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SUMMARY:Lead with Purpose Conference
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n  \nLead With Purpose – Leadership Conference | WinSport – June 13\, 2019\nSpecial 2 for 1 Pricing: code: nestfriends |  \nRegister before June 10 for a chance to win a Beauty Transformation and wardrobe style valued at $ 250. \nThe Nest Foundation empowers women to rebuild their lives with courage\, confidence commitment\, and integrity through education\, mentorship\, and wellness. \nWe invite you to elevate your leadership and lead with a purpose! \nLead with Purpose is for individuals and teams with a desire to lead with a purpose and inspire those around them. \n. Learn from industry experts\, thought leaders and business leaders as they share their inspiring journeys\, expertise\, wisdom to empower women to succeed. \nLead with Purpose attracts female and male leaders who believe in empowering women in their network\, workplaces\, and communities. Our conference delegates will experience insightful and inspiring stories\, panel discussions with industry experts and be apart of a journey that inspires hope and action. \n100% of net proceeds to support The Nest Foundation. \nPurpose: To transform the lives of women and children who have overcome adversity.\nVision: Inspire a world of reciprocity where women prosper and families to thrive. \nWhen women succeed\, families succeed! \nTogether We Are Stronger! CONTACT US\, Become a Sponsor or Donor! \nMEET OUR KEYNOTES | SESSION SPEAKERS | PANELISTS\nDebra Poneman – Keynote Speaker – Say Yes to Success  – @dponeman \nFounder and CEO\, Yes to Success | Motivational Speaker\, Author \nDebra Poneman\, founder and CEO of Yes to Success Seminars\, Inc.\, is recognized as a pioneer in the field of personal growth. Since 1981 Debra has been a popular keynote speaker\, seminar leader and talk show guest on radio\, TV and in print in dozens of major cities and countries around the world. \nFor over 35 years\, Debra Poneman\, bestselling author and founder of Yes to Success Seminars\, has shared her success system\, now used by tens of thousands of people in every corner of the globe\, to create lives of not only success and abundance\, but deep and profound happiness\, self-love and lasting inner fulfillment. \nKnown as the mentor to the mentors\, Debra’s students have used her teachings to become mega-successful entrepreneurs\, renowned transformational leaders\, NY Times bestselling authors\, millionaires\, billionaires—even household names. But Debra’s greatest gift is her deep belief in every person’s magnificence and her ability to convey that belief to activate in her audience members and clients profound and lasting inner and outer transformation. \nThe 5 Universal Keys that Guarantee True and Lasting Success \nEveryone has greatness inside of them. That is the Truth. Everyone. The question is\, how do you fearlessly live that greatness? Where do you begin? Debra has discovered the 5 KEYS to how each of us can live the life we were born to live – a life of true and lasting inner and outer success. And she is going to share those keys with us so that we can begin to soar in our individual greatness and make a powerful contribution to the future of our world. \n \nDr. Jody Carrington – Keynote Speaker – Leadership Wellness | @JodyCarrington \nClinical Psychologist\, Author\, Speaker | 2018 Women of Inspiration – Difference Maker  \nDr. Jody Carrington is a Clinical Psychologist who has spent most of her career working with children and families who have experienced trauma. Growing up on a farm in rural Alberta\, Canada\, and after 13 years (!) of post-secondary education\, she took her first job on the Mental Health Inpatient Units of the Alberta Children’s Hospital in Calgary. It was during those 10 years that she learned the most about kids\, families\, relationships\, and the vital importance of connection. Today\, she is back living in a rural setting\, managing a private practice\, raising a family\, speaking around the country about relationships\, connection and her new book\, “Kids These Days”. \nJody passionately believes in the power of the relationship with the people we love\, lead\, and teach. Her favorite thing on the planet to do is to speak with educators – they have the power to change the trajectory of a life every single day. It’s time\, she believes\, that we need to start focusing less on kids these days\, and more on those of you who hold them every day. The core of everything she speaks and writes about comes down to this: we are wired to do hard things. We can do