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Barry Spilchuk

President
You're My Hero Books Ltd.
Country or state 
Canada
Available to 
Global
City 
York
Fee 
Languages 
English
Timezone 
America/Toronto

Personal Details

Bio

In brief - I have the honour of the following accomplishments:

Author - A CUP of Chicken Soup for the Soul (60,000+ sold in Canada / 580,000+ around the world)

Author - THE cANCER DANCE - What to do when cancer catches you with your pants down

CLOSING SPEAKER at the WORLD VOLUNTEER CONFERENCE (1999) Edmonton.

According to a survey done by the Lavin Agency in 1999 - I was voted one of Canada's Top 4 Speakers (#1 in Inspiration)

I'm bouncing back - I am a two-time cancer survivor!

In 2009 I was given a stage-4 cancer diagnosis. I'm blessed to say, "I'm STILL here!"

In 2016 I was blindsided with an advanced prostate cancer diagnosis... I'm blessed to still be here.

After speaking around the world for many years - everything came to a grinding halt with my cancer diagnosis.

In 18-months I had: An accident, a stage-4 diagnosis, a bankruptcy, a marital separation, and an employee was stealing our money.

I am now blessed to say...ALL that has turned around! I am now being asked to speak again on MANAGING MULTIPLE STRESSES

It's so wonderful to be back in the game and serving audiences again.

A healthy soul is a worthy goal and it would be an honour to help you help the souls in your organization.

Current position (1)

President

You're My Hero Books Ltd.

Achievements (1)
Closing Speaker WORLD VOLUNTEER CONFERENCE

Held in Edmonton
2,700 people / 93 countries over four days.

The daily keynote speakers were as follows:
Opening Day - the Prime Minister of Canada.
Second Day - Princess Zahra Aga Khan
Third Day - Helen Lieberman (She helped stop the Apartheid)
Closing Keynote Speaker - Barry Spilchuk

Presentations

Presentations (1)
The Simple S.A.L.A.D. Formula on How to Manage Multiple Stresses and Keep Your Sanity in the Process

Your team will learn how to Handle (Juggle) Multiple Priorities and find the BLESS in the STRESS (or the BLESS in the MESS!)

In an 18-month period in 2008/09....I learned my A,B,C's:
Accident, Bankruptcy, cANCER, Divorce, Employee theft...
And then...I was blessed to turn it all around!

The stage-4 cancer was gone. I healed from the accident. The employee paid back the money he stole. I bounced back financially. And most important - the divorce - NEVER HAPPENED!
We've now been married 42 years!

I would be honoured to share this formula and system with you and your team.

The OPP (Ontario Provincial Police) asked me to share it with 200 Officers. When I got to the 2nd 'A' - in the S.A.L.A.D. formula,
We could hear a few tears and a lot of AHA's. It remains to this day one of the highlights of my 33 year speaking career.

As a delightful PS:
In 2009 - 2016 my Doctor had me on 300mg of EFFEXOR. Since 2016 - I am not taking any prescriptions for anything!

Workshops (1)
The Secret to Having It All
1 hour
(View workshop agenda)

You'll leave felling hopeful and you'll have less guilt about what you didn't get done.

Past talks (1)
A CUP of Chicken Soup for Your Soul
Dr. Phil Comes to Canada
Toronto - Enercare Centre (7000 people)
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Books & Articles (5)

A Cup of Chicken Soup for the Soul. (Coauthor)
HCI,
1996
I'M NOT DONE YET
XULON PRESS ELITE,
2020
The POWER of 2 - The MAGIC of Mastermind Teams
SELF,
2000
THE cANCER DANCE - What to do when cancer catches you with your pants down
HCI (Printer),
2013
The TIGER FACTOR (Tiger Woods)
Amazon,
2019

Expertise (5)

Health & Well-being
Leadership
Business
Managing Stress Becoming a Resilient Leader

Clients

GE, RBC, CIBC, Proctor & Gamble, Ontario Hydro Nuclear, BDO, VON, FBDB, Crawford & Company, Blake-Cassels-Graydon Barristers, TLOMA, Guardian Drugs, Multiple National and International Associations, U-Penn Cancer Center, Munson Medical Center

HRPA competencies

Core Competencies (Primary)
Health, Wellness & Safe Workplace
Core Competencies (Secondary)
Learning & Development
Organizational Effectiveness
Strategy
Enabling Competencies
Relationship Management
Strategic and Organizational Leadership

Awards & certifications (1)

The Person Who Did the Most for the Class
Dale Carnegie Organiztion
Recommendations
Why choose me? 

My job is to make YOU look good!
The success of the speaker can determine the success of the event.

Affiliations
HRPA
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