The Canadian Association of Professionals Speakers of BC is ecstatic to welcome you to Unleash the Ultimate Speaker in You.
On Saturday, June 18, 2022, be prepared to spend an inspirational day with professional speakers, coaches, trainers, consultants, and experts like you who are coming together to get energized by new ideas and reconnect in person.
Opening Keynote:
“Lean into the Mirror” by Linda Edgecombe, CSP, Hall of Fame Speaker, Award-Winning Philanthropist
Do you and your team need an Energy BOOST?
Grab a coffee and join Linda Edgecombe for an interactive, lively way to give you and your Speaking Business that needed BOOST. Leaning into the Mirror has never been this painless.
With over 30 years of experience running her Speaking and Consulting Business, Linda will share how she has re-invented several times to stay relevant and booked for the past 3 decades.
We will have lots of time for Q and A and strategize your current issues that are holding you back. No topic is off the table.
Here are a few of her favourite content pieces she loves to talk about.
Presentation takeaways:
Leading with Curiosity and Accountability
Lean into the Mirror Audit for clarity and motivation
The Mental Health Trifecta that’s holding you back: Self-Doubt, Self-Sabotage, Self-Shutdown
Success Practices and Processes
First the Work then the Lesson: and then bring that lesson to the stage
Where do you start in a state of OVERWHELM?
And last but not least, what has worked for Linda regarding her Sales, and marketing processes.
About Linda:
“A day without laughing is a day wasted!” As an award-winning Celebrity Humorist Speaker, Trainer and Consultant. For the past 30 years, Linda’s footprint is seen and experienced around the world. Her mission is to get people Fired up and Ready to Shift or Get off the Pot!
Her non-BS approach is refreshing, engaging and relevant. Linda’s latest book and Ted Talk: “Breaking Busy – Finding Peace in the Chaos” is a game changer for those who want to step off the treadmill. Change has never been this painless! She energizes every room as she leads people to loosen up, lighten the load and laugh. Linda has been featured in the Wall Street Journal as an expert in “Shifting Perspectives.” Her messages are as welcome as a deep belly laugh and as profound as an honest look in the mirror.
The top 60 Motivational Speakers in the world includes Linda Edgecombe.
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Closing Keynote:
“From Skid Row to CEO – Building Resiliency One Step at a Time” by Joe Roberts
Every one of us is confronted by adversity, challenge and change. We face it with our families, work, health, finances, and issues around the world. Success in the face of adversity and change depends on our level of resiliency. In this keynote, Joe teaches how to build the resiliency needed to overcome life’s challenges and embrace change.
Presentation takeaways:
How to build resiliency despite the world around you
Why failure is predictable and normal
Seeing possibility – how to reframe a limiting mindset
How to convert failures into assets
The 3 most important things to know about engaging people
About Joe:
“There’s more to you than you can see"
Joe Roberts is an expert on resiliency and change. In 1989 he was homeless living under a bridge. 12 years later he was a celebrated CEO and in 2017 he finished a 9064km charity walk across Canada. Joe helps companies and individuals redefine impossible.
He is the recipient of The Ontario Premiers Award, the Courage to Come Back Award, was nominated by MacLean’s Magazine as one of ten Canadians that make a difference, has received an Honorary Doctorate from Laurentian University and the Senate of Canada’s 150th Anniversary Medal. The Governor General of Canada recently awarded Joe the Meritorious Service Medal of Canada.
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Meet the Experts:
You will have the opportunity to pick 2 of the below experts for 2 rounds of dynamic roundtable rapid-learning sessions:
Carolyn Stern: Leading with Emotional Intelligence
Abstract:
For leaders, managing their emotions and leading with a strong mind and a kind heart while using a set of clear, simple, and tested skills and strategies will enable them to connect more authentically and communicate more effectively with their colleagues and teams. This kind of connection and communication creates an environment of trust and belonging that will spur engagement, spike curiosity, and engender fraternity in the workplace. How does one get there? By leading with emotional intelligence.
