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Jessi Cruickshank

Speaker

Los Angeles, California, USA

Media Personality

Jessi Cruickshank is one of the most recognized stars in Canada and has been called “the funniest woman on TV today, period.”[The Province]. Known for her sharp wit and irreverent interview style, the television personality most recently hosted of CBC’s The Goods and the hit primetime series Canada’s Smartest Person. Jessi has also taken the US by storm, writing and starring in The CW hit comedy series Oh Sit! alongside Jamie Kennedy, acting in TV Land sitcom Kirstie with Kirstie Alley and appearing regularly on E! and The Style Network.

Keynote Speeches

Born in an A&W

Jessi Cruickshank was born in an A&W restaurant in Calgary, Alberta. She is now most beloved TV personalities in Canada. How on earth did she get there? In her candid, interactive and raucously funny speech, Jessi will talk about all of the choices she has made (the good ones and the not so good ones…) that got her to where she is today.

 

Finding Happiness in a Material World

Jessi talks candidly about navigating a material and pop-culture obsessed world. She opens up about her own experiences working in an industry where quite often how you look is more important than how you think, where your net worth is more relevant than your self worth, and where success is measured by what you have not what you have to give. Revealing a new side of herself, Jessi will empower her young audience to discover that happiness is not about what you have in your life, but what you choose to do with it.

Making the Most of Your College Life
Jessi will speak about how getting involved in school impacted her life and why students should strive to find a similar balance. Cruickshank started a special needs drama program at a local high school, joined the student council, played intramural sports and became involved with Free the Children. Telling a series of wildly funny, honest and relatable anecdotes, Jessi’s uncanny ability to relate to young audiences will leave them motivated to create opportunities and make the most of their College experience.

As long time Canadian ambassador for non-profit organization Free the Children, Jessi speaks about her eye opening experiences leaving the comfort of her MTV studio and travelling to rural India and Kenya.  She talks about the pop-culture bubble so many young people in North America get trapped in today and challenges them to pop it, to see beyond the MTV world and discover the power they hold to create positive change in their colleges, communities and in the world. 

Making the Most of Your College Life

Jessi will speak about how getting involved in school impacted her life and why students should strive to find a similar balance. Cruickshank started a special needs drama program at a local high school, joined the student council, played intramural sports and became involved with Free the Children. Telling a series of wildly funny, honest and relatable anecdotes, Jessi’s uncanny ability to relate to young audiences will leave them motivated to create opportunities and make the most of their College experience.

As long time Canadian ambassador for non-profit organization Free the Children, Jessi speaks about her eye opening experiences leaving the comfort of her MTV studio and travelling to rural India and Kenya.  She talks about the pop-culture bubble so many young people in North America get trapped in today and challenges them to pop it, to see beyond the MTV world and discover the power they hold to create positive change in their colleges, communities and in the world. 

Platform Plus Presentations

Unique formats and ways to connect with audiences.
Host & MC
As the host of a live daily talk show on MTV, broadcast to over 90 million homes across North America, Jessi knows how to work a room. With her signature warmth and wit, Jessi has MC’d and hosted charity fundraisers, private parties, red carpets, award shows, store openings and corporate events all across Canada and the US. Her ability to think on her toes and relate to any crowd makes any event a truly memorable one.
Celebrity Partnerships

Audience reviews:

  • Her presentation was impactful and left you feeling empowered and entertained. Jessi offered a keynote address that helped our students enjoy their orientation experience while, at the same time, sending a message on the importance of having goals and the power to create change - all starting with their decision to go to school.

    - Lethbridge College
  • Left a lasting impression and was a stark reminder for me about how happiness is not a function of material goods and constant novelty, but about enjoying whatever you have, even if it is very little. I hope to apply this more in my own life and transmit some of this to my own children.

    - Professor of Policy, York University
  • Jessi connected with everyone in the audience in such a way that is still talked about today. Passionate, funny, approachable, real and sincere are just a few words that describe her. It didn't matter if you were a student, media representative or senior level administrator, she is authentic.

    - Lethbridge College
  • Year after year at We Day with Free The Children, Jessi has spoken to diverse crowds, from elementary students to adults, teachers and news media and families. Jessi always captures everyone's attention, inspiring them with light-hearted jokes and powerful stories.

    - Craig Kielburger
 

Speaker Biography

Born in an A&W restaurant, Jessi grew up in Vancouver, B.C and started her career as the only girl on an all-male improv comedy troupe alongside Seth Rogen. She went on to become a household name as the face of MTV Canada, hosting the daily talk show MTV Live and the international smash hit The Hills After Show. The Hills After Show quickly became a cult phenomenon, nominated for 3 Gemini Awards, syndicated in over 10 countries and generating record-breaking ratings in Canada and the US.

A fan favorite, Jessi went on to host MTV’s hit pop culture spin-off The After Show and quickly garnered a rabid following on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and millions of views on YouTube, making her one of the most followed Canadian celebrities on the internet.

Cruickshank is also one of the most watched fashion trendsetters on television. When she’s not busy breaking down celebrity style on Etalk’s Judge Jessi, she has been photographed for Flare, Fashion, Hello, In Touch and Verve Girl Magazines, named one of the “Best Dressed Canadians” in The National Post and holds the title of TV Guide’s “Best Dressed Host”. Jessi’s ability to connect to her audience has also allowed her to tackle global issues in a refreshingly relatable way.

As an ambassador for charity organization Free the Children, Jessi has travelled to South Africa, India, Kenya and across North America as a renowned keynote speaker. Her line of T-Shirts for Free the Children was the fastest selling clothing line in the charity’s history.

Some of Jessi’s additional television credits include Jessi Cruickshank’s Real Hollywood Survival Guide (MTV), The Soup, E! News, Live From E! (E!), Jerseylicious Reunion Special (Style Network), Foursome: Walk of Shame (Playboy TV), Degrassi Takes Manhattan (TeenNick), Kennedy’s Court (JKE), The MTV Movie Awards Pre-Show (MTV), MTV Presents: Jessi In India, MTV Presents: Jessi In Kenya (MTV) The Social (CTV), Marilyn (CTV), Canada’s Next Top Model (CTV), Fashion Television (CTV), Canada AM (CTV) and Olympic Morning (CTV).