Shannon Talbot

Keynote Speaker | Toronto, Ontario

Former Corporate Exec
Human Connection Expert | Author | Prison Mentor | Mental Health

Shannon Talbot Expertise Leadership and Change, Organizational Change, Transformation, Resilience & Adversity, Resilience & Change, Women's Leadership, Workplace Culture, Work Life Balance, , , and .

Shannon Talbot

About Shannon Talbot

Shannon Talbot brings an unexpected edge to the stage combining boardroom experience with leadership lessons from inside a medium-security prison as a mentor. After 15 years leading teams across the Americas in financial services and advertising, she now helps leaders ditch outdated habits and build cultures people actually want to be part of. Her talks are bold, story-driven, and refreshingly real packed with hard-won insights on vulnerability, accountability, and what it really takes to lead in today’s world. Shannon holds an MBA from the Schulich School of Business, and her work has been featured on CBC Radio, Breakfast Television, and Business Insider.

Shannon Talbot Videos

Shannon Talbot | Keynote Speaker | Speakers Bureau of Canada

Shannon Talbot Interviews & Podcasts

How Workplaces Can Stop the ‘resignation Rush’ That Comes in Janua

Shannon Talbot is on Breakfast Television Talking About How to Make Fr

How to Live a Fantastic Life

Motivation (mental Health) Monday: from Stuck to Unstoppable

SHANNON TALBOT BIOGRAPHY

Shannon Talbot is a Human Connection Expert who helps leaders break outdated habits and build teams that actually want to show up and perform. With over 15 years in corporate leadership, she brings a fresh, story-driven approach that sparks real connection and lasting impact.

As a speaker, author, facilitator for CEO groups, and prison mentor, Shannon brings a rare blend of boardroom credibility and human insight to every stage. Her engaging style—grounded in lived experience and fresh, actionable strategies—resonates with leaders who want to create workplaces where people feel seen, heard, and motivated to do their best work.

Shannon holds an MBA from the Schulich School of Business and is a Certified Transformational Coach and Certified Emotional Intelligence (EQ-i 2.0) Practitioner. She has worked with organizations such as Scotiabank, BMO, Publicis Groupe, and Loblaw, and her book Breaking Free: Stop Holding Back, Start Being You was a finalist for the National Indie Excellence Awards. Her insights have been featured on CBC Radio, Breakfast Television, Business Insider and Today’s Parent.

Shannon lives just outside of Hamilton, Ontario, with her husband and two incredible (and highly energetic) sons through adoption. When Shannon isn’t working or with her family, you can find her hiking, reading, travelling or doing karaoke.

 

Shannon Talbot Topic Presentations

Shannon Talbot 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.

Thriving Through Change: Turning Uncertainty into Clarity, Curiosity and Connection

Leadership Lessons from Prisoners: Real Lessons in Vision, Accountability and Support

The Case for Your 9-to-5 Family: Why Connection is the Culture Strategy You’ve Been Missing

The Leadership Fuel No One Talks About: How Vulnerability Powers Performance, Well-being, and Sustainable Success

Shannon Talbot Books & Articles

Breaking Free: Stop Holding Back, Start Being You.
Breaking Free: Stop Holding Back, Start Being

Corporate Executive, Certified Coach and Keynote Speaker Shannon Talbot includes real-life stories from remarkable women-including Mabel's...

Women in Wellness
Women in

The Five Lifestyle Tweaks That Will Help Support People’s Journey Towards Better Wellbeing

I Thought the 5 A.m. Club Was the Most Absurd Thing Ever. Then i Tried It
I Thought the 5 A.m. Club Was the Most Absurd

When my coworkers told me about the “5 a.m. club” a few years ago, I thought it was absolutely ridiculous. The idea was this: You wake...

Beating Burnout: Shannon Talbot of Path to Presence on the 5 Things You Should Do If You are Experiencing Work Burnout
Beating Burnout: Shannon Talbot of Path to

Unplug to recharge: Just like our electronics need to be fully powered down from time to time to work better, so do we. We live in a...

Shannon Talbot Speaking Testimonials

"I had the immense pleasure of working with Shannon Talbot for my company’s annual conference. Shannon brought a wealth of knowledge and practical strategies that were insightful and actionable. Her engaging presentation style kept everyone captivated and the real-life examples made the content highly relatable. Shannon’s expertise and personable demeanor makes her an exceptional speaker!"

Nikila Vijayakanthan

Director of Human Resources
Omni Quality Living

"Thank you, Shannon Talbot, for participating in our Mental Health Awareness Campaign at Nestlé Canada! It was an inspiring and educational workshop that resonated with all our employees & which brought people together in a new way. Your easy-to-action tips on how to recognize and beat burnout were very well-received and our employees appreciated hearing from an expert who has seen it & and experienced it first-hand. Having worked in the corporate setting your examples were relatable and inspiring – thank you, thank you!"

Maria Serraino

Manager of Internal Communications & Charitable Partnerships
Nestle

"I had the pleasure of inviting Shannon Talbot to be a guest speaker for one of our Change Management Talks at Scotiabank to leverage her expertise on the importance of prioritizing our well-being. After listening to Shannon, participants were able to take action to change their habits and improve their success, personally and professionally. The energy and feedback from Shannon’s session were amazing and we can’t wait to have her back."

Ana Camacho

Sr. Manager, Global HR Change Management Office
Scotiabank

"Thank you, Shannon Talbot, for participating in our leadership forum and leading our team through your engaging and thought-provoking presentation.  Our organization is going through tremendous change which is exciting but also has its challenges.  You gave us some great things to think about as well as some practical tools.  You did this all in a very relatable and approachable manner."

Rachel Zumpe

Senior Manager, HR & Labour Relations
Laurentis Energy Partners

"We had Shannon Talbot come in and deliver a keynote for one of our Director’s Offsites on Beating Burnout. Coming from the corporate world, Shannon understood the challenges our participants faced and through her energy and passion, she kept them highly engaged. Plus she had them walking away with practical tools and tips to improve their well-being at work."

Tiffany Wilson

Director – Consulting Services
CGI

"We had the privilege of having Shannon Talbot join one of our company team huddles and present ideas and tips on how to maximize individual performance. The key message of manage your energy, not your time reverberated across our team and made us all rethink of how we could improve time management and, more importantly, our personal well-being. Sharing some of her own personal stories and struggles made Shannon relatable and someone who can connect with all levels of an organization. Call her a Coach….call her a Speaker….just call Shannon for your next company event!"

Sylvio Deluca

President
VENDO Media. Inc.

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