Media Coverage

Speakers' Spotlight is often featured in media around the world. Their story has been featured in various print, television and radio media, including; The Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, The National Post, The Financial Post Magazine, Profit magazine, En Route Magazine, Corporate Meetings and Incentives, Association Magazine, The Meeting Professional, Esteem magazine, Progessive Choices magazine, Home Business Report, Today's Entrepreneur (radio) and Jane Hawtin Live (television), CBC, CP24 and Access Television and many more.

The Toronto Star - November 30, 2009
Speakers' Spotlight CEO and Co-Founder, Farah Perelmuter featured as one of:
Six GTA women among Canada's 100 Most Powerful

MOMPRENEUR Magazine - November 2009
Speakers’ Spotlight CEO and Co-Founder, Farah Perelmuter named as one of Canada’s Top 25 Mompreneurs of 2009
Top Mompreneurs – Giving Back

The Lawyer’s Weekly - June 17, 2009
Lawyer of the Week

The Toronto Star - March 16, 2009
Presidents don't always subscribe to free speech

The Vancouver Sun  - March 2, 2009
Football flash Rudy still drawing them in

Financial Post  - February 21, 2009
Dubya's coming to Cowtown

MeetingsCanada.com - December 11, 2008
Speakers’ Spotlight CEO Named a Most Powerful Women in 2008

Press Release - November 27, 2008
CEO of Speakers’ Spotlight One of Canada’s Most Powerful Women in 2008

MeetingsCanada.com - November 27, 2008
Speakers' Spotlight Wins Workplace Award

Press Release - November 2008
Speakers' Spotlight: More Than Just Talk 

MSN Small Business - October 2008
Profile: Speakers' Spotlight

Millionairemom.com - October 2008
Millionaire Moms Audio Interview with Farah Perelmuter

Canadian Event Perspective - August 2, 2008
Defied Odds to Stay True to Their Dream...

Women's Post - July 11, 2008
Woman of the day

Bizbash.com - June 12, 2008
M.C.s Gone Wild - How to keep talent from going off-book and out-of-bounds
by Mimi O'Connor

Workopolis.com - April 28, 2008
4 Ways to Improve Your Presentation Skills
by Alan Kearns

CareerJoy.com - April 28, 2008
3 keys to a great speech Podcast

Montreal Gazette - April 07, 2008
Bill Clinton raking it in from Canadian public appearances
By Elizabeth Thompson

Alberta Venture - March, 2008
The Star Treatment
By Shannon Sutherland

How to get Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to say yes to your next event and what to really expect when booking a high-profile speaker.

AOL Canada - February 13, 2008
Couple Q & A: Romance is....Notes on the Windshield, Bum Squeezes & Kids
By Sarah Treleaven,
AOL Life & Style

How do other twosomes make their relationships work? What do they fight about? How do they make up? Farah & Martin will answer those questions.

National Post - December 19, 2007
Gabbing with gracious gurus
By Shinan Govani,
National Post

National Post's columnist Shinan Govani, talks about her experience at Speakers' Spotlight's Holiday Bash. Click here to read the entire article.

Woman's Post December 2007
Farah Perelmuter: change to happiness
By Angela Trimmer

Midtown Town Crier November 2007
Midtown Couple Dreams Their Way to Success
By Kelly Gadzala

National Post - September 29, 2007
Business owner by age nine, CEO proves an early start helps
By Libby Znaimer
National Post

Speakers' Spotlight co-founder, Farah Perelmuter, does a Q & A with the National Post (Financial Post section). Click here to read the entire article.

 

Emprendedores
Speakers Spotlight, por hablar que no quede

Farah and Martin Perelmuter are featured in the Spanish magazine Emprendedores.
Click here to read the entire article.

Contemporary Business Communication
Aside from appearing in the media, Owners, Farah and Martin Perelmuter, are featured in the national University textbook Contemporary Business Communication. Business Presentations
By Scot Ober & Brad Quiring

Farah and Martin Perelmuter are featured in the national University textbook Contemporary Business Communication.
Click here to read the entire article.

Speaking Of Impact Summer 2007
Martin Perelmuter appears in the Summer 2007 issue of Speaking Of Impact answering questions on how a speaker's presentation can have a long-term investment
The Race for ROI
By Michelle Ray, CSP

The following provides additional press articles:

Progressive Choices - Winter/Spring, 2007
2000: A DECADE OF LEADERS
Making A Difference
By Cathy Watters
Progressive Choices

Farah and Martin Perelmuter founded the Speakers' Spotlight Showcase in 1995, an annual fundraising event to support a number of charitable organizations. Farah is adamant that, "...helping others is the most powerful, gratify ing, and rewarding part of owning a business. Click here to read the entire article.

 

National Post - January 15, 2007
Confessions of Dynamic Duos - Running a business with your spouse
By Deena Waisberg
National Post

Interviewed for this National Post article (Entrepreneur section) Speakers' Spotlight co-founders, Farah and Martin Perelmuter, tell readers what it's really like to work together as a married couple. Click here to read the entire article.

