About Azim Jamal

Azim Jamal is a leading international inspirational speaker and a national bestselling author. He was born in Tanzania and educated in Kenya, the U.K., and Canada.

Azim holds three professional accounting and financial qualifications, including a CGA and CFP, and has been a senior partner in an accounting firm for over 15 years. He made his career switch from “accounting for business” to “accounting for life” during a soul-stirring experience while volunteering in the developing world, and he vowed to make a difference to people in that part of the world with his message and through his success.

Since then, Azim has become a sought-after speaker, dynamic, thought-provoking, and inspiring–a visionary with his feet on the ground. Over one million people have heard his uplifting message in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia, Asia and Africa. His audiences have ranged from 50 to 10,000 people. Azim has received accolades from some of the world’s leaders in human development, including Dr. Deepak Chopra, Dr. Wayne Dyer, Brian Tracy, Ken Blanchard (co-author The One-Minute Manager) and Jack Canfield (co-author Chicken Soup for the Soul series). In 2003 he was awarded the SPARK Award by the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers (CAPS) Vancouver Chapter. This award is given to a professional speaker who exemplifies the spirit of CAPS in terms of authenticity, service to fellow colleagues, professionalism, and conduct.

Azim is also the author of several books, including The Corporate Sufi and the bestselling 7 Steps to Lasting Happiness. He has volunteered 15 hours per week over the last 20 years, including service to Afghan refugees overseas. He meditates regularly and lives a balanced life in Vancouver, Canada, with his wife, parents, and two children. Azim has been an active sportsman, playing cricket and soccer for over 20 years before retiring from league games in 1992.

Through his books and his speaking, Azim Jamal’s goal is to inspire his audiences and readers to live to their potential and lead a balanced life. For more information, please visit www.azimjamal.com.

About Harvey McKinnon

Harvey McKinnon, CFRE, is recognized as one of North America's leading fundraising experts. He is an inspiring speaker, trainer, and writer, who has helped raise hundreds of millions of dollars for nonprofits worldwide.

He is author of the fundraising bestseller Hidden Gold (Bonus Books) and the audio CD How Today’s Rich Give (Jossey-Bass). He has written for numerous publications, including the Globe & Mail, Vancouver Sun, and Utne.com. He is a former panelist on CBC Radio’s Almanac Show and has done extensive media interviews on a variety of subjects.

Harvey has taught fundraising to nonprofits in North America, Australia, Europe, Asia, and Africa. He has also produced two training videos and a six-part TV series on fundraising, and is a regular speaker at major fundraising conferences.

After spending ten years with the international development agency OXFAM Canada, where he was Senior Development Officer, Harvey founded the Vancouver-based fundraising consultancy Harvey McKinnon Associates (a (www.harveymckinnon.com) in 1989. HMA works with clients in many countries, ranging from children’s causes to environmental groups to hospitals. He is also co - founder of Amuleta Computer Security (www.amuleta.com).

Harvey has also produced documentary films on social issues. His films, which include Side by Side: Women Against Aids, The Black Sea in Crisis, and The Nature of David Suzuki, have won many awards and have been aired in dozens of countries.

Harvey has decades of volunteer experience in a wide variety of organizations. Today, he sits on several boards, including the Advisory Board of the Brainerd Foundation (U.S.) and the Vancouver International Comedy Festival. He knows at least 13,657 jokes.

Harvey lives with his family in Vancouver, Canada.