At ECHO, we represent a dynamic roster of BIPOC leaders, entrepreneurs, creatives, industry disruptors, and cultural visionaries. Our mission is to connect audiences with speakers who bring lived experience, expertise, and powerful storytelling into spaces that shape minds and drive transformation. From classrooms to boardrooms, we help you bring real impact into the room with people who shape perspective, drive economic change, and honour their origins.
Our speakers don’t just take the stage, they shift the conversation.
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About us
Why book with us?
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Every speaker we represent is carefully selected based on their expertise, credibility, and ability to engage audiences. Whether you need a keynote speaker, workshop facilitator, panelist, or corporate trainer, we ensure that you are matched with the best possible talent for your specific event.
We take the time to understand your event goals, audience, and key themes before recommending speakers.
Our speakers undergo a vetting process, ensuring expertise, professionalism, and impact.
We match organizations with leaders who align with their industry, values, and message, ensuring a relevant and engaging experience.
The Result: You receive a speaker who is not only inspiring but also strategically aligned with your event’s purpose and audience needs.
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Planning an event is stressful enough—securing a speaker should not add to your workload. ECHO manages the entire booking process from start to finish, making the experience seamless and efficient.
Contract Management: We draft and negotiate fair, transparent contracts to protect both the client and speaker.
Fee & Payment Coordination: We ensure secure, timely payments and align with your budget requirements.
Travel & Logistics: For in-person events, we assist with travel coordination, accommodations, and event schedules.
Technical Support: For virtual or hybrid events, we provide speaker briefings, tech checks, and setup guidance.
The Result: You can focus on delivering a successful event, while we handle the speaker-related logistics.
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ECHO is proudly committed to elevating BIPOC voices across industries and disciplines. Our speakers are changemakers, thought leaders, and experts who bring authentic, lived experiences to every engagement.
Multi-Industry Representation: We feature speakers from business, finance, innovation, health, arts, policy, social justice, media, and beyond.
Culturally-Informed & Relevant: Our roster includes speakers who offer Indigenous knowledge, intersectional perspectives, and forward-thinking insights.
Bridging Corporate & Community: Whether it's a boardroom, conference, university, or grassroots gathering, our speakers bring expertise that resonates.
The Result: Your event benefits from fresh, diverse perspectives that create lasting impact and meaningful discussions.
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Whether you need a speaker from your region or an internationally recognized industry leader, ECHO has a wide-reaching network of experts.
Local Impact: Need a speaker with regional expertise? We connect you with leaders who understand local issues, industries, and communities.
National & International Presence: Looking for a high-profile thought leader or someone with global influence? We provide access to recognized experts and global voices.
Virtual & Hybrid Options: We book both in-person and virtual speakers, ensuring flexibility and accessibility regardless of location.
The Result: No matter where your event is, we ensure you get the right speaker to fit your needs.
Our Services
Educational Institutions
From K-12 classrooms to university lecture halls, we help bring powerful, lived experiences into the spaces where the next generation is shaped. Our speakers are educators, entrepreneurs, creatives, and leaders who engage students through motivational talks, culturally grounded workshops, and youth-focused storytelling that inspires self-confidence, purpose, and resilience.
Whether it’s a single assembly, a semester series, or Indigenous education programming, we help you connect curriculum to community and students to possibility.
Workshops & Masterclasses
Interactive, engaging, and customized to your audience, our workshops and masterclasses go beyond inspiration—they deliver real skills, tools, and strategies. Whether focused on entrepreneurship, creativity, healing, career planning, or confidence building, these sessions leave lasting impressions and practical takeaways.
Ideal for educators, students, corporate teams, and community groups, our workshop leaders don’t just teach—they empower.
Corporate & Private Workshops
Libraries and public institutions are gateways to community, learning, and social connection. ECHO speakers bring stories that foster understanding, cultural awareness, and shared values through storytelling, Q&A sessions, performances, and knowledge-sharing events.
Our speaker programs build bridges between generations, cultures, and lived experiences, helping libraries and community spaces fulfill their roles as inclusive, empowering hubs for dialogue and discovery.
Motivational Speaking
From overcoming systemic barriers to building multi-million-dollar businesses, our speakers share stories that uplift, energize, and awaken purpose. Ideal for students, educators, corporate teams, or community audiences, these sessions celebrate resilience, perseverance, and the power of authenticity.
When you bring in an ECHO speaker, you’re not just filling a time slot—you’re creating a transformative moment that sticks with your audience long after the applause ends.
Libraries & Community Centers
We partner with corporate, nonprofit, and private organizations to deliver meaningful, results-driven learning experiences. From diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training to leadership development and wellness talks, our speakers challenge assumptions, foster innovation, and strengthen workplace culture.
Our custom sessions are led by professionals and changemakers who understand the intersection of identity, lived experience, and business success, equipping your teams with new tools, new perspectives, and actionable insight.
Entertainment & Cultural Performances
We represent artists, musicians, dancers, and spoken word performers who captivate audiences while sharing the beauty and power of their culture. These performances are immersive, educational, and unforgettable—perfect for school assemblies, community celebrations, public events, and seasonal programming.
Each performance is rooted in authentic storytelling and cultural expression, reinforcing pride, identity, and intergenerational connection.