 

globeandmail.com  - May 30, 2006
Married to the Job
By Sasha Nagy

Co-founders Farah and Martin Perelmuter recount the start-up of their successful speakers agency in the Small Business section of globeandmail.com. The couple attributes their love for their work, a healthy work-life balance, unconditional trust in their partner and great communication as the secrets to their success

 

Esteem Magazine - Spring 2006
Balancing Success
By Kevin Craig

Founder and CEO of Speakers' Spotlight, Farah Perelmuter, is featured on the cover of the upcoming issue of Esteem Magazine, a quarterly magazine devoted to personal growth and success stories of people who make Canada great from coast to coast. Esteem gives it’s readers rare and exclusive insights into remarkable achievements and inspirational lives. Click here to read the entire article.

 

The Globe and Mail - Sept. 29, 2004
Speakers' circuit not just talk
By Wallace Immen

Martin Perelmuter, President of Speakers' Spotlight is quoted extensively in a cover story in the Careers Section of today's Globe & Mail, entitled "Speakers' Circuit Not Just Talk".
Click here to read the entire article.

 

WOMEN CAN DO ANYTHING (July 2004)
Let’s Talk Business Interview
with Farah Perelmuter

An interview with Speakers' Spotlight's CEO, Farah Perelmuter. Click here to read the entire article.

 

INNOVATIVE PROGRESS (May 2004)
BUILD BUZZ: 8 Keys to Entrepreneurial Success
by Martin Perelmuter, LL B.

A cover feature of the May 2004 issue of Innovative Progress magazine is an article by Speakers' Spotlight's President, Martin Perelmuter, about building a buzz on your new business, product or invention. Click here to read the entire article.

 

SPEAKING OF IMPACT (Spring 2004)
A Tale of Two Countries
by Martin Perelmuter, LL B.

The cover feature of the Spring 2004 issue of Speaking of Impact magazine is an article by Speakers' Spotlight's President, Martin Perelmuter, about the inherent differences that enable Canadian speakers to take a bite out of the American speaking pie. Click here to read the entire article.

In Conference

Supplement in The Globe and Mail - Spring 2004
Speaking Out Conferences Energized by Successful Speakers

PROFITguide.com (October/November 2003)
How to fire your customers - Cutting off paying customers sounds counterproductive, but it can actually help you grow

THE MISSISSAUGA NEWS (Nov 13, 2002)
At Bridges to Business symposium - Don't quit entrepreneurs told

MPI Newsbytes (Volume 9, Issue 27 02 July 2002)
Canadian Speakers Circuit Flying High
by Funmi Okunbolade

Profit Magazine (June, 2002)
Heroes for Hard Times:Canada's Fastest-Growing Companies point the way to survival and success

Profit Magazine (June, 2002)
Trends: How to Introduce a Speaker

The Globe and Mail: In Conference Magazine (Spring, 2002)
Talking About Success: The Speaking Industry

The National Post (Monday March 19, 2001)
Site helps track down celebrity speakers
by Marjo Johne

Canadian Jewish News (August 3rd, 2000)
Young Couple's Speakers' Agency Thrives
by Sheldon Kirshner

The Calgary Herald (April 22, 2000)
Mount Everest Climb Shared on Internet
by Michelle Simick

The Generator (November, 1999)
Focus on Success
by Amy Harder

Royal Bank - Today's Entrepreneur (First Aired: March 29, 1999)
Partners in business and life

Home Business Report (Summer, 1999)
Speakers, Service and Spousal Partners:
Couple brings celebrities to Canadian events
by E.T. (Mitch) Lenko

Globe and Mail (Monday, January 11, 1999)
Couple Builds Agency on Soapbox,
by Jeff Brooke

The National Post (Monday, December 21, 1998)
When Your Partner is Your Business,
by Laura Fowlie

The Western Alumni Magazine (September, 1998)
"Well Spoken",
by Jeff Brooke

The Toronto Star (May 25, 1998)
Thinking Big - Agency puts speakers in spotlight
by Michael Schultz

Association - Canada's Association Management Magazine
(December/January, 1997/1998)
Best Speaker Bets: 1998 Forecast

The Meeting Professional (December, 1997)
"Beyond Boundaries: Speaking Across Cultural Boundaries",
by Martin Perelmuter

The Financial Post Magazine (January, 1997)
"Power Talks",
by John Greenwood

The Toronto Sun (August 18, 1996)
"Two by Two: Lessons for Couples Living and Working Together",
by Sandy Naiman

Association Magazine (June/July, 1996)
"Helpful Hints on Booking a Speaker",
by Farah Perelmuter

The Toronto Star (November 27, 1995)
"'Canadian' the New Word in Public Speaking",
by Oscar Rojo