Ryan Haddon
Ryan Haddon is a certified Life Coach, Hypnotherapist, Meditation Teacher, and Breathwork Facilitator with more than 18 years of experience helping others thrive. She has guided hu...
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Women bring diverse perspectives, unique experiences, and inspiring stories to the stage. Female speakers captivate audiences with their expertise in fields ranging from leadership and business to creativity and resilien...
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Rita McGrath
Rita McGrath is one of the world’s top experts on strategy and innovation. Rita consistently ranks among the top 10 management thinkers in the world by the prestigious Thinkers50 a...
Jodi Kovitz
Jodi Kovitz is the Founder and CEO of #movethedial, a global movement she created to advance the participation and leadership of all women in tech. Since launching #movethedial, sh...
Dr. Dana Sinclair
When the world’s most elite performers face their highest-pressure moments, they turn to Dr. Dana Sinclair. A globally recognized performance psychologist, Dr. Dana Sinclair has sp...
Dr. Jody Carrington
Dr. Jody Carrington is a renowned psychologist and a charismatic keynote speaker celebrated for her profound expertise in human connections. As a leading authority in addressing co...
Andi Petrillo
Andi Petrillo is an award-winning sportscaster whose career has spanned over two decades. Currently, Petrillo hosts CBC Sports, where she covers and shares the stories of high-perf...
Meridith Elliot Powell
Meridith Elliott Powell, CSP, CPAE is a nationally recognized keynote speaker, award-winning author, and business strategist who has built her career on one unshakable belief: ther...
Rachel DeAlto
Rachel DeAlto is on a mission to connect people to their most powerful resource – each other. A former attorney with a master’s degree in psychology, Rachel is a communication and...
Stephanie Case
International human rights lawyer, elite ultrarunner, and founder of Free to Run, Stephanie Case, has built a career at the intersection of humanitarian crises and extreme enduranc...
Ashley Callingbull
Ashley Callingbull is an actress, model, host and First Nations activist from the Enoch Cree Nation. She is an actress on Blackstone, Tribal, The Great Salish Heist and was a conte...
Sarah Nurse
Sarah Nurse is a leading Canadian ice hockey player recognized for her exceptional skill and impact on the game. Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Sarah currently plays for the Vancouver...
Laura Lawrence
Laura Lawrence is an award-winning entrepreneur, keynote speaker, best-selling author, podcaster, philanthropist, and mother of four. She mixes heart and humour with hard truths to...
Chantel Chapman
Chantel Chapman is a trauma survivor, financial trauma educator, and the creator of the Trauma of Money (TOM) Method. Her journey through complex PTSD—and her realization that trad...
Dr. Jane Barratt
Dr. Jane Barratt is an internationally recognized expert on ageing, health, and social policy. Holding a PhD in Public Health, she is known for examining how systems succeed or fai...
Fotini Iconomopoulos
When organizations need to turn high-stakes conversations into high-impact outcomes, they book Fotini Iconomopoulos. As a globally recognized keynote speaker and bestselling author...
Kate Robson
When organizations look for a speaker who combines deep clinical expertise with genuine human warmth, they book Kate Robson. As a registered psychotherapist and the bestselling aut...
Jessica Moorhouse
Jessica Moorhouse is a leading Canadian money expert, TV personality, and personal finance educator. She is an Accredited Financial Counsellor Canada® and the host of the chart-top...
Dr. Shazma Mithani
Dr. Shazma Mithani is an emergency physician, health advocate and public communicator based in Edmonton, Canada. Practicing adult and pediatric emergency medicine, she brings a fro...
Darci Lang
For over 30 years, Darci Lang has shared her transformative belief that we all hold a magnifying glass over our own lives. She teaches that we must choose where to focus that lens:...
Manjit Minhas
Manjit Minhas is a dynamic Canadian entrepreneur, philanthropist, and venture capitalist, best known as a star on CBC’s Dragons’ Den. As co-founder of Minhas Breweries & Distilleri...
Brandi Leifso
Brandi Leifso is a globally recognized entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and author focused on leadership, decision-making, and performance under pressure. She is the Founder and CEO...
Hannah Beach
When you want to understand kids deeply, few voices are as trusted—or as heartfelt—as Hannah Beach’s. Hannah is a leading emotional health consultant, award-winning educator, and a...
Jennifer Heil
Jennifer Heil’s pursuit of challenging the status quo saw her circling the globe for over a decade of competition. As a result, she became the first freestyle skier to achieve the...
