Brad Gushue

Drawing from experiences on the ice at the highest levels, Brad explores the core elements of building a truly high-performance team. Participants learn how clear communication, mutual trust, and strategic collaboration drive success, and examine the role of vulnerability in strengthening relationships and enhancing team resilience. The talk highlights how intentional team culture—built through consistency, accountability, and shared purpose—creates an environment where individuals can perform at their best and teams can thrive under pressure.

This session highlights leadership lessons learned through years of competing and collaborating at the Olympic level. Participants explore how strategic decision-making, clear communication, and adaptability translate directly into effective leadership in business and organizational settings. The talk also examines the importance of emotional intelligence, leading through uncertainty, cultivating team trust, and empowering individuals to excel in their roles. Through real stories from the ice, audiences gain insights into building strong, resilient teams and creating a leadership style rooted in authenticity and shared purpose.

Change is constant—whether on the ice or in the boardroom. This session blends lessons from high-performance sport with the realities of business and entrepreneurship to reveal practical strategies for adapting quickly, staying focused, and guiding teams through uncertainty. Participants will explore how athletes adjust their game plans mid-competition, how entrepreneurs pivot in evolving markets, and how both approaches can build resilience, clarity, and confidence during times of transition.

The Roadmap to Success is a powerful presentation that helps individuals and groups develop a process to increase the odds of achieving success. The roadmap will take you from identifying the right talent, creating a plan, developing leadership, and creating a culture that is open to vulnerability.  Brad shares how mentoring teams and overcoming obstacles in a high-pressure environment are key to top performance. He inspires audiences with stories of leadership and how to embrace vulnerability in a way that builds even greater strength. This will encourage empathy and belonging, producing a team that is less afraid to make mistakes and grows quickly. Learn how Brad has continued to develop winning teams in both sport and business!

What does it take to build a team that performs at the highest level—where trust runs deep, communication is clear, and everyone looks out for each other? In Safe to Succeed, Olympic curling champion Brad Gushue shares the winning strategies that have helped him lead teams to gold on the world stage—and create cultures that prioritize both performance and safety. Drawing from his experience in high-pressure environments, Brad unpacks the pillars of sustainable success: identifying the right talent, building strong leadership, creating clear plans, and—most critically—fostering a culture of openness, accountability, and care. Brad explores how embracing vulnerability and mentorship not only drives results but creates a team environment where people feel safe to speak up, support one another, and learn from mistakes—essential components of a strong safety culture. This inspiring session gives leaders and teams a vision for strengthening communication, building trust, and embedding safety—both physical and psychological—into the DNA of their organizations.

Taking your audience through the journey of planning, perseverance and acceptance,. In this Keynote, Brad shares insight into building a plan for success and following that path to the end goal through teamwork and communication.

In this keynote address, Brad speaks about the value of communication within a team, stressing the importance of comfort and vulnerability in a team setting to achieve at the highest level.