Fee Range for Mike Lipkin
$10,001 - $15,000
Mike Lipkin's Videos
Videos & Resources
The Real Lesson of King Midas — Stop Chasing the Money
Virtually speaking: Checklist of Champions
LATEST BOOKS:
You Belong Here: How to Make People Feel Safe to Be Their Best, Take Bold Risks, and Win
In his latest book Mike Lipkin says “You Belong Here” is a statement that every person longs to hear. It’s the assurance that frees us to face our future because others have got our back. It’s also one of the greatest compliments we can receive. It means we are part of a community that celebrates us as one of their own—with all the love and connection that comes with that status.
In a peri-pandemic world where every day brings unpredictable shocks and surprises, the chief role of a leader is to make people feel safe to be their best and take bold risks to win. Safety and risk are not opposites. They depend on each other. People will only swing for the fences if they know they will be rewarded for their courage.
In this pioneering partnership between a renowned professional coach and an acclaimed psychiatrist, Mike Lipkin and Dr. Diane McIntosh take you on a journey to becoming a Keeper of the Safety Flame—that’s someone who creates belonging in a hybrid world, grows enriching relationships, owns their power, wins on the brink, and shows the way.
You Belong Here gives you the tools and strategies, backed by science, to create an environment where others flourish so you will too.
The Potentiator - How To Create Breakthroughs With Others In a Post Pandemic World
In his latest book Mike Lipkin explains how every day we’re faced with a future that seems more daunting than the day before. The problems appear bigger than ever but so do the opportunities. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed and alone in the face of such cataclysmic change.
That’s why we’re only as good as the Potentiators we purposefully place in our lives. They are the everyday superheroes whose superpower is to enable us to perform at our best. In turn, we need to intentionally play that role for other people. That’s how breakthroughs are created in a post-pandemic world.
In this heart-stirring guide, Mike Lipkin shows you how to succeed at others’ success, while you live your best life. Specifically, he introduces you to The Five Potentiator Practices that will multiply your impact and scale your results: Know Your Game. Build Robust Resilience. Grow Courageous Creativity. Communicate Like a Champion. And Cultivate Close Connections.
Dancing With Disruption
Over the past twenty-five years, superstar coach Mike Lipkin has studied and worked with thousands of disruptors around the world. Mike Lipkin's book Dancing with Disruption, shows us that the key to extraordinary success is to have so much fun that we become the source of others’ joy. Dancing with Disruption is peppered with examples and a vibrant, full-colour design, bringing these lessons to life.
Mike Lipkin
Leadership & Communication Keynote Speaker,
Executive Coach & Author
About Mike Lipkin
Mike Lipkin is a keynote speaker, executive coach and author who helps leaders turn complexity into clarity and ambition into measurable results.
Known as The Potentiator, someone who enables others to play at their best, he has spoken to more than one million people in 43 countries and delivers more than 50 keynotes a year.
His programs on communication and persuasion, leading through change, psychological safety, courageous conversations and motivational selling combine research, memorable models and high-energy storytelling with tools audiences apply immediately.
The founder of Environics/Lipkin in Toronto, he has written 18 books on leadership and high performance and coaches CEOs and senior executives of top-tier organizations.
Mike Lipkin's Expertise
- Communication and Persuasion — The Communication Checklist of Champions and 14 persuasion practices that help leaders inspire, influence and inform their stakeholders
- Leading Through Change — Anticipating and mastering change, and leading people with confidence through disruption, uncertainty and economic swerves
- Motivational Interviewing and Selling — The Magnetic Conversation system of SPARK questions, OARS listening and MAGNET rapport for deeper discovery, faster trust and higher win rates
- Psychological Safety and Belonging — Creating workplaces where people feel safe to be their best, take bold risks and win
- High-Performance Teams — Helping teams play at their best through the Five Potentiator Practices
- Courageous Conversations — The CLEAR framework for holding the honest, difficult conversations leaders tend to avoid
- Executive Presence and Personal Branding — Helping leaders tell their authentic story, communicate with impact and grow their personal brand
- Resilience Under Pressure — Staying grounded, energized and decisive in chaos so others draw strength from your presence
- Executive Coaching — Individual and team effectiveness coaching for CEOs and senior executives, supported by Leadership Circle 360 assessments
- Social Values Research — Applying Environics Social Values insights to understand what motivates people to act
- Purpose and Longevity — Staying energized, purposeful and growing in later career and retirement
Mike Lipkin's Bio
Mike Lipkin has spent more than three decades helping people perform at their best when the pressure is highest. A keynote speaker and executive coach known as The Potentiator, he works with leaders who are navigating change, building high-performance teams and sharpening their executive presence. His clients have included Deloitte, Procter & Gamble, Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Wells Fargo, GE, DHL, BMW, TD, CIBC, BMO, Walmart Canada, General Mills and the Nelson Mandela Foundation.