Jessica Hanson
Jessica Hanson is a mother, nurse and educator. After experiencing the loss of her two-year-old son, Jessica had been exposed to a harsh reality. His passing unveiled our societal...
Theresa Payton
Theresa Payton is a trailblazer in technology and cybersecurity. She made history as the first female White House Chief Information Officer under President George W. Bush. She is r...
Amanda Lindhout
Amanda Lindhout isn’t just another resilience speaker. She survived 460 days as a hostage in Somalia and turned that experience into tools for leaders and teams navigating a fast-c...
Emily O’Brien
Emily O’Brien offers a powerful narrative on transformation that is as compelling as it is instructive. As founder of Comeback Snacks, Emily built a social enterprise that began in...
Kate Davis
Kate Davis is an award-winning comic, author, and sought-after international keynote speaker. She teaches audiences to “lighten up,” bringing them the balance and connectivity they...
Meghan Gardiner
Meghan Gardiner is an actor, playwright, and long‑standing advocate for violence prevention. Her advocacy began in 2003 with her acclaimed play ‘Dissolve’, inspired by her personal...
Becky McCray
Becky McCray is a lifelong rural entrepreneur, cattle rancher and co-founder of SaveYour.Town. Her hands-on successes and failures as a retail business owner, city administrator, n...
Kori Cheverie
Kori Cheverie has been a trailblazer in ice hockey as both a player and coach. She began her playing career with the Saint Mary’s Huskies women’s ice hockey team, earning recogniti...
Mariana Atencio
Mariana Atencio is on a mission to help people supercharge their careers, their workplace cultures, and their happiness by embracing the power of authenticity. Coming to America fr...
Orene “DJ O Show” Askew
Orene “DJ O Show” Askew is an Afro-Indigenous and 2Spirit award-winning DJ from BC’s west coast. Orene was born and raised on X̱wemelch’stn (Capilano) Reserve in North Vancouver, B...
Dr. Pamela Palmater
Dr. Pamela Palmater is a Mi’kmaw lawyer, professor, author, and social justice activist from Ugpi’ganjig (Eel River Bar First Nation). She has 4 university degrees, including a Doc...
Dr. Eugenia Addy
Dr. Eugenia Addy is a scientist, educator, and social entrepreneur. As the CEO of Visions of Science, she is dedicated to equitable STEM access and community transformation. With a...
Dr. Ashley Margeson
Dr. Ashley Margeson is a nationally recognized expert who equips teams, leaders, and organizations with the science-backed strategies they need to manage stress, optimize performan...
Cecily Sommers
Cecily Sommers is a renowned business futurist, keynote speaker, and best-selling author of Think Like a Futurist. She helps leaders decode disruption and lead with clarity by deve...
Hal and Joanne
Hal Johnson and Joanne McLeod, BodyBreak Founders, have spent their lives advocating the importance of healthy living. For over 25 years, under the umbrella of BodyBreak, the dynam...
Melissa Agnes
As a strategic advisor and keynote speaker, Melissa Agnes has worked with NATO, Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defense, financial firms, technology companies, healthcare organiz...
Taryn Stejskal
Taryn Stejskal Ph.D. is one of the leading authorities on Resilience Leadership. She was named the head of Nike’s global leadership training. Her work at Nike is resonating through...
Hilary Corna
Hilary Corna is a trailblazer, author and entrepreneur. An alumna of both Kansai Gaidai University and Elon University, Hilary has degrees in Asian/Pacific Studies and Internationa...
Cassie Campbell-Pascall
Cassie Campbell-Pascall is one of Canada’s most popular female athletes. She is the former Captain of the Canadian National Women’s Hockey team. In 2002, Cassie led her team to Can...
Christine Marie
Christine Marie is an award-winning entrepreneur, speaker, and Filipino/Métis mother of two. She is the founder of Awāsis Boutique, which she launched in February 2018 as an online...
Vivek Shraya
Vivek Shraya is a critically acclaimed artist, writer, and cultural thinker. Her work explores leadership, identity, and what it means to be human. Working across music, literature...
Michèle Boudria
Michèle Boudria is the rare leader whose career story is, in itself, an inspirational case study in grit, continuous growth, and transformative operational excellence. Michèle bega...
Dr. Sherry Cooper
Dr. Sherry Cooper is the Chief Economist of Dominion Lending Centres (DLC). This is Canada’s leading mortgage and leasing company with more than 2,600 members offering free expert...
