Courage brought four judges to Lula Lounge on August 6, 2019 for the night that sent Mike Shoreman to the Grand Slam, with a Judge's Choice award from Giovanni Marsico valued at $6,000.
See who they chose in the Courage 2019 recap.
Giovanni Marsico
Entrepreneur, Coach, Producer
Giovanni is the founder of Archangel - a global community of visionary leaders with epic missions to create positive impact. Giovanni helps these visionaries achieve their dreams and epic missions by providing tools, coaching, support, community, and live experiences - including his flagship annual Archangel Summit event which attracts thousands of people and the world's best speakers every October to Toronto.
Najwa Zebian
Activist, Author, Speaker
Najwa Zebian is a Lebanese-Canadian author, speaker, and educator. Her passion for language was evident from a young age, as she delved into Arabic poetry and novels. The search for a home, what Najwa describes as a place where the soul and heart feel at peace, was central to her early years. When she arrived in Canada at the age of sixteen, she felt unstable and adrift in an unfamiliar place. Nevertheless, she completed her education, and went on to become a teacher as well as a doctoral candidate in educational leadership. Her first students, a group of young refugees, led her back to her original passion: writing. She began to heal her sixteen-year-old self by writing to heal her students. Since self-publishing her first collection of poetry and prose in 2016, Najwa has become an inspiration to millions of people worldwide, becoming a trailblazing voice for women everywhere and was name dropped by the New York Times and CBS News, among others. Drawing on her own experiences of displacement, discrimination, and abuse, Najwa uses her words to encourage others to build a home within themselves; to live, love, and create fearlessly.
Jan Frolic
Judge
Vice President, Women of Influence Worldwide Inc. Jan Frolic is a serial entrepreneur with a passion for advocacy. After 20 years in media and advertising, Jan has used the last 6 years honing both her advocacy & entrepreneurial skills as VP of Women of Influence Worldwide Inc., a global organization working for the advancement of women in the workplace. Jan has a focus on inclusion & the need for systemic change in how we view traditional gender roles. Jan is the Co-Founder of Boypro-ject an organization that creates in-school curriculum around masculinity. Jan's first love is to raise happy, kind, socially aware kids into socially responsible adults.
Sharon Stokes
Life Coach, TV Producer at ET Canada
Sharon Stokes is a Certified Life Coach who has worked as a coach at Matthew Hussey’s 5 day Lifestyle Retreats. She is also the creator of The Life Map and #theyearofme program, and her expertise has been featured in various articles, TV and radio shows. She has also worked in the media for over 15 years as a TV Producer for CTV’s etalk, The Marilyn Denis Show, and Your Morning. She currently works for ET Canada producing segments with thought leaders such as Oprah, Richard Branson, Lewis Howes, Marie Forleo and Jillian Michaels for a series called ET Canada Connects.