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Susan Stewart

Speaker

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Comedic Motivation - Bringing out the Lighter Side of Life

A speaker who will give your group the lift they need, Susan helps people see the lighter side of life to lower stress, nurture strong mental health, and be resilient in the face of adversity and uncertainty.

Keynote Speeches

Virtual Keynotes & Webinars
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You Gotta Laugh: Healing Stress With Humour

Susan will get your group laughing about the many ways life dares us to complain and shares some ways to see the lighter side of the changes and challenges that come our way.

Your New Lenses Are Ready For Pick Up: Seeing Adversity and Uncertainty In A New “Light"

Susan will get your group laughing about how life dares us to complain, reveal “annoying features” of the brain that can create stress, and offer some shifts in perspective that can boost our mood, raise our level resiliency, and nurture our mental health.

You Can’t Be Serious!

In the comedic style she is known for, Susan will have your group laughing at how we can take things too seriously and reveal the benefits of having a relaxed, positive mindset.

The Mental Health Make-Over: How Depression Helped Me Lighten Up

A program that both entertains and inspires, Susan shares how depression (and anxiety) once led her to quit stand-up comedy and what she has learned about nurturing strong mental health.

The Last Laugh

This program is 100% pure PG-rated corporate-friendly stand-up comedy and a perfect ending for your event! Packed full of laughs, Susan will make your event stand out from all the rest and send your group off feeling energized and uplifted!

Platform Plus Presentations

Unique formats and ways to connect with audiences.
Host/MC
Need a funny emcee for your event? Susan has been hosting events for over 15 years and will keep your crowd laughing and make your event memorable.
Entertainer | The Last Laugh
This program is 100% pure PG-rated corporate-friendly stand-up comedy! Susan will send your group off energized, uplifted, and seeing the lighter side of life!

Audience reviews:

  • Susan’s upbeat, laughter-filled presentation ended the conference on a high note… - Lina Di Carlo, Occupational Health Nurses Association
  • We had about 180+ attendees and although their cameras were off, the chat was going crazy! Susan was hilarious, engaging, and most importantly relatable. In a time of uncertainty we really have to make it a choice to be happy and Susan really made it easy that day. - Natasha Thompson, PepsiCo Foods Canada
  • I could see everyone laughing and throwing their heads back! Someone at the end of Susan’s program wrote “I feel lighter”. There were so many positive messages of gratitude and appreciation of Susan’s message shared in the chat. - Fariyal Rehmat, Doctors Of BC
  • Susan was on fire! I wish we had been able to unmute people so she could hear the laughter and those sounds that people make when they relate to you and resonate with what you’re saying. - Kirsten Bland, Queen’s University
  • Susan hit the mark on every single joke! I know the members needed to sit back and laugh, and Susan definitely made that happen! - Samantha Wilson, Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation

Speaker Biography

A speaker who will give your group the lift they need, Susan helps people see the lighter side of life to lower stress, nurture strong mental health, and be resilient in the face of adversity and uncertainty.
 
Professionally, there have been a few “plot twists” along the way. After earning a Theatre Arts degree from the University of Waterloo, Susan moved to Toronto to pursue a career in stand-up comedy. A few years into her comedy career, Susan started to battle depression and anxiety which eventually led her to quit the “biz”. When Susan got back on her feet, she wanted to get a “real job” and see how the other half lived. Thanks to a whole lot of serendipity and a wee bit of nepotism, Susan landed a job in a Human Resources office in the Ontario Government.
 
About a year into her HR career, Susan was asked to create and deliver a comical presentation about wellness at an upcoming professional development conference.  Susan’s presentation was a smash-hit and before she knew it, she was touring around the Ontario Government delivering her comical presentation about mental health at other events and conferences. In 2008, Susan took the leap of faith and left her HR career to deliver comical presentations about seeing the lighter side of life full time.
 
For the past 12 years, Susan has been touring around North America making audiences laugh and sharing ways to meet the challenges of work and life with a positive outlook, and of course, a sense of humour.
 
Susan is the author of Reaching The Laugh Resort: Why The Journey To Remembering Who You (Really) Are Is Worth The Jet LagYour New Lenses Are Ready For Pick Up: A Guide To Seeing The Lighter Side Of Life, and You Gotta Laugh: Wit And Wisdom About Not Taking Life (Or Yourself) Too Seriously.

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