I have spoken at a variety of venues and to a variety of audiences of all ages and backgrounds — from kindergarteners to adults, at schools, organizations, summer camps, churches, gala events and weddings.
If you need a keynote speaker, workshop presenter, mistress of ceremonies or host, I’m your gal!
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Past Speaking Engagements
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- State of the Fitness Industry
- ASPIRES Nutrition
- ASPIRES Women’s Fitness and Nutrition Event – “Your PCOS Client is Not Ovary-Acting: Weight Inclusive Considerations for Training Your PCOS Client from a Personal Trainer with PCOS”
- canfitpro Global Conference and Trade Show 2022, 2023 (“Bodies, BS and Lies: Helping Clients Build Freedom and Confidence with Their Bodies While Reaching Personal Goals”), 2024 (“Creating Inclusive Workplaces: Applied Principles of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion”)
- 8th Annual Women Who Influence, 2022
- IG Lives (“What is Body Neutrality?”)
Body Positive Fitness Alliance Fitpro Summit – 2022, 2023
Zumba Fitness, LLC – Body Positivity IG Live
SOC475 Sociology of Legal Careers, University of Toronto Mississauga, 2021, 2022, 2023
Fitness Professionals Against Weight Stigma – October 2021, Cultivating Anti-Racism in Fitness Spaces
Hart House, University of Toronto – Festival of Dance – Body Positivity
Turner Fenton Secondary School, Peel District School Board, Brampton, Ontario, Canada – June 2023 – Workshop with Black Parents
Agincourt Collegiate Institute, Toronto District School Board, Toronto, Ontario, Canada – How to Win Scholarships for Post-Secondary Education
David and Mary Thompson Collegiate Institute, Toronto District School Board, Toronto, Ontario, Canada – How to Win Scholarships for Post-Secondary Education
Concordia University – February 2023 – Zen Den — Body Positivity, Body Neutrality, Body Liberation Drop-In Session for Students
Weight Inclusive Dieticians of Canada – June 2024 – “Your PCOS Client is Not Ovary-Acting: Weight Inclusive Considerations for Training Your PCOS Client from a Personal Trainer with PCOS”
Canadian Women and Sport – October 2024 – Body Confidence in Sport
Vanier College – October 2024 – Social Sciences Festival – “Body Positivity in a Fat-Hating World”
McGill University, Eating Disorder Support Centre – October 2024 – Fatphobia and Normalized Eating Disorder Behaviour
YMCA Quebec – November 2024 – “Anti-Racism and Anti Weight Stigma as a Foundational Lens for Your Fitness Practice”
Canadian Infrastructure Bank – – February 2025 – Black Leadership and Legacy (Black History Month)
Sask Sport – March 2025
University of Toronto, Mississauga Campus – Guest Lecturer, “Sociology of Legal Careers” – 2022, 2023, 2024
Speaking Topics/Subjects Include:
- Importance and Value of Education
- Race Relations and Social Justice
- How to Win Scholarships for University/Applying for Financial Aid
- Overcoming Adversity, Setbacks and Failure
- Girl Empowerment
- Body Positivity, Body Neutrality, Body Liberation
- Weight Stigma, Fat Bias, Weight Discrimination
- Size Diversity in Fitness
- Fitness and Physical Activity
- Anti-Racism in Your Fitness Practice
- Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Belonging and Anti-Racism
- Anti-Black Racism
- Church/Religious Contemporary Issues (lifestyle, challenges, youth, religious liberty etc.)
The list above is not exhaustive.
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Black Legacy and Leadership with Simone Samuels who delivered an outstanding session with a satisfaction rate of 4.89/5!
Here are some top comments:
- “Highly engaging and informative. One of my favorite sessions!”
- “Appreciated the participatory method and meaningful message.”
- “Concrete tactics to empower Black leadership and be better allies.”
- “Interactive format was fantastic. Keep bringing more sessions like this!”
- “Simone was informative yet personal. Loved her examples and clarity.”
- “Please bring Simone back next year!”
I’ve also given presentations to high school students on finding and winning scholarships and they have found my advice invaluable. Anjana, a grade twelve student who sat in one of my presentations said that she left my presentation inspired.
Naheer, another grade twelve student, also left inspired. He told me that my advice helped him navigate the wealth of scholarship resources available:
“You really gave me a sense of direction in applying for scholarships and steered me the right way. Before your presentation, I was literally feeling lost. There was a sea of scholarship information being thrown at me from every which way, and I didn’t know what to do with all of it and how to process it! Sure I knew what scholarships were and that I should take my time to apply for them – but how exactly? I kept wondering…”
Teachers and staff have also found my insight to be very helpful and have appeciated my seminars. Stephen Buck, a guidance counsellor at another high school where I spoke during their Financial Aid seminar, said that my segment was the “most informative and interesting part of the evening.”
It’s never too early to start preparing financially for your education. I won my first scholarship in grade seven and I always advise students to begin their process of searching for scholarships as soon as possible — even as early as grade nine. Contact me and I’ll tell you why. 😉
Again, the above list is not exhaustive. I’m open to developing and speaking on any topic that would meet the needs of your event, organization and/or audience.
I love sharing messages of hope and inspiration with various audiences and I love educating people. If you think that I would be a good speaker for your event or program or at your school or church or organization, I would love to work with you. Contact me so we can discuss how we can work together.
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