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...
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Media Personalities
Media personalities know how to hold a room—whether it’s a stadium, a boardroom, or a studio. These speakers are seasoned communicators who bring credibility, charisma, and clarity to every stage. From journalists and br...
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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...
Abishur Prakash
Abishur Prakash, known globally as “Mr. Geopolitics”, is one of the world’s leading geopolitical authorities. Born in New Zealand to Indian parents, raised in Australia, and based...
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...
Ali Hassan
Ali Hassan is the host of the CBC Radio hit stand-up comedy show Laugh Out Loud – which also airs across North America on SiriusXM. Ali is also heard on CBC Radio, NPR and PRX as a...
Layne (the Auctionista)
Layne (the Auctionista) is on a mission to fire up human connection and ignite transformation. Known to millions as The Auctionista, Layne is a non-binary Canadian entrepreneur, au...
Anthony Morgan
Anthony Morgan is an innovation leader and collaboration guru who helps organizations solve complex problems by harnessing the power of human curiosity and creativity. He delivers...
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...
Harnarayan Singh
Harnarayan Singh, born and raised in small-town Alberta, has become one of Canada’s top media personalities. He has over 800 games of experience as an NHL broadcaster. Known for hi...
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...
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...
Scott Wabano
Often blending traditional Indigenous storytelling with contemporary fashion, media, and digital culture, Scott Wabano is an award-winning fashion stylist and designer, creative di...
Andrew Coyne
Andrew Coyne delivers insightful, provocative commentary on political and economic issues to Canadians across the country. The former national editor of Maclean’s, and currently a...
Adam Davidson
Respected for his brilliant journalism and sharp approach to economics, Adam has won most of broadcast journalism’s highest honours and brings all of this knowledge, insight and re...
Kevin O’Leary
Best known for his role on the CBC’s Dragons’ Den, Kevin O’Leary’s impressive reputation has been built upon his entrepreneurial vision, investment smarts and drive to succeed. In...
Rob Carrick
With decades of experience covering all things related to money, Rob Carrick is Canada’s well-trusted personal finance explainer-in-chief. For 27 years, he was The Globe and Mail’s...
Dr. David Suzuki
Dr. David Suzuki has made it his life’s work to help humanity understand, appreciate, respect and protect nature. A scientist, broadcaster, author, and co-founder of the David Suzu...
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...
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...
Kevin Weekes
Twelve-year veteran NHL goaltender, Kevin Weekes, can also add the titles of broadcaster, philanthropist, and advocate to his already long list of accomplishments. In 1993, Weekes...
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...
Adam Growe
Adam Growe has become a familiar face as the host of Cash Cab now in its 10th Season. A professional comedian and host/MC, Adam performs at events, conferences and theatres, and ha...
Tod Maffin
Tod Maffin has emerged as one of Canada’s most distinctive voices on the Canadian identity. A former national CBC Radio host, Tod has built a loyal following through sharp weekly e...
Nav Bhatia
Nav Bhatia, also known as the Official Toronto Raptors Superfan, has not missed a home game since the team’s inception in 1995. You’ll often see him at Scotiabank Arena, sitting in...
Bruce Anderson
Bruce Anderson is one of Canada’s most respected pollsters and communications counselors. In 1980, at the age of 23 he was appointed Special Assistant to the Federal Minister Respo...
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...
Devo Brown
Devo Brown is a nationally recognized television and radio host, currently seen across Canada on Breakfast Television, a popular morning show known for its engaging content and liv...
Kyle Scheele
Kyle Scheele is a speaker, author, and creativity advocate known for transforming unconventional ideas into innovative projects that spark widespread engagement. Often described as...
Daniel Lubetzky
Daniel Lubetzky is a distinguished social entrepreneur and “Builder,” best known as the founder of KIND Snacks, and a Shark Tank star. His mission is to equip people to think flexi...
Samantha Nutt
Samantha Nutt is an award-winning humanitarian, bestselling author and acclaimed public speaker. A medical doctor and a founder of the renowned international humanitarian organizat...
Peter Mansbridge
Peter Mansbridge is one of the most respected journalists in Canadian history and host of “The Bridge” podcast. For decades, he was the calm, reassuring, and informative voice of t...
Daniel Dale
Daniel Dale is a reporter in CNN’s Washington Bureau, where he fact-checks political claims. During the 2020 election cycle, he fact-checked President Trump, Democratic presidentia...
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...
Spike Lee
Spike Lee is an award-winning writer, director, actor, producer and author who revolutionized the role of Black talent in cinema. Widely regarded as a premiere African-American fil...
Anne T. Donahue
Anne T. Donahue is a writer and person from Cambridge, Ontario. Her first book, Nobody Cares, came out in 2018 and was a national bestseller. Currently, she writes a weekly newslet...