Tara Renze
Tara Renze is an author, keynote speaker, podcaster, and emotional and positive intelligence practitioner. She helps people unlock purpose, elevate success, and create sustainable...
STORRY
STORRY is a fearless voice proving that true influence comes from vulnerability, courage, and radical honesty. She is an internationally acclaimed, two-time Juno-nominated singer-s...
Christine Sinclair
Christine Sinclair is one of the most influential athletes in Canadian history. She is also the most prolific goal scorer the world has seen. She served as captain of Canada’s Wome...
Iliana Oris Valiente
Iliana Oris Valiente, CPA, CA is a recognized authority on artificial intelligence, future of work strategy, and global talent mobility. She has been featured across television, ra...
Madison Tevlin
Madison Tevlin is an acclaimed keynote speaker, a trailblazing advocate for inclusion and Down syndrome, and a celebrated content creator whose magnetic presence captivates audienc...
Dr. Stephanie Nixon
Dr. Stephanie Nixon is a straight, white, middle class, able-bodied, cisgender, settler woman of English and Irish ancestry who strives to understand the pervasive effects of privi...
Martina Navratilova
When you book Martina Navratilova, you secure one of the most dominant and outspoken figures in modern sports history. Martina Navratilova is, in the words of Billie Jean King, “th...
Danièle Sauvageau
A true builder of the sport of hockey, Danièle Sauvageau has reached the pinnacle of her profession with her selection to the Hockey Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025. This honour recog...
Molly Bloom
Molly Bloom is an inspirational keynote speaker, entrepreneur, and bestselling author of Molly’s Game. Her memoir, Molly’s Game, was adapted into an award-winning film of the same...
Rebecca Minkoff
An industry leader in accessible luxury handbags, accessories, footwear and apparel, Rebecca Minkoff’s modern bohemian designs are inspired by strong, confident and powerful women...
Jessica Campbell
In July 2024, Jessica Campbell etched her name in the history books when she was named assistant coach for the Seattle Kraken. Further, in the fall of 2024 she became the first fem...
Emma Maltais
Emma Maltais made her Olympic debut at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, where she helped Canada win gold. Emma first joined the Canadian national program in 2015 as a member of th...
Laila Ali
Laila Ali is a world-class athlete, entrepreneur, and trusted wellness advocate. Laila is best known as the daughter of the late global icon, Muhammad Ali. She successfully built h...
Sol Rashidi
As the world’s 1st Chief AI Officer for Enterprise (2016), Sol Rashidi has 10 patents and is the best-selling author of ‘Your AI Survival Guide’ (‘Top 50 AI’ books). A 3x TEDx spea...
Mel Robbins
Mel Robbins is an unparalleled powerhouse expert on mindset, life improvement, and behavior change. She is the creator and host of The Mel Robbins Podcast, which has grown into one...
Maggie MacDonnell
When booking a speaker on transformative leadership, resilience, and community empowerment, choose Maggie MacDonnell. Maggie, known as “The Million Dollar Teacher,” was chosen from...
Ally Stone
Ally Stone honed her leadership edge in one of the most dynamic industries in the world, building and scaling businesses where people, culture, and performance are everything. Over...
Billie Jean King
Billie Jean King is a legendary tennis champion, equality advocate, and founder of the Billie Jean King Leadership Initiative. She is also the co-founder of World TeamTennis and ha...
Michelle Ray
Michelle Ray is a Hall of Fame business keynote speaker. A sought-after international leadership and change expert. An entrepreneur, an author, and an educator. Most importantly, M...
Lital Marom
Lital Marom’s journey to becoming a global innovation powerhouse began on the technological frontlines of Europe, where she built software products from the ground up. As her influ...
Dr. Candace Manitopyes
Dr. Candace Manitopyes (née Linklater) stands as one of today’s most compelling Indigenous voices. As the founder and CEO of Relentless Indigenous Woman Co., she connects the world...
Rashmi Airan
Rashmi Airan challenges leaders to face the invisible prisons that shape their choices and limit their growth. A keynote speaker, consultant, and unapologetic truth-teller, she bri...
Jennifer Moss
Jennifer Moss is an international speaker, award-winning journalist, and author. She is also a workplace culture strategist and the cofounder of the Work Better Institute, a global...
Sarah McVanel
Sarah McVanel is a recognition expert, professional speaker, coach, author, recovering perfectionist, and movement maker. She created F.R.O.G. Forever Recognize Others’ GreatnessTM...
