Lauren Sergy is a public speaking and presentation wizard and communication catalyst for professionals, businesses, and beyond. Lauren busts myths and unlocks the skills of master speakers and communicators using a variety of lenses, including rhetoric, politics, business, and performance art. Her hugely practical talks empower audiences to become more persuasive, compelling, and savvy speakers and communicators, whether in the corporate boardroom, on the conference stage, or during those other moments in life that require us to stand and deliver!
Lauren Sergy has worked with a wide variety of audiences to help them improve and turbocharge the power and clarity of their communication. Her clients, trainees, and audiences have ranged from students to CEOs, from bankers to teachers. She has given talks and workshops in Canada and the United States for organizations such as the Government of Alberta, Alberta Blue Cross, Northern Trust Corporation, and more.
Lauren Sergy has a Masters of Library and Information Studies (with special emphasis on Information), a Bachelor of Arts in English, and a Certificate in Management Development. She spent many years as a radio announcer with CORUS Entertainment, has training and experience in acting, and experience in dance and performance arts. She also have a black belt in Wado style karate. Her book, The Handy Communication Answer Book, made the Best Reference 2017 list by Library Journal.
Lauren’s unique, multi-disciplinary approach to public speaking and communication stems from her broad experience and education. She is the author of The Handy Communications Answer Book (Visible Ink Press, 2017), holds a Masters of Library and Information Studies and a degree in English Studies. Lauren Sergy also has a background in performance arts including acting, radio, and dance, and has extensive experience with staff training and instruction. She believes that everyone has the potential to be an exceptional communicator with their own distinct style. Our companies, workplaces, and working lives can be vastly improved by developing honest and truthful communication skills. And it’s that dedication and conviction that she bring to her clients, audiences and her work every day.
Leisse Wilcox is a transformational life and mindset coach who teaches purpose-driven individuals how to elevate their impact using emotional intelligence. A passionate speaker, dynamic thought leader, author, NLP practitioner, podcast host, taco enthusiast, cancer survivor, and mom of three, her entire experience has been about coming home to her truest self, and to call herself “beloved.”
Leisse teaches purpose driven individuals to turn the difficult and ugly into something purposeful and beautiful, using a process she calls “Emotional Alchemy,”and genuinely believes that changing the world starts by making the changes we want to see within ourselves, first.
An expert featured on Simple Habit, and an entrepreneurial advisor with StartUp Canada, Leisse’s intention is to guide people to come home to themselves, giving them permission to live, authentically. Leisse’s first book To Call Myself Beloved will be available in the fall of 2020, and you can watch her on Season 2 of Amazon Prime’s “The Social Movement.”
Lesley-Anne Scorgie has a passion for personal finance was strong well before her appearance on the Oprah Winfrey show in 2001. What started all the fuss in the first place was when she took up teaching her high school business class about investing, much to her teacher’s surprise. This resulted in the local newspaper writing about her, which in turn triggered interest from the producers of the Oprah Winfrey show.
Since appearing on the show in 2001 called “Ordinary People, Extraordinary Wealth”, Lesley-Anne Scorgie has branched out as a bestselling author, renowned professional speaker, educator and popular columnist and television personality. Her area of expertise has also expanded into career navigation, entrepreneurship and women’s workplace equity and diversity issues. Lesley-Anne will bring the focus and insight you need to get on the right track towards financial and career independence
Today she is armed with her three books The Modern Couple’s Money Guide: 7 Smart Steps to Building Wealth Together (April 2016), Well-Heeled: The Smart Girl’s Guide to Getting Rich (April 2014), and Rich by Thirty: Your Guide to Financial Success (January 2007/2015). Lesley-Anne Scorgie owns and operates MeVest, a money school for Canadians offering one-on-one money coaching and employer programs.
In addition to being a guest of Oprah Winfrey, Lesley-Anne Scorgie has made numerous television appearances including CBC, Breakfast Television, The Social, Montel Williams, and MTV Live. Her financial articles have appeared in publications such as Metro News, Toronto Star, Men’s Health magazine, the Globe and Mail and the Calgary Herald. Lesley-Anne has been a spokesperson for Government Savings Bonds and BMO Bank of Montreal. Lesley-Anne has a BComm from University of Alberta and an MBA from Queen’s University. In 2011, Lesley-Anne Scorgie won Avenue’s Top 40 Under 40 award and WXN’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada.
