Diane Allen is a Speaking Coach who specializes in Peak Performance. She inspires people to speak out (without freaking out) and step into their full potential. A professional violinist turned Speaker, Author, and Speaking Coach, Diane’s professional violin career featured performances on stages in front of thousands. That experience provided the atmosphere for her to […]
Sam Horn, the Intrigue Expert, is a positioning, messaging and branding expert whose work has been featured in the New York Times, Fast Company, the Washington Post and on NPR and MSNCBC. Her speaking clients include KPMG, Cisco, ASAE, Boeing, Inc. 500, Intel, NASA, and Capital One, and she has served as the pitch coach […]
Andy Bassuday is a Canadian based in Helsinki. He is a very experienced Realtor, Speaker, Entrepreneur, and more recently, a Certified Asahi Instructor. Currently, he also serves as President of Northern Stars, the only Advanced Toastmasters club in Finland. What Asahi is Asahi means “morning sun” in Japanese. “You want to start the day […]
Katriina Haikala is a visual artist, public speaker and corporate trainer. She has made a successful career as an international artist by creating such art projects as Monokini 2.0, The Dresscode and Hairy Underwear Collection. Katriina has exhibited and spoke about her work in e.g. New York City, Washington DC (USA), Tokyo (Japan), Berlin (Germany), […]
Julie Austin is a speaker, author, entrepreneur and inventor based in Los Angeles. She is one of the very few women innovator speakers. Her patented product, Swiggies (wrist water bottles), have sold in 24 countries. Julie is author of the book “The Money Garden: How to Plant the Seeds for a Lifetime of Income”. Currently […]
Born in the South Bronx in New York City, Troy Woodson arrived in Finland 5 years ago with over 20 years of sales and public speaking experience with large multinational corporations. Trained by Pfizer and Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceuticals, Troy has presented to hundreds of doctors throughout NYC. Bringing his expertise to Finland, he embarked on a […]
Laura Penn, PhD is an experienced and well-rounded public speaking coach. As a Toastmasters European champion of public speaking, author of the book How to Enhance the Performance of Public Speaking: A Pocket Coach and a trained performer in theater and dance, she helps individuals become effective public speakers. Based in Switzerland, she provides custom-tailored, […]
Mike Richards is the Brand Manager at Amcham Finland, a business network serving over 300+ companies to grow their business in the New North region. Prior to Amcham, Mike was the Executive Director of UNO in El Paso, Texas, a non-profit organization designed to help young people succeed in life. During this time, Mike’s podcast […]
Mahima Lucille Klinge is a very charismatic speaker, personal coach and author. Originally from Zimbawe and now living in Switzerland, she has published the book “The Inner Peace Formula”. She is the founder of Love Silence, a company that organizes events to bring meditation to both individuals and companies. Her book “The Inner Peace Formula” […]
Mikko Hyppönen is a worldwide expert in Internet Security who works as the Chief Research Officer at F-Secure. Thanks to his extraordinary skills and unique style, he successfully advocates the importance of privacy and other security topics to the whole world. He has delivered several TED and TEDx talks, some of them have been watched […]
Alex Sozonoff has more than 40 years of international business experience and industry knowledge in both Europe and the US, 35 of them spent at Hewlett-Packard. Among his accolades, in 1997 Sozonoff was named Executive of the Year by the North American National Account Management Association (NAMA) for his leadership and vision in guiding HP’s […]
Adam Tratt is the co-founder and CEO of Haiku Deck, a software company based in Seattle. Haiku Deck’s motto is “Presentation software that inspires.” Adam has years of experience in marketing, business development, startups, and of course, he is an outstanding speaker who loves storytelling. The Story of Haiku Deck Adam met his co-founder Kevin […]
Christine Clapp is a Communication Consultant and Coach based in Washington D.C. In 2014, she published a co-authored book, “Presenting at Work: A Guide to Public Speaking in Professional Contexts”. She is a Lecturer of Public Speaking at George Washington University. She has been awarded as a Distinguished Toastmaster and is a regular contributor to […]
Jack Vincent is an author, award-winning speaker and sales trainer who divides his time between Woodstock, NY and Luzern, Switzerland. His book, “A Sale Is A Love Affair – Seduce, Engage & Win Customers’ Hearts” was the Number 1 New Release in Sales on amazon.com in February. Jack is also the 2006 European Champion of the Toastmasters Humorous Speech Contest […]
Craig Senior is a Canadian Business Consultant based in Ottawa. He has been Consultant in computer systems since 1988. Married with two cats, he has two grown children from his first marriage. He enjoys cycling and rode across Canada in 2009 to support the Sears National Kids Cancer Ride. He is a very active Toastmaster. […]