Lipkin was raised in South Africa and earned a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg in 1980. He began his career as a brand manager at Colgate-Palmolive, then moved into advertising, joining the board of Grey Advertising South Africa. In 1987 he emigrated to Toronto as an Account Director at Ogilvy & Mather.
In 1989, at the height of his advertising career, Lipkin was struck by severe depression that lasted nearly three years. His recovery, which he chronicled in his first book, Lost and Found, reshaped his sense of purpose. In 1992, following Nelson Mandela’s release from prison, he returned to South Africa and launched his own training and motivation company, Touch The Sky, publishing seven books over the next decade.
Lipkin returned to Canada in 2002 to launch Environics/Lipkin, a research and motivation company formed in partnership with Environics Research Group, one of Canada’s leading research houses. His programs blend Environics Social Values research with lessons from more than one million people he has spoken with in 43 countries. Through Environics/Lipkin he also coaches executives individually and in teams, using The Leadership Circle’s 360 assessment to pinpoint opportunities for lasting breakthroughs.
He is the author of 18 books, including Dancing with Disruption, The Potentiator and You Belong Here: How to Make People Feel Safe to Be Their Best, Take Bold Risks, and Win, co-written with psychiatrist Dr. Diane McIntosh. His newest program, The Magnetic Conversation, applies the science of motivational interviewing to sales and client relationships. He hosts The Potentiator podcast and continues to speak openly about mental health, purpose and staying energized at every stage of life.
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Mike Lipkin's Presentation Topics
Mike Lipkin travels from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He offers a wide variety of different presentation formats including keynote presentations, workshops, fireside chats, moderated Q&A, on a number of topics. Each presentation is unique, customized and tailored for audiences, industries, conferences and event formats. All of Mike's programs can be delivered as a keynote (45 - 70 minutes) or as workshop (1.5 - 3 hours)
Communicate Like a Champion: How to inspire, influence and inform your stakeholders so you build followership and grow your personal brand +
We’re only as good as the way we communicate with others. Communication is the oxygen of relationships not only with others but with ourselves. In this invigorating program, Mike Lipkin walks you through the Communication Checklist Of Champions that will enable you to inspire, influence and inform your stakeholders so you build followership and grow your personal brand. You’ll learn the 14 persuasion practices that will increase your impact and presence in every interaction. Most importantly, you’ll be able to begin applying these principles immediately and continuously after Mike’s session. --
The Potentiator: How to create breakthroughs with others in the new realities +
There is no higher accolade than being recognized as someone who helps others play at their best. Being the Potentiator means purposefully engaging with people in such a way that they regard you as that person.
In this heart-stirring program, Mike Lipkin shows you how to succeed by making others successful, while you live your best life. Specifically, he introduces you to The Five Potentiator Practices that will multiply your impact and scale your results: Know Your Game. Build Robust Resilience. Grow Courageous Creativity. Communicate Like a Champion. And Cultivate Close Connections.
