Ontario

“We look forward to conference every year because we hope you’ll be back... you make the business sessions so entertaining and your research, we forget you don’t actually work for us!”
Pet Valu

I attended the Healthcare Supply Chain Network conference last month (Toronto May 2014), and had the great privilege of hearing your inspirational testimony. Your message of determination in the face of adversity was extremely impactful to me. The line I was most significantly left with was - "tough times do not last, tough people do." I know the one certainty of life is that we just don't know what is coming around the corner. Your talk encouraged me to take a step back and really assess what I hold to be meaningful, and, most importantly, to list out goals that I have until now only seen as un-achievable. You have proven that any height is reachable. Thanks for the nudge forward man. Andrew spoke with passion and enthusiasm about his childhood, battles with cancer, and triumphs in the pool and how he gives 110% living his life based not around the circumstances presented, but how he can react to them. He establishes a rapport with his audiences young and old through his candid demeanour. Some were inspired by his athletic accomplishments, others by his drive and dedication. All agreed that he had an exception story to tell, and were thankful he shared it with us. - YMCA of Cambridge & Kitchener-Waterloo

"Your performance and interaction with attendees were amazing and professional. However, it was your ability to seamlessly interweave our Xerox sales and product messages into your presentations that drew the crowds and created the real magic in our booth" Xerox Canada

"I sat on the edge of my chair captivated by the story as Carl shared with hundreds of attendees the journey from his youth to world-class rock star, then to the event that changed his life forever. Absolutely incredible!Several months later I met with Carl to discuss speaking at the 2014 Annual NUTSEA Conference. I have spent most of my life working in an industry that does not give many second chances to the affected workers when errors are made. High voltage power line work demands the strictest and above all consistent safe work practices, or injuries and fatalities can be the result of an incident.I have now had the privilege of introducing Carl to my colleagues at that conference, all of who are safety and training professionals in the electrical utility industry. We listened as Carl delivered an emotion filled message all the while drawing parallels between his personal incident and challenges we face at our workplace. His interactive style was so compelling as he spoke of lack of focus, distractions, teamwork, job briefings and planning. The connection was immediate.Last, but certainly not least was how he displayed his gifts and talents by incorporating songs during the story. Such a passionate and exceptionally gifted speaker! We look forward to working with Carl again in the near future and enthusiastically recommend him!"Colorado Rural Electric Association, Denver CO