About Ross Mackay                 
 
                                 “Whether he is challenging your intellect or touching your heart,
                                        Ross Mackay will always be tickling your funny bone.”  

Ross is an established author, keynote speaker and workshop leader who has informed, inspired and delighted audiences of various cultures in 34 countries around the world.  

Since his early immigration to Canada from his native Scotland, Ross has enjoyed an enviable career in Sales and Engineering. He is an acknowledged international expert in the pump engineering field who has helped thousands of companies improve the effectiveness of their people and saved them millions of dollars in the process.  

He has augmented this valuable experience with 35 years as an avid student of the power of the intellect, culminating in the development of a process for increased personal and corporate effectiveness. He tested this process on himself and created a sales record that still stands 20 years later, and has helped many others achieve similar levels of success.  

Ross’ unique business experience, combined with his personal warmth and irrepressible humor creates a stimulating environment that leaves his audiences with lasting skills to improve their personal and corporate effectiveness.  

Having served on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers for 4 terms, Ross has been honored with the CAPS Service Award as well as the CAPS President’s Award.  

In August, 2007, “The REAL Secret of Success” earned Ross the Toastmasters International Accredited Speaker Award for Professionalism and Outstanding Achievement in Public Speaking. Toastmasters International created the Accredited Speaker Program in 1981 as a way to recognize individuals whose public speaking skills are of the highest professional caliber. Since its inception, only 58 individuals worldwide (of the more than 200,000 members) have received this Accredited Speaker designation.