Yvonne Camus is one of North America's most trusted speakers on teamwork and performance. On stage, to rapt attention, she has shown hundreds of organizations how ordinary people, like her, can achieve extraordinary things. Deeply relatable, Camus interweaves her personal experiences—a business executive, a...

Recounting his adventures in the field of skilled labor—which make for great entertainment—Mike Rowe produces a vibrant portrait comprising the daily experiences of thousands of regular, happy Americans whose unsung toil makes civilized life possible for all of us. After working in virtually...

Twenty-two years ago, a truck hit the bus Joshua Prager was riding in Jerusalem, temporarily rendering him, at age 19, a quadriplegic. In powerful and unsentimental talks (including at TED), Prager recounts the long journey that has constituted his life since. His is an emotionally stunning tale—less about the loss...

When it comes to being a leader, few people—anywhere in the world—can approach the level of experience and credibility that Major-General (ret'd) Lewis MacKenzie has reached. Considered the most experienced peacekeeper on the planet, MacKenzie distills four decades of experience into ten practical...

Montreal's Cirque du Soleil is one of the world's most innovative companies, and Lyn Heward is a major reason why: For years she helped shape its performers, designers, and technicians into an artistic and commercial juggernaut. Her keynotes take you behind the scenes at Cirque and reveal how to ignite the creative spark...

Drew Dudley thinks we've made leadership into something bigger than us, something unattainable. An upbeat speaker, Dudley shares his “lollipop moments”—when something you've done has made someone else's life fundamentally better. Leadership, he explains, should be about how many lollipop moments you can...

Mark Cohon is the commissioner of the Canadian Football League. When he took over, in 2007, the CFL was in disarray. But under his leadership, the CFL has experienced a stunning turnaround. Best of all: Cohon has accomplished exponential business growth under close scrutiny, in a drastically-changed media landscape, and...

CFL legend Michael "Pinball" Clemons is an icon of sporting excellence, community leadership, and personal integrity. With boundless energy and moments of quiet introspection, he talks about teamwork and the potential each of us has to achieve anything we set our minds to. Good-natured and unabashedly emotional, he shows...

Timothy Ferriss is the author of The 4-Hour Body and The 4-Hour Workweek— the #1 New York Times, Wall Street Journal and BusinessWeek bestseller. An entrepreneur and angel investor (Twitter, StumbleUpon), he was nominated as one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Business...