Youth Leadership Programs

I'm Blake Fly. Husband. Father. 9X TEDx Speaker.

I’m on a mission to spread appreciation, gratitude and fun in unexpected ways that help people and organizations build the kind of relationships that fuel growth, change lives and make the big vision a very real reality.

I still have a huge crush on my beautiful bride, Emily (we met back in the 90s), and I manage to lose every staring contest I have with our 2 kids, Koah and Summer.

I grew up in outside of Toronto, in Canada. As the youngest in my family, my key relationships were my Mom, dad, older brother, and older sister. I was in the marching band, had braces, 2 dogs, and a garage door covered in marks from neighbourly games of road hockey.

During university, I had over 6,000 roommates, and was responsible for managing one of the largest student residences in the country. Turns out, connecting with thousands of people gave me a knack for speaking to small, medium, and also massive audiences about building epic relationships at work and in life, through acts of unexpected appreciation and gratitude.

I spoke about the power of quickly building community and playfully creating cultures on campus and in organizations. One day I’d talk on how young people can navigate peer pressure, and the next afternoon I was speaking to executives on how to find balance, be even better leaders, and even more awesome parents.

By my late 20s, I was one of the most sought-after youth speakers in North America, delivering 140+ presentations a year.

Across the span of my speaking career, I have been on 9 TEDx stages, spoken to audiences of more than 6000 people, delivered training to tech-entrepreneurs in Indonesia, played drums in Times Square, played guitar across Southeast Asia, and facilitated sing-alongs for teams across the continent.

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