Bet on Yourself Even When the Chips are Down:
Innovative Sales Strategies to Win the Hand

Betting on oneself, even when facing obstacles or setbacks holds significant importance for sales teams and leaders. If the past few years have taught us anything, it’s that life will continue to throw curveballs. It’s in how we rise to meet those challenges that defines our success. At the heart of everything is confidence, the secret ingredient to outperform even in the most trying of times. My journey has given me the skills I need to rise above all challenges, and I look forward to sharing these with your team during this engaging and interactive keynote.

Learning Outcomes

• Increase resilience: so they can bounce back from setbacks and persevere through tough times. This mindset encourages learning from failures and using them as stepping stones towards success.
• Boost confidence: so they can approach prospects, negotiations and challenges with assertiveness and conviction, leading to better outcomes.
• Innovation: so that they can think outside the box, explore new strategies, and adapt to changing market dynamics effectively.

Leverage, Leverage, Leverage:
How to STACK Your Wins for MASSIVE Success

Everyone wants to work with a winning team. I’ll show your employees how to leverage their wins to attract clients and multiply sales. Effective leverage can provide a competitive advantage by allowing businesses to outperform competitors in terms of efficiency, innovation, customer service and market reach. I have received the great honour of having my paddleboard displayed at The Canadian Canoe Museum- used as an educational resource for hundreds of thousands of annual visitors. I used the art of leverage- by showcasing the achievements to date of the Great Lakes Crossing team, establishing credibility, attracting the attention of various Museum Institutions and by investing in strategic relationships with Museum curating teams. In this engaging talk I will share valuable insights around:

• The Importance of sharing wins
• Strategic relationship building (and nurturing)
• Enrolling people in the vision
• Demonstrate the win-win
• Embracing Innovation
• Staying grateful

Create a Winning Hand So that EVERY employee has the ADVANTAGE: The 1 in 5 Statistic

If there was a formula for success that wouldn’t only inspire your employees to transform your entire company culture, wouldn’t you want to know about it?

By focusing on strengths rather than challenges, breaking down barriers to seeking help and support, and fostering a supportive environment, your employees will become a winning team. I am an athlete and adventurer who overcame a neurological disorder to become the first person with disabilities to cross the five Great Lakes on a paddle board, receiving numerous awards and accolades. This experience taught me to focus on strengths over disabilities and to focus on my advantages over disadvantages. I want to improve your employees’ resilience, enhance collaboration and ultimately contribute to a more positive and productive workplace.

With 1 in 5 people facing mental health issues or disabilities, fostering an inclusive environment isn’t just a moral imperative, it’s a strategic advantage.

Join me in creating a workplace where inclusivity, drives collaboration, innovation, and success for all.

Mental Health: The One in Five Statistic
How to Create Cultures of Support Where Everyone Wins

In a time where one in five struggles with mental health challenges, it is critical that we confront this issue head-on. While our instinct may be to concentrate on the struggles of that one person, this approach may inadvertently place a burden on them and perpetuates the stigma surrounding mental health.

In this engaging and enlightening presentation, Mike shares his personal mental health journey, adopting the roles of patient, survivor and advocate. Through the lens of humour and inspiration, Mike invites audiences to join him on a transformative expedition alongside his support team, traversing the five Great Lakes and raising awareness for mental health in Canada.

By shifting the narrative away from the one individual and redirecting our focus to the other four in the equation, Mike encourages a collective effort to normalize challenging mental health conversations. He explores practical ways to promote inclusivity and allyship, ultimately dismantling the pervasive stigma and stereotypes associated with mental health.

Learning Outcomes

• Reflect on and evaluate one’s own mental health and wellness
• Identify barriers that prevent individuals from seeking help
• Break stigma and stereotypes associated with mental health
• Understand your strengths and how they can impact a team
• Improve resiliency by how we view life’s challenges

Talk Topics

Resilience, Teams, Leadership, Failure, Mindset, Mental Health/Mindset, Motivation, Motivational, Teamwork, Workplace, Workplace Culture, Adversity,LGBTQ+, Disability, Collaboration, Diversity, Empowerment, Inclusion, Mental Illness