Vincenzo Guzzo
Guzzo is a sassy entertainment mogul who has disrupted the movie landscape by living and breathing the Canadian Dream. As the only son of Italian immigrants, he always believed he...
Dale Curd
Have you ever met someone who can instantly make you feel so comfortable you feel like they are your best friend and trusted confidante? Meet Dale Curd. Genuine, intuitive, approac...
Adam Kreek
Adam Kreek is one of North America’s leading leadership speakers and executive coaches. He trains and mentors leaders at Amazon, Microsoft, Pfizer, Shell, GE, Mercedes-Benz, L’Oréa...
Seb Terry
Based in Venice, California, Seb Terry is an Australian entrepreneur, author, and keynote speaker known for his infectious passion for life. His journey, centered around his famous...
A Little Bit Culty
A Little Bit Culty is a wildly compelling podcast and a vital speaking series. It aims to help audiences understand, heal from, and avoid abusive #cultculture. Show hosts and forme...
Beyond A Ballot
Amanda Alvaro and Rachael Segal co-host Beyond A Ballot, a podcast dedicated to empowering Canadian women to engage in politics. Amanda Alvaro is the accomplished co-founder of Tor...
Chad Millman
Media executive, author, and 2025 Hall of Fame inductee, Chad Millman, stands at the forefront of the sports gambling industry. Defining his career is a unique ability to foresee i...
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...
Brent Butt
Brent Butt is one of the most recognizable and beloved comedians in Canada. He is a television icon, a stand-up comedy legend, and the creative mind behind one of the most successf...
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...
Humble the Poet
Kanwer Singh aka Humble The Poet is a Toronto-bred MC/Spoken word artist with an aura that embodies the diversity and resiliency of one of the world’s most unique cities. With his...
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,...
Kardinal Offishall
Originating from Toronto, Canada, Kardinal Offishall has become an icon in the global music scene. He has collaborated with the world’s biggest artists, such as Rihanna, Drake, Lad...
Paul Bissonnette
Paul Bissonnette, affectionately known as “Biz Nasty,” is a former NHL player turned media personality, podcast host, and social media influencer. After a successful career with th...
Terry Ryan
Terry Ryan, a former NHL first-round draft pick turned actor, has found an extraordinary second act as an actor and entertainer. Selected eighth overall by the Montreal Canadiens i...
Anthony ‘Nippy’ Ames
As an actor and former college athlete, Anthony “Nippy” Ames was drawn to NXIVM’s goals program. In his 12 years with the organization, he rose steadily up the ranks as a teacher,...
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...
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...
Rod Black
Rod Black is one of Canada’s most accomplished and recognizable sportscasters, known for his versatility, deep sports knowledge, and dynamic presence on air. With a broadcasting ca...
Mike Rowe
Mike Rowe is an Emmy Award-winning TV host, producer, narrator, podcaster, bestselling author, and America’s most passionate advocate for the skilled trades. As CEO of the mikerowe...
Matt Devlin
Matt Devlin is a respected play-by-play TV announcer, best known as the voice of the Toronto Raptors since 2008, when he succeeded longtime broadcaster Chuck Swirsky. Known for his...
Mark Cuban
Mark Cuban is a renowned entrepreneur, investor, and motivational speaker best known for his bold business moves and ownership of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks. In 2011, his dedicatio...
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...
Ken Reid
Quick wit, boundless energy, and authentic storytelling define Ken Reid. As a longtime anchor of Sportsnet Central, Ken has been a trusted voice in Canadian sports media for over a...
Freestyle Socials
Freestyle Socials are a popular social collaboration workshop developed by Award-Winning Science Communicator Anthony Morgan. Freestyle Socials help organizations encourage their a...
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...
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...
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...
AsapSCIENCE
Greg Brown and Mitch Moffit, the creators of AsapSCIENCE, have revolutionized science communication with their engaging, accessible content. With over 10 million YouTube subscriber...
Jeremie Saunders
Jeremie Saunders is an award-winning actor, producer, and host of the popular podcast Sickboy. Born and raised on the East Coast of Canada, Jeremie has become a leading voice in re...
Spencer West
The life of visionary activist Spencer West is a powerful story of resilience and triumph. At age five, he lost both legs from the pelvis down. Rather than let adversity define him...
Ben Makuch
From interviewing ISIS members to being on the ground during a political assassination in Russia, or sitting in a trench in Ukraine, Ben brings unprecedented access to many of the...
Cabral "Cabbie" Richards
Cabral “Cabbie” Richards has redefined what it means to be a reporter in the world of sports. Cabbie found his calling in front of the camera while pursuing a media degree at Ryers...
Robin Esrock
Robin Esrock’s career as a global adventurer, award-winning travel writer, bestselling author, and international TV host began with an unexpected twist. After a bike accident left...
