For the 30+ years, Ian Tyson has been entertaining and inspiring audiences around the world to realize their potential, and seek happiness in life. His presentations combine hilarious and heart warming story telling, observational humour and meaningful life lessons to leave your audience with words and thoughts to live by.
He is one of North America's top inspirational speakers, and has worked extensively with companies, TEDx, conferences and special events about teaching optimism, resilience and kindness. Ian's book, "Hooray For Everything! The Optimist Manifesto" is an insightful collection of stories, rants and ideas about finding and keeping positivity. Ian is an avid home cook, who brings his positivity and energy to the kitchen and was featured on the Food Network Canada show “Wall of Chefs” in 2020, and has an online cooking show of his own called "The Confined Kitchen".
Whether as a keynote presenter, workshop facilitator, or event emcee, Ian will bring an energy and impact that your team will not soon forget.
ABOUT
Ian





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CORPORATE AND EVENT KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS
Ian's presentations are injected with humour and relatable story telling, and always curated to your needs and learning outcomes. While pre-pandemic, there were a selections of set "shows" to choose from, now things are much more customized to your needs, drawing from the wealth of material Ian has developed in his career. His presentations, Hero Inside, Hooray for Everything!, Unlearn and Feed My Life entertained and inspired for years, and carry valuable lessons and takeaways for audiences, including:
Corporate Culture, Positive Attitude, Growth Mindset, Resilience, Fear, Choices, Intention, Respect, Kindness, Dealing with Stress, Overcoming Obstacles, Effective Leadership, Gratitude, and Finding Your Motivation, among many more!
LEADERSHIP AND TEAM WORKSHOPS
Drawing from Ian's extensive background in leadership training and group facilitation, he has a wealth of workshops to help leaders at all levels create stronger teams and lead more effectively. Ranging from 30 mins to full day, workshops can be customized to your company or event needs and can cover a myriad of topics and activities, including:
Team and Trust Building
Gratitude and Attitude
Finding Your Leadership Why!
Cultivating Corporate Culture




In this time of uncertainty, social distancing and new directives in companies , we are all working together for the greater good. Ian recognizes that some clients may not yet return to full gatherings. Yet, we all still need effective tools and resources to cope with stress, unlock resilience, find our optimism and perhaps have a laugh along the way.
There is still work to be done, and stories to be told, and Ian is ready, willing and able to conduct keynotes, workshops and other programs in a live virtual setting.
Options Including:
- Flexible range of content and pricing models
- Shorter Presentation Length to accommodate virtual
- Live or Pre-recorded streams available
- Integrated Programs
- Higher level of interactivity
Presentations
VIRTUAL
"FEED MY LIFE"

"HOORAY FOR EVERYTHING is a wonderful collection of stories and insights to put a skip back into your step. Happiness is a choice and Ian Tyson will kick start your journey and fuel it with optimism."
- Mark Scharenbroich, Emmy award winner, & Author of Nice Bike - Making Meaningful Connections on the Road of Life
There are a lot of things we encounter every day that can make it easy to choose to be negative. Stresses at work or home can all add up to an unfortunate change in the way we react to and treat others. That attitude spreads like a virus.
With his first book, "Hooray For Everything! The Optimist Manifesto" renowned speaker Ian Tyson looks to reverse that trend. Ian's anecdotal stories, essays, tips and rants tackle the in's and out's of staying positive no matter what life throws at you. Whether it's learning the power of "No", practicing some Uncommon Courtesy, or examining some of the 2000 choices we make in a day, this relatable read will help you to see that glass is indeed always half full!
Hooray For Everything!
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