Phil Jewell

Phil Jewell

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Halifax, Nova Scotia

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The Irrelevant Leader: the Art of Leading By Letting Go
The Irrelevant Leader: The Art of Leading by Letting Go challenges the traditional leadership model and provides today's leaders with a new...
The Irrelevant Leader: The Art of Leading By Letting Go
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How to Lead By Letting Go
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PHIL JEWELL BIOGRAPHY

Phil Jewell is a leadership expert, executive coach, and the creator of The Irrelevant Leader™ program, a framework that redefines leadership through service, trust, and empowerment. He is the founder of an organization dedicated to advancing leadership excellence through evidence-based strategies and practical development programs.

Phil Jewell’s career began at the Royal Military Academy of Sandhurst, where he received one of the world’s most respected leadership foundations. He went on to serve with distinction in the British, Canadian, and United States Armies, gaining operational experience across Afghanistan and the Middle East.

Throughout his military service, Phil Jewell led diverse teams in high-pressure environments, where success required unity, clarity, and shared purpose. His leadership extended beyond the battlefield, earning recognition for his contributions to international collaboration and adaptive team performance.

Following his military career, Phil transitioned into senior leadership roles within both the federal and provincial governments of Canada. In these capacities, he guided programs focused on safety, emergency management, and leadership training, bringing his operational insight to public-sector performance.

He later led Arctic safety operations and contributed to disaster response initiatives, earning commendation for his ability to navigate complex political and logistical challenges. Phil Jewell has facilitated leadership programs for more than a thousand professionals across multiple sectors and countries, focusing on building capacity and confidence within organizations.

In 2020, during the global pandemic, he expanded his professional path into entrepreneurship by co-founding two companies dedicated to leadership growth and organizational development. His signature program, The Irrelevant Leader™, challenges traditional authority-based leadership by emphasizing service, empowerment, and trust as the foundation of effective performance.

Phil Jewell’s leadership philosophy is rooted in the belief that the leader exists for the team, ensuring every individual has the clarity and confidence to succeed. He continues to work with organizations seeking to strengthen culture, enhance collaboration, and build leadership capacity at every level.

Through his speaking engagements, Phil Jewell shares practical lessons drawn from military operations, government leadership, and private-sector transformation. His message inspires professionals to lead with integrity, foster environments of trust, and create workplaces where people believe in their potential and perform with excellence.

Phil Jewell Topic Presentations

Phil Jewell Halifax, Nova Scotia, 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.

The Irrelevant Leader: The Art of Leading By Letting Go

The Ten Leadership Behaviours That Sabotage Our Success

Phil Jewell Speaking Testimonials

We invited Phil Jewell to speak at the end of a three-day strategic planning session with our management team, and he did not disappoint! His powerful storytelling captivated the room, but it was his ability to relate his stories and experiences to our world and daily realities that really resonated the most. It was impactful, emotional, and also extremely relevant and applicable to the challenges, issues, and opportunities we face. I would highly recommend Phil as a speaker to your organisation. His fresh perspective really does challenge our way of thinking and leading and left a lasting impact on all of us.

SALLY VAN DE WIEL

VP OPERATIONS
EAST CAST CREDIT UNION

We invited Phil Jewell to speak to our agents at our two annual business planning sessions totally around 300 people. We wanted to inspire and motivate them; give them the belief that they have what it takes to navigate the challenges ahead. Phil met this objective and more. His powerful storytelling captivated the audience and I have never seen every single person in the room be as silent and engaged as when Phil was speaking. His ability to relate the message to our world and unique challenges was extremely appreciated and impressive, and without a doubt he left us all inspired to face the uncertainties that lie ahead. I would highly recommend Phil as a speaker to your organisation and...

MARC DOUCET

AREA MANAGER
ROYAL LEPAGE ATLANTIC

I have been fortunate to hear Phil Jewell deliver his keynote speech on two separate occasions; once when I was a leader amongst other leaders, and then subsequently when I invited him to speak to my own team. Both times I left feeling inspired, motivated and engaged to tackle the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. Phil is an excellent storyteller, and does a great job at making an emotional connection with his audience. He’s principles and points are highly relevant to any leader and any team, irrelevant of the profession, and there is not doubt that anyone who hears Phil speak will leave inspired and motivated to be the best version of themselves.

LAURA GATIEN

OWNER
LAURA GATIEN & ASSOCIATES

We were delighted to have Phil Jewell as a keynote speaker at during inaugural Forestry Innovation Symposium. His storytelling was captivating, drawing out lessons that resonated with the audience. His universal message and principals apply to us all, without needing to be forestry or industry specific.

HEATHER BOYD

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
FORESTRY SECTOR COUNCIL

After having heard Phil Jewell speak myself, I was so impacted by his message that I invited him to speak to the whole leadership team here at Steel Auto Group. He did not disappoint. His messages and storytelling captivated the team; his points resonating clearly with everyone. We were fortunate enough to have some open discussion afterwards, where Phil shared some more of his lessons and beliefs; all of this led to some very thought provoking and honest reflections that will help us grow as a team and navigate the challenges ahead of us. I would highly recommend Phil as a speaker. He is honest, vulnerable, and ‘real/unique’ – he has lived the leadership experiences and not just read...

