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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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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Lynnell Ible

Lynnell is a certified Coach, Speaker and Trainer with the John Maxwell Team. She was a 4 time Provincial and Western Canadian Champion in Orienteering, scholarship winner for dance and varsity rugby player for Concordia University. As an athlete Lynnell experienced the set backs of limiting beliefs, lessons from losing, overcoming resistance and how to win as a team! Her background in fitness and sports lead her to coaching in Australia, England and Canada. Over the past 15 years she has coached athletes, weekend warriors, other fitness coaches and executives helping them to change their limiting beliefs, learn from their losses, overcome resistance and celebrate their wins. In April 2009 Lynnell moved back to Canada and settled in Calgary. She didn't know anything about business and she didn't have a network. In a few short years she had a successful personal training business.

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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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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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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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Len Nanjad

Len Nanjad has dedicated his career to designing programs and people strategies that achieve innovative, breakthrough growth for many of Canada’s top employers. He shares new discoveries, lasting truths, and profound principles that get people to work together better. Leaders will be challenged and inspired to think differently about: • The future of work; and what will really matter as the future unfolds • The most powerful things that make innovation, collaboration and growth happen faster and more easily • Practical ways to make lasting high performance inevitable. • What to let go of and what to hold on to in the face of accelerating change Len is sought after by leaders of large companies to make critical improvements in business performance through organization design, change management, talent assessment and leadership.

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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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Jean-Paul Bohemier

Dr. Bohemier is dedicated to optimizing human potential. His goal is to help people improve, be productive and express better health. He accomplishes this by educating his patients, community and corporations on the four key areas of health (mental, structural, chemical, environmental) and it's effects on all aspects of life. His engaging presentation style and easy tips inspire you to think and want to make changes in your life.

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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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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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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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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 & Wellness 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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