Charles Achampong

Charles Achampong

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Toronto, Ontario

Leadership Speaker & Author | Leadership Under Pressure, Judgment & Decision Making Expert

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Charles Achampong

Charles Achampong | Grand Slam Finale Video 2025

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Charles Achampong

Charles Achampong | CBC | Here & Now

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Charles Achampong Expertise

  • Leadership and Change
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Leadership Development
  • Governance
  • Change Management
  • Adaptability & Agility
  • Strategic Thinking
  • Resilience & Change
  • Mindfulness

*These themes reflect the primary subjects the speaker can address. Please review the topic descriptions and speaker topic ideas below the bio to guide your planning.

Podcast 1

Charles Achampong

10adventures

Around the World in Family Days: Charles Achampong’s Journey of Pausing With Purpose

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Charles Achampong

Plenty of Positivity

Charles Achampong, Executive in Residence, Best-selling Author, and Keynote Speaker

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Full Steam Ahead | Ace & Co Ltd

Building Failure Immunity: Leadership Lessons With Charles Achampong

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Manned Up Conversations

Designing Meaningful Moments of Pause With Charles Achampong

Podcast 5

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Friends From Wild Places

Inspiring the Entrepreneur Within You

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Friends From Wild Places

Life Lessons From A Globe-trotting Family

Interview 1

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CBC
CBC Here & Now Interview: Around the World in Family Days

Interview 2

Charles Achampong
CBC Listen
Around the World in Family Days With Farrah Merali

Book 1

Charles Achampong
Around the World in Family Days: What We Learned When We Left It All Behind and Travelled the Globe
An inspiring family travel memoir showing how stepping away from routine can spark purpose, perspective, and possibility.
Around the World in Family Days: What We Learned When We Left It All Behind and Travelled the Globe

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My Family Discovered Surprises and Serenity in … Albania
From Albania’s surprises to quiet moments, Charles redefines travel as a path to connection and calm.

CHARLES ACHAMPONG BIOGRAPHY

Charles Achampong is an award winning keynote speaker, storyteller, and Executive in Residence focused on leadership clarity under pressure. He works with leaders operating inside complex systems where decisions carry weight and consequences extend beyond the moment. Charles Achampong built his career in senior executive and advisory roles across public, private, and nonprofit sectors. His work has centered on leadership development, governance, and decision making in high accountability environments.

A defining moment in Charles Achampong’s leadership journey came when he stepped away from a high performing executive career to take a year long family sabbatical across four continents. The experience later became the foundation for his book Around the World in Family Days. Traveling across cultures and systems reshaped how Charles Achampong understood focus, judgment, and leadership effectiveness. The experience challenged assumptions about speed, productivity, and what leaders owe the people who depend on their decisions.

Since returning, Charles Achampong has worked with corporate executives, government leaders, educators, entrepreneurs, and community builders across Canada and internationally. His insights are grounded in lived experience rather than theory alone. Charles Achampong’s work has been shared with organizations including the Conference Board of Canada, McKay CEO Forums, and BMO. He is known for bringing clarity to environments where pressure is constant and expectations are high.

Audiences value Charles Achampong’s composed delivery and practical perspective. His sessions focus on helping leaders respond thoughtfully rather than react instinctively when faced with complexity and urgency. Charles Achampong is recognized for blending executive experience with reflective insight. His approach avoids motivational hype in favor of grounded, applicable ideas leaders can carry back into their roles.

His signature idea, The Power of Pausing, explores how well timed pauses improve decision quality, leadership judgment, and long term effectiveness. The concept resonates with leaders navigating uncertainty and sustained pressure. Charles Achampong is a Speaker Slam Champion and Grand Slam finalist. He is respected for his professionalism, preparation, and ability to connect meaningfully with senior audiences.

In addition to speaking, Charles Achampong serves as an Executive in Residence supporting leadership and governance initiatives. His work bridges strategy, reflection, and disciplined action. Charles Achampong continues to explore how leaders can remain clear headed and grounded while operating at high levels of responsibility. His work invites leaders to reconsider how they show up when it matters most.

Charles Achampong Topic Presentations

Charles Achampong Toronto, Ontario, Canada delivers keynote presentations, workshops, fireside chats, moderated Q&A, and other presentation formats on a wide variety of topics. Each presentation is unique, customized and tailored for audiences, industries, conferences and event formats.

Pause to Lead: Thinking Clearly When Urency Is Loud

Pause to Perform: Building Failure Immunity Under Pressure

Pause to Renew: From Enduring Life to Experiencing It

Lead Like You Mean It

Charles Achampong Speaking Testimonials

I am so inspired by his magnificent book!! Reading all of the adventures and precious lessons from each country felt like I was travelling myself! I am one who has only really travelled within and Around The World In Family Days has made me so eager to travel parts of the world and expand through it all. It is truly an inspiring, fun and informative book for everyone!

Ellie Laliberté

Around The World In Family Days feels like sitting down with a friend who’s saying, ‘Look, if we could do this, so can you.’ Whether you’re planning your own getaway or just need a gentle push to try something new, these pages will give you the courage to take that first step.

Jake Talbert

Charles Achampong eloquently captures the essence of intentional living, revealing how stepping away from routine can illuminate what truly matters. Each story unfolds like a vibrant tapestry, showcasing the courage it takes to leap into the unknown and the personal growth that follows. His book is a heartfelt reminder that travel enriches our lives, shapes our identities, and creates lasting family bonds. Highly recommended!

Shelley A. Murdock

Through rich cultural experiences, breathtaking landscapes, and moments of vulnerability, his book reveals the profound growth in each family member as individuals and as a united whole. Charles beautifully illustrates how stepping outside traditional education molds can unlock deep learning, resilience, and personal transformation.

Danielle C Baker

Charles Achampong is no armchair traveler. His personal experience from early childhood right through to the present day is compelling, varied and rich. His ability to step out of his story, observe, absorb and then write about it with such wisdom and intelligence, makes his book a travel companion you will want for your own life’s journey.

Teri Kingston

Charles did such a great job capturing the hearts of the reader in his book.

Dionne Nicholls-Germain

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