KIM DAY

PRESIDENT & COO
STEELE AUTO GROUP

I heard Phil Jewell speak to the peer group I am part of and was so impressed that I invited him to spend the afternoon with my own leadership team. He didn’t disappoint and did a great job at sharing his message in an interactive session that certainly left many wondering how they might adapt and evolve how they show up as a leader. His principles are universally relevant to the newest leader as they are to the most seasoned leader, and he will certainly challenge you to think and see leadership through a different lens. I would highly recommend Phil as an engaging and thought-provoking speaker to help inspire and give your team confidence to face the challenges that lie ahead.

MAURICE MAILLET

GENERAL MANAGER
O.C. MAILLET TRANSPORT

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Are you looking to hire Phil Jewell for your event? Phil Jewell Halifax, Nova Scotia is a dynamic and engaging speaker that offers audiences researched content paired with expertise and a dynamic speaking ability. Phil Jewell is also a Canadian corporate consultant and coach and facilitates workshops and training sessions for a corporate audience. Phil Jewell is an expert keynote presenter and speaks on wide variety of topics. Hiring a great speaker for your event is important and working with a thought leader like Phil Jewell from Speakers Canada's roster will engage audiences into the content of the presentation to bring awareness and a fresh perspective for their approach to their work and their lives. Book Phil Jewell to educate, motivate and activate the audience through an interactive and entertaining presentation at corporate meetings and gatherings.

Known as a popular key note speaker in Canada, Phil Jewell creates life changing experiences for the participants with practical insights and strategic advice they can implement right after the session. Working with one of our leading expert speaker like Phil Jewell from Halifax, Nova Scotia offers organizations a fresh perspective to assist the people of the organization. No matter if it is a government, association, or business crowd, Phil Jewell is a perfect speaker for your event. Through unique practical insights for trending topics and years experience speaking to different organizations, Phil Jewell focuses on changing individuals to make better decisions at work and their lives. No matter if you are holding an in person or virtual event, having an influential speaker such as Phil Jewell will engage, motivate, and activate the audience to make a change in their lives and inspire action for results to meet organizational goals. Your workforce will benefit from Phil Jewell's presentations and speeches, with measurable results set to shift the people of the organization and core direction of the company. Book Phil Jewell speaker for your annual general meeting, conference, summit, or convention in Canada.

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Phil Jewell is an expert professional key note speaker with a lot of experience speaking and delivering engaging talks to organizations and audiences in Canada. Each of Speaker Bureau Canada's talent have different ways to assess their fees, and Phil Jewell speaker fee ranges depending on the size of the audience, event format (in person or virtual), event location, and if the organization booking them is a non profit, association, government department/government agency or business/corporation. The speakers we work with are flexible with their fees, and it is important for us to learn more about your event before we approach them, as it is our role to work for you, and to help you find a speaker within budget. 

Please contact Speakers Bureau of Canada and provide us with your event details so that we can contact Phil Jewell to check availability or confirm the pricing and associated costs to hire a great speaker like Phil Jewell for your event. As Phil Jewell's agent and as a Canadian top speaker bureau and talent agency for speakers, we are able to propose each event opportunity from each host organization's behalf to try to help you get in touch with Phil Jewell and confirm them for your in person or online meeting/event. We can also provide and advise on the booking process and potentially negotiate their fee. Speakers Canada is a client focused speaker agency, and we work for you in finding good speakers for your team meetings and booking processes.

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Speakers Bureau Canada assists companies and event planning teams seeking to hire talent like Phil Jewell for speaking engagements, virtual meetings, conference appearances, training sessions and workshops facilitations. Our Canadian speakers bureau does not claim to exclusively represent Phil Jewell, however they are represented by Speakers Canada, and we work with them closely for their Canadian speaking opportunities and bookings. As Canada's top speaker bureau, we represent Canadian motivational keynote speakers and professional guest speakers that will be available on your upcoming events date and location that are withing the budget. Our talented bureau speaker booking agency can help find business speakers or celebrity speakers that aligns with each organization, audience, event theme and the topic themes you hope for the speaker to address in their presentation. 

When SBC receives a request to book Phil Jewell we provide you with their speaker fees, travel costs and check their schedules. We work closely with the host organization's event planning team and the speaker to handle the logistics and to relay or negotiate associated costs. Our talented team members then will work with our talent directly or their agent/manager/assistant to confirm the Canadian speaker fee and travel expenses, so that event planning teams can receive an official quote for the speaker appearing at the event. Speaker fees and travel costs vary per speaker and our role is to contact Phil Jewell about your event, after we have connected with the event organizers to learn all the event details and/or conference program. Each booking request is unique since session durations and audience sizes can vary which may affect the speaker's fees. If you are looking to hire Phil Jewell, we recommend filling out the booking request form so a booking agent from Speakers Bureau Canada can get in touch with our talent to help you coordinate with your team to engage the speaker for a successful event.