those hard things so much easier when we remember this: we are wired for connection \n \nKaren Stewart – Keynote Speaker – Disrupting with Purpose \nFounder and CEO\, Bumble Bees Venture Capital Inc. and Fairway Divorce Solutions Ltd | 2018 – Women of Inspiration Award – Advocate and Catalyst for Change | @BumbleBeesCap \nKaren is a serial industry disrupter and entrepreneur. She has over 25 years of experience in founding and building businesses that are disruptive and create significant shareholder value. Being nominated for Women of Inspiration touches her on so many levels. To Karen\, a woman of inspiration achieves success by inspiring others\, therefore impacting both lives and society in a positive way. Her story is one of hope\, vision\, and simple determination. Karen believes that each and every woman can have everything. By everything\, she means whatever your heart desires. “I believe you can be a strong leader\, a business success\, and at the same time have deep maternal instincts. While in her 50’s\, Karen feels like she is just entering the prime of her career and will continue to be inspired by ideas that have an impact in a positive way. Karen has started more than 7 companies and to date have had zero failures. She’s only just beginning. \nMonica Kretschmer- Keynote Speaker – Embracing Resilience to Lead with Purpose \nFounder and CEO\, Canadian Business Chicks\, Women of Inspiration Awards\, Women of Inspiration Awards\, The Nest Foundation | @cdnbizchicks \nEmbracing Resilience to Lead with Purpose – Everyone has a story. Our founder will share how to you can learn to embrace resilience and lead with purpose. \nMonica is the Founder and CEO of Canadian Business Chicks\, Women of Inspiration Awards\, The Nest Foundation and SupportHER elevating male leaders who champion women in their networks\, workplaces\, and communities. She is the founder of The Nest Foundation empowering women to rebuild their lives for themselves and their children through mentorship\, education\, and wellness. Monica is a native Calgarian and entrepreneur at heart with a passion for building authentic connections\, empowering women and embraces life with courage\, confidence\, commitment\, and integrity. Monica’s mission is to inspire women to lead with a purpose and prosper in business and life. \n \nCindy Luffer – Success Story \nCEO\, iPhix | 2018 Women of Inspiration – Nest Award | @Cindy_iPhix \nCindy Luffer was a believer in STEM before it was an acronym! It wasn’t a field she sought out to break into as a female; it was just what she wanted to be. A big city girl with big city dreams of becoming an engineer was accomplished with honours and respect. From Montreal\, she was educated with a bachelor’s in science in Chemical Engineering from Texas A&M University and holds professional engineering designations in the state of Maine\, and provinces of Quebec and Alberta. Cindy has many years of pulp & paper and oil & gas experience before moving to Calgary. When she broke her personal phone\, while on maternity leave with her third child\, necessity brought opportunity and unique business for its time was born. iPhix Inc. established in 2009 is Calgary’s foremost out-of-warranty consumer handheld device repair centre. iPhix employs 15 people operating out of iPhix Eau Claire Market\, iPhix TD Core\, iPhix Avenida\, iPhix Sage Hill\, and the Calgary iPhix Mobile Kiosk Unit.  Cindy Luffer is 2018 Women of Inspiration Nest Award recipient. As a single mom of four kids and a growing business\, Cindy is leading by example and giving hope to women that they can rebuild their lives for themselves and their children. \n\nSam Bell – Featured Speaker | Moderator –  Transformation Panel  \nFounder\, Momaita’s Journey @mamaitasjourney \nSam is a nurse/midwife and teacher with a career spanning 3 decades and 3 continents\, working in public\, private and charitable sectors. She is recognized as a huge advocate for women as a writer\, transformational coach\, international speaker\, and is what you could call\, a connector of hearts. Her work is largely focused upon helping mothers and daughters struggling with their difficult sometimes\, toxic\, relationships\, resolving issues such as self-esteem\, confidence\, relationships\, happiness\, chronic disease\, and body image. \nStepping into Divine Feminine: Seeking freedom from the patriarchy and all forms of oppression that exploit and devalue women\, peoples and the environment\, we begin to see societies working towards radical transformation focusing on relationships between people\, and of the relationship between people and \nTRANSFORMATION