Sami Jo Small, CSP®
Certified Speaking Professional
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
CSP since 2025
Expertise
Business, Corporate Culture, Executive Management, Inclusion, Inspiration & Motivation, Leadership & Achievement, Sports, Women in Leadership
About
Sami Jo Small is a three-time Olympian (two golds, one silver) and five-time World Champion in ice hockey. She holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University and an Executive MBA from Cornell University and Queens University.
A Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), Sami Jo has spent over 25 years inspiring audiences worldwide as a professional keynote speaker, combining her elite athletic experience with business leadership insight to help teams and leaders achieve extraordinary results. She is also the author of the best-selling memoir The Role I Played – Canada’s Greatest Olympic Hockey Team (2020) and works as a sports analyst on television.
Listed in the Global CSP® Directory, checked against NSA records October 2026. Back to the directory