The word Family is complex and deep. Each of us has a unique relationship with the people we are closest to, by birth or by choice. Speaker Slam® took that theme to a live stage in Hamilton on October 21, 2020, one of the only in-person events of the pandemic year, and four judges scored the night.
See who they chose in the results.
Tabitha Rose
Editor-in-Chief of Life to Paper Publishing, Executive Director of Life to Legacy Foundation
Tabitha is a dreamer, storyteller, and the founder of Life to Paper Publishing and Life to Legacy Foundation. Tabitha has experience in all facets of writing from memoirs, biographies, to life stories and everything in between. She has written and published several books over the past 5+ years. Tabitha is passionate about traveling and strives to employ a heart-centered approach to her work, taking into consideration a respect for local culture, language, and the environment. Her love for stories as well as photo and video documentation has brought her to explore many countries.
Armin Shafee
The Coaches Coach, CEO of New Way Thinking Company
Armin Shafee is an entrepreneur, certified speaking trainer, peak performance coach and CEO of New Way Thinking Company Inc. Known for his uncanny ability to turn horrible situations into miracles, Armin Shafee is driven to add value and solve problems for entrepreneurs, speakers, authors, trainers and coaches. Armin specializes in human behaviour, changing habits, patterns of thought and emotional intelligence and now utilizes his expertise to elevate his community and his students level of self-awareness and personal power. Founder of the Elite Speakers Academy, The REBORN Experience, and the Speak and Get Clients Program which was featured on Yahoo Finance.
Ian Tyson
Speaker, Author, Facilitator, Silver Lining Prospector
For the 30+ years, Ian Tyson has been entertaining and inspiring audiences around the world to realize their potential, and seek happiness in life. His presentations combine hilarious and heart warming story telling, observational humour and meaningful life lessons to live by. One of North America's top inspirational speakers, he has worked with TEDx, Speaker Slam, and conferences about teaching optimism, resilience and kindness. Ian's book, "Hooray For Everything! The Optimist Manifesto" is a collection of stories about finding and keeping positivity. In 2020, Ian appeared on the Food Network show, "Wall of Chefs"
Dang Nguyen
Entrepreneur, Coach, Speaker
Dang Nguyen is a successful e-commerce seller and coach. He is Speaker Slam's 2019 Inspirational Speaker of the Year and a speaking coach.