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Cheryl Margaret Cran (born August 19, 1963) is a Canadian entrepreneur and author.^[1][2] She is the founder of NextMapping,^[3][4] a Future of Work Consultancy and the CEO of Synthesis at Work Inc.^[5][6][7] Cran is also the Past President of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers.^[3]

Cran was born to David Chouinard and Joanne Hildebrand. She was the lead singer of the rock band Elan.^[8]

She is married to Reg Cran and has a daughter and two stepsons.

She is a graduate of Rockhurst University in Communications, Leadership, Communications, and Organizational Development^[9] and Exponential Innovation program at Singularity University.^[10]

Cran has been a public speaker for more than 20 years.^[11] She is also the Past President of the Global Speakers Federation 2012-2013 and was on the board of directors until 2014.^[12]

Cheryl Cran has worked with clients including AT&T, Bell Mobility, Omnitel, Gartner, British Telcomm, and Manulife.^[13]