Every Speaker Slam® competition brings a new lineup of voices to the stage. On March 27, 2018 at Lula Lounge, Toronto, 10 speakers competed on the theme of Body Beautiful.
Meet the speakers below. See how the night ended in the results.
Gina Hatzis
1st Place at Body Beautiful 2018
Gina dreams of a world filled with people living on purpose, where busting a random dance move in public becomes socially acceptable and where feasting on fettucini alfredo actually helps you LOSE weight. A recovering CP24 journalist, she's spent the past 20 years as a corporate speaker and facilitator, woman's empowerment advocate, Facebook blogger at Project Passion and global host of her show Ignite a Life You Love and her new podcast, Spiritual G Spot. When she's not writing, speaking or singing carpool karaoke, she is mothering her amazing 2 preteen kids and desperately trying to convince them she is still dope. Her first book, working title "Finding My Spiritual G-Spot" is slated for release this fall.
Adonis Rosalle
2nd Place at Body Beautiful 2018
From the shadows of the Toastmasters program emerges one man. His mission? To upset the apple cart of conventional public speaking. Adonis has come to touch your mind and your heart. He has come to challenge the concept of what a speech should be and how it should make you feel Through his speeches you will find your own truths. The Great Showman has finally arrived at Speaker Slam. Are you ready?
Darius Bashar
3rd Place at Body Beautiful 2018
I am a portrait photographer, writer and podcaster, but before any of that, I am a soul having a “human experience”.
Tracy Schmitt
Speaker, Author & Decorated Athlete
Born a 4-way amputee. Has shared the stage with Jane Fonda, Al Pacino, and Mark Wahlberg. As seen on CBC, NBC, and FOX. 2017 Robert W. Jackson Award winner. Ontario Premier Awards Nominee.
Gizella
Thought Leader & Speaker
Raised in an Iranian family, her goal is to represent the importance of a beautiful mind, especially to the younger generation.
Kat Leonard
Musical Comedian & TV Host
Motivational entertainer using music and comedy to help people build confidence, healthy body image, and self-esteem through performances, workshops, and TV appearances.
Ashley-Ann Pereira
Author, Coach & Philanthropist
Ashley-Ann Pereira is the author of The Key to Happiness, transformational coach, public speaker and philanthropist. Helping others has been her passion since she was younger. Naturally, she pursued social service work at Sheridan College. Since then, she has been working for the Canadian Red Cross, volunteered in Nicaragua with WE, coached youth with special needs in BMX, and helped build houses with Habitat for Humanity. She is now transforming lives through her program "I AM" and on a mission to bring society back together with her short documentaries movement, My Life Lesson. Her purpose is to spread happiness and help thousands live up to their full potential.
Anthony Bianchi
Average Male, Former Bro
A biography? That's a lot to ask of me. I'm 25 years old. That's a thing people add in their biography I think. Born and raised in Mississauga, but recently moved to the Prairies for some reason. Unlike all of the people who participate in these events I have no business or business sense.I am far less established than all of these other wonderful contestants. I literally don't own a headshot. Mostly because of my fear of cameras and my own face. I'm just a bro with an idea. It's not self-love. It's not self-loathing. It's that fitness, this idea of building your body up and being "healthy" can have the opposite effect. #funfitness
Zubin Sethna
Chief Investment Officer, 3-time International Best-Selling Author, Award-winning speaker
Zubin Sethna commenced his entrepreneurial career at the age of 19. With his first taste of big money at the age of 20, losing his fortune at 21, becoming financially free by 22, and earning his title as a 3-time international best-selling author by 23, Sethna sits on the board for some of the largest multi-national corporations & non-profits in the world.
Sethu Kotharamath
Humorous Speaker
Sethu Kotharamath is a Software Professional currently on contract with Royal Bank of Canada. He moved to Canada in April 2011 and from that point it has been a period of hot summers and snowy winters in his life. Literally speaking!!! He joined Toastmasters at RBC to see if there are any shortcuts to reduce the fluttering in his ample stomach when asked to speak to an audience of more than 1 strangers. He is still trying to achieve that goal, albeit the audience size has increased. He recently competed and won the first place in the District 60 Humorous Speech Contest in Nov 2017. And that has been the biggest confidence booster till date.