Chris Wilson is a rare blend of speaker, aviator, and entrepreneur. He's a motivational and inspirational keynote speaker on leadership, change, and resilience, speaking to audiences across Canada, the USA, and Nigeria. He's a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC/PCC), full-time founder of the Mentee Community for entrepreneurs, and 2x Bestselling author.

He’s spent over 14 years as a Commercial Helicopter Pilot and an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer. He’s accustomed to working in high-stress and high-pressure environments in the most remote parts of Canada. Overcoming numerous layoffs and enduring turbulent times for nearly a decade.

While proud of his aviation success, Chris is passionate about entrepreneurship. He’s a mentor at e@UBC Entrepreneurship at the University of British Columbia, LOI—League of Innovators—Canada’s largest startup accelerator for entrepreneurs under 30, and Junior Achievement JABC. In 2023, Chris gave a TED talk to one of the largest audiences in Canada titled - Life Beyond the Dead Man's Curve.

He's worked with organizations such as TEDx, the University of British Columbia, the University of California, Berkeley, League of Innovators, PMI - Project Management Institute, ASCM - Association for Supply Chain Management, Northeastern University, Success Academy, Simon Fraser University, Junior Achievement, the YMCA, and many more.

Chris shares industry-shaping insights and practical tools to help organizations connect, engage, and turn change into momentum. He’s the full-time founder of a leadership company focused on speaking, coaching, and community.

Today, he’s on a mission to help the next generation impact the world through his Dare to Fly framework by setting the course, taking the controls, and navigating forward. Dare. Decide. Do.