Through revealing case studies, research-backed insights, and powerful exercises, you’ll discover how to transform yourself into the Potentiator – to the enormous benefit of everyone around you. You won’t be derailed by distraction. You’ll be driven by the thrill of discovery. Now more than ever, the world needs you to unleash your superpower. Mike Lipkin shows you how. --
You Belong Here: How to Make People Feel Safe to Be Their Best, Take Bold Risks, and Win +
In this pioneering partnership between a renowned professional coach and an acclaimed psychiatrist, Mike Lipkin and Dr. Diane McIntosh take you on a journey to becoming the Keeper of the Safety Flame – that’s someone who creates belonging in a hybrid world, grows enriching relationships, owns their power, wins on the brink, and shows the way. You’ll learn about your remarkable capacity for change, how to reprogram your brain for success and how to become an icon of resilience who inspires others to shine. --
The Magnetic Conversation: The Art and Science of Motivational Interviewing & Selling +
Most sales teams lose deals by talking too much. Top performers listen more than they speak, but the average rep has the ratio reversed and pushes harder the moment a buyer hesitates. That pressure triggers resistance and stalls the pipeline. In this program, Mike Lipkin shows sales professionals and client-facing leaders how to replace pitching with conversations that make buyers want to move forward.
Drawing on behavioural research and the analysis of more than one hundred thousand real sales calls, Mike adapts the proven principles of motivational interviewing to selling. Participants learn a simple three-step system: Ask, Listen and Ignite. They use five SPARK questions to uncover a prospect’s real story, pain, aspirations and urgency. They apply the OARS listening method (open questions, affirmations, reflections and summaries) so every prospect feels genuinely heard. And they practise six MAGNET moves that build instant rapport, in person and on screen.
Your team will leave with deeper discovery, faster trust and higher win rates, plus a shared language and daily habits that last well beyond the event.
Available as a 60 to 75 minute keynote, or as a half-day or full-day workshop with hands-on practice and live coaching. Every session is tailored to your market, your customers and your deals. --
The Change Anticipation Mastery Program (CHAMP) +
Anticipating and mastering change are the two biggest single factors driving personal and professional success in today’s turbulent marketplace. They are both a science and an art. Understanding the construction of your brain and how it operates is crucial to turning your mind into the solution-seeking device you need it to be. 90% of the population occupy the reaction zone where they struggle to respond to everyday crises and setbacks. The winning 10% live in the opportunity-creation zone where they thrive on flux and fluidity. Where are you?
Through a cutting-edge curriculum based on extensive research and a lifetime of applied practice, Dr McIntosh and Mike Lipkin will provide you with the practical skills to succeed while you lead others through uncharted territory. You will also discover ways to boost your personal health and happiness, so you become a source of joy and optimism to your communities. --
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Frequently Asked Questions About Mike Lipkin
Who is Mike Lipkin? +
Mike Lipkin is a Toronto-based keynote speaker, executive coach and author known as The Potentiator. He is the founder of Environics/Lipkin, has written 18 books on leadership and high performance, and has spoken to more than one million people in 43 countries. --
What does Mike Lipkin speak about? +
Mike Lipkin speaks about communication and persuasion, leading through change, psychological safety and belonging, high-performance teams, courageous conversations, resilience and motivational selling. --
What are Mike Lipkin’s most popular presentations? +
His presentations include The Magnetic Conversation, Communicate Like a Champion, The Potentiator, You Belong Here and The Change Anticipation Mastery Program (CHAMP), which he co-delivers with psychiatrist Dr. Diane McIntosh. --
What is The Magnetic Conversation? +
The Magnetic Conversation is Mike Lipkin’s program on the science and art of motivational interviewing and selling. It teaches sales teams to ask, listen and build rapport using his SPARK, OARS and MAGNET methods, and is delivered as a keynote or as a half-day or full-day workshop. --
Does Mike Lipkin offer workshops as well as keynotes? +
Yes. Mike Lipkin delivers keynotes, half-day and full-day workshops, and webinars, and every program is customized to the organization’s goals and audience. --
Can Mike Lipkin present virtually? +
Yes. Mike Lipkin delivers his keynotes and workshops both in person and virtually. --
Is Mike Lipkin an executive coach? +
Yes. Mike Lipkin coaches CEOs, senior executives and leadership teams, and uses The Leadership Circle’s 360 assessment to identify opportunities for lasting growth. --
What books has Mike Lipkin written? +
