Speakers That Don’t Suck
Presentations and workshops for businesses looking to grow

Empower your team to strengthen their communities and inspire action with our bespoke workshops, seminars, and presentations.
Topics
Growth on Purpose
A workshop that will introduce the concept of the Growth Triangle. You’ll learn how building a more purpose-driven company will attract the best customers and talent for your business and accelerate your growth.
Empowering Leaders to Strengthen Communities
True leaders lead themselves, serve others, and win the hearts of their followers before asking for their hands. We believe that by amplifying the voices of leaders like you — and by focusing on becoming leaders ourselves — we can help make the world a better place.
SMART Approach to Recruiting
Build a strong foundation for your business by working with an A-team that will bring you A-players. A Strategic Marketing Approach to Recruiting Talent (The SMART Method) includes the following steps:
1. Talk with Your Current Top Team Members – these are your Ambassadors
2. Attract & Recruit Using Today’s Tools
3. Welcome Your Next Top Performers
Marketing to Attract Your A-Client
Your A-Clients are the clients that love working with you. A-Clients refer you, smile when they see you, and understand the full value of what you do for them. They are Awesome Clients!
Your business needs to focus on these people, and these people alone. In this working session you’ll learn how to frame your story in a way that will capture your A-Clients and attract more of them.
Leadership Training & Coaching
Intrigue’s leadership training and coaching programs will result in measurable and sustainable results for your bottom line.
Speaker Resumes
Rob Murray
Rob Murray is the Co-founder and CEO of Intrigue Media, a digital marketing company that has been empowering and growing businesses in the home improvement space for the last 14 years. Intrigue has been on Canada’s Growth 500 list for four years, is a Google Premier Partner and is Facebook Certified. Rob directs the organizational vision, works with clients to grow their businesses, and ensures that Intrigue has the right people and the right tools to get results. He is the past President of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization in Southwest Ontario and sits on the board of his local hospital as the digital marketing chair.
Vanessa McQuade
As part owner of Intrigue, Vanessa has had the opportunity over the last 10 years of helping businesses get noticed and found by their A-Clients. She and the team at Intrigue have found a niche in helping landscapers in different regions increase the quality of leads (not just quantity), provide more consistent leads throughout the year, and help showcase these great companies in order to attract the right A-Team members. Outside of Intrigue, Vanessa can be found spending time on the Board of Directors for United Way, chasing her two little ones around, getting together with friends and family, and enjoying the odd glass of wine!
Carly O’Brien
Since 1996, Carly has been working with groups and individuals to make more money and have more fun. Since joining Intrigue in 2016 as a part owner and Division Lead for the IMLeadership Division of Intrigue, she and the team have worked with post-secondary institutions, private business owners, not-for-profit leaders, and business partnership teams. She empowers leaders to strengthen communities as an executive coach, facilitator, consultant, and trainer. Her own purpose is Dining Rooms through Boardrooms, meaning everyone she works with benefits both inside and outside of their work life. In her personal life, Carly currently serves as a Director with the Guelph Community Foundation and laughs continually while listening to stories from her family.
Speaking Fees
Speaker fees range from $2,000 – $5,000 (plus travel and accommodations).