Meet Walter

Walter Schwabe, is from the Bear Clan of the Kahnawá:ke Mohawk, and is also a direct descendant of Cree Chief Michel Callihoo, an original signatory of Treaty 6 for the Michel First Nation.

Walter is one of four co-founders, Echo Point’s majority shareholder, and the only Officer at this time.

Speaking Topics:

With over 20 years of public speaking experience, Walter has advised thousands of business professionals, public sector employees, and elected officials from all three levels of government.

Brave Leaders Required – In a rapidly changing business world, how do brave leaders rise above? What do brave leaders do differently than others to achieve new levels of success? Walter lays out his leadership principles based on what he’s learned as a serial tech entrepreneur. Attend this engaging talk where Walter shares stories and insights learned from advising multiple business and government leaders.

God-sized Leadership Principles – Christian business owners and decision-makers will want to attend this talk and be immersed in stories and lessons of leadership from the Bible as Walter shares his faith-based insights from his own exploration and study of this subject.  

The Engaged City – Learn innovative ways to engage citizens and extract meaningful information that can guide municipal administrations and elected officials. Walter shares key methodologies from multiple municipal government engagements that increase positive citizen action and response that helped to create meaningful community change.

The Failure Mindset – What can be learned from failure? A lot! In fact, it’s usually right after a failure in leadership and execution where the largest business gains are made. Walter dissects past business failures and extracts the keys to success.

Experience:

Walter Schwabe is a passionate serial tech entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience, having most recently held a position on the Board and as CEO of visual AI start-up StreamML Inc. Walter has owned or has been a partner in multiple tech companies over the years.

For the past 20 years, he has also been a paid public speaker, having presented on stage in front of thousands of people. He routinely educates live audiences on subjects related to leadership, innovation, and emerging technologies and their impact on business and government.

Walter is also an experienced mainstream media personality, having hosted his own successful radio show focused on social media airing on Edmonton’s The TEAM1260 in 2010 and for 7 years ending in 2019, he was a regular panelist appearing on Alberta Primetime airing on CTV 2. Walter is a published author, has been quoted in a multitude of newspapers, and has appeared repeatedly for comment on the radio and television news. In addition, as a digital strategist, he has also generated millions of views via online content generation and helped to pioneer new web and social analytics processes and technology currently used in modern digital marketing.

Book Walter Schwabe to speak at your event today!