Lions Gate Training Ltd.

What Lions Gate Training Ltd. does

Lions Gate Training Ltd. is a privately held, founder-operated professional training and coaching company based in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. The business is built around Margaret Hope, M.Ed, an internationally accredited professional speaker who personally delivers all services. Its core offerings span four product lines: one-on-one speech coaching for executives and political candidates; keynote speaking engagements at conferences and corporate events; custom-designed group training programs covering public speaking, presentations, networking, negotiation, and train-the-trainer curricula; and a published book, 'You're Speaking – But Are You Connecting?' (ISBN 0-9683973-0-1), priced at $16.95 CDN / $14.95 US.

The underlying methodology is the proprietary 'Connection-Based Speaking' framework, which emphasizes audience-speaker connection through stories, humor, visuals, interaction, planning, and delivery. Training programs are custom-designed for each client rather than off-the-shelf, with formats ranging from one-week courses to 50-minute lunch-and-learn sessions. The book serves as both a standalone product and a supplementary tool referenced throughout training programs, distributed via direct sales and wholesale through Sandhill Book Marketing Ltd.

Revenue is generated through professional services fees (coaching, keynotes, training) and one-time book sales. The go-to-market is direct, relationship-driven enterprise field sales combined with event-driven engagements, supported by earned media (Fortune Magazine, Toastmasters International endorsement), educational partnerships with Simon Fraser University, and a content-driven website. Customers span Canadian government agencies (City of Vancouver, Vancouver Police Department, ICBC, Health Canada, Legal Services Society of BC, BC Hydro), enterprises (RBC, BDO Dunwoody, BC Gas, AFCC, Howard Johnson), trade associations, and individual professionals. The company is bootstrapped with no external institutional funding and operates with approximately 5 employees.

Name

Lions Gate Training Ltd.

Legal name

Lions Gate Training Ltd.

Website

https://lionsgatetraining.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Lions Gate Training Ltd. is a Burnaby, BC-based professional training company founded and operated by Margaret Hope, M.Ed, offering custom speech coaching, keynote speaking, corporate communication training programs, and a published book to executives, government agencies, and organizations across North America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Training & Coaching

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

1:1 Speech, Rhetoric & Communication Coaching (EDAMAOAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Training Delivery Services (Onsite/Virtual Instruction, Workshops, Coaching) (BPAEANAN), Train-the-Trainer & Instructor Enablement Services (BPAEANAL)

Keywords

• Communication skills training
• Speech coaching services
• Executive presentation training
• Keynote speaking engagements
• Train the trainer programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Burnaby

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Book Sales: Sale of published book 'You're Speaking – But Are You Connecting?' through direct orders and wholesale distribution to bookstores.
2. Speech Coaching: Private, confidential speech coaching for busy executives, political candidates, and professionals. One-on-one sessions to polish specific speeches or improve general communication skills.
3. Corporate Training Programs: Custom-designed training programs for groups covering public speaking, presentations, networking, negotiation, and instructional skill. Programs range from one-week courses to 50-minute lunch and learn sessions.
4. Keynote Speaking: Motivational and leadership presentations at conferences and events. Twenty-minute keynotes to half-day focus workshops, custom-designed for each event.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Lions Gate Training Ltd. provides custom-designed communication skills training, private speech coaching, and keynote presentations, delivered personally by founder Margaret Hope, M.ED. Offerings include one-on-one executive and political candidate speech coaching, group training programs covering public speaking, presentations, networking, negotiation, and train-the-trainer instruction, plus the published book "You're Speaking – But Are You Connecting?" sold directly and through wholesale channels.