Mike Lipkin has written 18 books on leadership and high performance, including You Belong Here (with Dr. Diane McIntosh), The Potentiator, Dancing with Disruption, Keeper of the Flame, On Fire, Luck Favours the Brave and Lost and Found. --
What is Environics/Lipkin? +
Environics/Lipkin is the Toronto-based research and motivation company Mike Lipkin launched in 2002 in partnership with Environics Research Group. --
Does Mike Lipkin speak about mental health? +
Yes. Mike Lipkin speaks openly about his own recovery from severe depression and about staying energized and purposeful through change and later life. --
What is Mike Lipkin’s speaking fee? +
Mike Lipkin’s speaking fee falls in the range of $10,001 to $15,000 CAD. Fees vary based on the event date, location and format. --
Is Mike Lipkin represented by a speaker's bureau in Canada and how is the contract handled? +
Mike Lipkin is represented by K&M Productions Speakers & Shows Canada who coordinate bookings and handle the contract-agreement with the client. Keynote speakers in Canada often work through a bureau to take care of their contracts and payments while they look after the creative and content aspects of their topics and presentations. Bureau representation ensures consistent communication between the client and the speaker as well as an "insurance policy" for your conference in the unlikely occurrence of speaker illness or cancellation. --
How do I contact Mike Lipkin to check availability and begin the booking process in Canada? +
Mike Lipkin is contacted through K&M Productions Speakers & Shows to confirm availability and event details. Event planners and meeting planners typically schedule a pre-event call to clarify format, objectives, and expectations. The booking process begins once the event requirements are sorted. Written confirmation follows contract-agreement execution. --
This page was last updated by K&M Productions on October 24 2026.
What Clients are Saying About Mike Lipkin
I've never seen our delegates give anyone a standing ovation until they gave one to you! Your energy, your humour and your pearls of wisdom were all so valued. You left us feeling better for having interacted with you. Very generous, gracious and motivating!
–General Mills
He was fantastic. His session was insightful, intelligent, thought provoking and funny. I can easily say that he was the highlight of the conference.
–BMO Financial Group
Mike Lipkin was fabulous and very well received by approximately 175 people! Phenomenal turnout!
–AstraZeneca Canada Inc.
Mike rated amongst the highest of all inspirational speakers and guests we have invited to our Annual Team Meeting. Boomers to Millennials were immediately drawn to Mike’s message and powerful delivery.
– CEO, Traveler’s Financial Group
Mike's energetic and exciting presentation style will keep you thinking and laughing, all the while providing you with simple and easy to use strategies to maximize your own potential for personal growth.
–Maritime Life
It was indeed an honour and a privilege for the staff of the Nelson Mandela Foundation to have you deliver such an outstanding motivational talk. The motivational talk enhanced our level of commitment and consistency. The session was indeed not only successful but thought provoking and thoroughly enjoyed by all. We wish you every success in your future endeavors.
–Nelson Mandela Foundation
Outstanding work and insights. Most importantly thank you for making the personal commitment to help to transform CIBC to the best in the world - your enthusiasm and insights are priceless.
–CIBC
I want to say thank you once again! Your 'conversation' with our team today was a perfect fit for our event. The comments from all I spoke with were extremely positive. We were especially impressed with the relevance of your messages for our team and our journey. You did a great job at incorporating the key themes from the morning sessions - very appropriate and well done!
–Walmart Canada
You were awesome. I loved the way you always exceed our high expectations. You inspired the sales force and you left them focused and fascinated.
–Pfizer U.S.
I want to say how much we enjoyed your presentation at our meeting in New Brunswick. Everyone, and I mean everyone, thought you were fantastic; entertaining AND inspirational. As a group we get along pretty well and our meetings are usually a very positive event, but I’ve had more comments suggesting that this one will be hard to top, thanks to you.
–New York Fries
I wanted to take the opportunity to recognize you for a fabulous effort yesterday. The ‘after effects’ still being spoken of during our meeting today around our new 'Quality Management System'. You completely confirmed our instincts that you were the right person at the right time for Direct Energy - Here’s to many more engagements with our organization in the future!! Thank you so very much!
–Direct Energy
Your presentation was truly electrifying and many individuals told me it was the highlight of what was an outstanding meeting! I can't thank you enough for your generosity! You were truly fabulous!
–Professional Conference Managers Association