A Juno Award- and Canadian Screen Award-nominated singer-songwriter, Peter Katz’s approach as a keynote speaker sets an industry standard for care and customization. He was recently inducted into the National Speakers Association’s Speaker Hall of Fame, an honour achieved by less than 1% of professional speakers, in recognition of his expertise in helping teams recognize, value, and celebrate their individual and collective impacts. His interactive keynote concerts blend live music, powerful storytelling, and research-backed strategies to explore resiliency, authenticity, and unexpected joy that ignites connection, fosters belonging, and creates momentum that endures.
Katz’s unique perspective on service has been cultivated from nearly two decades as an internationally touring singer-songwriter. After a serious injury interrupted his life on the road, he discovered that the skills he had honed on tour — like creating space for deep connection and communal joy — were applicable to people from any industry and any walk of life. Now a four-time TEDx fellow, Katz helps leaders and employees at every level create new opportunities for connection and elevation. His highly customized keynote concerts and facilitations leave audiences feeling recognized, empowered, and energized by a values-driven vision.
Katz has worked with organizations and associations from nearly every industry, with past clients including Johns Hopkins Medicine, Coca-Cola, Johnson & Johnson, Xerox, Keller Williams, American Express, SickKids Hospital, the US Dept of Energy, and the Royal Bank. His in-person events have been praised as “transformational” and he has been recognized as a pioneer in creating highly engaging virtual experiences. Katz has performed for over 150,000 people virtually from his state-of-the-art broadcast studio, including an invitation to address the House of Commons of Canada.
As an acclaimed musician, Katz is beloved in his home country of Canada and has inspired many with his songs. CBC radio host Tom Power has praised his music as “one of the most heartfelt, beautiful, and vulnerable records of the year, an astonishing record.” Katz’s music has been streamed over 35 million times, and his music videos have over 38 million views on YouTube. His music is regularly featured in films and on television, including the 2016 Rio Olympics/ Paralympics coverage.
Katz is also the founder of Heartstrings Songwriting Retreats, which helps aspiring songwriters of all experience levels realize their lifelong dream of writing and recording their own song, and the co-founder of The Conscious Leaders Quest, an immersive five-day retreat in Costa Rica that invites a holistic approach to mind, body, and business, challenging and equipping leaders to do the vital inner work that transforms the way they lead and their business for the better.
