Jim Carroll  

J. Merelle Rodrigo   

Strategic Futurist Most Requested Topics - The Future of Risk: What    Comes Next? … and    What Should You Do    About It? - How to Adapt to the New    World of Business - Thriving on Change! How    to Create an Innovation    Culture

"The truth is that many insurance companies are using 1950s methods to deal with customers who deal with other financial institutions using 21st century methods"    Jim Carroll 

The content from this keynote to the annual KPMG Insurance Industry conference was reprinted in their industry publication. Ask us for a copy ... 

Strategic futurist Jim Carroll has extensive experience within the insurance industry, with both life and property /casualty industries, as well as medical insurers and underwriters, whether dealing with individuals or group policies, or both. He has spoken to CEO's, broker groups, employees and senior executives throughout the industry. He has challenged all of them to realize that the industry is in a period of dramatic and substantial change, and that new thinking is required in order to meet the challenges that lie ahead. 

Jim Carroll's insight comes from direct experience within the industry - as a Chartered Accountant, Jim was directly involved in the annual audit of Maritime Life, a division of John Hancock. Renowned for his ability to customized to your industry, Jim Carroll gets this business and can help with examining the future of risk, new insurance vulnerabilities on the horizon, distribution channel issues, new business models and more.

Rave Reviews
"...you did an excellent job of bringing useful insights and thought-provoking observations to a sophisticated audience, both at a high level and also very specifically to the insurance industry. I would be happy to hear you speak again soon..."

KPMG

Million Dollar Round Table Achiever Most Requested Topics - Let Me See Your Body    Talk: The Importance of    Body Language - Play That Funky Music:    Motivational Finale - Asleep in the Fast Lane:    The Impact of Sleep in    the Workplace - Cross-Cultural Awareness    In Conflict Management

In 1997, Merelle Rodrigo joined Clarica, formerly The Mutual Group, as an insurance advisor. During her four-year tenure, she ranked as one of the top advisors and achieved the status of Million Dollar Round Table; in the top 2% worldwide in the industry. She received the coveted Award of Excellence each year with this firm.

Merelle currently trains financial and insurance planners on nonverbal communication, stress management, diversity in the workplace, cross-cultural communication skills, policing in a diverse society and other custom programs. Clients appreciate her unique blend of energy, humour and content rich principles along with practical transferable skills.

Merelle’s presentations are poignant, humorous and capture the indomitable spirit of human nature. Merelle has knowledge of a diverse number of subjects, and she captures the hearts and minds of her audiences to entertain, educate and inspire them to reach their greatest potential.

Rave Reviews
“Merelle, my Long Term Care Specialists truly enjoyed your lively and humorous presentation on body language. You are hilarious! My sides hurt from laughing so much. Look forward to seeing you on Oprah!”

Vice-President, Health Insurance,
Clarica Financial Services Inc.

Tom Blake  

John Wright  

Sales and Motivation Expert Most Requested Topics - Winning Organizations - Knock Your Socks Off    Service  - Sharing the Lead - Personal Profit Culture

Tom Blake is one of North America's most energetic motivational speakers, business consultants and sales management professionals. Tom's presentations teach how organizations can apply key concepts that focus on customers to produce profitable growth and long term loyalty.

Tom believes in The Power of People. With consulting, coaching and training he can help grow your business, your organization and your people… in perfect balance. 

Over the years Tom has been involved in the creation of a number of dynamic and inspiring presentations that achieve outstanding results. Furthermore, Blake tailors his presentation to meet your specific needs, challenges and opportunities.

Rave Reviews
"Tom Blake was our presenter for one afternoon for our Top Performer's Reward Trip for GB Home Equity. He did a great job. Everyone was very inspired and motivated following the meeting and also very energized during Tom's presentation. All in all a good experience for everyone."

