<p>Riaz Meghji helps organizations reach exponential growth by building extraordinary relationships, creating connected cultures, and retaining top talent.</p><p>Riaz Meghji is a human connection expert and author of the book <em>Every Conversation Counts: The 5 Habits of Human Connection That Build Extraordinary Relationships</em>. His insights have been featured in <em>Fast Company</em>, <em>Harvard Business Review</em> and <em>Financial Post</em>. </p><p>In addition to being a respected thought leader and author on the topic of human connection, Riaz is also an accomplished broadcaster with 17 years of television hosting experience; he has interviewed experts on current affairs, sports, entertainment, politics, and business.</p><p>Riaz has hosted for CityTV’s Breakfast Television, MTV Canada, TEDxVancouver, CTV News, and the Toronto International Film Festival. He is a natural storyteller with a proven ability to conduct engaging, in-depth conversations across various disciplines.</p><p>Off-camera, Riaz dedicates himself to philanthropy and causes he cares about including Canuck Place Children’s Hospice. He holds a business degree from Simon Fraser University and studied leadership communication at Harvard Extension School and the Canadian Management Centre.</p><p><br></p>
Human Connection and Leadership Expert
<ul><li><strong>Human Connection & Leadership: Building Extraordinary Relationships in a Changed World</strong></li><li>Long before the era of ‘quiet quitting,’ loneliness was a social pandemic in our society. In an age of polarization, disconnection, and shallow substitutes for real relationships, every leader needs to know how to build and maintain meaningful relationships with clients and teams alike in our hybrid reality. Drawing from Riaz’s years of experience interviewing established leaders in business, entertainment and innovation, audiences will learn to spark authentic conversations, earn trust and build inclusive cultures, de-escalate and collaborate effectively, and craft compelling stories that will motivate your audience to take action. This engaging experience is a candid and far-ranging look at how authentic conversations help you reinvent yourself, re-energize your teams, and move your business forward. </li><li><strong>Relationships First: How to Use Authentic Connection to Grow Sales</strong></li><li>It’s no wonder that sales often get a bad rap. In a world of dwindling authentic connections, it’s easy to see sales as the least authentic interaction of all. But this doesn’t have to be the case. By transforming the way they and their teams interact with customers, sales leaders can forge more human connections that lead to dramatically improved sales outcomes. This captivating talk goes beyond sales tactics to explore Riaz’s lifetime of work creating authentic connections, sharing key principles to turn sales into an art and discipline of crafting real relationships and experiences — not just transactions.</li><li><strong>Human Connection: Your Competitive Advantage in Customer Service</strong></li><li>Customer service isn’t just about fixing problems. It’s about forging relationships with your customers that go beyond an initial transaction. Great products help launch companies. Great customer service sustains them for long-term success. Discover Riaz’s secrets to customer service that forge lasting passion, loyalty, and engagement with your brand. This authentic experience will inspire your teams to lead with empathetic curiosity and ultimately out-care the competition.</li></ul>