Nando Miranda is an American based in Helsinki. He has more than 15 years of business experience in Marketing, Advertising and Sales. He is a very active member of Toastmasters International. He is often asked to be the Master of Ceremonies at several types of events. What is a Master of Ceremonies A Master of […]
Martti Vannas is a Finnish magician with more than 20 years of experience in corporate entertainment. Medical doctor by profession, Martti also does memory training, performs as MC (master of ceremonies), and coaches public speakers. Multifaceted and all-terrain, he spends most of his time between Europe and Dubai. The magic of memory Memory training teaches […]
Nienke van Bezooijen is a Dutch Keynote speaker, International Master–Trainer and Coach for CEOs, entrepreneurs, teams and individuals. Nienke is an established TEDx Speaker Coach in the Netherlands. She is also member of the Public Speakers University in London. Her stage fright moment At the end of a big seminar, she unexpectedly had to sing […]
Jeekeshen Chinnappen is a multifaceted young man from beautiful Mauritius. He is member of Mensa, the high IQ society. Jeeks has an educational background in Law, Applied Finance and Psychology. He also has mastered Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) and works as coach. Jeeks is author of two books: “A World In Another Dimension – 69 Minutes […]
Aleksi Litovaara is an accomplished public speaker based in Helsinki. He is a former professional snowboarder and TV host. Nowadays a certified coach (ACC), Aleksi coaches for both business and sports, passionately helping people to reach their potential. Courage Courage is the ability to do things even if you’re scared. Do small courageous actions every […]
Will Cardwell is an American, based in Helsinki. He has spent 17 years in the Finnish high-tech environment in several roles including: venture capitalist, CEO and board member of a number of companies, researcher, lecturer, and–needless to say–public speaker. Types of venture investors Angel investors. Wealthy individuals, who are investing their own money, and usually […]
Tulia Lopes is a Brazilian based in Zurich. She is a multifaceted entrepreneur, public speaker, a natural leader, and very active member of Toastmasters International since 2009. She is soon publishing a book “Leading in high heels”. Her stage fright moment Never had. She started dancing onstage, since very early in her life. But-as being […]
Alessandra Cimatti is a Marketing Consultant, Presentation Designer, and Social Media Coach. Based in Milano, Italy, she has 25+ years of experience in a variety of management roles in multinational IT companies such as IBM, 3Com and USRobotics. The most typical mistakes in company presentations 1. No clear structure and flow. Hard to follow. 2. […]
Kin Tue-Fee is a very experienced speaker, coach and author, originally from beautiful Mauritius and based in Ottawa, Canada. Kin is author of two books: “Become your best – Principles of personal management and development” and “Putting People First – A personal approach to management and leadership”. Long time member of Toastmasters International. His stage […]
André Noel Chaker is an award-winning public speaker, writer, entrepreneur and business executive. Canadian born based in Helsinki, he has published five books, and his latest one–“The Finnish Miracle”–has become a best-seller in Finland. TEDxSemesteratSea speaker 2014. His stage fright moment When was still a student at Law School, André worked part time performing “singing […]
Timo Sorri is a presentation designer who helps people turn their ideas into compelling and understandable visual stories. Based in Helsinki, he is founder and owner of Havain, a company specialized in designing business presentations and also offers training in the subject. Author of the Presentaatioiden Pelikirja -blog (the Playbook of Presentations). Member of Toastmasters […]
Estève Pannetier is a consultant, trainer and ritual designer based in Helsinki. He has been TEDx Turku speaker in 2013. Currently he is a very active advocator of the GreenBlueRed communication framework. The world needs more communication, not more knoledge The problem is not having enough knowledge but how to communicate and share the knowledge […]
Mette Højen is a rhetoric expert and keynote speaker based in Copenhagen, Denmark. She is also professional trumpet player and very interested in conductors’ rhetoric and leadership. Lifetime best opening Opening for Mette’s keynote speech “Emotions” at PSA World Conference (New York, May 2014): “There is a powerful moment just before a classical concert is […]
David Gelkin is a public speaker, actor and serial entrepreneur. He is also a Toastmaster, and currently serves as Division G Governor (Nordics) 2014-2015 for Toastmasters International. He has written the book “Financial Freedom from 499 Euro”. His stage fright moment Haven’t had yet, but he gets nervous and has butterflies in the stomach just […]
Antonio Meza is a consultant, trainer and coach, specialized in Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) and therefore in storytelling. He is also a cartoonist and illustrator, currently involved in live sketching. Member of Toastmasters International since 2012. He is lately organizing webinars too. His stage fright moment When he was a kid he had to deliver a […]