GB Home Equity

Leading Pollster and 'Voice' of the Nation Most Requested Topics - Canadian Corporate Climate:    The View from the Boardroom - Human Resources and    Human Capital: The Fight    For Employees in the    New Workplace - Media Relations: Relating     to the Nanosecond World - Canadian and International     Trends

John Wright is the Senior Vice President for the Canadian Public Affairs Division of Ipsos-Reid Corp. In addition to his client responsibilities involving strategic and tactical communications research, John has been the company’s lead media spokesperson for the last decade on consumer trends, policy and politics. 

John's presentations are full of useful, practical information and are pertinent to particular areas of concern. His knowledge, unlimited access to research and a strong sense of humour, allows John to provide his audiences with useful concepts and information on the state of the economy, business in transition, technology and the future and what we should be doing to succeed in a changing business and social environment.

He also draws on the latest findings of Ipsos-Reid’s annual poll on Canada’s Most Respected Corporations, to provide insight on what Canada’s leaders are thinking and planning, where leading organizations plan to take their companies, and what makes a great company.

Rave Reviews
“Your talk on consumer confidence and current trends and what they mean in terms of people, policy and politics was insightful, entertaining and informative.”

National Quality Institute

Jim Harris  

Terry Gould  

Change and Leadership Consultant Most Requested Topics - Blindsided! How to Spot    the Next Breakthrough    That Will Change Your    Business Forever - Change, Creativity &    Innovation - Creating Common Mission    /Company Vision

A gifted communicator, Jim Harris can teach your company how to spot the next breakthrough that will change your business forever. Rightly so, Harris is one of North America’s foremost authors and thinkers on change and leadership. 

His latest book and presentation Blindsided! offers invaluable techniques and strategies that companies can employ to avoid being blindsided in today’s economy. Jim Harris is also the author of the bestselling book, The Learning Paradox and co-authored the national bestseller The 100 Best Companies to Work for in Canada that sold 50,000 copies.

Jim works as a management consultant with North America's best businesses, Fortune 500 companies, and organizations aspiring to join these ranks. He tackles key leadership and communication issues in his strategic planning sessions with executive teams and delves into change, strategic planning and customer relations for the whole company. His dynamic presentations, and his commitment to increasing the individual and organizational security of his clients make him one of the most effective and sought after speakers in North America.

Rave Reviews
“As if the enthusiastic response of our audience wasn’t enough, the results of our post conference survey are conclusive: you were a major hit! In fact, the response of 2,000 delegates closely paralleled my own assessment: the content was on target, the presentation superlative. You are at the top of our list as a speaker for future events.”

President, Mackenzie Financial

Investigative Journalist Most Requested Topics - Canada’s Most Audacious    Case of Life Insurance Fraud     and How It Was Defeated - How Overseas Criminals    View the Canadian Justice     System - Nations are Run According     to the Principles of    Organized Crime - The Origins of Ethics

Instead of sitting still and waiting for his trial, mobster Stephen Wong took out a million-dollar insurance policy and then persuaded a B.C. judge to give him back his passport. The next thing Terry Gould knew, Wong's parents and friends were weeping over a plot in a Vancouver cemetery, and insisting that the young mobster had been killed in an accident in the Philippines. Wong was about to find out that faking his own death was easy - evading Terry Gould: impossible.

A lively and gifted speaker, Terry Gould has enthralled audiences on topics of investigative journalism and law enforcement. Terry's work has earned him 38 awards and honours from the Canadian Association of Journalists, the National Magazine Awards Foundation, and more. He’s been a Contributing Editor at Saturday Night magazine for 10 years and is the author of the recent critically acclaimed Paper Fan: The Hunt for Triad Gangster Steven Wong.

Rave Reviews
“A dynamic and entertaining speaker with an exciting 
and provocative style. The audience was truly captivated by Terry Gould’s performance and his stimulating subject matter. Our members from across the country are still talking about Terry and I imagine the general public, who were also a part of the audience, were as impressed as we were.”

Writers Association of Canada