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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Trina Lo

Trina is passionate about helping others find their voice in a world of noise. A marketing expert with a background in magazine publishing, graphic design and writing, she added social marketing to her arsenal of power tools. Finding her own voice while growing up in a family with very different cultural values than most of her friends was a challenge since childhood. Not being heard as a child, teenager and even young adult shaped her future in communications. The desire to not only be heard, but the desire to help others share their own message is what drives her. With her Coaching Certification and extensive experience working with businesses to overcome all kinds of communication challenges she would like to help you find a smooth, harmonious voice in your business too.

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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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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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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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Tom Grbich

Tom Grbich's worst performance as a consultant in over 30 years, was to improve revenues in a multi-national company by 100% in 12 months – his best improved the revenues of a division of another Japanese multi-national by 300% in his third month. Tom says “if you want to be the best you can be – in ANY capacity, you have to be “different - not for the SAKE of being different, but because it MATTERS. He prefers to work with those who have no interest in being PART of the competition; they have to want to BE the competition! A 12-month close rate of 91% (all sales profitable) placed Tom in the worlds’ Top 1% of Salespeople, he is rated in the Top 20% in the world in Leadership by Kouzes & Posner, & was inducted into the Stanford’s “Who’s Who of Business” in Canada in 2011. Tom is a Certified Radio Electrical Engineer and EFT Practitioner.

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Beth Castle - Dietary Technician

Beth Castle is an Award Winning eBook Author in NYC/Dietary Technician/Speaker with 27 years experience helping people lose weight and deal with WHY WE EAT. Healthy Eating on the Go REMOTE Employees. Book your Egg Info Session! Learn about Protein and EGGcellent information about the powerhouse of EGG nutrition and it's inexpensive too! Have Beth come out and help with: The mental part of food. •Emotions •Cravings •Habits •Treats •Metabolism •Social Event Eating •& more! Most information with regards to healthy eating deals with menus, what we eat, diet, types of foods and exercise. That is great information, however, if people don't address the 'WHY" and the emotional or mental part of food - all of those great habits of food and fitness will be lost until the next healthy time for that person! Engaging, Educational, and Enjoyable! a little laughter too

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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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Ian Hope

Seeing a crying need in workplaces for improved qualities and skills in leaders, Ian, a professionally qualified accountant, became certified as a facilitator of Achieve Global’s highly acclaimed leadership and customer service training programs in 1999. Ian has developed a passion for the insights and learning that he shares using a wealth of stories and examples gained from his own leadership and customer service experiences. He focuses on benefits and energizes training participants with the challenge of strengthening their people skills- while also becoming better at giving recognition. Ian’s messages are all about positivity in communication and he is able to share his many ideas and techniques with his audiences who find them both inspiring and genuine. Ian says it’s not as much about lighting fires under people, as it is about lighting fires within them.

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Carla White Connections

Carla White provides powerful strategies for professionals to thrive through challenges. As a resilience expert, captivating international speaker, and three-time-bestselling co-author, Carla positively impacts organizational culture by empowering employee excellence and transforming groups into highly effective and resilient teams. Carla’s professional background includes a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and fire fighting as an Emergency Response Professional. She was the program director and taught numerous corporate leadership programs at Keyano College. With 30 years of experience as an educator and wellness consultant, Carla imparts a unique and practical approach to personal development, resulting in higher workplace engagement, excellence, and positive culture. Carla is the author of the upcoming book: Burned Out to Fired Up: Extinguish Stress and Reignite your Spark, and a fe

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Sidney Craig Courtice

Sidney’s work is all about teams and leaders. She trains, facilitates, coaches, and speaks about the positive impact of true collaboration, helping people in the workplace become more engaged, inclusive, and effective. Her approach is strengths-based, built on the sturdy foundation of people’s natural strengths, as she fosters better communication, deeper understanding of diversity, greater productivity, and more supportive team relationships. Sidney has a Master’s degree in Workplace Learning and Leadership and is certified to facilitate several programs that build on people’s natural abilities, including Gallup’s Clifton Strengths (StrengthsFinder), Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)®, Intercultural Development (IDI), and Emotional Intelligence (EQ-i 2.0 and EQ360). She is also a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and Mentor Coach with the International Coach Federation (ICF).

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Shelly Ptolemy Bischoff

I have an interesting life story and am blessed to have the opportunity to contribute to making a tangible difference to the human captial strategies in organizations I am a Registered Nurse, Certified Occupational Health Nurse, Certified Human Resource Professional and Certified Health and Safety Consultant I have been working with both public and private sector organizations since 1996 in the areas of Occupational Health, Safety, Wellness and Disability Management My areas of expertise are in disability management, occupational health, wellness and safety and I frequently speak to leadership groups and present at conferences on these topics I consult to organizations across the Nation and am an instructor and subject matter expert with the University of New Brunswick online Health and Safety diploma and Occupational Health Nursing certificate programs

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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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