Catalyst: Stories That Started Something
Speaker Slam® held Catalyst online on March 23, 2022. Fifty-five speakers from Canada and the US entered, and the Top 10 who moved forward brought their A game to the virtual stage.
The night was full of honest, personal stories, from a pink slip at lunch to a plane ticket to India to a friend handing over a book in a coffee shop. The judges had a tough call to make.
1st Place: Anesh Daya
Edupreneur, Author, Proud Father
Anesh took the stage with the story of the day his director invited him to lunch, then slid a termination notice across the table because new rules required ESL teachers to hold a university degree. A head teacher in Toronto and the son of immigrant parents, he has gone on to equip thousands of English language learners to use language to break barriers and build bridges.
2nd Place: Jonathan Glass
Healer, Doctor, Author
Jonathan shared a journey that began in a Paris ashram and led to a ticket from Rome to Calcutta, despite weeks of second-guessing. His message is simple: listen to the inner voice that leads to greater health and happiness.
3rd Place: Lisa Kelly
Mentor In The Art of Living Your Dreams
Lisa spoke about the morning a friend passed her a copy of the Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book in a Starbucks, and the inner voice that asked how she would keep drinking as her young son grew up. Getting sober, and leaving a career to run her own business and stay home with her son, became two of the most important choices of her life.
Meet the Judges Who Made It All Happen
- Azul Terronez, Author, Coach, Publisher
- Blake Fly
- Jayne Lowell, Serial Entrepreneur, International #1 Best Selling Author, 7-Figure Mindset Mentor
- Steve Lowell, President, Global Speakers Federation, Mentor to Professional Speakers Worldwide
Prizes donated:
- Azul Terronez: two book coaching sessions plus lifetime access to the Authors Who Lead Summit for 1st place (total value $1,497), and Summit access for 2nd and 3rd
- Jayne Lowell: a private Zoom session on her 7-Figure Mindset Formula for each of the top three
- Steve Lowell: a 30-minute "High-Impact" private presentation review (value $1,000)
Meet the full lineup in Meet the Speakers for Catalyst 2022 and the panel in Meet Your Judges for Catalyst 2022.