Emily Marasco

Emily Marasco is an engineering education researcher, writer, musician and dancer in the Calgary community. She is an experienced speaker and workshop organizer on a variety of topics. Engineering Education Topics - Cross-disciplinary and interdisciplinary curriculum and project development - STEM education at the elementary school level - Education innovation and module development - Leading education workshops - Research communication skills - Technology tutoring Wellness - Relaxation through belly dancing (women only) - Beginner belly dancing (women only) - Moving meditation Fine Arts - Music theory - Oboe and piano performance - Writing non-fiction and essays - Fiction writing groups - Editing services - Middle Eastern dance performance

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Martin Parnell

International Keynote Speaker and Author At 47, Martin Parnell wasn’t in running shape. Now only 13 years later, he’s completed an astonishing 250 marathons in one year, set five Guinness World Records, summited Kilimanjaro in 21 hours and traversed 1,000 kms around the South West Coast Path of England in 25 days. At the end of 2014, he finished his “Quests for Kids” initiative, completing 10 quests in 5 years, raising $1.3M for Right To Play and changing the lives of over 27,000 of the world’s most disadvantaged children. With 25 years’ experience in the Canadian mining industry, Martin has held positions of responsibility in engineering and human resources. He is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario, the Human Resources Professionals Association of Ontario, the Human Resources Institute of Alberta and the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers.

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Caroline Brookfield

If you consider yourself technical or scientific, you still have a creative side. I provoke left brainers to embrace their inherent creativity as a boot camp for resiliency. Creativity is predicted to be in the top 3 skills required by employers in 2020. My happy place is at the intersection of Art and Science. As a veterinarian, I am deeply connected with data and logic, yet I love the challenge of facing uncertainty and failure with creativity. A lifelong learner, I have built two online businesses, and currently completing my Certificate of Professional Management (University of Calgary). A late diagnosis of ADHD, combined with abundant curiosity has inspired a passion for applied neuroscience. You will find me travelling, doing stand-up comedy, mountain biking, rock climbing and parenting.

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Kurt Spady

Kurt Spady is a management and organization development consultant and trainer based in Red Deer, Alberta. He has over 15 years of practical management and leadership experience with private and public business, unionized workplaces, retail service providers, health care and academic institutions. Kurt has conducted extensive training and consulting in supervision, communications, team building, and total quality management with individuals and organizations to help them identify and develop areas for productive change. He provides Management Consulting and Training Solutions to post-secondary institutions, businesses, and individuals. Specialties include: o Online Learning o E-Learning o Education o Training o Professional Development o Business Administration o Management o Leadership Education Kurt holds a Bachelor of Management degree (BMgmt) with a major in Human Resources, a

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Bob Wilkie

Bob is a former NHL hockey player. He is also an award winning Entrepreneur, best selling author and has been speaking to teams throughout North America about what it takes to be a championship team. His talks are thought provoking and inspiring to all who attend. His program Game On is an insightful program that brings a team together to achieve success.

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Kelly Laverty

Certified Business Coach Kelly Laverty has a passion for helping business owners and entrepreneurs achieve their full potential and is dedicated to enhancing the performance and profitability of all businesses he works with. Kelly will coach you to implement changes to enable growth and improved management of your business. He leads you to understand and implement proven concepts, which can transition any business from its current state to what the business owner wants it to be. He will work with you to develop plans in key areas related to achieving success, such as leadership, time management, goal setting, delegation, sales, marketing, and productivity Keys to success will be establishing Key Results and Perfomance Indicators that will measure the ongoing progress the business owner is making ensuring they are getting everything out of the business that they deserve.

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Mona Cooley

Family and Peer Support Specialist, brings practical tips, wealth of knowledge and resources, quick insight to problems, firm guidance and tools and techniques to guide families living with mental illness to discover solutions. Feeling overwhelmed with emotions to deal with the multiple challenges, her unique methods lessens the loneliness, instills hope, builds confidence and raises your belief what seems impossible is possible to have a more relaxed family environment. Whether speaking, facilitating, or coaching, Mona supports families in identifying, building on and utilizing their unique strengths, abilities and resilience to manage life challenges and improve overall health.

