Patricia (Trish) Dick

Employee Engagement Strategist with a passion and expertise in Intrinsic Motivation. Motivation auditing on an individual, team and company perspective. Focused on "seeing" the individual first, then the Team! Identifying, Applauding and fueling unique motivators to allow individuals through to full companies to flourish and bloom where they are planted. Developing Healthy emotional language to build bridges between individuals and teams. Follow through coaching and long term implementation for sustainable results.

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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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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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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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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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Gail Mukaida

Gail is a Registered Nurse who graduated in 1987 with her BSN from the UBC School of Nursing. She specializes in Mental Health & Addictions and adult psychotherapy. Gail is an instructor for Mental Health First Aid Canada and the Changeways skills training series. She is also certified as a Legal Nurse Consultant. Gail strives to support employers in their successful management of workplace mental health issues.

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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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Dianne McCoy

A Speaker, Facilitator and Executive Coach, Dianne McCoy supports leaders get results. She speaks to audiences about leadership, her research, experience and stories that support taking responsibility for leading in your role. She also speaks on values and the impact of living in alignment with your values, and the spiral effects of leading from the inside out. Dianne facilitates workshops on leadership development, goal setting and resolving conflicts through using a coach approach. Through coaching, she co-creates partnership with her clients and provides them with a one-on-one confidential, safe environment to plan and activate their next steps.

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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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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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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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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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Leslie Davies

Leslie has been described as a fun, friendly and creative image consultant who takes the stuffiness out of professionalism and puts the personality back in! With over 18 years in human resources, recruiting, management and sales, Leslie has witnessed how appearance and behavior impacts confidence and success.

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