Karl Subban

Keynote Speaker | King City, Ontario

Educator and Author
Leadership, Potential Development and Team Culture Expert

Karl Subban Expertise Communication, Leadership, Resilience & Adversity, Excellence & Success, Mindset & Attitude, Trust Relationships, Confidence, Peak Performance and Motivation.

Karl Subban

About Karl Subban

Karl Subban is a Canadian educator, author, leadership coach, and community builder known for his work in developing potential in individuals and teams. His career includes more than three decades as a teacher, school administrator, principal, and Maxwell Leadership certified coach and trainer. He is recognized for his service as a Board Director with the Greater Toronto Hockey League and for his influential role as the patriarch of the Subban family. His work includes best-selling publications on achievement, resilience, goal setting, and youth development. His contributions have been honoured with an honorary Doctor of Education Degree, an Excellence in Education Award, and the RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Award.

Karl Subban Videos

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Karl Subban Interviews & Podcasts

Karl Subban’s ‘the Hockey Skates’ | Your Morning

Karl Subban Visits Red Deer for Rdc Athletics Scholarship Breakfast

Karl Subban Gives Motivational Speech to Westgate High School Students

KARL SUBBAN BIOGRAPHY

Karl Subbanis a well-known dynamic motivational speaker, author, hockey dad and lifelong educator who has learned to inspire people through parenting, teaching and leading over his distinguished three-decade long career of working in schools in service to helping children develop their potential.

Karl is also a celebrated retired school principal and a skilled Maxwell Leadership certified coach, trainer, and DISC Consultant.

Always looking to help others, today, Karl leverages his public profile and passion for developing innovative thought leaders by assisting them in understanding how to work through growth barriers. Karl’s efforts in contributing to build up the communities he’s been a part of have been demonstrated in many ways throughout his life. One such current position is that of a Board Director for the Greater Toronto Hockey League, the largest amateur minor hockey league in the world, in which he brings forward his experience and knowledge of sports and team building.

His commitment to personal and professional expansions saw him earn an honorary Doctor of Education Degree from Lakehead University in 2022, in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Karl’s steadfast dedication to using his platform to inspire others to pursue their dreams has been formally recognized by his peers through myriad accolades, most notably being an Excellence in Education in 2012 followed-up by the prestigious RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Award in 2018.

As an accomplished best-selling author, Karl Subban has penned two books: How We Did It: The Subban Plan for Success in Hockey, School and Life, in which Subban shares tales of his family’s unique hockey journey, mixing personal stories with lessons he learned about goal setting, resilience and accomplishment.

Inspired by Karl Subban’s 5 children, his second published work,The Hockey Skates,is a story about maintaining perseverance and optimism which teachers and parents alike have shared excites and stimulates meaningful conversation amongst young readers. Karl’s third book, Raising Your Roof, is scheduled for release in the Spring of 2025.

Karl Subban was born in Jamaica, immigrated to Sudbury, Ontario, and has raised his family and built his career in the Greater Toronto Area. As the widely recognized patriarch of the Subban clan, Karl, along with his wife, Maria, have nurtured five well accomplished children, including NHL star, P.K. Subban.

Engaging with Karl means connecting with a story that is a true testament on how to overcome hardships and transform them into your own personal playbook for success. Karl Subban will challenge participants to unlock personal evolution and hone leadership excellence. Get ready to embrace change, ignite transformation, and achieve extraordinary results.

Karl Subban Topic Presentations

Karl Subban King City, 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.

Building Relationships That Strengthen Performance

Equipping People for Success at Every Level

The Power of Positive Attitude in Shaping Outcomes

Developing Leadership Skills That Support Growth

Communicating with Clarity and Purpose

How We Did It: a Practical Plan for Achieving Success

Resilience and Focus: Lessons from the Hockey Skates

Karl Subban Books & Articles

How We Did It: the Subban Plan for Success in Hockey, School and Life
How We Did It: the Subban Plan for Success in

The ultimate hockey dad, Karl Subban is a former school principal and father of five, including three sons--P.K., Malcolm and Jordan--who...

The Hockey Skates
The Hockey

The Hockey Skates is a story about maintaining perseverance and optimism through a series of comical misfortunes—all of which are brought...

What Karl Subban Taught Me About Being a Hockey Mom
What Karl Subban Taught Me About Being a Hockey

Hockey dad Karl Subban shares advice for sports parents, emphasizing fun, skill development, and letting kids find their own drive, rather...

P.k. Subban's Father Remains a Diehard Fan of the Canadiens
P.k. Subban's Father Remains a Diehard Fan of the

Karl Subban, father of P.K. Subban, reflects on his lifelong passion for the Montreal Canadiens and shares memories of his son's NHL career...

Hockey Dad and Educator Karl Subban Releases Children’s Book
Hockey Dad and Educator Karl Subban Releases

Karl Subban, hockey dad and educator, releases his first children’s book, The Hockey Skates, inspiring kids to read, grow, and develop...

Karl Subban Delivers Focus Message to Students
Karl Subban Delivers Focus Message to

Karl Subban inspires students in Thunder Bay, sharing lessons on focus, goal-setting, and reaching potential, drawing on his experience as...

Karl Subban Speaking Testimonials

"We were thrilled to have Karl join us at our Annual General Meeting as our opening speaker. Karl brought with him not just his experience as the father of three NHL players and two other very successful and accomplished children, but that of an educator. His message of the importance of leadership and perseverance struck a chord with all of us. Delivered with great stories, and a great sense of humour (and in the middle of a power outage) Karl was a big hit with our members. We could not have asked for a better way to start our AGM."

Cathy Abraham

President
Ontario Public School Boards Association

"When thinking of Karl Subban makes me want to do better in life and strive for more to reach my potential."

Martin Ross

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