Amy Oliver

Amy Oliver

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Healthcare Executive & Advisor | Thought Leader | Executive Coach | Transformation & Strategy

Amy is passionate about bridging the gaps around strategy, management, and leadership through knowledge translation at the crossroads of health and business. She is fiercely committed to advancing diversity and innovation in leadership, and up-skilling health leaders and practice owners to create ripple effects across our communities. She holds an MBA with a dual concentration in Organizational Leadership and Health Administration. She is a pharmacist, a Certified Leadership Coach, globally certified Project Management Professional and also certificates in Emotional Intelligence and Advanced Strategic Management and Leadership. Most recently, Amy has been selected as an emerging leader by the Governor General of Canada and is a recent alumni of the prestigious Governor General Canadian Leadership Conference

AMY OLIVER BIOGRAPHY

Amy Oliver is an experienced healthcare executive and the founder and CEO of a consulting agency where she offers trusted advisory services, leadership, and business coaching to practice owners, leaders, academics, and organizations in the health and social sectors. With a passion for bridging the gaps around strategy, management, and leadership at the crossroads of health and business, she is fiercely committed to advancing diversity and innovation in leadership.

Amy holds an MBA with a dual concentration in Organizational Leadership and Health Administration, and she possesses a rich professional background as a pharmacist, Certified Leadership Coach, and globally certified Project Management Professional. She also holds certificates in Emotional Intelligence and Advanced Strategic Management and Leadership.

Throughout her career, Amy has advised and coached hundreds of health leaders across Canada to drive high performance within healthcare, social services, and academia. She’s been recognized internationally for her academic work on gender and entrepreneurship and has won multiple health sector and leadership awards. Amy has also been selected as an emerging leader by the Governor General of Canada, and she is a recent alumnus of the prestigious Governor General Canadian Leadership Conference.

In addition to her professional services, Amy Oliver is a sought-after keynote speaker with the Speakers Bureau of Canada and a member of the Institute of Certified Management Consultants. She actively collaborates with the Associates at the Asper School of Business and is involved with the James W. Burns Leadership Institute, the Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub, and the Diversity Institute.

Amy’s commitment to excellence, combined with her dedication to up-skilling health leaders and creating ripple effects across communities, positions her as an influential figure in both health and business sectors. Her reputation for excellence and her proven track record make her a valuable asset for those seeking to foster innovation and growth in today’s complex healthcare landscape.

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Amy Oliver Topic Presentations

bitter or better? leading through change and uncertainty

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  • Forest fires may devastate, but they also fertilize new growth. In this captivating keynote session, Amy Oliver invites you to embrace this catalytic moment in time as an opportunity for healthcare professionals to rise from the ashes and showcase their unwavering strength of character.

    Amy explores where we go from here, challenging the consequences of defending the status quo. Together, we will dive into stories and gain valuable insights about how the choices we make today will shape our place and the future of our profession.

    Prepare to question assumptions that no longer serve you and to challenge the comfort of the familiar. Amy encourages you to navigate the turbulent environment with resilience and determination, reaching for the best that is yet to come. During this inspiring keynote, you’ll discover practical takeaways to create your own compelling case for change.

    Amy will provide you with the tools and strategies to break free from the limitations of the past and embrace innovation and growth at individual, organizational, and societal levels.  Walk away from this session motivated to learn, expand your horizons, and grow both personally and professionally.

    Join Amy Oliver as she ignites a spark of hope and resilience, inspiring you to seize this moment of opportunity. Together, let’s rise from the ashes, shape the future of health care, and build a profession that is adaptive, impactful, and aligned with the needs of the ever-changing world.

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Testimonials

All it took was one phone call with Amy for me to know that she was right for us. We brought her in and she was outstanding. I had several audience members comment to me that they were riveted. Amy had a huge impact on them. We were so impressed that we’re bringing her in for another event we’re hosting in Toronto. If you’re looking for someone engaging, personable and with a unique ability to impact an audience in a meaningful way, you can’t go wrong with Amy

Martin Rissin

Brand Director
Pharmacy U

Amy was the perfect keynote for our Women’s Mental Health in Primary Care Conference. Her talk was a perfect blend of relatable content about the challenges of being a woman in healthcare with a reminder of our power to influence the situations we find ourselves in as women in healthcare. We were looking for a speaker who could inspire our delegates to live professional and personal lives of more meaning and purpose, and Amy delivered!

Dr. Carly Crewe

Founder
Eunoia Medical

I had the pleasure of seeing Amy Oliver speak at the Eunoia Medical conference. She spoke passionately about following one’s sense of higher purpose with such sincere conviction that was as inspiring as it was invigorating. Amy encouraged everyone in attendance to imagine a life where they wake up feeling excited to do the work they feel called to do. This was not only incredibly affirming for me as I’d been striving to do this in the past five years but also had me instantly excited to encourage my friends and colleagues to do the same! I love her dynamic and energetic approach to inspiring individuals in finding their authentic personal vision as a way to inform their professional...

Sharmeen Mazaheri, M.D., C.C.F.P.

Attendee
Eunoia Medical conference

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Pharmacy Leader Amy Oliver: "I truly believe our impact can be far-reaching and long-lasting."

Canadian Healthcare Network

I truly believe our impact can be far-reaching and long-lasting if we work to knock down barriers to women in leadership, empower all our pharmacists with the autonomy to define what meaningful work means to them, and help them develop the strategy and leadership skills to execute on their passions.
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How Amy Oliver is strengthening a new generation of leaders through Womentum

CIBCO

Amy’s firm coaches its clients across health-care and other spaces to plan for success while keeping gender equity in mind. Amy has a long-term tenure in the pharmacy space and started her journey in pharmacy in 2003 when she was only 17 years old. She then graduated with her Bachelors in Pharmacy in spring 2009 and became an owner of a Shoppers Drug Mart in January 2010. After several years as a corporate executive, Amy quickly realized that she could grow her impact, go deeper on the parts of the job she loved, and expand into her own business. This began the creation of Amy Oliver with her passion fueling the big vision behind her brand.
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Skill Builder

ReadyUM

If you’re a health professional, you probably left university knowing much more about patient care than about leading an equitable team or strategically managing a practice. Pharmacy alumna Amy Oliver [B.Sc.Pharm/09, MBA/20] was the same way. Then the self-described “big-picture thinker” gained knowledge and expertise in organizational leadership. And she became passionate about guiding and inspiring others. “You go through so many years of education to master your clinical craft,” Oliver says. “That training is mainly focused on patient care, which is important.
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Women in Pharmacy Leadership program launches with mentorship event and dynamic talk

University of Waterloo

We all have a role to play in closing the gender gap in pharmacy leadership. To do our part, Waterloo Pharmacy officially launched its Women in Pharmacy Leadership program (WIPL) this week. The program consists of an event series for all members of the Waterloo Pharmacy community and a mentorship program for female alumni interested in leadership. This week’s launch included a virtual keynote address from Amy Oliver and a tailored workshop with first cohort of mentees and mentors in the WIPL Alumni Mentorship Program.
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