A sought-after keynote speaker, Likky Lavji’s candid, energetic, and effortless presentation style engages and resonates with audiences. With over 25 years of leadership experience, Likky has been acknowledged by leading organizations, including Lenovo Canada, Ingram Micro, Royal Bank of Canada, for his ability to redefine networking and his innovative approach to conducting business.
Here is what people say about Likky Lavji:
““It’s truly an honour to have Likky Lavji on our team of Certified Go-Giver Speakers & Coaches. He is not only a wonderful ambassador of the Go-Giver message; he is the very embodiment of it. When combined with his overall business and marketing acumen and ability to connect with his audience, he is able to bring exceptional value and true transformation to his clients! I highly recommend Likky as both as a facilitator as well as a keynote speaker. Your audience, your
company, your bottom line will come away better as a result.”
— Bob Burg, coauthor of National Best Seller “The Go Giver”, Recepient of CPAE NSA Hall of Fame Award
“We invited Likky Lavji, a certified speaker, networking expert and business and personal coach to speak to us about ‘How to ask for referrals’ we now are excited to have more meaningful discussions with our clients whereby we are able to go beyond a banking transaction to building quality relationships. Thanks Likky Lavji!
— Vineet Verghese, Manager Business Markets, Royal Bank of Canada
Likky is the President and Lead Facilitator of Dante Group, a Vancouver-based consulting firm that works with growth-oriented, mid-sized companies to resolve the core issues that are impacting longterm growth in their organizations. His methods lead his clients to greater profits, increase employee satisfaction and strengthen customer loyalty. Business leaders and sales professionals alike love working with Likky because he provides nothing short of exceptional value and true organizational transformation for his clients.
Linda Crawford is a keynote and workshop speaker that offers practical strategies for individual and organizational health and wellness. Crawford is a dynamic, motivated and spirited individual who exudes a quiet confidence and passion for life. She delivers engaging presentations that build healthier individuals and stronger communities. Her keynotes, seminars serve to enhance the lives of her participants, leaving them feeling inspired, rejuvenated, connected and educated to lead a lifelong journey of health and happiness.
Linda Crawford owns and operates a successful fitness and lifestyle company. She is a strong role model and leader for people wanting to live a life of adventure, joy, abundance, health and vitality. Linda is an Certified Personal Fitness Trainer, Life Coach, Healer, Dancer, Instructor and Speaker, empowering individuals to “Step Into Their Greatness” the moment they say YES to themselves around Self-Care has always felt like a calling. Linda Crawford’s deepest passion lies in working with individuals in a fun, spirited and transformative process to awaken the fire of body, mind and spirit.
In her current fast-paced role with a dynamic team at Alberta Blue Cross, Linda is involved in in supporting organizations to build healthy workplace culture. This also includes consulting, wellness strategy development, presenting workshops and contributing creative ideas with a focus on prevention of modifiable lifestyle factors for individuals, workplaces and communities.
Linda Crawford is also a published author with a best selling book on Amazon called, “Pebbles in the Pond”. Linda Crawford’s gifts of compassion and sincerity, along with her search for deeper meaning about life invite others to feel comfortable and inspired in discovering their own path of self-enlightenment. Linda is also involved with the India/Nepal Yoga Project which brings the wisdom, power and knowledge of yoga and meditation to those effected by human trafficking. This charity implements local and global fundraising initiatives through “One Red Bead” project to raise funds to support those in need in create sustainability.
Linda Crawford’s Certifications:
- Erickson Certified Life Coach
- Erickson Train the Trainer
- Facilitator Developmemt – Personal Best Seminars
- Lifestyle Meditation
- Management: Productivity,Leadership, Strategy – Udemy
- Neurolinguistic Programming
- Reconnective Healing
- Train the Trainer – Peak Potential
- Psychological Health and Safety Trainer – Canadian Mental Health Association
- Mental Health First Aid – Mental Health First Aid Canada
- Mindfulness Training – Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute
Linda Edgecombe (CSP) is one of the Top 60 Motivational Speakers in the World. As a result, Linda is a Speaker Hall of Fame of Canada inductee. She is a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) and the author of six books. Edgecombe offers insightful, amusing, and practical advice on building a creative, energetic, and engaged team in these challenging times. Linda Edgecombe is an internationally renowned, award-winning, and dynamic speaker. As a result, she creates a massive positive impact wherever she presents. Her presentations are fast-paced and content-rich.
