Facilitator's Bio

Martti Pajunen, B. R. Ed.

For the past two decades, Martti Pajunen has been an interactive facilitator, informative trainer, and inspirational communicator for education, business and non-profit organizations in Ontario and Quebec. He has crafted and conducted training seminars in a wide variety of related skill areas, such as communication, personal leadership, creative thinking, conflict resolution, strategic planning, customer service and self-directed work teams.

Martti’s sincere and humorous seminar style puts his clients, students and participants at ease, enabling them to take full advantage of his extensive experience as a youth worker, college professor, event planner, and small business owner.

He is the Founder / Lead Trainer of IGNITE Leadership – a company dedicated to designing leadership training for young people and those who lead them. He also directs EMERGEN, a 6 month leadership development experience for volunteer youth workers.

He has organized hundreds of big events involving up to 4,000 people and has worked with the Toronto Raptors, Toronto Argonauts, Toronto Blue Jays, Ottawa Inner-city Ministries, Skydome, Tyndale College, Heritage College, Seneca College, Scott Mission, Muskoka Woods Sports Resort, and Muskoka Baptist Conference Center.

In the past 20 years, Martti has spoken to over 100,000 Sr. Elementary, High School, University and College students, as well as community, education, parent, church, youth, and leadership organizations in Canada and the U.S.A.

Martti lives in Kitchener, Ontario with his wife Tricia, and their three children.