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Bill Carr

For over twenty years Bill has been making people laugh at what’s trivial while helping them think about what counts. Bill’s unique blend of humour and insight inspires laughter and consideration; offering his audience a fresh perspective on what they face everyday. He studies his audience and takes on the themes of their event, to help everyone focus on those things that matter to them. His humour is always directed straight to the point of the event in order to help achieve the out comes which the organizers are working so hard to achieve.

Bill Carr is a humourist and an award-winning writer, stage actor and journalist. Born in Atlantic Canada, he travels throughout North America and is famous with audiences for his offbeat characters and custom-tailored performances. Bill's insightful perspective on the world takes aim at politics, people, business, sport and systems, as well as the mundane absurdities of life that often go unnoticed. He leaves nothing unscathed and prides himself on being a slave to all, but mastered by none.
For many years Bill was a regular humorous/political commentator on CBC television and radio and has appeared in several television shows including Black Harbour, Red Green and the Halifax Comedy Festival. Bill has been involved in the production, writing and performance of several videos including the poignant Dancing Inside in which he also stars. He has created a new hour long CBC Radio show, Higher Ground, which draws on his considerable background as a student of theology or philosophy.
His extensive work as an actor, director, producer and writer combined with years of research into companies and organizations from across Canada and beyond in his work as a humorous motivational speaker feed into one another to become what Bill calls his "life's workshop."Bill's life training, together with his business experience as an entrepreneur create a lively, fun, intensive, interactive and worthwhile event for you and your people.
William Shakespeare said..."All the world's a stage..." What happens when we seriously apply this truth to our work and lives? Bill Carr uses this theory, along with his extensive professional experience as a theatre artist to help you take your performance to the next level. By helping you understand your leading role Bill directs you toward achieving this performance of your life.

When Craig was 12, he was shocked to learn about the murder of a child labourer-turned-child rights activist. Eager to take action, he established Free The Children to help free children from poverty, exploitation and powerlessness. The organization began as a small group of classmates and quickly evolved into an international phenomenon.

Under Craig’s leadership, Free The Children has now changed the lives of more than one million young people around the world. The organization has built more than 450 primary schools, providing daily education to more than 40,000 children. Free The Children’s many accomplishments in the areas of education, alternative income, health care, water and sanitation provision and peacebuilding have earned three Nobel Peace Prize nominations and facilitated high profile partnerships with organizations such as the United Nations and Oprah’s Angel Network.

Convinced of the importance of leadership development in empowering youth, Craig co-founded Leaders Today in 1999. Leaders Today empowers young people through leadership education, providing them with the inspiration and tools to affect positive social change. The organization delivers one-of-a-kind local and international training experiences, reaching more than 350,000 youth every year.

Craig has shown the world that no one is ever too young to make a difference. His work has been featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, CBC, BBC, 60 Minutes and profiled in The Economist, Time and People magazines and numerous newspapers.