
Joze Piranian
After spending most of his life avoiding speaking due to a debilitating stutter, Joze Piranian is now a TEDx speaker, the recipient of the Inspirational Speaker of the year award in 2017 and a stand-up comedian who has performed in the US, Canada and the UK in English, French and Spanish. Two of his talks went viral online in 2019 across with more than
3 000 000 views worldwide.
More recently, Joze was the keynote speaker on Diversity & Inclusion at the HR Leaders Summit in Calgary and Toronto in addition to speaking about Resilience at the PRMIA Canadian Risk Forum in Montreal & the Hollywood Innovation and Technology Summit in LA, where he shared the stage with the CIO of the Walt Disney Company and received a standing ovation from hundreds of Tech execs. He has also performed for the United Nations and prestigious educational institutions such as McGill & and Queen's University.
Joze is based in Toronto and is passionate about foreign languages – he stutters in six of them.
After spending most of his life avoiding speaking due to a debilitating stutter, Joze Piranian is now a TEDx speaker, the recipient of the Inspirational Speaker of the year award in 2017 and a stand-up comedian who has performed in the US, Canada and the UK in English, French and Spanish. Two of his talks went viral online in 2019 across with more than
3 000 000 views worldwide.
More recently, Joze was the keynote speaker on Diversity & Inclusion at the HR Leaders Summit in Calgary and Toronto in addition to speaking about Resilience at the PRMIA Canadian Risk Forum in Montreal & the Hollywood Innovation and Technology Summit in LA, where he shared the stage with the CIO of the Walt Disney Company and received a standing ovation from hundreds of Tech execs. He has also performed for the United Nations and prestigious educational institutions such as McGill & and Queen's University.
Joze is based in Toronto and is passionate about foreign languages – he stutters in six of them.
Conquering Fears, Building Resilience and Skyrocketing Potential
Recent societal and personal changes in our lives have made one thing clear: every single human being needs to grow their resilience, mental wellness and capacity for overcoming discomfort and fears in order to navigate the inevitable fluctuations of life.
Drawing from his personal journey of overcoming adversity, from holding back immensely due to a
debilitating stutter to performing on stages worldwide, Joze Piranian will deliver his concrete
blueprint for...
Fostering a Culture where Difference are Embraced & Everyone Thrives
Recent years have proven that change is needed in terms of how we tackle human differences as a society & organizations. In this signature talk, Joze shares his journey of overcoming the adversity of being different by discussing empowerment through self-acceptance, facing fears through repeated exposure to discomfort and the necessity of organizations' leadership & HR professionals to develop a more nuanced understanding of the diverse challenges that an employee, prospective...