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Jo-Ann Pawliw

Jo-Ann is passionate about helping people manage pressure with resilience and poise. Keeping on track, focused and calm when work and life feels overwhelming is a skill that can be learned. Studying the science of stress and implementing evidence-based strategies and tools learned at Harvard and HeartMath, has enabled Jo-Ann to offer her clients the most leading edge and successful Personal Leadership and Coaching programs. Jo-Ann has trained many companies in Managing Pressure, including Husky Energy, City of Airdrie, Allnorth Engineering Co. Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries, Inter-Line Pipeline, and Mount Royal University . Her Coaching practice includes Leaders, Managers, Employees and Athletes. Programs Include: *Emotional Intelligence for Personal Leadership: The Science and Strategies of Performing Under Pressure *Managing Difficult Conversatio

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David Nagy

"David is an entrepreneur, strategist and Internet marketing professional. He is well-versed in a wide spectrum of business and marketing disciplines, with core competencies in online marketing, digital strategy, business development, lead generation and leadership. David has enjoyed success in the startup community as a Founding Partner and VP of Marketing for LiveOutThere.com, one of Canada's fastest growing businesses acknoledged on Profit Magazine's HOT50 list and the Alberta Venture Fast Growth 50 list. David has also led digital teams for clients such as Bayer, General Motors, HBO Comedy, Virgin Mobile, Wendy's, CMHC, Rocky Mountain Soap Company, Western Direct Insurance and many others. His work has spanned many industries from retail to travel/tourism, agriculture, healthcare and real estate.

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Jeannie Kennedy RN (Ret), BN, MN, CCPE

Consultants for Nutrition, Weight Loss/Management, Lifestyle, and General Health & Wellness. Provide services, consults and/or presentations for individuals, groups, or corporations. Mobile services available including our latest Cold Laser facials that re-establish normal cellular metabolism to reduce signs of aging. This service is targeted to those who want to improve wellness through relaxation and self care strategies. Specialized service for individuals or small groups-great team building activity. Would you like this to be available at your next corporate retreat? Our services are customized to meet your needs and budget. Contact us for details: 403-466-7791.

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Alice Wheaton

Alice has always been a front-runner. She went from being a critical care nurse to being hired at Xerox Canada in Toronto,without any prior business experience. She went on to win the prestigious President’s Club Award and was the top salesperson for her team with 198% achievement in her first year. She was assigned the responsibility of training new recruits and it was then that Alice developed the skills to speak into the lives of others to help fast track their success. Her proven record of accomplishments in public relations, sales and marketing, and leadership provide Alice with a unique ability to recognize how to help others out-perform expectations so that they easily gain the next promotion. Alice has the unique ability to (1) inspire, (2) educate, and (3) challenge her audiences to make positive changes.

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Sharon Carne

Sharon Carne, BMus, M.F.A. is an author, international speaker, trainer, director of training and development, publisher, musician and recording artist. Sharon is the founder of Sound Wellness, the Sound Wellness Institute and more recently, co-founder of the Emergent Workforce Program, the most recent expansion of offerings through the Sound Wellness Institute. Through the Sound Wellness Institute, holistic health practitioners receive the highest level of competency training in Canada in using sound and music to support their practice. The Emergent Workforce program is dedicated to restoring wellbeing, community, purpose, creative collaboration, kindness to the workforce, while supporting the financial goals of the organization. When we are making a purposeful contribution, our lives are filled with passion, creativity, inspiration, compassion and wellbeing.

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Kellie Garrett

Kellie Garrett is a recovering executive, now speaker, coach, consultant and Board Director. A Certified Daring Way Facilitator and Dare to Lead Facilitator (Brené Brown), Kellie helps people get out of their own way so they can shine. How? By looking at themselves in the mirror and slaying their personal dragons. One of Canada's 100 Most Powerful Women and 25 Women of Influence, winner of the Red Cross Humanitarian award for autism advocacy, and credentialed up the wazoo.

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