Denise Baril

Denise grew up in an entrepreneurial family in Winnipeg, Manitoba learning about business development from the ground up. Denise has owned and /or operated businesses in the toy, financial, transportation, and health industries. Denise is the founder of Marketing Matters Canada and the Workplace Speaker Network.

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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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Bruce McGregor

Over 20 years’ experience in leadership, excelling in business planning, strategy development and process improvement. Bruce is a leader with strong business acumen, well-developed analytical skills that transforms into powerful operational business planning focused on people. Bruce helps clients to develop and manage strategic, cultural and structure changes within organizations or cross functional teams. He has recognized ability for strategic development and performance management planning that delivers measurable and sustainable results. Every business is unique. Each business is a sum of all of its parts working together to achieve results. Each business is comprised of individuals with their own strengths and weaknesses. How well are the individuals of your organization working together to achieve the results for which you’re striving? We partner with our clients to help them

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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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Tonya Lailey

Tonya Lailey is a winery owner, sommelier, food advocate and writer. Raised on a vineyard, she's knows vine growing and winemaking from the dirt level. She understands intimately the business of wine in Canada and that its challenges are typically more political than geographical. Tonya loves to cultivate relationships to the land through taste experiences. She aims to build confidence in the abilities of her audience members to interpret aromas and flavours and to evaluate wines. She hopes to remind people that wine is a playground for creativity and can ground us by triggering memory through our senses.

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Laurel Vespi

Laurel Vespi is a certified life coach and the creative energy behind stone circle coaching. With more than 30 years experience as an educator, consultant and group facilitator, Laurel particularly loves helping people live with conscious intention, balance and satisfaction in their lives. In other words Laurel helps people and organizations awaken to the possibilities in life. Laurel has a Master of Education degree and is designated as a Professional Certified Coach by the International Coach Federation. Laurel is the author of the award winning book Spontaneous Combustion: Setting Your Life on Fire, a kick in the pants look at how to stop waiting for the most important things in life. Her newest book, To Be Awake provides practical ideas to help people keep their eyes wide open in life.

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Elizabeth Anderson, BCC

Elizabeth Anderson international speaker/author. has impacted more than 1000 audiences with her story from illness to recovery to victory. Author of Being Mentally Healthy (in spite of a mental illness), Elizabeth knows that being mentally healthy is a journey, a journey she is eager to share with those searching for a new paradigm for mental illness.

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Crystal Phillips

From a life changing illness to raising over a million dollars for neurological research, Crystal's story will take you on an emotionally charged journey. You will leave feeling inspired with new strategies and perspectives as you advance your various pursuits in business, sport and health.

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Jaime Hernandez

As President of Strategic Business Communications, Inc. Jim brings an extensive background in sales, management, and marketing. Named an Outstanding Business Leader with Junior Achievement, Jim helps companies grow and develop their businesses throughout the world. Jim has worked with Fortune 500 companies to small businesses, as a motivational speaker, consultant, and trainer in 31 countries. Jim is fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, and has been able to work implementing measurable results-driven marketing plans in many cultures. Jim is an Alumnus of the University of Victoria where he graduated with a degree in Sociology. Jim Hernandez has been an Award Winning Toastmaster, and member of Toastmasters International for over twelve years. He is heavily involved in his community including 25+ years as a member of Kiwanis where he is a two-time Distinguished President.

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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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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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Stephen Zanini

Besides outgoing, gregarious and spirited, you can expect a person who combines skills in communication, consultation and results to deliver based on your needs, your budget and your desire to create a strong workplace. An environment where people choose to stay and share their gifts and talents as they translate corporate intent into action. So let me ask, What results are YOU looking for? What will IGNITE you to action? Why not NOW? My full profile and website are listed below. I look forward to meeting you and discussing how I may be of service. CREATE a GREAT DAY!

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Peter Bishop

From animation and illustration to programming and design, there's almost no digital stone that Peter's left unturned. His passion for innovative solutions has won him countless awards both locally and internationally as well as cemented relationships with brands such as British Telecom, Alberta Health Services, Time Life and The BBC. Today Peter is a Partner and Digital Creative Director at ZGM, one of the biggest marketing agencies in Alberta. Peter is responsible for direction and quality of the digital experience. It’s his job and his passion to keep up to date on emerging technologies and make decisions on where ZGM is pointed. Peter currently is the President of Digital Alberta, consults with the local universities on their digital curriculum, mentors students and is a regular judge with various interactive groups including Applied Arts and the Digital Marketing Association.

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