Keynote Speaker

Amanda Lindhout is one of the most sought-after keynote speakers in Canada and one of the most booked female keynote speakers in the world. For more than a decade she has delivered more than 500 keynotes across 34 countries for some of the most recognized organizations on the planet — Google, Mastercard, Deloitte, PwC, TD Bank, RBC, Scotiabank, BMO, CIBC, Marriott, Shell, the NHL, the Entrepreneurs’ Organization, and Young Presidents’ Organization, among many others. She is available for in-person and virtual keynotes for conferences, leadership summits, annual meetings, association events, and corporate gatherings of any size, anywhere in the world.

She is a New York Times bestselling author. Her memoir A House in the Sky (Simon & Schuster) is a #1 international bestseller being adapted into a four-part limited series by A24. Her story has been covered on Dateline NBC (two full episodes), the cover of The New York Times Magazine, Vogue, O: The Oprah Magazine, NPR, and USA Today. Eckhart Tolle called her message “absolutely vital for our times.”

Amanda speaks on some of the most pressing challenges facing individuals, leaders, and organizations today: resilience, mindset, burnout, mental health, workplace belonging and connection, overcoming adversity, post-traumatic growth, leadership under pressure, and navigating change and uncertainty. Every keynote is built around the specific needs, culture, and goals of the audience — she does not deliver a pre-packaged presentation.

Her four keynote topics address different entry points into this territory:

The Adversity Unlock — Reframing challenges as assets to cut through change and lead with optimism. Anchored in Amanda’s four quadrants of resilience: connection, gratitude, presence, and purpose.

Redefining Resilience — The science and practice of building genuine resilience. What it actually is, how it works, and how individuals and teams can develop it as a daily skill rather than an emergency response.

460 Days in Somalia — The Extraordinary Mindset framework: how to separate what we can control from what we cannot, avoid the pitfalls of uncertainty, and maintain clarity and hope when circumstances are at their worst.

Beyond Survival — Healing, post-traumatic growth, and thriving after adversity. Bridging lived experience with nervous system science and practical mindset tools. Particularly powerful for healthcare professionals, mental health organizations, first responders, and military audiences.

Howard Szigeti, Producer of Unique Lives & Experiences — which bills itself as North America’s leading women’s lecture series — said after booking Amanda: “I’ve seen them all. So when someone exceptional takes my stage — I know it quickly. Amanda was that exception. The audience was so transfixed on her story that you could hear a pin drop. By the end there wasn’t a dry eye in the house, and she got a huge standing ovation.”

Verne Harnish, founder of EO, said Amanda was “the perfect close to our Fortune Magazine Summit. The 900+ CEOs and top executives were brought to tears and cheers as they received a message that put the significant pressures they face every day into perspective.”

At an Australian real estate conference with more than 6,000 attendees, Amanda ranked first out of more than 40 speakers. She has received the first-ever standing ovation in the history of multiple EO and YPO chapter events across four continents. EO Detroit scored her 9.70. EO Malaysia 9.6. EO Kingdom of Bahrain 9.5.

Michelle Campbell, President and CEO of St. Joseph’s Health Care Foundation, said: “I cannot recommend Amanda highly enough. She is a singular speaker you’ll never forget having heard.”

The keynote speaker market is crowded. There is no shortage of people with inspiring stories, or people with frameworks, or people who are professionally polished on stage. What is rare — genuinely rare — is someone who has all three, who has lived through something of such magnitude that no audience can dismiss it, who has distilled that experience into tools that actually work, and who brings that combination to a room of any size in any industry and makes every person in it feel like the message was made for them.

Amanda survived 460 days as a hostage in Somalia. She recovered from a diagnosis of complex PTSD so severe she often couldn’t leave her home. She did not do this by being extraordinary to begin with. She did it by developing, step by step, the practices she now teaches — the same practices her audiences leave with after every keynote she delivers.

That is what makes her one of the most booked keynote speakers in Canada, and one of the most sought-after female keynote speakers in the world.

Amanda has spoken across more than a dozen industries: financial services, insurance, real estate, healthcare, workplace health and safety, hospitality, C-suite and executive leadership, first responders, associations, EO and YPO chapters, military and armed forces, and intelligence communities. She customizes every presentation to reflect the specific pressures and culture of each sector.

For speaking inquiries, visit the Speaking page at amandalindhout.com/speaking or contact Amanda’s team directly at amandalindhout.com/#contactForm. For the fastest response, text or call Jeff at 647-261-3419. Amanda partners with speakers bureaus worldwide and works with both independent event planners and corporate clients.