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 Personal Transformation on January 25, 2017 at Revival Bar, Toronto.
See who they chose in the results.
Marcos Mendosa
Motivational Speaker, Founder of LifeStreamSoundtrack, Lyricist
Marcos has been acknowledged as a creative and expressive mind consciously equipped to contribute his various talents and skills to millennials around the world. Marcos been known for his talent as a Public Speaker that fuses Music with Motivational Speaking at his acclaimed “Performance Seminars. Seminar Curator As a Speaker he uses Atmospheric Design to provide audiences with an Educational and Entertainment value that leaves lasting impressions by creating moments in his speeches that trigger emotional intelligence to become activated. 2x Public Speaking Champion In 2014 Marcos won 1st Place at the Dynamo Public Speaking Competition for his speech titled, I'M.POSSIBLE. In 2016, Marcos won 1st place at the Speaker Slam Competition for his speech titled, I AM. From this moment on, he's been a committed entrepreneur that's used his talents to spread messages of love, abundance, possibility, and action. Certified Think & Grow Rich Instructor In 2014, Marcos was introduced to the President of the Think & Grow Rich Institute. Through this introduction, Marcos was then given the opportunity to become the National Operations Manager for the institute and began leading workshops and seminars on behalf of Napoleon Hills iconic legacy, Think and Grow Rich. Through a 2 year journey of mentoring under the work of Napoleon Hill, Marcos became one of the leading instructors to deliver the philosophy to students that aspired to learn how to turn dreams and ideas into reality manifested. Current Day Today, Marcos is living his life as a creative mind that uses his passions to create customized soundtracks of people's lives through his company, LifeStream Soundtracks. Marcos and his team are committed to creating the soundtrack of people's lives by using animation, audio engineering, music, and literacy. LifeStream Soundtracks has become the ultimate form of expression for Marcos. He has truly discovered a niche that exemplifies his character to the utmost.
Dwayne Morgan
Spoken Word Artist, 2016 Premier's Award for Excellence in the Arts Finalist, 2013 Scarborough Walk of Fame Inductee
Dwayne Morgan began his career as a spoken word artist in 1993. In 1994, he founded Up From The Roots entertainment, to promote the positive artistic contributions of African Canadian and urban influenced artists. Dwayne’s work ethic has taken him across Canada, the United States, Jamaica, Barbados, England, Scotland, Belgium, Budapest, Germany, France, Norway, Ghana, and Holland. His emphasis on quality has driven his success, and has made him a well-respected component of Toronto’s urban music community, as well as the North American, and Global, spoken word scenes. Morgan is a 2016 finalist for the Premier’s Award for Excellence in the Arts. In 2014, he was the recipient of the Renaissance Planet Africa Award for Career Achievement, and was acknowledged by the Ontario Black History Society as a Community Trailblazer. In 2013, Morgan was inducted in to the Scarborough Walk of Fame. Morgan is a member of the Writers Union of Canada, a 2012 Canadian Festival of Spoken Word National Poetry Slam Champion, and has received both the African Canadian Achievement Award , and the Harry Jerome Award for Excellence in the Arts. Morgan is the winner of 3 Canadian Urban Music Awards (2001, 2003, 2005). In 2005, Morgan was recognized as Poet of Honour at the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word in Vancouver, and in 2008 his contribution to the Arts and Canadian society were recognized on the Legacy Black History Month poster.
Noel Walrond
President of My Dreams Work, Success Coach, Motivational Speaker, Author
Noel Walrond has a mission to raise a nation of DreamAholicsTM, a nation of people who are committed to making their passion and dreams become a tangible reality in all areas of their lives: relationships, fnance, business, spirituality, health and contribution. It is Noel’s dream to resurrect all of those who are living like “zombies.” Noel has had enough of seeing people go through the motions, watching life pass them by. You have taken the frst steps to resurrecting yourself by reading this book. Now he wants you to walk with the DreamAholics worldwide, and run toward your dreams. Noel Walrond is the President of My Dreams Work Inc., a personal and professional growth and development company. He is committed to helping people fgure out their passions and monetize them, take their businesses/sales to the next level and BEAT PROCRASTINATION. Noel has helped people from all over the world take control of their mindsets. This shift has enabled his students to take their GAME to the NEXT level. Noel has helped many clients go from struggling fnancially to become fnancially secure and independent. He has helped save relationships, reunite estranged families and strengthen deteriorating marriages. Noel has helped people worldwide improve their self-image and gain more confdence resulting in people securing the life they only previously dreamed about Noel electrifes audiences with his powerful self-realization presentations, workshops and webinars. His most popular programs are: SELL SOME MORE ACADEMY, for sales professionals who want to dramatically increase revenue in their business and The GAME CHANGER, a program that helps people get clarity about what direction they want to go in life, discover and monetize their passions and take charge of their mindset so they can create the lifestyle they desire and deserve. Noel is proud to bring you his frst book entitled: There Is No Tomorrow: The Ultimate Guide to BEATING PROCRASTINATION.
Ash Silva
The Connector, Author, Book Publisher, Ash Silva
, speaker and author is the Director of Business Development at Next Century Publishing. Ash has been the driving force, guide and mentor to many authors bringing their stories to life. His vast knowledge of the publishing and printing industry paired with his first hand experience as an author paves the way for authors to create everything from your book to an author’s empire. Whether it’s your new book, a reprint of your existing works or marketing materials, Ash’s creative talent and eye for detail can help meet the spectrum of all your printing needs. Over the past 20 years, he has become best known, as “ The Connector ” through his gift in teaching and sharing the power of connection, Ash has magnanimously made thousands of connections leading others to experience results from lucrative business contracts to extreme personal transformation and growth. Ash has taken his years of experience and knowledge to create and build training programs in Social Media, Online Marketing and his very latest, “ Connection-Power “.