Leadership Speakers
Choosing to invest in leadership development with your team is sure to pay off! We represent leaders from nearly every business and sport, whose stories from the field include inspirational successes, lessons learned from the wisdom of others, and mistakes made along the way. Taken to heart, their insights are sure to leave a mark on how you lead.
Click any of the speakers below for a full biography and program overview.
Jann Arden
Jann Arden can bring a hall full of people to tears through song, only to have them, moments later, rolling in the aisles from her...
Pamela Barnum
Pamela provides actionable strategies to help you negotiate, communicate, and build trust through intentional communication and body...
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...
Paul Bates
Paul Bates is a Chartered Professional Accountant (FCPA), Fellow of the Society of Management Accountants (FCMA) and Certified...
Stephen Bauld
Stephen Bauld is a public speaker on the international stage and co-author of The Municipal Procurement Handbook (two editions) and...
Howard Behar
Howard Behar's career in business spans over 50 years, all in consumer oriented businesses covering several industries. He retired from...
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...
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...
Andrew Bowerbank
Andrew Bowerbank is a respected authority on channel-to-market strategies for new technologies, systems and processes. Through his...
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...
Daniel Burrus
Daniel Burrus is considered one of the World’s Leading Futurists on Global Trends and Innovation. The New York Times has referred to...
Guy Cabana
Guy Cabana is an expert international conference speaker and author who communicates his message with enthusiasm and conviction in the...
Cassie Campbell
At age five, Cassie Campbell laced up her first pair of skates. Twenty-eight years later, she is a heroine of Canadian sport, as...
Shawn Casemore
Shawn Casemore is a speaker, consultant, and executive advisor. He is the Founder of Casemore and Co Inc., a global consulting firm...
Scott Christopher
Scott Christopher is co-author of the best-selling The Levity Effect: Why It Pays to Lighten Up, the upcoming People People: How To...
Wendel Clark
Wendel Clark, former team captain and one of the most beloved players in Toronto Maple Leafs history, retired from the National Hockey...
“Pinball” Clemons
Renowned as one of pro football's most electrifying players, Toronto Argonauts running back Michael "Pinball" Clemons was the CFL's...
Donald Cooper
Today's business owners and managers want to work with coaches who have actually done it, and done it well. Donald Cooper has done it!...
Patricia Croft
In 2010, notable economist and media commentator, Patricia Croft, retired as chief economist at RBC Global Asset Management. Patti...
Paula Davis
Paula Davis JD, MAPP, is the Founder and CEO of the Stress & Resilience Institute, a training and consulting firm that partners with...
Dr. Mark DeVolder
Mark DeVolder is an award-winning consultant, author and highly sought after international speaker. Dr. DeVolder has engaged and...
Jason DeVos
After a professional soccer career that spanned 18 years, Jason deVos knows all about commitment, leadership and battling...
Erica Dhawan
Erica Dhawan is the world’s leading authority on 21st-century Collaboration and Connectional Intelligence. She challenges audiences and...
David Dodge
David Dodge is currently the chancellor of Queen's University, and a former economics instructor at Queen's University, John Hopkins...
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif is one of the more unique players in the NFL today. He is one of the only people known to ever play in the...
Mike Evans
Mike has developed a unique perspective from 20+ years of working alongside a star studded list of world-renowned thought leaders,...
Mitch Fairrais
Mitch Fairrais is an expert in Leadership Development, Team Performance and Human Effectiveness. Mitch gets rave reviews as a keynote...
Ray Ferraro
Ray is the all time record holder in the Western Hockey league with 108 goals in a single season. He represented Canada internationally...
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...
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...
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...
Colleen Francis
Colleen is driven by a passion for sales - and results. A successful sales leader for over 20 years, she understands the particular...
Elliotte Friedman
Elliotte Friedman is no ordinary sports announcer. Currently a reporter for CBC's Hockey Night in Canada, Friedman has also covered 4...
Sam Geist
Sam Geist is no idle armchair philosopher; his insights stem from years of front-line business experience. He grew his single sporting...
