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With 30 years of experience in the industry, Deneen Allen understands the unique challenges of Indigenous, rural and remote tourism development in Canada. She’s deeply committed to making stories of place and culture come alive for guests and their hosts. Lodges, camps, glamping, parks, hotels, food concepts, Indigenous cultural spaces and places – these are just some of the businesses that Deneen has contributed her experience to.

Her extensive industry knowledge in tourism and hospitality design, product development, operations, marketing and finance has been parlayed into her two business ventures: Pure North Canada, a leading tourism and hospitality consultancy, and Firecircle, an innovative digital business accelerator and mentorship platform that has helped dozens of individual tourism entrepreneurs in their business start-up and growth.


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On a mission to connect, inspire and empower one billion women

Monica Kretschmer is the Founder and CEO of the Universal Womens Network™️️ Inc, Women of Inspiration™️️ and SupportHER™️️. Her mission is to connect, inspire and empower one billion women. Monica is a visionary, global influencer and disruptor with passion and an unwavering commitment to drive change for women to be seen, heard and valued. Her personal story of resilience of the “The Seven Year Journey” in the court system with 4800 hours litigation, 22 days led her to her bigger purpose to create the Universal Womens Network and the Women of Inspiration™️️ Awards to recognize the achievements of women who lead, inspire and motivate. The Women of Inspiration™️️ Awards have grown from single award honoring one woman to celebrating over 1,000 women from diverse industries, ages and stages of life reaching 5 continents. Monica believes every woman has a story. Your story does not define you; it empowers you.

Since 2015, Monica has built a recognizable brand across North America. The Universal Womens Network™️️ is a media company committed to the advancement of women and inspiring change for equality by unlocking the ripple effect to advance women, to strategically partner with companies committed to equity, diversity and inclusion, to welcome men to the conversation as allies and SupportHERs.

She is the creator of SupportHER™️️ (elevating male allies as champions for women in their networks, workplaces, and communities), the host of the Women of Inspiration™️️ Podcast, publisher of the UWomen Magazine™️️ and Women of Inspiration Driving Change Book Forbes Contributor and 2022 LinkedIn Top Voice for Gender Equity.

During the pandemic, Monica published the first edition of the Women of Inspiration – Women Driving Change book featuring 100 inspiring women from diverse industries which coincide with the launch of graphics trucks with the faces of contributors across North America. The second edition of Women of Inspiration™️️ Changemakers will be released in the spring of 2024. Monica is a native Calgarian, proud mom to her son and future SupportHER, dog momma and believes in living life to the fullest.


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Build trust and relationships to grow your business

Kerri Isham is a knowledgeable, experienced, and passionate educator, coach, and facilitator dedicated to excellence and committed to the empowerment of people of all ages. Her primary goal is to make exploring sexual health fun and meaningful and alleviate the shame and embarrassment sometimes associated with this topic.

Kerri runs Power Up Education, based out of Nanaimo, specializing in sexual health education for preschool to Grade 12. Her three main areas of focus are sexual abuse prevention, supporting children, youth, and adults with support needs, and the impact of pornography viewing on children and youth. Kerri completed the Sexual Health Educator’s Certification program in June 2011 with Options for Sexual Health in Vancouver.


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Everyone has a story and it should guide how we live, treat each other and find purpose in our humanness

Caroline Berglund is the founder and Principal of Talk Talk and The One Stop Special Needs Shop. She is a writer, speaker, storyteller, painter, road map-maker, novice calligrapher, lover of 4am’er’, mother, partner and philosopher.

She is a questioner, fascinated by what makes leaders tick, She’s a challenger, talker of all things communication, philanthropist, curriculum designer, lover of the Greek philosopher, squeezer of the last year of her 40s like a dog with her favourite squeaky toy. She has spent ½ of the last 25 years in the corporate world and the other ½ as a philosopher and entrepreneur.

As a philosopher and entrepreneur she’s distilled her lifelong study into three things; the importance of living an autodidactic life, digging into one’s own existential angst at all cost and finally everyone has a story, everyone. This later one is important. It can and should guide how we live, treat each other and find purpose in our humanness.

When she’s not writing, reading, teaching she set up Talk Talk…twice! This is her second run at Talk Talk and her first at standing up The One Stop Special Needs Shop.


