Joze Piranian is a lifelong stutterer turned keynote speaker and stand-up comedian. Growing up in Lebanon with a debilitating stutter, he avoided speaking almost entirely for more than 25 years. In the past six years, everything changed as he transformed his obstacle into a strength, performing on stages across three continents and in four languages (he stutters in six). He is a 5× TEDx speaker and has delivered talks at organizations including Google, Meta, Netflix, BlackRock, IBM, BCG and more. His story is also captured in Words Left Unspoken, a documentary about his journey, which premiered in Los Angeles at the Armenian Film Festival in September 2025.Joze is based in Toronto.