The Wall Street Journal featured Linda Edgecombe as an expert in shifting peoples’ perspectives on their work and home life to stop living in the “when this then that” paradigm. She is a bestselling author, and is one of Canada’s most popular presenters. She has spoke all over the world to audiences from almost every industry. Linda Edgecombe has a passion for empowering women and raising money to rescue girls in Nepal from child contract labor.
Linda’s message is as welcome as a good belly laugh and as profound as an honest look in the mirror. For the past 24 years, she has developed and delivered dynamic presentations on the subjects of Work/Life Balance, Leadership and Accountability across North America and Overseas. Most of her clients choose learning points from a few of her addresses to customize them for their staff/ members. Edgecombe brings over 20 years of recreation, employee wellness, lifestyle, and corporate consulting experience to her programs and her clients. She was a consultant for the Participaction campaign promoting healthy living to North Americans, and is the bestselling author of Breaking Busy: Finding Peace in the Chaos; Boost: Powerful Tools to Re-Energize and Re-Engage You and Your Team in Crazy Times; Shift…Or Get Off the Pot; and On The Edge: Living and Leading With Purpose and Balance.
Linda Edgecombe’s mission is to motivate and prepare individuals to take on anything that comes their way. She promises to create powerful shifts, increase accountability and momentum for her participants. All while lifting their spirits through humour and relative content. Linda believes that “a laugh is worth more than a thousand words and it has the power to change the way people feel, think and take action!”.
You will find Lindsay Angelo at the intersection of strategy, innovation and entrepreneurship where she partners with brands to craft their strategies and tell their stories while hitting stages across North America to deliver keynotes on the future of consumerism and innovation. Prior to advising, Angelo spent six years at lululemon athletica crafting their global growth strategy, exploring new marketplace opportunities, seeding new concepts and growing the company into the number one yoga apparel player in the world. Lindsay was recently named one of 2019 top innovators to watch by Inside Outside Innovation.
Lindsay Angelo discovered her passion for business and entrepreneurship starting up her own apparel venture at a young age. This pursuit later took her to the angel investment arena incubating early-stage brands and then on to working in Strategy across the health and wellness, activewear, sports, technology, fin-tech & energy spaces. Her experience includes working with both global and local brands such as lululemon, BC Hydro, the Olympic Games, WeWork, TalentLab, RAAS Market, and Elliot. Angelo sits on the Advisory board for World Business Research and contributes to a variety of media houses and publications including Retail Executive, providing global insights on the future of consumerism and innovation.
Prior to this, a lifelong love for sport transported Lindsay Angelo bi-coastal to play NCAA Division 1 volleyball for George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. A dual citizen of the US and Canada, Lindsay continues to live and breathe all that she pursues in her entrepreneurial, strategic advising and recreational pursuits. Her experiences culminate in what she refers to as her sweet spot – where strategy, innovation and insights intersect, where the rational meets the emotive, where facts meet insights and where logic meets creativity.
Lindsay delivers powerful keynote addresses and workshops on an array of cutting-edge topics spanning the future of consumerism, innovation and business strategy. Relevant to business audiences of all kinds, she brings to life her research and insights in an imaginative, enlightening and personal manner. Through topics ranging from the future of retail to the emotional economy, Lindsay provokes a unique understanding of key shifts happening in the consumer landscape and the world, the human element driving them and strategic opportunities. Lindsay has an ability to provoke deep understanding through intersecting logic with intuition and data with the social sciences. Connecting with audiences across the globe, she is a crowd favourite.
As a long-time stand up comedian, Judy Croon is used to being in the spotlight. Judy Croon is the creator and host of “Laughlines” and “Stand Up for The Girls” which have raised over $650,000 for breast cancer research. Croon is a also a Second City stand-up coach, radio host and co-author of the book ‘From the Stage to the Page: Life Lessons from Four Funny Ladies!’
She is passionate to help individuals and organizations use humour to their advantage.Croon’s presentations focus on dealing with difficult people and relieving stress through humour. “Laughter is a powerful tool for managing conflict and reducing tension when emotions are running high,” Croon says. Her presentations show the scientific proof on how when we laugh our bodies release endorphins and dopamine, our brain’s feel-good chemicals. The result? We can better cope with stress, have stronger mental health, boost our immune systems. and lighten our moods. The Toronto-based comedian, motivational speaker and humour coach says being able to laugh at yourself is instrumental to surviving difficult times.
