CAPS Connections
In this unique and sometimes solitary profession, CAPS provides a link to essential relationships, partnerships, and mentorship you didn't know you (or your business) needed. Make valued connections with peers and fellow thought-leaders to network, troubleshoot, and learn. Plus, gain friendships and knowledge to last a lifetime.
Chapters
CAPS supports local chapters from east to west that provide in-person events, networking, virtual opportunities, and camaraderie for members across the country.
Local Chapters
CAPS Members have the benefit of in-person meetings through local chapter events and virtual meetings hosted from across the country.
Global Connections
Because CAPS is a member of the Global Speakers Federation, your membership gives you access to speaking events and opportunities the world over.
These global connections can help you expand your learning, and grow your speaking business worldwide.
CAPS Communities
Think of a CAPS Community as a professional development group led by members for members. These communities focus on specific business-building topics, and groups meet regularly to work through the program set out by the community leader.
CAPS Communities are open to all members as a benefit of your membership and are consistently rated as one of the top perks of membership.
Explore some of our most popular communities below… AND, if you’re not yet a member of CAPS, explore membership options here.
NEW MEMBER COMMUNITY
WITH CAROL SCHULTE
New to CAPS? This community helps you unpack all the benefits of your CAPS membership, meet other new members, and get the most out of your investment.
Meets Monthly / Join Anytime
1st Wednesday of each month
3:00 PM ET (changing soon)
WEEKLY
FOCUS HOUR
WITH NATHALIE PLAMONDON-THOMAS, CSP
This community meets once a week to complete work goals in the company of other members. State your project, mute your audio, and dig in for an hour of focused work. Yes, THAT task, that you keep procrastinating on, will get done on Friday mornings!
Meets Weekly / Join Anytime
Fridays at 7:00 AM PT
HIGH INCOME EARNERS GROUP
WITH JOEL HILCHEY, CSP
You’ve taken your business to great heights and value the collaboration and conversation you get with other high-earning members. This group provides that opportunity.
Meets 10 times a year / Registration Fee
BOOK WRITING & PUBLISHING
WITH CATALINA MARGULIS
A book community that supports CAPS authors with a writing power hour and a WhatsApp group, which offers members a chance to connect and support one another in their writing journey.
Meets Weekly / Join Anytime
Every Friday at 11:00 AM ET
STOICISM
FOR PROFESSIONAL SPEAKERS
WITH DAVID GOUTHRO, CSP &
BARRY LEWIS GREEN
Discover how Stoic principles can elevate your speaking career in this engaging CAPS group. Together, we’ll explore resilience, emotional mastery, and practical wisdom from Stoicism to help you navigate challenges, stay grounded, and lead with clarity.
Meets Bi-weekly / Join anytime
2nd and 4th Monday of the month
8:00 AM PT
CAPS REVENUE COMMUNITY
WITH ANDREW LEITH
Meets Monthly / Join Anytime
3rd Tuesday monthly at 4:00 PM ET
SLIDECRAFT
WITH TREVOR PERRY
Learn skills for creating stunning slide decks. In this community, CAPS members will find answers to their slide creation questions. We will review the philosophy and design. Deep dives into tools such as PowerPoint and how to get the most out of them without being a certified expert.
Meets Monthly / Join Anytime
2nd Wednesday of each month
5:00 PM ET
LIMINAL LOUNGE
WITH RAVI TANGRI CSP &
MARUTA MEERING
If you explore practices of mindfulness, intuition, consciousness, or manifestation, come join us! We'll meet up to connect, swap insights about what we're learning, and explore/share micro-practices. Let’s keep it flexible and co-create the flow of the conversations and the group together, as we move forward.
Meets 9 times a year / Join Anytime
Typically the last Friday of each month at 2:00 PM ET
THE BUSINESS OF COMMUNITY
FOR PROFESSIONAL SPEAKERS
WITH STEPHEN LIBMAN
Three Months / Fixed-term Cohort of 25
Closed - Ending September 30
A CAPSULE WARDROBE FOR THE ROAD
WITH TWIST LIGHT
This community will help you identify your style by looking at colours, textures, fabrics, and prints for travelling, being on stage, and attending meetings. By the end of this community, you should have a carry-on suitcase full of pieces you can mix and match to create outfits you're proud to wear.
Meets 5 times / Fixed-term Cohort of 10
Closed - Ended
SUPPLIER SUCCESS CIRCLE
WITH LAUREN PIBWORTH
For CAPS supplier members, this community focuses on building aligned partnerships through referral strategies, cross-promotions, and intentional relationship-building. By fostering trust and understanding each other’s offers, members increase visibility and drive meaningful sales growth together.
Meets Monthly / Join Anytime
Closed - Ended
CAPS EMCEE GROUP
WITH KRISTIN ARNOLD, CSP, CPAE
This community brings together CAPS members who are committed to mastering the craft and business of professional Emceeing. Through a mix of teaching, discussion, guest speakers, and peer learning formats, members share best practices, build skills, and elevate the visibility and value of the Emcee role in events.
Meets Quarterly / Join Anytime
Arranged Ad Hoc
Typically on Mondays
AI COMMUNITY
WITH DENIS BOUDREAU & ROSS SAUNDERS
This community brings together speakers who use AI to grow their visibility, streamline content creation, and turn ideas into consistent opportunities while staying authentic. Members participate with a clear speaking focus and a willingness to experiment with simple AI workflows between sessions. Through collaboration and practical application, they build stronger positioning, produce consistent content, and unlock more speaking opportunities.
Meets Monthly / Join Anytime
Last Monday of the month
4:00 PM ET
CAPS Learning Centre
Earn more by learning more! From “Building Your Stage Presence” to “Building Your Business”, CAPS Learning Centre helps you accelerate your personal and professional growth by connecting you with dozens of professional, instructor-led learning tracks. Courses are available to members and non-members alike, and offer a gateway toward membership for emerging speakers.
Suppliers, Sponsors & Partners
CAPS benefits from quality relationships with the Supplier Members, Event and Corporate Sponsors, and Partnerships in our community. The support, services, and connections our members gain from these alliances is a valued part of membership.
CAPS Supplier Members
You have a business that provides goods or services that will help professional speakers improve their offerings, and grow their business.
Your membership in CAPS gives you direct access to those members, and a community that values growth and learning.
Convention and Corporate Sponsors
You have a business that provides goods or services that will help professional speakers improve their offerings, and grow their business.
Why not sign up as a convention or corporate sponsor and gain focused attention from our members?
Meetings Mean Business Canada
CAPS is a proud member of MMBC, a united voice for business events. They work with key industry stakeholders to communicate the industry’s social and economic impact to decision makers at all levels of Canadian government.