PANELISTS\n \nJaden Sterling – Panelist \nJaden Sterling\, Founder of Sterling Stock Ed Inc. | Angel Investor |  Money Mentor | @JadenSterling88 \nJaden is an award-winning\, international best-selling author of The Alchemy of True Success. Practical tools to use your mind body and spirit to live an extraordinary life. Jaden had an epiphany at age 14 and clearly knew his life purpose. Jaden says\, “I knew I would teach people how to master money and not be enslaved by it. My teaching would be based on personal experiences.” Following the epiphany\, Jaden embraced his mission to learn about money. He studied economics\, worked for Citigroup and Merrill Lynch as a financial advisor and built a 12-million-dollar business by age 36. \nToday\, Jaden draws from more than 30-years of experience teaching about money globally via his online program: Stocks 4 Freedom System. Sterling says\, “It’s never too early or too late to master money\, the key is to learn and do what works\, then ignore everything else.” \nJaden is an internationally recognized leader regarding money and has been featured on hundreds of Radio TV and in print magazines including Shaw Cable\, Be Scene TV\, Om Times Magazine\, Fox News and The Huffington Post. Jaden resides in British Columbia with his wife and two step-up kids. \nJamie Leno Zimron – Panelist \nFounder The Centered Way Inc. | 6th Degree Aikido Black Belt | Marriage Family Therapist (MFT) | LPGA Golf Pro | Mind-Body Expert | Corporate Speaker | International Citizen’s Diplomat.  \nJamie Leno Zimron is passionate about every woman and person reaching their potential\, peacefully and powerfully\, in a world that works for everyone! A dual citizen of Israel\, she co-founded the Middle East Aikido Peace Project to help develop peacefully empowered leaders in Israel\, Palestine and Northern Africa. She is an award-winning trainer\, speaker\, and entrepreneur\, whose greatest joy is providing holistic practices people can quickly use to transform their relationships\, businesses\, families\, health\, golf\, and personal pursuits. \nJamie Sensei (Master Instructor) is acclaimed for her dynamic style in guiding people to newfound well-being and success. She has spoken to Canadian executive groups from Vancouver to Moncton and is honored to be part of this exciting conference and work in Calgary. \nChris Kennedy –  Panelist\nCo-Founder Beauty B!tch Podcast | Author Virgin Beauty Bitch | @VirginBeautyBit \nChristopher Kennedy is the author of the book\, and co-host of the podcast VIRGIN.BEAUTY.B!TCH\, a platform that explores gender\, sexuality\, and relationships. Christopher is a graduate of Radio and Television Broadcast Arts at SAIT and Public Relations at Langara College. His experiences include music director with CHFM Radio Calgary; Regional Promotions and Marketing Manager with Warner Music Canada\, and Regional Publicist and Events Coordinator at Citytv.\nHeather Erlen  – Panelist \nAlberta Representative\, Canadian Labour Congress | Co-Founder\, Virgin Beauty B!tch Podcast | 2018 Women of Inspiration Award – Power Partner | @HeatherErlen \nWith her partner\, Chris Kennedy\, Heather has honed her passion for exploring the collective experience of The Feminine. Since the day these power partners met they vowed to work together to break free of social prescriptions of feminine and masculine – and by doing this catalyze change. They wanted to have conversations and hear from persons of all genders to elevate the importance of Feminine. That is how the Podcast – The Virgin\, The Beauty\, and The Bitch was incepted and nurtured. They have hosted a wide range of persons on the show. From a psychologist professor talking about pornography to a couple battling through changing gender roles\, to a woman who gives makeovers to women in severe poverty. Heather\, along with Chris\, is dancing and pulling and pushing in these conversations that tackle some of the greatest social justice issues of our time\, and their following is growing. \n \nDr. Laurie Maslak – Session Speaker –  Finding Your Voice To Lead | Moderator – SupportHER – Diversity and Inclusiveness Panel \nPresident and Consultant\, Maslak & Associates | BOD Chair\, The Nest Foundation \nFinding Your Voice to Lead: Learning of a new medium that helps to understand how our “inner intentions” are reflected through our actual voice and presence. \nDr. Laurie Maslak is a life-long learner\, with a passion for educating leaders of today and tomorrow. Her career journey has included a long career as a nurse\, followed by another career in HR\, and the past six years travelling around North America