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Meet Your Judges for Love Lessons 2019

Meet Your Judges for Love Lessons 2019

By Speaker Slam®

Every Speaker Slam® panel is built from people who have done the work: speakers, coaches, publishers, and business leaders who donate their time, their feedback, and their prizes. These are the judges who scored Love Lessons on March 26, 2019 at Lula Lounge, Toronto.

See who they chose in the results.


Dan Porter

Dan Porter

Agent - National Speakers Bureau

Dan is an Agent at the National Speakers Bureau, representing North America’s best roster of news makers, thought leaders and icons on the speaking platform. We’re the country’s original and most experienced speakers’ bureau with an incredible team engaged in the marketplace of ideas.

Dr. Karine Rashkovsky

Dr. Karine Rashkovsky

Entrepreneur, Professional Speaker, Education Expert

Karine is an award-winning entrepreneur and educator, and is well-known for her many impact-driven successes, including her magnetic-infectious energy in teaching the powers of public speaking. Karine’s realization of Brain Power - the GTA's most sought-after enrichment learning centre for top academically-inclined students (1500+ bright students from across the GTA selected and enrolled yearly) demonstrates a successful triumph. Combined with her ongoing research and presence in academia, Brain Power allows her to impact the field of education in powerful ways. No doubt Karine is a change-agent for transformative education!

Hima Batavia

Hima Batavia

Cultural Producer, Community Builder

Hima Batavia is a cultural producer who designs experiences that transport people into alternative realities. Focusing on meaningful connection and deeps states of presence, her work supports and demands shifts in perspective. She is the co-founder of Reset and a partner at NEMA Productions. Hima is a hot-water enthusiast, emerging artist, thinker and spiritual seeker, committed to playing her role in our collective liberation.

James Roebuck

James Roebuck

Speaking Coach, Corporate Trainer

James Roebuck is a speaking coach, an expert sales trainer and the founder of The Best Man Blueprint - the first step-by-step program to empower people to give their perfect Best Man speech. James is on a mission to inspire his client's confidence in public speaking and overcoming unique challenges. On top of his background in coaching and training, James draws from his experiences of living, working and backpacking in over 30 countries to help motivate people to take risks and make impactful change.

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