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 Youth Speaker Slam: Courage on April 14, 2019 at CSI Annex, Toronto.
See who they chose in the results.
Joze Piranian
Judge, Youth Speaker Slam: Courage 2019
Joze Piranian is a TEDx Speaker, Comedian, and lifelong Stutterer who delivers transformational talks about Conquering Fears, Building Resilience and Diversity/Inclusion at organizations, conferences and schools. in 2017, Joze received the award of Inspirational Speaker of the Year.In 2018, he delivered a TEDx talk and spoke at the Archangel Summit in front of 2500 people. In 2019, Joze was featured on giant motivational platform Goalcast. Joze is also a Stand-up Comedian who has performed in Edinburgh, New York, Montreal, Chicago, Toronto and Beirut. He opened for comedians including Joe List and Ivan Decker (both of whom have a Netflix Special)
Kasha Slavner
GenZ Filmmaker, Photographer, Author, Speaker, Social Entrepreneur
Selected as the first recipient of the Kim Phuc Youth Award for Peace, She’s also a 6x UN Youth Delegate and Ontario Regional Advisor for the Canadian Council of Young Feminists. Kasha's a We Are Family Foundation's Global Teen Leader, was selected by WE.org for their inaugural social entrepreneurship incubator, is a 2018 Yunus & Youth fellow & founder of The Global Sunrise Project. Her documentary, The Sunrise Storyteller, premiered at the UN in 2017, screened at 55+ festivals & won 28 awards, including the Ron Kovic Peace Prize.
Brittany Krystantos
Judge, Youth Speaker Slam: Courage 2019
Brittany Krystantos is the writer of the bestselling self-help book, "I Am Not Your Average Teen", which she wrote at the age of fifteen and ranked # 1 on Amazon. Now at 21, she has released her second book, "Beneath And Beyond" addressing teen mental health. From being muted for seven years, to now being a voice for the voiceless, Brittany has been dedicated to helping young people through her program she teaches in High Schools and Universities based on the principles found in this book.
Mr. Good Vibes
CEO Good Vibes Enterprises, Motivational Speaker for the Youth, Former Division 1 NCAA Soccer Player
Mr Good Vibes is exactly what his name entails: full out positivity. After starting businesses since the age of 14, he now runs a digital marketing agency that helps brands connect with Generation Z and millennials. They have had the opportunity to work with brands including Loblaws, Tim Horton's, Cineplex, etc. MGV also enjoys inspiring the youth by speaking in front of thousands of students as he shares his journey from being bullied, going through racism, cut from teams, etc., to getting full Division 1 NCAA soccer scholarships, becoming a full time entrepreneur and spreading good vibes across the continent!