleep. Working in the trenches with thousands of families over the...
Jamie Scrimgeour
Jamie is a mom of one, and a stepmom of three who speaks candidly about raising kids in a blended family. As a Life Coach with a...
Dr. Joey Shulman
Dr. Joey Shulman DC, registered nutritionist, is the author of several best- selling books including The Natural Makeover Diet - 4...
Meg Soper
Meg Soper is a keynote motivational humourist speaker who combines the skills of a premiere stand-up comic with the hands on experience...
Robina Uddin
A nanny and governess for over 30 years, Robina Uddin is in demand for her no-nonsense approach to raising children. Originally from...
Gail Vaz-Oxlade
Gail Vaz-Oxlade is a mother, step-mother, grand-mama, friend, confessor, writer, TV host, money maven, teacher, artist, and ex-wife....
Suzy Welch
Suzy Welch is an author, commentator, and business journalist. The weekly column, The Welch Way, she writes with her husband, Jack...