On the stage, she draws from her performance experience, wit, and insight to entertain, inform and inspire in her dynamic keynotes and half day workshops. Judy Croon uses the powerful tool of comedy to get her message across but she also helps others get their message across by improving their pitch and presentation skills. Croon can be heard everyday at 5pm on LTD Radio – The Power of Positive. Judy Croon has been the opening act for many celebrities including; Joan Rivers, John Stewart,Lewis Black and Robert Klein. Her specials have appeared on NBC, CBS, CTV and The Comedy Network.
When she’s off stage, she devotes most of her time to shining the light on people and causes that often get overlooked. Croon gives hours of charity work to many organizations which ranges from weekly deliveries of basic supplies to families living in need, to hosting comedy benefit gala shows that raise money for aid organizations around the city. Judy Croon is passionate to help others with their health, relationships and their lives. Her presentations are high energy, full of humour, and offer audiences practical insights that they can use right after the presentation.
Kathy Macdonald began her career as a police officer in 1988 working the streets as a beat cop in Calgary, Alberta. With the advent of the Internet and the World Wide Web, Kathy recognized early on that crime and policing would be changed forever, and she set out to learn everything she could about cyber security. She Calgary Police Service cyber awareness coordinator and media spokesperson for over 12 years. Kathy has conducted hundreds of interviews, offered safety advice and commentary on technology and cybercrime.
Kathy Macdonald’s a passion for cybercrime prevention inspires audiences to become better informed about the Internet and better armed against the pitfalls. She shares her wisdom from her police officer experience. Her engaging presentations show why you need to be diligent and skeptical online.
As a professional speaker, author, consultant and university instructor, Kathy Macdonald brings a depth of investigative experience and a great passion for cyber security awareness to audiences. Kathy has seen firsthand the devastating and long-term damage cybercrime produces during her experience as a former police officer. Kathy’s knowledge of cybercrime prevention has led to a national award as well as global speaking engagements with law enforcement, the corporate sector, security groups, government and academia. The information she shares in her speeches and upcoming book serves to advance national cybercrime strategies or what she refers to as ‘predatory Cybercrime’.
As a keynote speaker Kathy Macdonald shares her deep industry knowledge and experience to dramatically increase cyber awareness and cyber security with corporations and associations. In 2009, Kathy was honoured when the Governor General of Canada Invested her with the Order of Merit of the Police Forces (M.O.M.), an award recognizing service and commitment to the community. Kathy strongly supports Stop. Think. Connect., a global messaging convention that unifies the response to cybercrime to millions of people worldwide.
Kathy Macdonald’s academic credentials are impressive. She holds a Masters of Security Risk Management with Merit (MSc.) from the University of Leicester, is a Certified Protection Professional (C.P.P.) from ASIS International, achieved a Security Management Certificate and General Management Certificate from the University of Calgary, and holds a Senior Police Management Certificate (SPAC). Kathy has successfully completed a many courses and specialized training on topics including media relations, business leadership, open source intelligence gathering and fraud investigations.
Kathy Macdonald’s Awards:
- The Governor General Award, Member of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces (M.O.M.)
- Long Service Award – Calgary Police Service
- Alberta Centennial Medal – Government of Alberta
- Police and Private Security Liaison Award – ASIS International
- Leadership Award for the World Police/Fire Games – Calgary Chief of Police.
Katie Mares knows first hand the challenges organizations and their encounter as they strive to design a customer service program that is sustainable and has an impact in the marketplace. She also knows that developing a program is just one small step to success, it is the tools and implementation plan that makes a program take flight.
Using her experiences as a Chief Inspiration Officer, building company infrastructure and designing customer experience programs, Katie Mares is now a leading voice inspiring positive, actionable change in the organizations she partners with. Mares has earned her Master’s in Adult Training and Development and is a Certified Training & Development Professional.
As a Certified Speaking Professional, Mares has inspired audiences around the world to think differently about customer service and leadership. She imparts skills to change behaviour, which has a positive effect on the experience offered to customers and team members.
Katie Mares has a unique approach; she focuses on developing the C.O.R.E. confidence and skills of team members when creating tailored standards for each organization and its customer. Katie has worked with globally recognized brands such as Honda, Celebrity Cruises, and Canada Post. Her delivery is concise, emotional, and impactful! Audiences who experience Katie, walk away inspired to make positive, actionable changes and are ready to use their new skills to change the experience your brand provides their customers and team members.
Katie Mares lives in Toronto with her family. When she is not travelling around the world consulting and speaking, Katie can be found on a yoga mat (in a shoe store!) or snuggled on the couch with her three little ones eating homemade popcorn and watching a movie!