Product overview

Lions Gate Training Ltd. is a professional speaking and training services company operated by Margaret Hope, offering a portfolio of four interconnected services. The core offering consists of speech coaching (private one-on-one sessions for executives and political candidates), keynote speaking engagements for conferences, and custom-designed group training programs covering presentation skills, networking, and train-the-trainer curricula. These service offerings are complemented by Margaret Hope's published book 'You're Speaking – But Are You Connecting?' which serves as both a standalone resource and a supplementary tool referenced throughout the training programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Speech Coaching Services Private, confidential one-on-one speech coaching sessions for busy executives and political candidates to polish specific speeches, improve general communication skills, prepare TED/TEDx presentations, and coach Dragon's Den pitches, interviews, and meetings. Delivered personally by founder Margaret Hope, including by phone for remote clients.
• Keynote Speaking Services Dynamic keynote presentations and motivational speeches for conferences, trade associations, and corporate events, ranging from twenty-minute opening keynotes to half-day focus workshops. Each engagement is custom-designed for the specific event with direct take-home value for participants.
• Training Programs High-energy, custom-designed group seminars and training programs covering public speaking, presentations, networking, negotiation, creativity and change management, and train-the-trainer curricula. Programs range from 50-minute lunch-and-learn sessions to one-week courses and are tailored to each client group's needs.
• You're Speaking – But Are You Connecting? 160-page softcover book (ISBN 0-9683973-0-1, 5.5 x 8.5 inches) by Margaret Hope, M.ED, focused on helping readers create bonds with audiences through stories, humor, visuals, audience interaction, planning, and delivery skills. Priced at $16.95 CDN / $14.95 US and sold directly by phone/fax/postal mail and wholesale through Sandhill Book Marketing Ltd.

Quantifiable outcome

• Speaker testimonial: Gave over 150 talks after coaching, earning $3,000-$5,000 per talk
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers21 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Simon Fraser University - Segal Graduate School of Business (Learning Strategies Group)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMargaret Hope is part of the instructional team for leadership training programs. The Learning Strategies Group develops and delivers customized management education helping clients achieve tangible, sustained outcomes from professional development initiatives. Programs range from single sessions to customized corporate MBA programs.
• Simon Fraser University - Writing & Publishing ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMargaret Hope teaches Effective Speeches & Presentations for credit in several certificate programs of Simon Fraser University's Writing and Publishing Program. The course is part of speechwriting, technical writing and publishing programs.
• Sandhill Book Marketing Ltd.minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWholesale bookstore distribution partner handling bulk orders for 'You're Speaking – But Are You Connecting?'. Located at #99 – 1270 Ellis Street (rear), Kelowna, BC V1Y 1Z4, Canada. Order line: 1-800-667-3848, Fax: (250) 763-4051.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Exec|Comm: Business communication coaching firm specializing in presentation and leadership communication for corporate clients, operating with a similar custom-coaching plus group workshop model in the same niche as Lions Gate.
• Speakeasy: UK-born presentation and communication skills training provider offering both in-person and online courses to corporate clients, directly comparable to Lions Gate's group training programs in content and target buyer.
• The Humphrey Group: Toronto-based communication and presentation skills firm serving executives across North America, with a similar high-touch coaching plus corporate workshop model directly comparable to Lions Gate's coach/trainer/speaker mix.
• David Granirer: Canada-based 'humor in the workplace' speaker and speaker coach who is explicitly cross-linked from Lions Gate's own website; competes directly in the same North American corporate speaking and coaching niche with a comparable one-person firm structure.

Broad incumbents

• Toastmasters International: The largest global membership organization for public speaking practice and leadership development; overlaps Lions Gate's audience and curriculum, has already publicly endorsed Margaret Hope's book, and represents both a peer and a potential substitution channel.
• Dale Carnegie & Associates: Global incumbent in communication, leadership, and public-speaking training with a franchise network offering courses that directly overlap Lions Gate's presentation skills and train-the-trainer offerings, but at much larger scale and broader portfolio.

Emerging players

• Second City Works: Communication and presentation training arm of The Second City, using improv-based methods to teach public speaking and audience connection — a direct thematic competitor to Lions Gate's 'Connection-Based Speaking' methodology for corporate audiences.
• Orai: AI-powered public speaking coaching platform using speech analysis and instant feedback to improve presentation skills; competes for the same self-improvement and corporate training buyers Lions Gate serves, but via software rather than human coaching.

Others

• National Speakers Bureau: Leading North American speakers bureau representing keynote speakers for corporate events; comparable as a marketplace where Lions Gate competes for the same keynote bookings Margaret Hope secures directly, and a potential channel partner.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lions-gate-training-ltd.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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