Speaker Jessi Cruickshank
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Jessi Cruickshank became a household name as the host of MTV’s smash hit,The Hills After Show, and has since used her fame to document child labour, hunger, and poverty issues. Able to speak on her career trajectory, as well as on topics surrounding her philanthropic endeavors, Jessi’s ease in front of an audience and her personable demeanor make her a natural choice for a wide variety of events.
After the success of The Hills After Show, Jessi went on to co-host, produce, and write the spin-off prime time pop culture series The After Show, where she provided quick-witted commentary and a refreshing perspective on the day’s entertainment news.
Jessi has been a celebrity guest on E!’s The Soup, co-hosted the MTV Movie Awards Pre-Show, acted as a judge on Canada’s Next Top Model, and made guest appearances on E! True Hollywood Story, Fashion Television, Degrassi, Canada AM and NBC News. She was also hand-picked to cover the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games as a co-host of Olympic Morning on CTV.
As the ambassador for charity organization Free the Children, Jessi traveled to India for the critically acclaimed documentary MTV Presents: Jessi in India, where she encountered child labor, hunger, and poverty first hand. She then produced the follow-up program, MTV Presents: Jessi in Kenya that documented her experiences living in a mud hut for ten days with a traditional Massai family. Jessi has appeared at conferences alongside The Dalai Lama, Jane Goodall, and Mia Farrow.
Currently, Jessi can be seen as the L.A correspondent for Canada’s number one entertainment show, eTalk, and as the host of CBC TV’s Canada’s Smartest Person.
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