Embrace and love your body; it is the most amazing thing you will ever own. Body Beautiful celebrates the imperfect perfection of our bodies, a tribute to self love and self acceptance, and on March 27, 2018 four judges scored a night that produced Gina Hatzis, Adonis Rosalle and Darius Bashar on the podium.
See who they chose in the Body Beautiful 2018 recap.
Mark Bowden
Expert in Body Language, Human Behaviour and Communication
Voted the #1 Body Language Professional in the world, Mark Bowden is passionate about giving people the most influential and persuasive communication techniques to stand out, win trust and build credibility every time they speak. Inspiring, energetic, engaging and entirely entertaining, Mark’s memorable talks not only educate, but have proven life changing for audiences, helping them to personally become better communicators, and helping their businesses grow across all industries and sectors. Mark’s work has proven invaluable to business leaders and teams from Fortune 500 companies, politicians, and prime ministers of G7 powers. His highly acclaimed TEDx talk and YouTube Channel have reached millions of people, and he has given large scale keynote presentations to many of the coolest and most innovative organizations in the world, including Shopify, Dell EMC, AMD, Viacom, RBC, Amex, Unilever, Daimler, Microsoft, Toyota, VW, Samsung, Johnson & Johnson, KPMG, GSK, Walmart and Nestle. He also delivers presentation training for the #1 EMBA in the world with Schulich-Kellogg, and is president of the National Communication Coach Association. A go-to commentator for world media on the body language of leading politicians and public figures, Mark appears regularly on news and talk shows for CNN, CTV, CBC, Global, and has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and GQ Magazine. He is a regular guest on CTVs The Social. Mark brings to his keynote presentations his experience as founder of TRUTHPLANE®, his communication training company that offers a unique methodology for communicating with impact to an audience. Mark’s keynote demonstrates his unique system of cutting-edge and effective nonverbal communication techniques, and helps audiences become more confident, collaborative and credible in their own communication. A world-renowned body language thought leader, Mark’s publications are the bestselling Winning Body Language, a “how-to guide” to using body language to stand out, win trust, and gain credibility when speaking; Winning Body Language for Sales Professionals; and Tame the Primitive Brain: 28 Ways in 28 Days to Manage the Most Impulsive Behaviors at Work. His latest book (Feb 2018) Truth & Lies: What People are Really Thinking, has been described by FBI interrogator and counterintelligence agent Joe Navarro as “A remarkable book… this year’s must-read on body language and human behavior”.
Amy Ballantyne
Entrepreneur, Coach, Speaker
Amy Ballantyne is a wellness and empowerment coach, an entrepreneur, a mom of 3 amazing children and a wife. She has a gift for seeing the greatness inside of people and an enthusiastic encouragement for turning those desires into a reality. She has been coaching, mentoring and speaking on the topics of health, lifestyle, freedom and the value of time for almost 10 years. Having built a successful mobile wellness business in the field of network marketing, Amy has mentored and coached hundreds of individuals to achieve their health and personal leadership goals and to understand the benefits of creating a lifestyle you love. She is passionate about making a difference in her community and the world through her work with Ovarian Cancer Canada, the True Health Foundation and World Vision.
James Erdt
TV Show Host of the DYNAMO Show, Chief Architect of WOW for DYNAMO Entrepreneur, Chair of the REVIVER Rejuvenation Ranch for at-risk teens
James Erdt is a sought-after speaker, award winning author, success coach and philanthropist plus the public TV Host of ‘The DYNAMO Show’. He has been featured on Rogers TV, CBC, CBS, BT, City TV, Muchmusic and in the Toronto Star, Mississauga News as well as numerous fitness magazines and websites. James is the ‘Chief Architect of WOW’ for DYNAMO Entrepreneur, which is an innovative, socially responsible organization, dedicated to guiding people of all ages, predominantly visionaries, thought-leaders and game-changers. By creating leading edge products, popular social networks and engaging events, he consistently strives to better people and inclusively enhance the world for all. Paying it forward, James is the CHAIR of the REVIVER Rejuvenation Ranch for at-risk youth supporting teens, to make positive and proactive decisions to live healthier, safer and better lives especially for those who have lost their way. James Erdt's mission statement is “Sustainably empowering people, prosperity and planet!”
Lori Dalton
President of Lori Dalton Agency for Speakers and Coaches, Keynote Speaker, Coach
Lori is also a successful entrepreneur: as President of the Lori Dalton Agency for Speakers and Coaches and as the founder of “Meeting of the Minds”, a non-profit group that brings successful entrepreneurs together to interact and share life experiences. Lori is a mentor for student’s with a learning disability at York University and a kid coach for the charity Future Possibilities for Kids