Celina Caesar-Chavannes
Celina Caesar-Chavannes is a visionary leader at the intersection of neuroscience, leadership, and social transformation. She is a PhD candidate in Neuroscience at Queen’s Universi...
Katelyn Duban
Katelyn Duban, originally hailing from Southern Alberta, Canada, is breaking ground as a first-generation farmer within her multi-generational family farm. Initially, she hadn’t pl...
Devon Brooks
Devon Brooks is an evoker. She defined a new market category in co-founding, Blo. Blo is the world’s first and largest franchise chain of Blow Dry Bars. Born from her second-year u...
Meg Soper
When you need powerful motivation combined with real, unforgettable laughter, book Meg Soper. Meg Soper is one of North America’s premier motivational humorists, serving as a profe...
Susan Aglukark
During a career that has spanned more than 30 years, Susan Aglukark’s journey as a singer-songwriter has led her to reflect on who she is, where she comes from and the importance o...
Vickie Kerr
Vickie Kerr is the fearless and down-to-earth founder of one of Canada’s most iconic snack brands — Miss Vickie’s. In 1987, she began making kettle-cooked chips in her farmhouse ki...
Chantal Hébert
Chantal Hébert is a Canadian political columnist, journalist, and author. She delivers sharp analysis of national affairs in both French and English. Audiences know her from the we...
Dambisa Moyo
Dr. Dambisa Moyo is a pre-eminent thinker, who influences key decision-makers in strategic investment and public policy. She is respected for her unique perspectives, her balance o...
Beverly Priestman
Beverly “Bev” Priestman (born 1986 in England) is an internationally recognized soccer coach. She is best known for leading the Canadian Women’s National Team to gold at the Tokyo...
Dr. Brynn Winegard
Dr. Brynn Winegard is a globally recognized expert in applied neuroscience and positive psychology for professionals. With over 25 years of experience in life sciences, medical res...
Diana Matheson
Diana Matheson is a two-time Olympic bronze medalist who was a member of Canada’s Women’s National Soccer Team from 2003-2021. During her career Diana represented Canada over 200 t...
Jennifer Botterill
Jennifer Botterill is a consummate professional who brings a high-performance mindset to every opportunity. As one of Canada’s most celebrated athletes, she is a three-time Olympic...
Barbara Corcoran
Best known as the brilliant, brash, and beloved “Shark” on ABC’s four-time Emmy award-winning show, Shark Tank, Barbara Corcoran is one of North America’s most recognized and respe...
Tamara Beatty
Tamara Beatty is a Voice Coach on two hit television series: NBC’s Emmy Award-winning show “The Voice,” and Fox’s hit show “The Masked Singer.” Tamara has over twenty years of expe...
Jade Simmons
Jade Simmons is a creator of transformational experiences designed to activate audiences into becoming the biggest, boldest version of themselves possible. The world-class concert...
Florence K
Since the release of her debut album 2005, Florence K has continually earned accolades for her wide-ranging musical approach. Free-spirited, open-minded, Florence sings in Spanish,...
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Lindsay Ell
Lindsay Ell is a force. Picking up a guitar when she was 8, the award-winning singer, songwriter, and philanthropist has played on some of the world’s biggest stages. Boasting thre...
Chantal Kreviazuk
Chantal Kreviazuk is a platinum-selling, Grammy and three-time Juno Award-winning artist from Winnipeg. In 2016, she returned with her sixth album “Hard Sail.” While raising her th...
Jully Black
Jully Black is a Platinum selling recording artist, Multi-Award-Winning Singer, Songwriter, Producer, Actor, Activist and Cultural Connector. She is a Canada Walk of Fame 2021 indu...
Michelle Stacy
Michelle Stacy is a dynamic business leader, keynote speaker, and board director known for building billion-dollar brands and driving business growth. As the former President of Ke...
Kate Beirness
Kate Beirness is a leading voice in Canadian sports broadcasting, serving as the host for all Toronto Raptors broadcasts and the CFL on TSN. Her journey to the forefront of sports...
Dr. Gillian Mandich
Dr. Gillian Mandich is one of Canada’s leading experts on the science of happiness and health. In a world where burnout and disconnection are on the rise, her evidence-based approa...
Tessa Bonhomme
Tessa Bonhomme is an Olympic gold medalist, TSN SportsCentre anchor, and a prominent figure in sports broadcasting. As a reporter and anchor for Canada’s most-watched sports news s...
