The 5th Grand Slam brought the top speakers of a year spent mostly online back to a live stage, with a global livestream, under the theme Rebirth.
On December 1, 2021, 14 speakers competed at the Paradise Theatre in Toronto on the theme of Rebirth for the title of Inspirational Speaker of the Year.
Meet the speakers below. See how the night ended in the results.
Marjorie Aunos
1st Place at 2021 Grand Slam
Yvette Raposo
2nd Place at 2021 Grand Slam
Julianna Bootsman
3rd Place at 2021 Grand Slam
Benjamin Wayo
Grand Slam Finalist
Catherine Clark
Grand Slam Finalist
Daniel Burns
Grand Slam Finalist
Donald Carr
Grand Slam Finalist
Emmy Rousseau
Grand Slam Finalist
Ingrid Palmer
Advocate, Champion, Virago
Ingrid Palmer is an Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity consultant. She uses her engaging storytelling to dismantle barriers, bring people together, and build communities where everyone belongs. In addition, she is an award winning inspirational speaker, and the founder and CEO of Focus On Ability - a motivational campaign designed to inspire triumph over adversity. As a partially sighted woman of color, Ingrid has championed voices in the child welfare, and disability sectors.
Kady Romagnuolo
Grand Slam Finalist
Ken Hall
Grand Slam Finalist
Kristin Light
Grand Slam Finalist
Marlee Liss
Grand Slam Finalist
Navi Bliss
Certified Love and Relationship Coach, Speaker and host of the Blissful Love Podcast
Navi Bliss is a certified love and relationship coach, certified inspirational speaker and host of the blissful love podcast. She has also been featured Global News and CTV and has a viral video on A Plus Media and Chicken Soup for the Soul. Navi was able to flip the script on her own life and scars left behind from childhood trauma and is now determined to help others to do the same.