Bill Graham
Bill Graham delivers keynotes and seminars that help his audiences understand how to be their most likable selves: If you are likable,...
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...
Risha Grant
Motivated by her passion to correct societal isms like racism, sexism, classism and plain old stupidism, it is Risha's personal mission...
Howard Green
Howard Green is a three-time bestselling author and was one of the founding team at Business News Network (now BNN Bloomberg) where he...
Jamie Gruman
Jamie Gruman earned his Ph.D. in the Applied Social Psychology Program at the University of Windsor in Ontario, Canada, where he...
Carla Guerrera
Carla Guerrera is a globally recognized real estate and urban development professional. Carla combines the fields of real estate...
Merge Gupta Sunderji
A professional speaker, author and radio commentator, Merge Gupta-Sunderji gives people specific and practical tools to achieve...
Paul Hand
Paul is a recognised global expert on terrorism whose leadership experience and advice is regularly sought after by corporations,...
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...
General Rick Hillier
Born in Newfoundland and Labrador, Rick Hillier joined the Canadian Forces as soon as he could, graduating from Memorial University of...
Dr. Murray Howe
Dr. Murray Howe is Gordie Howe's youngest son. He is head of Sports Medicine Imaging for Toledo Radiological Associates and Promedica...
Elizabeth Hunt
Elizabeth Hunt is a business communication consultant, coach and author. With over twenty five years of experience in communication...
Salim Ismail
Salim Ismail is a Canadian serial entrepreneur, angel investor, author, speaker, and technology strategist. He is the Founding...
Catherine Kaputa
From Madison Avenue, to Corporate America, to the halls of academia, Catherine Kaputa has perfected her ability to market products,...
Doug Keeley
Doug Keeley is a globally recognized communicator and trainer; a master storyteller, musician, and self-professed “leadership...
Michael Kerr
Michael Kerr is an international business speaker, humorist, trainer, author and one of North America's leading authorities on creating...
Kevin Knebl
Kevin Knebl is recognized as a LinkedIn expert and has trained hundreds of organizations and tens of thousands of individuals on the...
Bob Knight
Bob Knight is among the youngest head coaches to have won 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700 and 800 career games. He is the only coach to...
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,...
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...
Peter Legge
Peter Legge is an inspiration to anyone who meets him! He lives his life dream as an internationally acclaimed professional speaker, a...
Eddie LeMoine
Eddie LeMoine a Canadian-born international author, keynote speaker, seminar leader and corporate trainer, he specializes in...
Trevor Linden
Known as one of the most refined players in professional hockey, former NHL All-Star and Olympian Trevor Linden has built his stellar...
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...
Duncan MacPherson
Duncan is the CEO of Pareto Systems, an industry leading business development firm dedicated to the elite professionals and companies...
Tim Magwood
Tim is a creative, collaborative and passionate leader. A colleague describes him as a "lightning rod in driving positive change." Tim...
Dr. Gillian Mandich
Virtual Keynote Speaker: Dr. Gillian Mandich has a PhD from Western University in Health Science, specializing in Health Promotion. Her...
Yan Markson
For many years Yan Markson lived a double life. A professional mentalist performing for the biggest companies in North America by one...
Lisa Mattam
Lisa Mattam is widely recognized as a dynamic leader, inspiring speaker and consultant to business professionals across the globe. As...
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...
Dr. Beth McCharles
Dr. Beth McCharles is a leading Mental Performance Coach and dynamic speaker. Through an innovative and collaborative approach, Beth...
Rosie MacLennan
As the youngest of four children, Rosannagh (Rosie) MacLennan often tagged along to her older siblings' gymnastic lessons. When she was...
David Meier
David Meier is an internationally recognized authority on Lean Manufacturing and The Toyota Production System (TPS). David is the...
Angela Mondou
Angela Mondou is a marketing executive and leadership expert whose unconventional career has taken her from worldwide military...
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...
Jennifer Moss
Jennifer Moss is the Cofounder of Plasticity Labs, researcher and bestselling author of “Unlocking Happiness at Work” and Virtual...