Rachel Sheerin
Rachel Sheerin is an award-winning keynote speaker, emcee, and burnout expert on a mission to help people love their work and their lives. Rachel’s work experience spans both sides...
Marina Iakovleva
Marina Iakovleva is the founder of the popular YouTube channel, Dating Beyond Borders, which explores the intersection of culture and communication trends worldwide. Through her wo...
Irshad Manji
Irshad Manji is the founder of Moral Courage College, where she teaches businesses, universities, and K-12 schools to transform contentious issues into constructive conversations a...
Inara Lalani
Inara Lalani is the Co-Founder & CEO of FemTherapeutics, a venture-backed company that is modernizing gynaecological prosthetics for common pelvic health conditions. Born from an a...
Cheryl Pounder
Cheryl Pounder is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and one of the most accomplished players in Canadian women’s hockey history. She played on six of Canada’s World Championship tea...
Caroline Rhea
Caroline Rhea is a renowned stand-up comedian, actress, and talk show host, best known for her role as “Aunt Hilda” on the hit series Sabrina the Teenage Witch. With her razor-shar...
Angela Sterritt
Angela Sterritt is an award-winning investigative journalist, TV, radio, and podcast host, and national bestselling author. She comes from the Wilp Wiik’aax (we-GAK) of the Gitanma...
Sara Ross
In today’s disruptive landscape, leaders feel unprepared, and teams are running on fumes. To address these challenges, organizations like Microsoft, Deloitte, PepsiCo, and the U.S....
Mandy Gill
After building and scaling one of the most effective behavior change apps, Mandy Gill has one of the world’s largest datasets. The app, Hooked on Healthy Habits, provides data focu...
Robyn Benincasa
Robyn Benincasa is a World Champion Adventure Racer and a full-time San Diego Firefighter. For decades, she has competed in grueling, multi-day endurance events in the most remote...
Dr. Elizabeth Lombardo
Known as America’s most-trusted celebrity psychologist, Dr. Elizabeth Lombardo is one of the most influential experts on stress—and the impact it has on peak performance, mental we...
Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe
Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe, an educational behaviorist (one of very few in the world) and a globally recognized speaker and scholar, is also your friendly neighborhood scientist who m...
Arlene Dickinson
Arlene Dickinson is a visionary entrepreneur and leader with a remarkable track record of success. She is the Founder and General Partner of District Ventures Capital, a venture ca...
Jill Payne
Jill Payne is a high-impact performance coach, celebrity trainer, and an award-winning author. She created Energy Management, a powerful framework for building emotional capacity,...
Sandy Hudson
Sandy Hudson is a visionary strategist, community builder, and media producer who is a powerful force for transformative social change. Renowned for co-founding the Black Lives Mat...
Dr. Onye Nnorom
Dr. Onye Nnorom is a medical doctor, public health specialist, and educator who has a passion for equity, inclusion and justice. She engages audiences on these topics because it tu...
Wallis Mills
Wallis Mills is a seasoned marketing executive with nearly 25 years of experience driving brand growth, digital transformation, and strategic innovation across the technology secto...
Laurie McIntosh
Some of the best lessons are taught in the moments between literacy and numeracy. This golden Storyteller, light bringer, and dreamer Laurie McIntosh is a Mama, teacher and author...
Jaclyn Whittal
Jaclyn Whittal has been forecasting and reporting on the most extreme weather across North America for 12 years. She has stood in front of the world’s largest ever recorded tornado...
Michelle Cederberg
For over 20 years, Health and Productivity Expert Michelle Cederberg has captivated audiences across North America with her empowering and humorous messages that educate busy, driv...
Chau Lui
Chau Lui is the co-owner of Paris Jewellers, a jewelry company founded by her mother, who immigrated to Canada from Vietnam. Arriving in Canada, the young family had hopes and drea...
Stephanie Nolen
Stephanie Nolen is the global health reporter for The New York Times, with over 30 years of experience. She has reported from more than 80 countries, covering war zones, humanitari...
Raia “Coach” Carey
Raia ‘Coach’ Carey is a firm believer that everyone is capable of greatness, and she’s made a career of empowering others to reach it. Coach Carey is a captivating motivational spe...
Brandi Morin
Brandi Morinis an acclaimed Cree/Iroquois/French journalist from Treaty 6 territory in Alberta, Canada, who has dedicated over a decade to amplifying Indigenous voices and shedding...