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...
Devin Heroux
Award-winning journalist Devin Heroux is a multi-platform reporter, recognized for his captivating and empathetic storytelling. Heroux’s reporting, now spanning nearly two decades,...
Suneel Gupta
Suneel Gupta is a bestselling author, Harvard Medical School visiting scholar, and the founding CEO of RISE, a breakthrough wellness company. He helped thousands of people build be...
Alex Banayan
Alex Banayan is the youngest bestselling business author in American history. His book, The Third Door: The Mindset of Success, chronicles his seven-year quest to decode the defini...
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...
Justin Ling
Justin Ling is a freelance investigative journalist and analyst who focuses on politics, national security and geopolitics. Over the past decade, he has come to be a leading voice...
Nabil Karim
Nabil Karim joined TSN at the end of 2011, leaving CBC, where he had hosted Hockey Night in Canada Online and acted as sports anchor for CBC News. Since then, he has become a mains...
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...
David Chilton
Chilton is the author of The Wealthy Barber, Canada’s all-time bestselling book. His unique combination of knowledge and humour helped to take the intimidation and dryness out of f...
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...
Steven Caldwell
Steven Caldwell is a former professional soccer player with an 18-year career spanning two continents and 400+ games. He played for renowned clubs, including Newcastle United, Sund...
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...
Colin Mochrie
Colin Mochrie is a master of improvisation. Whether he’s hosting or performing a memorable stand-up (or sit-down if it’s virtual) routine, Colin is guaranteed to have your audience...
Daymond John
An entrepreneur in every sense of the word, Daymond John has come a long way from taking out a $100,000 mortgage on his mother’s house and moving his operation into the basement. J...
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...
Neil Pasricha
Neil Pasricha is the New York Times bestselling author of 10 books and journals, including The Happiness Equation, Two-Minute Mornings, and The Book of Awesome. His books have been...
Jared Lindzon
Jared Lindzon is a freelance journalist and public speaker based in Toronto. Lindzon’s writing focuses on the future of work and talent as it relates to technological innovation. B...
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...
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...
Ricky Forbes
Ricky is the driver for one of North America’s best professional storm chasing teams, and star of the hit show Tornado Hunters. Additionally, he has hosted “Woods’ Canada’s Greates...
Darrin Rose
Darrin Rose is one of Canada’s most popular comedians, and an award-winning writer and actor. Audiences know him best for playing Bill on the hit CBC sitcom Mr. D for eight seasons...
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...
Anderson Cooper
Anderson Cooper is the anchor of CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360°, a global newscast that goes beyond the headlines with in-depth reporting and investigations. The show airs weeknights a...
James Altucher
James Altucher’s entrepreneurial career began in 1996 when he founded Reset. Inc, a website design firm, while still working for HBO. His clients included Wu Tang Clan, American Ex...
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...
Jay Shetty
Jay Shetty is a British-born #1 New York Times best-selling author, award-winning storyteller, podcast host and former monk, on a mission to make wisdom go viral. In 2019, AdWeek m...
Robert Herjavec
Robert Herjavec is one of North America’s most recognizable business leaders. The Star of ABC’s Shark Tank and his family arrived in North America on a boat. His family escaped Com...
George Kourounis
George Kourounis travels to the most remote and inhospitable corners of the Earth to document the extremes of nature. An award-winning explorer, one of the best-known storm chasers...
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...
Mark Sedra
Mark Sedra is the President and co-founder of the Security Governance Group (SGG), a consulting firm specializing in security and governance issues in fragile and conflict-affected...
Bob Blumer
Gastronaut, artist and seven time Guinness World Record holder Bob Blumer is the creator and host of the television series’ Surreal Gourmet and Glutton for Punishment, and a produc...
Bruce Croxon
Bruce Croxon made his mark as a digital pioneer by co-founding Lavalife and revolutionizing how people connect. Under his direction, he grew this early tech start-up into the marqu...
Lane Merrifield
Lane Merrifield is the creator of Club Penguin, the world’s largest children’s social network. Just 18 months after launch, Lane sold the company for $350 million and accepted his...
Joe Theismann
Joe Theismann is an entrepreneur and the former star quarterback for the Washington Redskins. Most recently, he spent the last 2 decades working for ESPN and the NFL Network as an...
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...
Brooke Lynn Hytes
Equal parts ballerina, showgirl, and 90’s supermodel, Brooke Lynn Hytes is drag perfection – personified. After training at the National Ballet School of Canada, this extraordinari...
Terry O’Reilly
Terry has won a few hundred national and international awards for writing and has directed such notable actors as Alec Baldwin, Ellen DeGeneres, Kiefer Sutherland, Bob Newhart, Mar...
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...
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