Julia Moulden
A powerful new idea is sweeping North America: that "doing good" can mean more than volunteering and philanthropy. That how...
Cary Mullen
Cary Mullen, Olympian and World Cup Champion currently holds the World Downhill Speed Record for skiing 97 MPH (151 KMH) down the...
Ben Mulroney
Ben has been working in television and radio for over 18 years: from the chatroom, to Canadian Idol and etalk, he has become a familiar...
Robert Murray
Robert Murray is a passionate storyteller and leadership mentor with more than twenty years of Senior Executive Business experience in...
Ben Nemtin
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...
Toni Newman
Toni Newman is a professional innovation catalyst - a talented communicator dedicated to helping people create more opportunities for...
Nick Nurse
Nick Nurse is the Head Coach of the Toronto Raptors, the 2019 NBA champions. He led the Raptors to 58 regular season wins, a .707...
Frank O’Dea
Frank O’Dea’s story of triumph over adversity in business and in his personal life inspires audiences around the world. Against all...
Brian Orser
In addition to winning silver medals at the 1984 and 1988 Winter Olympics, Brain Orser is an eight time Canadian Figure Skating...
Caroline Ouellette
Caroline Ouellette Virtual Keynote Speaker 4 time Olympic Gold medalist and bilingual speaker Book Caroline Ouellette Add to My ListCarol...
Dan Pontefract
Dan is the best-selling author of three books: OPEN TO THINK: Slow Down, Think Creatively, and Make Better Decisions (2018), THE...
Richard Pound
With tenacity and unwavering resolve, Richard Pound is revitalizing global ethical standards one iconic institution at a...
Cheryl Pounder
Cheryl Pounder was born in Montreal into a family of hockey enthusiasts. Her grandfather was a former GM of the Montreal Junior...
Bev Priestman
Pamela provides actionable strategies to help you negotiate, communicate, and build trust through intentional communication and body...
Michelle Ray
Michelle Ray is a highly sought-after international business keynote speaker, consultant, author and educator who demonstrates a deep...
Tim Richardson
For 23 years, Tim Richardson has been President of Total Development Resources, Inc. and has been a full time presenter, trainer, and...
Mario Rigby
Mario Rigby has always been driven to push the limits. Exploring his entrepreneurial and athletic ambitions since a young age,...
Mike Robbins
As an expert in teamwork, emotional intelligence, and the powers of appreciation and authenticity, Mike Robbins delivers keynote...
Mike Robitaille
Selling stuff is no longer enough. As internet transparency and social media organization shift power away from corporations,...
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...
Ray Scapinello
Despite setting untouchable records for games worked by an official in the National Hockey League, including 2,500 regular season...
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...
Robin Sharma
In this rapidly changing, information-crazed age, the currency of success is people --effective, innovative and vital people....
Sami Jo Small
Sami Jo Small grew up on the outdoor hockey rinks of Winnipeg, MB. Her passion for the game was honed in the boys' minor hockey system....
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...
Brian Tobin
One of the best orators in the country, The Hon. Brian Tobin inspires audiences with a vision for Canada, while at the same time giving...
Michael Ungar
Michael Ungar, Ph.D., is a Family Therapist and Professor of Social Work at Dalhousie University where he holds the Canada Research...
Chantal Vallee
Chantal Vallée is the Head Coach of the University of two-time Canadian University Champion Windsor Lancers Women's Basketball. She...
Tina Varughese
Tina is an Indo-Canadian daughter of first-generation East Indian parents, which allows her to find ‘the best of both worlds’ and shed...
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...
Suzy Welch
Suzy Welch is an author, commentator, and business journalist. The weekly column, The Welch Way, she writes with her husband, Jack...
Hayley Wickenheiser
Four-time Olympic medalist, Hayley Wickenheiser is regarded as one of the best female hockey players in the world with an uncompromised...
Samra Zafar
Samra Zafar is an award-winning international speaker, bestselling author, consultant, educator, and entrepreneur who advocates for...
Lorraine Zander
What do fire walking, creating a bomb scare and being picked up by Sir Richard Branson have in common? Lorraine Zander. That's her...