Dr. Karyn Gordon
A Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Dr. Karyn Gordon is a world-renowned speaker, ranked among the World’s Top #10 TEDx Talk Speakers (2022) and a nominee for the RBC Canadia...
Erica Dhawan
Erica Dhawan is an internationally recognized leading authority, speaker and advisor on 21st-century teamwork, collaboration and innovation. Named as one of the top 50 management t...
Dr. Emily Anhalt
Born and raised in the heart of Silicon Valley, Dr. Emily Anhalt has always had an interest in the psychology of the entrepreneur. After studying psychology at The University of Mi...
Penny Oleksiak
Penny Oleksiak is a distinguished Canadian swimmer whose achievements have made her a national icon. Born in Toronto, Ontario, she burst into the limelight at the 2016 Rio Olympics...
Molly Carlson
Molly Carlson is a trailblazer in high diving, known for her groundbreaking achievements and transformative impact on the sport and its community. A member of Canada’s Elite Nation...
Dr. Roberta Bondar
The world’s first neurologist in space, Dr. Roberta Bondar is globally recognized for her pioneering contributions to space medicine research, fine art photography and environmenta...
Julie Angus
Julie Angus is an accomplished adventurer, scientist and bestselling author of Rowboat in a Hurricane, Rowed Trip and Olive Odyssey. She is the first woman to row across the Atlant...
Larissa Crawford
Larissa Crawford proudly passes on Métis and Jamaican ancestry to her daughter, Zyra. She is a published Indigenous, anti-racism, and climate justice researcher, policy advisor, an...
Leah Hextall
Leah Hextall is no stranger to being the first. She didn’t simply enter the broadcasting world — she made history as the first woman to call play-by-play commentary in the NHL. Her...
Rinki Sethi
Rinki Sethi is Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at BILL, responsible for leading efforts to protect its information and technology assets and advising t...
Nataly Kogan
Nataly Kogan is a Russian-born, American entrepreneur. She came to the US as a refugee in her teen years, and resided in the projects outside of Detroit. From struggling to adapt t...
Melanie Sodka
Melanie Sodka is a TEDx speaker, award-winning author, and capacity management expert who helps individuals and organizations break free from burnout and reclaim their capacity for...
Dr. Chitra Anand
Dr. Chitra Anand is an award-winning technology, communications, and marketing executive with over two decades of experience. She specializes in driving growth and transformation i...
Ashley Freeborn
Ashley Freeborn, born and raised in Vancouver, co-founded Smash + Tess with her mother after recognizing a gap in the fashion industry for comfortable, stylish loungewear. Determin...
Tanya McCready
Tanya McCready, co-founder of Winterdance Dogsled Tours, has built a life centered around adventure, leadership, and the wilderness. Twenty-five years ago, Tanya and her husband Ha...
Shannon Lee Simmons
Shannon is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Chartered Investment Manager (CIM), media personality, author and founder of the New School of Finance. She is widely recognized as...
Sarah Edmondson
As a working actor and artistic professional, Sarah Edmondson has been a mainstay in the industry for more than 25 years. Among her many film and TV roles, a breakout performance i...
Evanka Osmak
Evanka Osmak is a nightly anchor on Sportsnet Central and a leading figure in Canadian sports broadcasting with 17 years of experience. She has covered some of Canada’s most iconic...
Linda Nazareth
Linda Nazareth is an economist, a futurist and a respected authority on the future of work. As a newspaper columnist and an author, she knows how to frame things in ways that both...
Lisa Bodell
Lisa Bodell is a global leader in simplification, collaboration, and innovation. She empowers organizations to transform their performance by reimagining how they work. When the mo...
Zahra Ebrahim
Zahra Ebrahim is the Co-Founder of Monumental. She is an award-winning strategist, educator, and public interest designer. She is known for her innovative, cross-sectoral work and...
Pamela Barnum
Imagine what it would be like to live as a different person with a different name, identity, and background. For months at a time, you’re living with a false identity, and your suc...
Takara Small
Takara Small is a gifted multitasker. She appears on CBC Radio’s Metro Morning as a technology columnist, discussing the latest tech trends, breaking news and more. Additionally, T...
Justice Faith
Justice Faith, co-founder of Révolutionnaire and a Forbes 30 Under 30 honouree, is a changemaker, social entrepreneur, and sought-after speaker. She is regularly invited to share h...
