You’re changing the world one video, stage and event at a time. Beyond your audience, you know you need strategic partners and peers to help you take your mission to the next level. That’s where we come in.
The Canadian Association of Professional Speakers has been helping our members achieve new levels of income and impact for over 25 years. Access a growing list of fellow experts and speaking professionals who get what it’s like to “live life out loud”. Turn your message and mission into a business and legacy.
What our Thought Leaders & Influencers love about CAPS
- Learn how to master the art and BUSINESS of speaking professionally through fellow experts and our CAPS Academy (learning centre).
- Stay up to date with marketing and operational trends by finding out what’s working for others and becoming part of our skill-specific communities.
- Increase your reach by attending local, online and national events where you’ll get to learn, grow, share and belong among some of the best!
- Develop a sense of community and support from other members who understand the nuances of speaking-based businesses and lifestyles.
- Offer your expertise to fellow members and experience what it feels like to have a close network of confidants, cheerleaders, and peers.
Redefine “Limitless” through our:
Masterminds
Learning Centre
Online Communities
Local Chapters
National Convention
Global Networks
Join us in making an impact
- Future-proof your business by consistently learning, adapting and modifying your income-generating models alongside other industry experts.
- Strive to become part of our HIGH INCOME EARNERS GROUP where you’ll get to collaborate with other speakers earning well over six figures per year!
- Feel at home no matter where you go by reaching out to fellow members when travelling across Canada, and the world. We really do feel like family!
Want to attend your first local or online event for FREE as a non-member? Reach out to our National Membership Chair to learn how.
“The greatest thing for me joining CAPS as a Supplier Member, has been getting the opportunity to speak at events about my business and expertise, while also learning and growing within a professional network.”
Carl Richards
Supplier member since 2021
“CAPS members have given me the courage to take my weird ideas out there and make them happen. They have helped me be me, only more so, and make a very decent living from it.”
Shelle Rose Charvet, CSP, HoF, Global Speaking Fellow
Member since 1996
“What do I get out of CAPS? Top-notch resources to help me build my speaking business, a true generosity of spirit among its members, a community of people who inspire me, and incredible friendships.”
Susannah Baum
Member since 2008