Since 1991, Stu has been traveling North America delivering inspirational and hilarious speeches to over 2 million people in every province, the Yukon, across Europe and over 40 American states.

In 2005, Stu was awarded the Canadian Leader of Distinction award recognizing him for his contributions to youth leadership in Canada.

In 1999, he was tagged as one of North America’s funniest young comedians. Stu also has been named one of the top 30 leadership trainers and facilitators in the world, a list that includes Stephen Covey, Robin Sharma and Tony Robbins.

Stu Saunders is the founder and owner of Youth Leadership Camps Canada (YLCC), a summer camp and a full service leadership training centre. Stu runs the largest multi day leadership conference in Canada, the Ontario Student Leadership Conference (OSLC).

In 2006, Stu partnered with Robin Sharma who is the founder of one of the worlds most recognized leadership development firms; Sharma Leadership International (http://www.robinsharma.com). This has been a treasured and exciting journey for Stu as Robin Sharma is one of the most influential and inspirational individuals in the world of leadership.

Stu has been known for his ability to inspire and connect with the youth and he strives to provoke positive change. He exudes courage and strength with his persona and somehow targets the true inner self within all those that he interacts with.

Stu is the proud single father of three wonderful children.

When Stu isn’t travelling working on his many leadership pursuits, he resides in Lambton Shores, Ontario.