Jon Montgomery

Olympic Gold Medalist, Host of The Amazing Race Canada

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Jon Montgomery

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Jon Montgomery, Gold Medal Olympian, Host, The Amazing Race Canada, Host/MC, Inspiring Speaker

Career Highlights:
• 2010 Olympic Champion – Skeleton
• Host, The Amazing Race Canada
• 2016 Canadian Screen Award for Best Host of a Reality TV Series
• Co-Host, 2016 JUNO Awards
• Canada’s Celebrity Auctioneer

Jon Montgomery became a celebrated Canadian when he defied great odds to win the Gold Medal in Skeleton racing at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics – beating out his closest opponent by 7/100th of a second. Jon celebrated his victory with his famous “beer walk” in Whistler BC – reflecting his zest for life, pride at being a Canadian and love for great beer.

He has gone on to become a compelling inspirational speaker and the engaging and passionate host of The Amazing Race Canada, crossing the country and world sharing his insights on what makes Canada great. His effervescent personality and hard work has earned him the 2016 Canadian Screen Award for Best Host of a Reality TV Series.

In 2016, Jon added another first to his growing resume as the co-host of the JUNO Awards with eight-time recipient Jann Arden.

Whether hosting an event or delivering a keynote Jon’s personality and energy resonates with every audience with the right fusion of humour and sincerity.

Raising funds for a charitable cause? Jon will gleefully auction anything off at your event.

Jon is a trained celebrity auctioneer, public speaker, Host/MC. He lives in Victoria, BC with his wife Darla, their son Jaxon Mark Montgomery and chocolate Labrador retriever, Stark.

Dreaming Big: Living Bigger

While Jon always wanted to be a Canadian National Team athlete, he didn’t know which sport it would be in! Keeping his eyes wide open, living outside his comfort zone, trying new things and accepting the challenges that presented themselves enabled him to find his passion and his opportunity to realize his dreams. Jon’s story will inspire others to go after what they are looking for, no matter how daunting a task it may seem.
Innovation and Realism

While we must be realistic about the things in life we cannot change, there are always ways in which we can optimize ourselves and our situations through creative thinking and innovation.
Unless you’re moving forward, you’re getting left behind!
Jon's Olympic Journey

The story of how a small town boy from Manitoba, who grew up playing hockey and idolizing his home town hero, Theo Fleury (the smallest guy to ever play in the NHL) inspired him to become an Olympic Champion.
Self--Efficacy

Jon explains the secrets that helped give him the confidence to follow and achieve his dreams.
Teamwork

In an individual sport like skeleton, one’s success as an athlete is directly tied to their ability to work collaboratively with their team. Jon explains the importance of teamwork within our families, our workplaces and our communities.
HOST/MC

Looking for a Host/MC – Jon’s personality and energy resonates with every audience with the right fusion of humour and sincerity.

Raising funds for a charitable cause? Jon will gleefully auction anything off at your event.

Dreaming Big: Living Bigger

While Jon always wanted to be a Canadian National Team athlete, he didn’t know which sport it would be in! Keeping his eyes wide open, living outside his comfort zone, trying new things and accepting the challenges that presented themselves enabled him to find his passion and his opportunity to realize his dreams. Jon’s story will inspire others to go after what they are looking for, no matter how daunting a task it may seem.

Innovation and Realism

While we must be realistic about the things in life we cannot change, there are always ways in which we can optimize ourselves and our situations through creative thinking and innovation.
Unless you’re moving forward, you’re getting left behind!

Jon's Olympic Journey

The story of how a small town boy from Manitoba, who grew up playing hockey and idolizing his home town hero, Theo Fleury (the smallest guy to ever play in the NHL) inspired him to become an Olympic Champion.

Self--Efficacy

Jon explains the secrets that helped give him the confidence to follow and achieve his dreams.

Teamwork

In an individual sport like skeleton, one’s success as an athlete is directly tied to their ability to work collaboratively with their team. Jon explains the importance of teamwork within our families, our workplaces and our communities.

HOST/MC

Looking for a Host/MC – Jon’s personality and energy resonates with every audience with the right fusion of humour and sincerity.

Raising funds for a charitable cause? Jon will gleefully auction anything off at your event.

Testimonials

Jon Montgomery was a memorable guest for our fundraising event. He was down to earth, lighthearted and brought a compelling message that appealed to a diverse audience.

University of Regina, Director of Athletics
Jon delivered a truly inspirational message at our national leader conference earlier this year. His message was right on the mark… inspiring leaders to take responsibility for challenging goals in the face of an uncertain path and really demonstrating how to take ownership for developing your full potential and that of your team. Jon is skilled at communicating his message in a way that resonates across a diverse audience with just the right blend of humour and candour. Jon Montgomery was the perfect keynote speaker for setting the stage at our national conference.

Great-West Life
Jon Montgomery gave a first class professional presentation at the Winnipeg Convention Centre, April 14, 2012 to an audience of over 200 independent retailers, hardware vendors and TruServ Canada staff at the TruServ Canada Spring Market. His presentation was very well received and cited by audience members as the best pre-market function ever. Jon is friendly, unpretentious and a captivating speaker with a great Canadian story. He connects with his audience and is a real crowd pleaser. I highly recommend Jon as a motivational speaker in any context.

Truserv Canada