Illoana Smith is a high energy, dynamic keynote speaker and workshop facilitator.  Highly sought after, she brings high content, humour and substance to her audience.  Illoana receives consistently high ratings from a wide variety of audiences and her greatest compliment is when she is asked "how long have you worked in our industry?"

Illoana is known for packing her presentations with practical information that you can put to use the same day.  She researches issues and concerns that affect you and your people.  When Illoana speaks, there are no off-the-shelf presentations.  You get concrete explanations and suggestions on how to handle situations unique to your organization and culture.

Illoana has worked on the coal trains and ships with the longshoremen from the West Coast.  She's sold fertilizer in the deep south and managed 3000 rail cars on the Prairies.  Illoana has a B.Com in Commerce and Business Administration from UBC and is a two time Olympian in rowing.  Her unique corporate and entrepreneurial experience includes hands-on expertise in all functional area of business, including general management, research, sales and marketing, manufacturing, logistics, strategic planning and finance.  A high energy change agent, she is known for her organizational skills, enthusiasm and her ability to relate and help make individuals and organizations more successful through her skill sharing and coaching.

She is also a monthly business magazine columnist, TV producer and regular media guest.