the iNSPIRATOR

Toronto, ON

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Travels up to 200 miles

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Overview

Let me ask you; "Have you been encouraged too much today? This week? This month?" Perhaps your the exception to the rule and can answer yes but for most of us our answer is a little chuckle; No. Michael is ready to leap tall buildings and inspire your team! He will take them beyond being motivated for the moment to being inspired so much that they cant wait to give it away! From leadership events to corporate team building; keynote addresses to community events Michael will inspire your audience to be iNSPIRATORS, leaders with a renewed sense of purpose and passion. Michael is a master at championing dreams inspiring confidence and encouraging success that matters. You won't leave the same!


Reviews

1 review

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Kevin L.

February 13, 2014

Inspiration at its finest!!

"Michael’s delivery is always professional, humorous and relevant. He shares his insight in a powerful way and it becomes obvious that he has a passion to inspire and coach in areas of leadership and personal development. I would share the stage anytime or place with Michael.”

Hired as: Motivational Speaker

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Booking information

Price range: Contact for rates

Languages: English

Gig length: 20 - 90 minutes

What to expect

An audience member should expect to be inspired. In fact become a certified iNSPIRATOR! As a mixed demographic and sourced audience each person will have a personal experience that will encourage and inspire them to take life, leadership or relationships to a new level of purpose and passion. Purpose in terms of how they can be intentional about leading their own lives, empowering those they lead and developing relationships in a more durable way. Passion in terms of cultivating a joyful urgency to life that others want and being equipped to inspire others. Often people find nuggets of communication and leadership gold that they can immediately take ownership of and incorporate them into their own leadership toolbox. The consensus is that everyone who attends one of Michaels' messages never leaves the same; change that empowers, encourages and equips! Clients booking Michael can expect he will understand and professionally deliver a message that helps take your audience or team to where you want them to go; in a nice way! Michaels mission is to Champion Dreams, Inspire Confidence and Encourage Success that matters. Everyone attending one of these powerful and engaging messages will find their Dreams, Confidence and Success quotient raised, ignited and unleashed! Attendees will often say; "I have a new information and fresh inspiration that was worth every minute!"

About

Michael Walker has an extensive and successful professional career spanning 25 years having been involved in a variety of industries including marketing, manufacturing, retail, service, tourism, hotel and hospitality, food and beverage, newspaper, motorcycles, and the public sector.
Michael is the founder of Capstone Coaching, a leadership coaching and conflict resolution firm that attracts and inspires powerful people and organizations.
Michael is driven by an insistent passion for helping people focus on and give clarity to what they really want in their lives. His goal as a coach and motivational speaker is to provide people with the tools, confidence, and inspiration to achieve their desired success and live lives they love.
Michaels' positive and caring attitude, intuitive nature and his ability to see the big picture provides the inspiration needed to help his clients achieve breakthrough results and be intentional about keeping them. His keen wit and quick rhetoric is blended with a wonderful self deprecating humour that eases his audiences into a relationship with him that meets them where they are at.
Outside of business, Michael has always been a big believer of giving back to the community and over the years he has shared his leadership abilities with many organizations. Mike currently resides in the City of Peterborough with his wife Sharon and family.

Set list

Sets are based on client requirements in terms of duration and content. The most frequent speaking themes booked are as follows:
1. From Ordinary to Inspirator.
2. Inspiring Success That Matters.
3. The 18th Camel.
4. Uncovering the Animal Inside YOU.
5. Today is the First Day of the Rest of Your Life.
6. Contagious Leadership.
7. You Can't Touch This.
8. The Three Questions.
9. Team Building with Healthy Conflict.
10. You Ain't Seen Nothin Yet.
11. Legendary Living One Relationship at a Time.
12. Legacy; its Only a Hyphen Away.

Influences and inspiration

My training as a professional leadership coach and experience as a motivational speaker has connected me with John Maxwell, Patrick Lencioni, Tony Dungy, Tim Sanders, Andy Stanley, Mark Sanborn, comedians Leland Klassen of Just for Laughs and the Panic Squad as well many other celebrated professional leadership speakers.

Setup requirements

wireless headset and podium

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