Speaker Slam®:
The Premier Speaker Development Agency
We help thriving entrepreneurs and professionals build a powerful personal brand with speaking so they can be recognized as experts, changemakers, thought leaders—and get booked and paid.
From stunning stages to professional video services, publicity, and strategic speaker development, we provide everything you need to elevate your brand, build credibility, and inspire your community.
We’re best known for creating North America's Largest Inspirational Speaking Competition—a platform where speakers share their life stories, inspire action, and compete for prizes worth up to $10,000.
Our proven process has transformed countless speakers, helping them achieve remarkable milestones:
- Securing paid speaking engagements.
- Delivering TEDx talks.
- Publishing best-selling books.
- Receiving widespread media coverage.
- Being featured in documentaries.
- Going viral
- Leading movements,
- Creating impactful events
- Transitioning to full-time speakers and leaving their 9-to-5 jobs behind.
Most importantly, our speakers inspire schools, charities, and corporations, driving meaningful change at the grassroots level.
At Speaker Slam, we don’t just help you tell your story—we help you change lives while building a career that gets you booked and paid.
We help speakers not just share their message—but get booked and paid to deliver it
As Seen On Leading Media Platforms
Our speakers, events, and speeches have been featured on top-tier networks, inspiring millions worldwide.
Meet Dan and Rina
The Co-Founders of Speaker Slam®
Rina Rovinelli is a speaker manager who works with speakers to craft impactful talks, build bookable brands, and create lasting momentum. As a speaker coach, she has guided numerous speakers to achieve victory, virality, and visibility by refining their storytelling and helping them secure paid opportunities.
Rina is also the creator of Command the Room, a communication training program that focuses on connection and collaboration. A powerful speaker in her own right, she has been recognized as a Woman of Influence and a Brilliant Minded Woman Award winner.
Dan Shaikh is a publicist who helps changemakers amplify their messages, build authority, and create lasting impact. Through strategic publicity, he has guided clients to achieve major media coverage, secure TEDx stages, win awards, go viral, and land paid speaking opportunities that open doors to life-changing opportunities.
As the architect behind Speaker Slam’s media and branding strategy, Dan has connected speakers to top outlets like The Social, CP24, Breakfast Television, CHCH, and CTV. His dedication to elevating others has earned him recognition as one of The Peak’s 40 Under 40 Emerging Leaders and Toronto Star’s Gold Star for Best Publicity Services.
Together, Rina and Dan have created Speaker Slam, North America’s largest inspirational speaking competition and a premier Speaker Development Agency. Their mission is to empower speakers to share their stories, inspire audiences, and build careers as Experts, Changemakers, and Thought Leaders.
Join us on this journey!
Choose Your Path:
Compete On Stage
Compete on our Stage for a chance to win a prize package valued up to $10,000 and the title of Inspirational Speaker of the Year.
Become a Booked & Paid Speaker
The Elite Speaker Experience. Work with us to elevate your brand, become a sought after expert and get booked and paid to speak.
HEAR FROM OUR GREATEST SUCCESS STORIES:
I FOUND MY VOICE
"Speaker Slam changed my Life! It gave me a supportive community I am proud and honored to be part of and it made me see a future that I always dreamt of but was too scared and lacked the confidence to achieve on my own! Winning the Grand Slam was a dream come true!"
Marjorie Aunos
2021 Inspirational Speaker of the Year
MY LIFE CHANGED
"Winning Speaker Slam was the beginning of my 'Unbalanced Paddleboarder' brand which has led me to creating a bestselling book, winning awards and earning paid speaking opportunities. What a wild ride!"
Mike Shoreman
International Speaker, Bestselling Author, Award Winner, and All Around Change-Maker
SPEAKER SLAM WAS THE START OF MY CAREER
"As someone who had recently started doing stand-up comedy and public speaking when I first competed at Speaker Slam, my journey has evolved beautifully since.
I went from the gorgeous stage at Lula Lounge in Toronto where I won the Grand Slam to sharing the stage with Dragon Den’s Arlene Dickinson at the Archangel Summit and Drake's music video producer Director X at the Top Ten Event. I am truly grateful to have had this opportunity.
Thank you Rina, Dan and the rest of the speaker slam community for being a part of my journey while I get to be a part of yours."
Joze Piranian
Global TEDx Speaker and Comedian
SEEN BY MORE THAN 50 MILLION PEOPLE
"My life has completely shifted since competing at Speaker Slam. Not only have I had floods of people, thousands around the world messaging me sharing their story, their unwillingness to dim but I've connected with speaking opportunities, had TEDx offers and paid speaking opportunities. My video was featured on Goalcast and seen by more than 35 million people. It's been life changing."
Gina Hatzis
International Speaker & the Best Selling Author of 'The Too Much Woman'
