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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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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Helene Wood

A native Calgarian, Helene Wood is a committed and enthusiastic person with 21 years’ experience in the Insurance Industry in Personal Lines, Farm & Commercial. She has hands on experience working for a company, broker and brokerage. Her seminars are fully accredited by the Insurance Councils of Alberta, SK, MB, BC and ONT. They are perfect for the Insurance Industry Professional looking for CE credit hours yet informative for all other industries bringing great value to all.

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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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Wendy Giuffre

Wendy Giuffre is a Human Resource Professional with 30 years generalist experience. She has practiced in all aspects of HR with a vast breadth of experience starting from solid training at a major oil to consulting work with many small to mid-size businesses crossing various industry sectors. She has practical hands-on experience clients can benefit from. Wendy’s career includes 16 years working for a major O&G company to consulting as an independent in all areas of HR and group benefits for 14 years. Wendy is a grass roots HR practitioner and believes in the simplifying process and brings back the human in Human Resources. She manages to gain trust and respect from both staff and management to allow for HR processes to happen.

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Ryan Clements

A passionate and entertaining speaker, insightful and articulate author and writer, and successful entrepreneur, Ryan Clements is driven to help people find fulfillment in their career, and maximize their personal potential. He is the author of the book Unsuited: How We Can Reject Conventional Career Advice And Find Empowerment. He speaks widely on topics of entrepreneurialism, marketing, productivity, sales, customer service, branding, performance mindset and motivation. He also speaks on career fulfillment and has delivered a TEDx talk on this subject. A former lawyer, he consults to many start up companies, and also runs, with his wife Meghann, a global marketing business. He is active in entrepreneurial related volunteer projects including being a coach for Startup Weekend EDU YYC, and also as a special marketing advisor to The Child Rescue Association of North America.

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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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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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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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Orsha Magyar

Orsha Magyar, CEO & Founder of NeuroTrition Inc. is a neuroscience researcher turned neuro-nutritionist who brings brain and mental health research to people by translating nutritional neuroscience discoveries into innovative, integrative healthcare solutions. By harnessing the power of neuroscience, NeuroTrition creates practical tools to build and maintain happy, healthy brains in corporations, healthcare and clinical settings, and for the general public. Orsha’s extensive experience in both neuroscience and nutrition allows her the unique ability to share powerful ways you can use nutrition to completely re-engineer the way you think and feel, and how you and your team conducts business. Neuroscience meets nutrition? Now that's food for thought. Orsha’s seminars are guaranteed to feed your brain by making the brain science easier to digest and then, ultimately, use as brain fuel.

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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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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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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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