Andy is a high-energy motivational speaker who has inspired millions across Canada and the US. Since 1992, he has spoken at over 3,000 schools, conferences, and organizations, bringing a unique blend of comedy, real-life stories, and hands-on leadership training. Andy’s presentations are tailored to each audience and draw from his experience as a student leader, camp director, entrepreneur, and parent. He’s been a featured speaker at national and provincial leadership conferences and has led workshops at the Ontario Student Leadership Conference (OSLC) every year since 1992. With a mission to “Make Care Contagious,” Andy empowers students and staff to lead with heart, confidence, and purpose.
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BACKGROUND
Andy’s educational journey is marked by exceptional leadership, academic excellence, and deep community involvement. At Nicholas Wilson Elementary/Middle School, he served as Student Council Vice President and graduated as the top academic male in the Class of 1984. At Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School, he was Student Council President, founding president of the Community Club, a letterman athlete in football and track, and was voted Valedictorian of the Class of 1989. He earned the Ernie McTavish Award as the school’s top graduate for his contributions and led Laurier to be crowned Canada’s Most Spirited High School in the national MOGA contest. In 2005, Laurier named him its most outstanding graduate in school history, and in 2016, he was honoured as a “Top 50 at Fifty Years” alumnus. At King’s University College at Western University, Andy made the Dean’s Honour List each year, graduated with a degree in history in 1993, and was known for his spirited leadership as a three-time orientation leader, including serving as the 1992 Coordinator. Though he intended to become a high school teacher, he began delivering motivational presentations in university, sparking a lifelong career in student empowerment. Andy inspires students to balance academics and extracurriculars, drawing from his own success at all levels of education and decades of experience mentoring student leaders across thousands of schools and conferences.
