Antonio Michael Downing
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Toronto, Ontario
Best Selling Author | Anti Racism & Oppression | Diversity And Inclusion Expert
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- Genrational Differences
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- Bullying At Work
- Resilience & Adversity
ANTONIO MICHAEL DOWNING BIOGRAPHY
Antonio Michael Downing grew up on the island of Trinidad and Tobago with his indomitable Grandmother who imprinted on him his sense of authenticity, empathy, and integrity. She also taught him the two passions that would rule his life: reading and singing.
After coming to Canada at the age of 11, Antonio Michael Downing became an avid athlete and a voracious reader and theatre performer. He studied English Literature and played varsity basketball at the University of Waterloo where he began his artistic career by writing and directing two student films.
His corporate journey began in 2003 when he joined BLACKBERRY while simultaneously pursuing a musical career, eventually releasing 5 albums and touring across North America. At BlackBerry he helped drive the success of one of Canada’s greatest business successes eventually becoming territory sales manager for the Southeastern U.S. He went on to lead the Sales and Marketing Team at start-up LexCloud.ca which, in his tenure, became Canada’s largest Cloud IT platform for lawyers. He is currently the Lead Coach at Conestoga College’s SALES LAB, a program he built to mentor young Sales professionals. Sales Lab has achieved a 95% placement rate for its graduates. Antonio Michael Downing is an expert in Sales education and mentorship.
His passion has always been literature. A voracious reader and prolific author in 2010 he released his novel MOLASSES (Blaurock Press) to critical acclaim. In 2017 Antonio Michael Downing was recognized as one of Canada’s top Emerging Authors by the Taylor Prize. In 2021 he released his memoir SAGA BOY, receiving rave reviews in both Canada and the U.S. It was shortlisted for the Speakers Book Award and the Toronto Book Award and featured on MSNBC. He continues to publish regularly with a novel LITTLE ORPHAN BLUE (Scribner) and a children’s picture book STARS IN MY CROWN (Tundra Books) due in 2024.
Antonio Michael Downing performs music as JOHN ORPHEUS and has released 7 albums including the critically acclaimed SAGA KING, which Exclaim Magazine named as one of the most anticipated albums of 2021. He has been featured regularly in Complex Magazine, CBC Music, and Sirius XM. He has built a reputation for engaging stage presence, fashion forward music videos and his inimitable mashing up of genres such as hip hop, soca, dancehall and afrobeats.
Antonio Michael Downing has become a dynamic speaker in areas of Creativity, Storytelling, Diversity and Inclusion and continues to write and speak at high schools, universities, corporations and institutions across North America.
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Understanding your organization’s and your individual employee’s story helps ground you in your purpose, clarify your mission and makes for more committed and focused teams. Antonio Michael Downing will unleash the power of personal storytelling to transform your team and equip them with new approaches.
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