Tom Higgins

Tom Higgins

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Calgary, Alberta

Leadership and Accountability Expert

Tom Higgins is a Leadership and Accountability and overcoming adversity expert & a former Head Coach & VP of Operations of Calgary Stampeder Football Club. He also lead the Edmonton Eskimos to a Grey Cup. Tom Higgins speaks on how our attitude or mental state is the causation of ensuring success, while his presentations are motivating, informative, heartfelt, humorous & applicable to all industries.

TOM HIGGINS BIOGRAPHY

Tom Higgins is a keynote speaker on the topics of leadership, overcoming adversity, health & wellness and excellence. Before joining the CFL, Tom was an All-Conference and All-American team captain in both football and wrestling at North Carolina State University.

As former General Manager and Coach of the Edmonton Eskimos Football Club, Tom Higgins led Edmonton to two straight Grey Cup appearances and three first-place finishes in the CFL West Division and a 2003 Grey cup. Higgins was also recognized with the 2003 CFL Coach of the Year Award for the first time in his career. He is also the Former Head Coach and Vice-President of Operations of the Calgary Stampeder Football Club.

During his time spent with the Stampeders, Tom Higgins led the club to three consecutive playoff appearances. After an amazing turnaround season for the organization in 2005, Higgins was honoured with the CFL Coach of the Year Award for the second time in his career. Tom Higgins most recently spent one and a half CFL seasons with the Montreal Alouettes. In 2014 the club experienced the single biggest turnaround in CFL history when the team began at 1-7 and went 8-2 for a final regular-season record of 9-9. After winning the Eastern Conference Semi-Final the Alouettes advanced to the Eastern Conference Final.

Higgins was also the Director of officiating for the CFL for six seasons. While with the league office, created the Command Centre for instant replay and developed a coaching system to help on-field officials. Tom Higgins is now spending time developing young players as the Founder and current Director of the Canadian Football Academy.

Tom Higgins will illustrate the art and science of “coming out on top” in work situations and in home life. He is deeply committed to practicing this winning philosophy in his personal life and practicing entrepreneurial thinking in everything he does. His demeanour and his stature exhibit nothing but complete confidence, personal physical and mental fitness and abiding faith in humanity.

Tom’s presentations are motivating, informative and applicable to all industries. He speaks on how our attitude or mental state is causation of ensuring success. Tom Higgins’ presentations are heartfelt and reference his experience as a coach and leader to captivate the audience with large amounts of humour.  Above all, Tom always researches each organization and event to customize his presentation based on the desired learning outcomes and your audience.

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Tom Higgins Topic Presentations

championship thinking. prepare - evaluate - succeed

  • Keynote Presentation
  • What attitude and mental state does it take to affirm and ensure success? Tom will highlight key moments in his personal life and CFL career to offer practical insights that are deeply rooted in his winning formula of; Preparation and Evaluation for personal and organizational success. Championship Thinking is a thought-provoking presentation that encourages participants to question everything they do and how they do it. As a coach, Tom learned that everything must be evaluated in order to improve: every game, every player, every play, every move. Tom will use his coaching formula to offer strategic advice on what it takes to succeed. It will distinguish the ordinary from the extraordinary defining success. This presentation will illustrate the art and science of “coming out on top” in work situations and in home life.

success and failure - failure is the path to success

championship teams

you only go around once

integrity - how to have integrity in the face of adversity

p.p.e. safety - preparation, protect and evaluate your safety initiatives

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