Talking Points:
The importance of having leaders who understand themselves from the inside out.
How to use your feelings as data to help you make informed, rational decisions and communicate with care.
Being aware of your emotions are skills that can be taught.
Bio:
Carolyn Stern is the President and CEO of EI Experience—an executive leadership development and emotional intelligence training firm. She is a certified Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Development Expert, professional speaker, and university professor.
Carolyn’s emotional intelligence courses and modules have been adopted by top universities in North America. She has also provided comprehensive training programs to business leaders across the continent in highly regarded corporations encompassing industries such as technology, finance, manufacturing, advertising, education, healthcare, government, and food service. Carolyn lives and works in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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Trisha Miltimore: From BALANCE to SYNERGY: Work Life Tools that improve focus & fulfillment
Abstract:
As passionate and on purpose change makers we show up and do the work that needs to be done. Every. Single. Day. It’s in our speaker DNA! Over the last few years we have been collectively tested in our ability to be consistently resilient, adaptable, accepting and creative. So many variables in our professional AND personal lives have been altered, changed, reworked, and then adjusted all over again. Clients regularly share with me that the experience has been both exhausting and exhilarating (at the exact same time). As a Work-Life Synergist I help professionals to engineer joy, fun and fulfillment amongst all the expectations, changes, and life challenges. Learn tools to be connected and content, even in the face of ongoing personal and professional chaos. In this quick session I will share my three top MindSet Tweaks to help you do just that! Take the pressure off and lean into a greater sense of calm, focus and joy. Achieving doesn’t have to be so hard!
Talking points:
Reframe Work Life Balance to Work Life Synergy (learn why this matters and who it impacts)
Learn Trisha's top three MindSet Tweaks to increase your overall Work-Life Synergy Level
Take away with you three practical Micro Action Steps to immediately engineer a more deeply satisfying life experience
Bio:
Trisha Miltimore is an International Speaker empowering teams, leaders and HUMANS to engineer their own DEEPLY SATISFYING LIFE EXPERIENCE. As a momma of four, lead Passion Igniter at Contagious Leadership Training and founder of The INSPIRESTORE, Trish knows first-hand the hardships and privileges of PURSUING YOUR PASSION including what it takes to ignite and maintain an attitude of success. A curator of Work Life Synergy Habits + Hacks, Trisha teaches proven LifeTool Strategies to reach your goals and FLOURISH at the same time.
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Michelle Abraham: Amplify Your Income Impact and Influence with Podcasting
Abstract:
Podcasting is a waste of time, unless you do this…
There are 4 things that hold most successful entrepreneurs back from launching a podcast
How to Leverage the power of podcasting without launching your own show
The Power of 1 Formula for Podcast Success
Bio:
Michelle Abraham Voted #16 the last two years on Podcast Magazine’s list of the top 50 Moms in Podcasting, she was also awarded Entrepreneur of the Year by Business from the Heart and RBC Women of Influence nominee. Michelle is the founder of Amplifyou, described by Shark Tank alumni Kevin Harrington as North America’s top podcast management company.
Amplifyou specializes in done-for-you services, helping visionary entrepreneurs with a powerful message to launch and manage their podcasts, Michelle and her team have launched more than 300 podcasts in the last three years and manage over 65 shows weekly. Michelle has been sharing her passion, mentoring podcasters since 2012!
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David Gouthro, CSP: Engage Your Audience or Enrage Them-The Choice is Yours!
Abstract:
As speakers, in my opinion, we should all consider ourselves to be agents of change. If we aren’t changing someone or something, we don’t deserve to be paid. I can’t think of any good reason why individuals or organizations would invest their valuable resources (time, money, etc.) in paying someone who leaves people thinking and feeling exactly the same way they did before our words entered their ears.
