Born to Speak is no longer a one-person operation. The work is delivered, edited, distributed, and pursued by the people below, each one chosen because they actually do the work, not just talk about it.
Speaker, hypnotist, and communication coach. Seven years studying what makes people listen, turning the obsession into a body of work that's served leaders across sales, hospitality, education, and the executive suite.
Bullied as a child and diagnosed with social anxiety before he had the language to push back, Danian made the pain useful: 1,500+ hours of live coaching, 300+ leaders trained, hundreds of high-ticket deals closed, and the #1 Skool community in addiction recovery. Today he leads Born to Speak's method and personally delivers every flagship engagement.
Master of Science in chemical and biomedical engineering, researcher at Collège de Maisonneuve in Montréal, and founder of Cannixis, her own line of cannabis-based beauty care. Hinane brings the science of state and the wellness layer to Born to Speak's method, drawing on years of breathwork facilitation and a public-speaking competition win in March 2025. Programs that move into hotels, clinics, and wellness brands run through her.
LinkedInPhotographer, writer, and filmmaker, and the founder of Orovia Creative. Payton runs the Born to Speak studio: every YouTube breakdown, every workshop recording, every short you've seen on Instagram passes through his hands. The visible product of the work is shaped by him.
paytonlaughlin.comLead setter for Born to Speak's daily prospecting operation. Aryan runs first-touch conversations with senior leaders across the industries we serve, qualifies fit, and books the discovery calls that end up on Danian's calendar. The first conversation most clients have with the practice is with him.
Coordinates engagement logistics, scheduling, and client onboarding across the practice. Bio coming soon.
Born to Speak doesn't grow by hiring fast. Each person above was added because the work demanded a specialist. As B2B engagements scale, the practice will continue to grow, slowly, deliberately, one role at a time.