Craig Gauthier

Craig Gauthier

ON, CA

Craig Gauthier helps leaders and teams challenge outdated rules, navigate change, and make better decisions—so they can adapt faster and turn new possibilities into action.

Craig Gauthier is an international keynote speaker, entrepreneur, and #1 bestselling author of Rules Optional: Break Old Limits. Master New Skills. Rewrite Your Future.


For more than two decades, Craig has helped leaders and organizations challenge outdated thinking, navigate change, and act with greater clarity. He has delivered more than 500 programs in 32 countries for organizations including Microsoft, Disney, FedEx, Canada’s Olympic team, and the National Hockey League.


His perspective draws on an unusually varied career. Craig has founded or co-founded seven businesses, taught thousands of students as an award-winning university professor, represented Canada in baseball, and studied improvisation at The Second City.


Combining humour, compelling stories, and practical frameworks, Craig makes complex ideas immediately understandable and useful. His keynotes explore how people can challenge limiting assumptions, develop the human capabilities required in the age of AI, and lead effectively through continual change.


Audiences leave with more than inspiration. They gain practical tools to make better decisions, adapt faster, elevate performance, and turn new possibilities into action.

Craig Gauthier is an international keynote speaker, entrepreneur, and #1 bestselling author of Rules Optional: Break Old Limits. Master New Skills. Rewrite Your Future.


For more than two decades, Craig has helped leaders and organizations challenge outdated thinking, navigate change, and act with greater clarity. He has delivered more than 500 programs in 32 countries for organizations including Microsoft, Disney, FedEx, Canada’s Olympic team, and the National Hockey League.


His perspective draws on an unusually varied career. Craig has founded or co-founded seven businesses, taught thousands of students as an award-winning university professor, represented Canada in baseball, and studied improvisation at The Second City.


Combining humour, compelling stories, and practical frameworks, Craig makes complex ideas immediately understandable and useful. His keynotes explore how people can challenge limiting assumptions, develop the human capabilities required in the age of AI, and lead effectively through continual change.


Audiences leave with more than inspiration. They gain practical tools to make better decisions, adapt faster, elevate performance, and turn new possibilities into action.

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