About Stuart
Stuart Knight is an award-winning entrepreneur, critically acclaimed author, and sought-after speaker who has captivated over one million people worldwide with his live presentations. Each year, he helps leading companies achieve new levels of success through his high-energy keynotes. Stuart's expertise in high-level communication has made him a frequent guest on Canada’s top TV and radio shows.
He is the author of two impactful books, You Should Have Asked – The Art of Powerful Conversation and The Madness of My Mind, and reaches over ten thousand readers through his popular weekly blog. In addition, Stuart founded Canada’s renowned speaking event, The Top Ten Event, which has generated over twenty million media impressions.
A world traveler, avid reader, and music composer, Stuart’s life experiences fuel his thought-provoking stories. As a renegade visionary, he shares powerful insights and lessons learned from taking risks, inspiring audiences to achieve goals beyond their imagination.
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ROCK IT BY TALKING IT
In order to be successful in business, we need people to respect, admire, value and like us. Every conversation we have with a customer, colleague, client, service provider or vendor is a new opportunity to influence the way they psychologically feel about us and our organization as a whole. The more we choose to have powerful conversations, the more successful we become.
All great leaders in business carve out time each day to invest in the people who influence their bottom line and they do it by going well above and beyond conversations about the weather. Instead, they make the concerted effort to interact with their business associates in a way that allows them to develop strong human bonds. It’s these powerful human connections that entice our key stakeholders to respond positively to the business activities we are aiming to engage them in.
THE CHOICE - FIVE DECISIONS ALL WINNERS MAKE
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More About Stuart
When he is not on the road speaking, you may have seen or heard him on some of Canada’s biggest TV and Radio stations where he is often asked for his expert opinion on high level communication.
He is the author of two profound books, You Should Have Asked – The Art of Powerful Conversation and The Madness of My Mind, and writes a weekly blog that has over ten thousand followers.
Personally, Stuart is a world traveler, an avid reader and composes music. He is also the founder of one Canada’s biggest speaking extravaganzas called The Top Ten Event, which has garnered over twenty million media impressions.
As a renegade visionary, Stuart Knight has taken gut wrenching risks and came out on top. Today, with hilarious stories and thought provoking insights, he shares the lessons he has learned helping people reach goals they never imagined they could attain.
Reviews
great speaker
- Copeland
Stuart’s presentations are a combination of entertainment, education, inspiration and fun. He provides a unique environment for individuals to maximize their inter‑connections thus promoting ideas and alliances, while generating real momentum within the group.
incredible
- Takeda Canada Inc.
Stuart Knight has an incredible ability to help audiences see the power of authentic human connection. He is so engaging and real, and his impact can be transforming. Thank you Stuart for holding a mirror to ourselves and inspiring us in all aspects of our lives!
best speaker ever
- Stephen Cryne
The majority of the delegates have been coming to this for over 10 years and many have told me that Stuart is the best speaker we’ve ever had.
engaging
- Manulife
Stuart was awesome – what a valuable, relevant‑to‑everybody speaker! The tips and tools he shared made an immediate impact on all those in attendance and many people shared in the days following just how much their conversations improved because of Stuart’s session. His energy, professionalism and humour was so engaging; he was a highlight of our 2023 conference and one of our favorite keynote speakers to date.
connecting speaker
- Terry Villella
Stuart is able to reach out to a group that is diverse in both background and responsibilities and did so in a manner in which everyone was able to connect to what he was presenting.
positive & energetic
- Dr. Jenna Sage
I’ve never seen a speaker drive such positive, energetic engagement in a virtual setting. Halfway through Q&A, my inbox was flooded with encore requests from our staff. Due to the demand, we invited him back a second time, and unsurprisingly, it was another smash hit. The impact Johnny’s talk has made on our company culture is still talked about to this day. He truly became part of the UMA family!
Impeccable!
- Guela Ferguson
Johnny was the keynote speaker at our recent dinner for philanthropic professionals and the response from the attendees was overwhelmingly positive! Attendees shared that they appreciated Johnny’s very personal presentation style and his willingness to engage with them. Johnny was very attentive during the two pre-session meetings we had in tailoring the session to best suit the needs of our audience. He took our input to heart and incorporated ideas and concepts seamlessly into his presentation without sacrificing any of his core messaging. The attention to timelines, deadlines, requests for additional information and session descriptions was impeccable and very much appreciated!
absolutely recommend
- Jennifer Wills
Johnny’s talk was very well received and the youth who attended the BRAVE Summit learned about acceptance, and that it is ok to not be ok from Johnny. The excitement has not quelled and the youth are still talking about the talk that Johnny gave and how he inspired them to take control of their mental health and seek help when needed. I would absolutely recommend Johnny to speak to ANY group
refreshing!
- Jess Atchison
It is refreshing to see a speaker of his caliber take the time to interact with attendees in such an authentic way. Johnny was personable, kind, relatable, and compassionate to each conference attendee and staff member he interacted with, and was definitely a key highlight of our event.
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