Kathleen Black
Kathleen Black is a globally recognized high-performance mindset & performance expert, bestselling author, and renowned transformational speaker. Her unique, holistic approach to e...
Deb Brown
Deb Brown’s small-town roots have shaped her into a passionate advocate for community revitalization. Hailing from the tiny town of Geneva, Iowa, with only 141 residents, Deb knows...
Raina Dawn Lutz
Raina Dawn Lutz discovered her passion for food, healing and wellness in 2010 while studying Holistic Nutrition in Kitsilano, BC. This sparked her journey toward living in tune wit...
Erica Orange
Erica is Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of The Future Hunters, one of the world’s leading futurist consulting firms. She evaluates emerging social, technologica...
Michelle McIvor
Michelle McIvor is a freelance journalist and the author of the national bestseller The Glow Code: A Cheat Sheet for Feeling, Looking, and Being Your Best at Any Age. She has ghost...
Cheryl Cran
Cheryl Cran, the founder of NextMapping™ and CEO of Synthesis at Work Inc., is a leading authority on the future of work. Named the #1 Future of Work influencer by Onalytica and a...
Vanessa Gilles
Vanessa Gilles is a celebrated Canadian soccer player and Olympian, known for her exceptional defensive skills and inspiring journey of perseverance. Raised in Ottawa, Vanessa tran...
Dr. Marie-Hélène Pelletier
Throughout her career in business management and psychology, Dr. Pelletier has spearheaded the dialogue on the crucial issues of leadership resilience and work performance. Drawing...
Sage Paul
Sage Paul is an urban Denesuliné tskwe based in Toronto. She is a member of the English River First Nation. An award-winning artist and designer, Sage is also a recognized leader o...
Leslie Richardson
Leslie Richardson is a community leader. She is a mom of four, a teacher, a facilitator and a Peaceful Parenting coach. She is passionate about bringing people together, communicat...
Denise Lee Yohn
Denise Lee Yohn is a brand leadership expert who delivers fresh ideas and clear-cut tools to build a breakthrough brand. She inspires and teaches business leaders to realize their...
Althia Raj
Althia Raj is an Ottawa-based political journalist and a member of the CBC’s “At Issue” panel. She previously served as The Huffington Post Canada’s senior editorial manager and it...
Ariel Garten
As the founder of Muse, she told the world you could control computers with your mind, and made that dream a reality. It’s like science fiction brought to life for anyone to enjoy....
Stephanie Staples
Stephanie Staples is a master motivator and psychosocial wellness expert who travels internationally as a keynote speaker, from the Mayo Clinic to the Middle East, delivering idea-...
Andini Makosinski
Andini Makosinski is a 2020’s multipotential, inventor, host, and in-demand speaker with many passions in the sciences and arts. Her first toy was a box of transistors, which kicks...
Laura Schwartz
Laura’s story is impressive. She got her start as the youngest female presidential appointee in history, as the White House Director of Events for Bill Clinton. She authored a book...
Dr. Stephanie Estima
Dr. Stephanie Estima is a world-renowned health expert on improving health span, lifespan, and optimal performance. Through a deep understanding of neuroscience, metabolism, nutrit...
Farkhunda Muhtaj
Farkhunda Muhtaj is a professional soccer player and social activist. She is the captain of the Afghanistan Women’s National Soccer Team and competes for Fortuna Sittard in the Dut...
Jessi Cruickshank
Jessi Cruickshank is a well-known Canadian television host and popular media personality. This Vancouver native started her career as the only female in an all-male improv group al...
Karina LeBlanc
Karina is a retired Olympic bronze medalist and professional athlete who has the distinguished honor of being one of the longest-serving soccer players in Canadian national team hi...
Gabrielle Scrimshaw
Gabrielle Scrimshaw is an Indigenous professional with a passion for creating social impact. She has an MBA from Stanford and is a Gleitsman Fellow at the Center for Public Leaders...
The Hon. Michelle Lee
Michelle Lee is the former Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), 2015-2017. As the first female to lead the USPTO, executive at Google, and any other v...
The Rebel Mama
Nikita Stanely and Aleks Jassem are definitely not regular moms… In 2014, the two combined their talents and a mutual distaste for the typical mommy rhetoric to create The Rebel Ma...
Jenn Lim
Jenn Lim wears a lot of hats — literally and figuratively. She’s a bestselling author and has been named one of the World’s Top 50 Keynote Speakers. She’s had the privilege of lead...
