Joze Piranian
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Joze Piranian - Diversity, Equality & Inclusion Speaker - Showreel
Speaking Topics
Diversity, Equality & Inclusion
Motivation
Resilience
Conquering your fears
Mindset
Overcoming adversity
Bio
After avoiding speaking for more than 25 years out of fear of being judged for being different, Motivational speaker and lifelong stutterer, Joze Piranian became Winner of Inspirational Speaker of the Year in 2017 and is now a Global TEDx Speaker on Inclusion and Resilience. A transformational speaker and comedian, Joze talks about inclusion, resilience & unlocking potential, providing his audiences with actionable takeaways interspersed with lighthearted comedic moments.
Drawing from his personal journey of overcoming adversity, from holding back immensely due to a debilitating stutter to performing on stages worldwide, Joze delivers a blueprint for confronting challenges, building resilience, defeating the discomfort of learning new skills and reframing our relationship with fears in order to thrive amidst uncertainty.
In his keynote ‘Overcoming Adversity through the lens of Diversity & Inclusion’, Joze discusses empowerment through self-acceptance, and the necessity of organizations' leadership & HR professionals to develop a more nuanced understanding of the diverse challenges that an employee, prospective hire, supplier or client might be facing. Beyond merely labelling, Joze believes D&I is a complex tango, it takes two: the empowerment of the individual and the inclusive acceptance from the other members of the organization.
Prior to embarking on his speaking career, Joze graduated from McGill University with a Bachelors in Organizational Psychology, from Queen’s University with a Master of International Business and from Cornell University with a certificate in Diversity & Inclusion. Joze has since delivered hundreds of stand-up comedy and speaking engagements in three languages (English, French & Spanish) on Inclusion and Resilience at Tesla, Dell, Diageo, Amgen, the HR Leaders Summit & the Hollywood Innovation and Technology Summit. With more than three million views on Goalcast, Joze has also been featured on TEDx, ABC, Forbes, NowThis and CBC.
Store leader at Tesla
"I was fortunate enough to hear Joze speak to a group of leaders at Tesla. I found him to be very engaging, funny, and vulnerable. Hearing him speak about our "inner stutter", and the idea of using your fear as a trampoline really resonated with me. I have already recommended Joze to others, and will continue to do so. If you have let fear hold you back from going after something you want, let Joze be your first jump on the trampoline."
VP Media & Entertainment at Birlasoff
“I heard Joze speak in Los Angeles, where he addressed a group of senior executives in the Media & Entertainment industry, and has all of us utterly captivated. To say we were inspired and moved by your keynote address would be an understatement. Anyone who hears him can't help but be moved by his courage and fearlessness.”
Director at TEDxQueensU 2018
“In February 2018 as the speakers director of TEDxQueensU, I had the honour of watching Joze Piranian perform in front of 500 students and community members at the Isabel Bader Centre in Kingston, Ontario. We gave Joze the tough task of leading of our day long conference and to put it simply, he blew us all away. I cannot imagine anyone to have better captivated, motivated and energized our audience on a weekend morning.”
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