Jessi Cruickshank – Big Idea Speakers

Jessi Cruickshank is one of Canada’s most beloved TV personalities and has been hailed as “the funniest women on TV today, period.” [The Province]. CSA nominated as the host of CBC’s hit series Canada’s Smartest Person, Jessi is also the LA correspondent for CTV’s eTalk and she is launching a new daytime talk show on CBC this fall. Cruickshank grew up in Vancouver where she broke into comedy as the only girl in an all-male improv troupe alongside Seth Rogan. She soon became a household name as the face of MTV Canada, hosting the daily comedy show MTV Live and smash hit The Hills After Show. The After Show became an international phenomenon, syndicated in over 10 countries and generating record-breaking ratings in Canada and the U.S.

Cruickshank’s self-deprecating humour, irreverent interview style and eclectic flair for fashion quickly made her a fan-favourite. She’s gone on to star in the nightly talk-show The After Show and has since hosted Live from E!, Jerseylicious, Jessi Cruickshank’s Real Hollywood Survival Guide and Olympic Morning. She has also travelled the world as the Canadian Ambassador for Free The Children.

Cruickshank splits her time between Toronto and Los Angeles, where she can be seen on The CW series Oh Sit!, TV Land’s sitcom Kirstie, and CBS’ sitcom The Odd Couple.

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Biography

Jessi Cruickshank is the Canadian Screen Award-nominated host of CBC’s smash hit Canada’s Smartest Person, and CBC’s daytime talk show The Goods. Hailed as “one of the funniest women on TV today, period” by The Province, Cruickshank grew up in Vancouver, where she broke into comedy as the only girl in an all-male improv troupe alongside Seth Rogen. She soon became a household name as the face of MTV, hosting the daily show MTV LIVE and smash hit The Hills After Show; which was syndicated in 10 countries and generated record-breaking ratings in Canada and the U.S.

Cruickshank relocated to Los Angeles to host Live from E!, Oh Sit! Jerseylicious, Olympic Morning, Daily Pop and recently wrapped 6 seasons as the L.A. host of Canada’s #1 entertainment show, eTalk. Jessi has also travelled the world as a keynote speaker and the Canadian ambassador for Free The Children. Most recently she became the first Canadian to create her own sho, called “New Mom, Who Dis?” on the worlds largest streaming platform, Facebook Watch.

Speech Topics

Born in an A&W
Jessi was born in an A&W restaurant in Calgary, Alberta. She is now one of the most beloved TV personalities in Canada. How on did she get there? In her candid, interactive and wildly funny speech, Jessi will talk about all of the choices she has made (the good ones and the not so good ones…) that got her to where she is today.

Finding Happiness in a Material World
Jessi talks candidly about navigating a material and pop-culture obsessed world. She opens up about her own experiences working in an industry where quite often how you look is more important than how you think, where your net worth is more relevant than your self worth, and where success is measured by what you have not what you have to give. Revealing a new side of herself, Jessi will empower her young audience to discover that happiness is not about what you have in your life, but what you choose to do with it.

Making the Most of Your College Life
Jessi will speak about her involvement in school and how this impacted her life and why students should strive to do the same. Jessi started a special needs drama program at a local high school, joined the student council, played intramural sports and became involved with Free the Children. Telling a series of wildly funny, honest and relatable anecdotes, Jessi’s uncanny ability to relate to young audiences will leave them motivated to create opportunities and make the most of their College experience.

The Power to Create Change
As long time Canadian ambassador for non-profit organization Free the Children, Jessi speaks about her eye opening experiences leaving the comfort of her MTV studio and travelling to rural India and Kenya. She talks about the pop-culture bubble so many young people in North America get trapped in today and challenges them to pop it, to see beyond the MTV world and discover the power they hold to create positive change in their colleges, communities and in the world.

Host & MC
As the host of a live daily talk show on MTV, broadcast to over 90 million homes across North America, Jessi knows how to work a room. With her signature warmth and wit, Jessi has MC’d and hosted charity fundraisers, private parties, red carpets, award shows, store openings and corporate events all across Canada and the US. Her ability to think on her toes and relate to any crowd makes any event a truly memorable one.