Chantal Petitclerc
Chantal Petitclerc lost the use of both legs following an accident at thirteen. After the accident, her high school physical education teacher, Gaston Jacques, convinced her to tak...
Rachel Loui
Rachel Loui excellently combines her skills as a C-suite market expansion leader, entrepreneurship experience, and cultural insights in her humourous published book on China. Her C...
Stacey McKenzie
Stacey McKenzie was dubbed by Vogue magazine as one of five Jamaican models to Change the face of fashion. This Canadian supermodel, born in Jamaica, is one of the most recognizabl...
Catriona Le May Doan
Catriona Le May Doan has done what no other Canadian athlete has ever accomplished- she won an Olympic Gold medal and then successfully defended her Olympic Gold title. It is only...
Nancy Giordano
Nancy Giordano is a strategic futurist with a drive to help enterprise organizations and visionary leaders transform to meet the escalating expectations ahead. Described as endless...
Micah Zandee-Hart
Micah Zandee-Hart wears #28 for the Canadian Women’s National Ice Hockey Team, recently helping the team win a Gold Medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Born and raised on...
Katty Kay
Katty Kay is an award-winning journalist whose instinctively global perspective on American politics and global affairs comes from having lived and worked in the Middle East, South...
Jeannine Carter
Jeannine Carter is the former Head of Diversity Engagement at Facebook. Her inspirational style delivers a rare blend of impactful stories and lessons learned with actionable strat...
Deborah Perry Piscone
Deborah Perry Piscione has uncovered how leaders are changing the mindsets of their companies and driving unprecedented innovation and growth as a result. Her intriguing work stems...
Severn Cullis-Suzuki
Severn Cullis-Suzuki gained international attention at the age of 12. She delivered her famous speech at the Rio Earth Summit. There, she pleaded for delegates to preserve the plan...
Mary Young
A young entrepreneur, Mary is the CEO & Designer of her self-titled clothing line that launched in 2014, MARY YOUNG. Since its inception, the brand has earned significant exposure...
Marissa Papaconstantinou
Being born without a right foot has never got in the way of Marissa Papaconstantinou pursuing what she wanted to achieve in life. Originally a soccer and basketball player, Marissa...
Dr. Linda Duxbury
Dr. Linda Duxbury is Canada’s most accomplished researcher, writer and speaker and work-life balance. With her work, she has influenced policy and attitudes and created supportive...
Jacquie McNish
Jacquie McNish is Canada’s most respected business journalist. She is the recipient of numerous awards for revealing newspaper investigations and writing gripping non-fiction books...
Genevieve von Petzinger
Genevieve von Petzinger is a Canadian paleoanthropologist, author and explorer. She is one of the world’s leading experts on Ice Age art and the origins of graphic communication. G...
Clary Chambers (she/her)
A powerhouse in her own right, this ambitious, queer woman of colour who lives with a chronic illness is definitely one to spark joy in any room. Nicknamed Joy Queen by those close...
Gayathri Shukla
Gayathri Shukla is a dynamic, thought-provoking speaker who inspires individuals to rise to their personal and collective potential. She is the Founder of a social enterprise, Camp...
Susan Cain
Susan Cain is the author of the bestsellers Quiet Power: The Secret Strengths of Introverts, and Quiet: The Power of Introverts in A World That Can’t Stop Talking, which has been t...
Kirstine Stewart
Kirstine Stewart was VP at Twitter Inc, leading North American media partnerships in tv, sports, gaming, music, news and government. Before her move to the US, she was Twitter’s fo...
Dr. Julia Shaw
Dr. Julia Shaw is a psychological scientist (UCL). She is best known for her work in the areas of memory and criminal psychology. In 2017 Dr. Shaw co-founded the memory science and...
Christine D’Ercole
Christine is a public speaker whose work is rooted in self-talk. Our conversations with ourselves have a tremendous impact on our quality of life. Her Wordshops™ are workshops in s...
Risha Grant
Motivated by her passion to correct societal “isms” like racism, sexism, classism and plain old stupidism, it is Risha Grant’s personal mission to expose the subtleties and values...
Sunny Lenarduzzi
Sunny has almost a decade of experience as an award winning video, social media and online business strategist. From tech start ups to authors, Sunny has worked with clients across...
Erica Wiebe
Erica grew up in the town of Stittsville, Ontario dreaming of becoming a soccer super-star. Her passion for the sport continued on throughout elementary and onto high school. As a...
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