AUTHOR, SPEAKER, BRAND STRATEGIST
Endlessly curious about the origin of legends and their timeless impact, Gair Maxwell is an internationally recognized, best-selling Author, Keynote Speaker and Brand Strategist. His original, market-tested ideas have inspired some companies to grow 15-30 TIMES while creating an irresistible “Category of One”. Recognized as a 4-time Vistage Top Performer and “Speaker of the Year” by TEC Canada, he is also a fully accredited Tennessee Squire, lifelong fan of the NFL’s Pittsburgh Steelers and 6-Time Runner-up on the prestigious M.G.A. Golf Tour.
Gair’s riveting keynote presentations are packed with real-life stories and benefit from his many decades of in-the-trenches business experience. Event planners rave about his innate gift for simplifying complex ideas into easily digestible bites that any audience can implement right away.
Described as an “idealist who is under no illusions”, Gair has worked with some of the world’s most dynamic organizations, including Apple Specialist Marketing Group, Caterpillar, NAPA and Virginia Tech and others, while sharing conference stages with business icons such as Sir Richard Branson and Gene Simmons.
His professional accomplishments include:
Awarded “Speaker of the Year” by TEC Canada in 2012.
Named Vistage “Top Performer”; 2021, 2022, 2023 & 2024.
Upwards of 950+ appearances with TEC Canada, TEC Australia, Vistage UK and Vistage International.
Best-selling author of BIG LITTLE LEGENDS - How Everyday Leaders Build Irresistible Brands (Amazon.com / Audible)
Managing Editor: “Leaders & Legends”
A recovering broadcast journalist, Gair racked up 10,000+ interviews and 30,000+ broadcasts in an award-winning radio and television career in his native Canada. The son of a former pro golfer from Scotland, Gair is an amateur historian with a specialty in campaigns of WW II. A classic rock aficionado from AC/DC to Led Zeppelin, he also enjoys country-flavored offerings that range from Waylon & Willie to Morgan Wallen. A native of Moncton, NB, he resides in the foothills of the majestic Canadian Rockies in Cochrane, Alberta.
Featured in Forbes, BIG LITTLE LEGENDS is his second book.