After 40 years of being in front of groups (in person or online) for various reasons, what I now know to be true is that the one-way delivery of my words (of wisdom?) has the least likely chance of changing anything that sticks. This brief, power-packed session will explore a variety of ways to ensure your audience is fully engaged with your presentation(s) so they feel bigger, better, smarter, more confident, and motivated to make a change for themselves. My objective is to leave you feeling bigger, better, smarter, more confident, and motivated to make a change as you pull your chair back to head off to your next learning adventure!
Talking points:
A new (or reconfirmed) belief that engaging your audience beyond tossing words at them will increase the likelihood of a changed belief, attitude or skill that will make their work easier and lives better,
A few principles of engagement that can be applied in any setting,
A few techniques that can be adjusted for many different speaking circumstances, and
An expanded love, respect and appreciation for the other folks at the table who showed up!
Bio:
Often described as an “organizational laxative”, David has demonstrated an exceptional ability to “get things moving” with clients who are committed to making a difference for their company, clients, or community. He has over 40 years of experience successfully delivering highly engaging meetings; greater employee buy-in and commitment; custom designed processes and meetings that deliver results; flexible and responsive facilitation; honest, direct and value-focussed communication… and all with a reasonable sense of humour! A dedicated CAPS member for 20 years, he is planning to retire in 20 more so best squeeze get whatever you can from him now.
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Michelle Castillo: Getting Started with Online Courses and Programs
Abstract:
We will explore:
A simple 6-step process for creating your first online course
How to bring your idea to market fast
What to look for when choosing a platform for your online programs
Bio:
Michelle Castillo is the founder and president of Bigger Impact Digital Growth Systems (BiggerImpact.tech). She has several years of experience in the Information Technology industry. Michelle has lived and worked in Japan, Europe, and all over North America where she has provided complex, million-dollar software development solutions to companies such as Toyota, Nissan, Mazda, BMW, Dell, and GM. Michelle’s international experience has led to a deep understanding of how to uncover varying client needs. This, together with her knowledge of todayʼs web technologies, gives Michelle the ability to provide clients with the best possible online business solutions.
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Azadeh: Align Your Online Presence with Your Brand
Abstract:
One of the biggest challenges I often hear about from entrepreneurs that are their own brand is that their online presence does not align with how they show up in person. Often times, their website and/or social media posts don’t carry the same energy or impact that they exude in person. Why is that?
In this rapid-fire session, I will be sharing the essential elements you need to have on your website and in any of your online campaigns to bridge the gap between the way people experience you and your services in-person and online.
Talking points:
Key elements you need to have on your website and social media posts
How to use your website to attract ideal clients
Learning lessons from an award-winning website
Current tips & tricks that align your brand and online presence
Bio:
Azadeh is an insightful brand strategist, marketing expert, thought-provoking speaker, #1 bestselling author, and founder of Gogo Telugo Creatives. With 15+ years of international experience, she has built successful brands and earned several marketing awards along the way.
Azadeh is passionate about supporting purpose-driven clients who want to grow their business and ultimately leave behind a positive and lasting legacy. She works with entrepreneurs and organizations who want to get to the heart of their brand so they can attract their ideal clients, build trust, and shorten the sales cycle.
She is the President at the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers (BC Chapter), a proud mentor at Futurpreneur, and an Advisory Board Member for the Healthy Heroes Foundation. In her free time, she enjoys flamenco and salsa dancing, playing beach volleyball, and taking long walks along the seawall in spectacular Vancouver.
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OUR GIFT FOR ALL ATTENDEES:
When was the last time you invested in a photoshoot? We realize the last two years have not been easy and this is our way to support you in your growing business and thanks the members who are the heart and soul of our association.
We are gifting one FREE professional headshot with your attendance.
We will have Anita Alberto, professional photographer, at the event where you’ll be able to pose and update your headshot. So, put on your best attire and come to the event looking and feeling like a million bucks!
Lunch will be served by the Arbutus Club.
There is a 50-person capacity at the Arbutus Club, and we are certain this event will sell-out, so get your ticket today!
Open to members and non-members.
We look forward to seeing you on June 18th!