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Inspiring imaginations that will change the world

At the core of Ken Merkel‘s work lies a profound mission—to inspire imaginations that will change the world. As Founder of Unlimit and SciFiHive, Ken empowers individuals and organizations to uncover remarkable opportunities they never imagined possible on their own. Now more than ever, we need to rally together to create a better future. Using a pioneering approach – known as the SciFiHive, participants of all ages and places can explore, get excited, imagine, storytell and prototype solutions. If you are clear on the problem you want to solve, you can participate in, sponsor or lead local, regional or global sprint with engaged experts and enthusiasts.

In today’s podcast, Ken Merkel will provide insights on his story, what exponential growth is, the magic of a sprint process – what makes it unique, what results you can expect, use cases, and how you can get engaged to imagine then build your future.


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Creating transformative change in 66 days

Olia Stasiuk is a book author who is a certified Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR®️), and the Founder of four different businesses including 360 Transformers & Transformers Academy.

Olia found her passion in education and development and her mission in making people happier by elevating their lives and careers. She has dedicated many years of her professional career to exploring the inevitable impact of learning and development within personal and professional life, helping reputable global companies boost their operational efficiency by establishing forward-thinking employee experience and development strategies learned around the globe.

Olia is always exploring possibilities with technologies and innovation and is currently conducting research with her team on the impact of Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence practices on the soft skills of adults in the workplace to accelerate their careers.


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How to be a badass superstar seller

Jackie Rainforth (https://rainmakersgroup.ca/) is a highly sought-after international speaker, trainer, author, and consultant specializing in B2B sales, leadership, and business growth. As a trusted partner to business leaders and decision-makers, she possesses extensive knowledge of various industries and best practices, offering customized and cutting-edge training, keynote presentations and workshops to her clients helping them improve their efficiency, revenues and growth. With her award-winning career in top sales performance spanning decades, she has earned the nickname “The Rainmaker”; Recognized as a Global Top 200 Power Voice of Leadership 2023, one of the 10 Most Innovative Business Leaders Making Change 2022, and a Global Thought-Leader and Influencer to Watch 2021. Nominated as RBC Woman Entrepreneur of Canada and RBC Women of Influence Award, she is also a Top 500 LinkedIn All-star Influencer and Navigator Influencer with a Social Selling Index Top 1%. Let her help you MAKE IT RAIN RESULTS IN YOUR BUSINESS!


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Sharing successful entrepreneurial stories

Faisal Karmali is an author, business expert and media personality, business and market expert for 770CHQR and CTV Morning Live in Calgary, and an entrepreneur. He brings his passion for helping people succeed in their businesses to his interviews and advice straight to you.

The Karmali Exchange with Faisal Karmali is a monthly web show and podcast, featuring successful entrepreneurs sharing their stories about how they achieved their goals, some of the challenges they have had along the way, and their advice that can help other business owners learn and grow their own companies.

He describes his mission this way:

“No entrepreneur does it by themselves. Every day, I speak to entrepreneurs about their businesses, and analyze and report on dozens of companies for thousands of people. I’ve noticed a pattern: what makes the basic building blocks of a successful business.

“I also know that entrepreneurship is a difficult, and often lonely endeavour. The best way to find solutions for your business is to talk to other entrepreneurs for insight and unique perspectives. But it’s hard to find those people to talk to when you are working so hard.

“That’s why I’ve decided to create a community to share advice, ideas and insights from experts, as well as the things I’ve learned from decades of studying successful businesses. Join us today to get the help you need to take your business to the next level.”


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Using video and social media to raise a business profile

Multi-award-winning Television Producer Jesse Schewchuk is the Founder and CEO of a thriving Video Training Agency, Modern Muse Media. With over two decades of television experience, Jesse is now focused on helping industry professionals build their brand with intention and capitalize on the tangible impact of video as the premier medium for business promotion and marketing. Her achievements led to a Cover Feature in Avenue Magazine’s “Top 40 under 40” and a nominee of a Canadian Screen Award for Best Dramatic TV Series (this is the Emmy of Canada, Folks!). Jesse is currently the President of the Edmonton Business Association and is Past Vice-President of Women in Film and Television Alberta (WIFTA). Her passion is to educate, empower and elevate people through the power of story and video every single day.


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Treat yourself like a million dollar client

Cynthia Lockrey is a changemaker + communications expert. She shifts people, teams, organizations and cultures to go from overwhelmed to clear and activated. Having worked in public relations for 25+ years, Cynthia is skilled at breaking down communications fundamentals into bite size and easy to implement pieces. She does this in her writing, communications consulting, speaking, training and coaching. While based on Vancouver Island, Cynthia works with individuals, non-profits, businesses and organizations from across North America. She is passionate about helping people share their stories and be heard.


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