building strong safety cultures and workplaces. She holds a Ph.D. in Organization and Management\, specialization Leadership and was one of the first Royal Roads University graduates. A wife and mother of five beautiful children and a grandmother to seven adorable future leaders\, Laurie serves on the Board of the Nest Foundation. Passions are golf and \nSupportHER Diversity and Inclusion Panel\n \nArjun Channa – Panelist  \nGM\, The Westin\, Calgary @TheWestinCalgary \nArjun has over 25 years of hospitality industry experience bringing a wealth of international expertise globetrotting around the world in 11 different countries. He has held various roles in Algeria\, UAE\, Jordan\, Beijing\, Kenya\, China\, and the list goes on! Arjun held his first General Manager role in 2008 at the Le Meridian Port Vila Resort and Casino in Vanuatu. From there he was promoted to GM at the Sheraton Udaipur Palace Resort & Spa in India. He then took on several Task Force General Manager roles. From 2013 to 2015\, he held the position of Hotel Manager at Sheraton Centre Toronto\, Starwood’s flagship hotel in the Canadian market than moved West to Calgary\, end 2015 to be been appointed as General Manager of The Westin Calgary Hotel. Arjun has a diploma in Hotel Management from the International Hotel and Training Institutes in Neuchatel\, Switzerland. He is fluent in French\, Italian\, Hindi and conversational in German & Mandarin. \nWith his spirit to ‘give back’\, he sits on many boards in the city including the Calgary Hotel Association\, SAIT Advisory Board\, Global Chamber and part of the SKAL network. For Marriott International\, he is part of America’s Leadership Advisory Council & also the Diversity and Inclusion Champion for West Canada. \nArjun’s is a proud husband to his wife of 24 years and father his 4 children\, one of them being a 3-year-old Husky. In his free time During his free time\, Arjun mentors\, enjoy public speaking but more importantly\, he loves to spend time with his family\, kick-boxing and traveling to discover our world. \n\n Desiree Bombenon – Panelist \nPresident and CEO\,  SureCall Contact Centers Ltd. @SureCallInc \nDesiree has over 30 years of business operational experience with a proven track record of leading businesses to success and was named one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women in both 2016 & 2017 by WXN. Desiree loves to utilize people and their skills to create success for other businesses while allowing those businesses to focus on their core competencies. That’s what SureCall does! I’m vision-driven with regards to our corporation. Our corporation has a motto of doing good with every call\, and is purpose-driven towards creating good in the world\,” said the Harvard alumni\, who through the Advanced Leadership Initiative\, works on critical humanitarian issues around the world. It is Desiree’s mission to educate females in underserved communities. She has created a project\, “Hero Girls” that provides a mentorship entrepreneurial program for females in Nepal\, including scholarships\, classes\, mentorships\, and Microcredit loans for female entrepreneurs. \n \nPeter Kinkaide – Panelist \nCEO\, Raintree Capital  @RaintreeEMD \nPeter Kinkaide\, the CEO of Raintree Capital\, the parent company of Raintree Financial Solutions\, Raintree Wealth Management\, and Raintree Corporate Finance. Our businesses are focused on helping investors access diverse investments in the public and private markets. Our goal is to change the way Canadian’s think about investing their money by educating and providing them with independent\, innovative investment solutions. My career started in corporate finance and investment banking. I joined Raintree in 2012 and took on the CEO role in 2016. \nPeter is the founder of Women & Wealth Inc.\, a not-for-profit organization that hosts events on International Women’s Day to empower\, inspire and support women across Canada who are\, or are on their way to becoming\, confident and passionate leaders of our businesses\, organizations\, governments\, schools\, and communities. Together\, we seek to help close the gender gap and promote gender equality within our society. \n \nSandy Pound – Panelist \nRegional Vice President\, Integrated Markets\, Royal Bank  | @RBC \nSandy Pound is Regional Vice President – Integrated Markets with RBC responsible for the business across 23 Retail branches in Calgary. She has been in the Financial Services industry for 30+ years and has held a variety of roles leading teams at regional and national levels across Canada in Retail Markets\, Wealth Management\, and Private Banking. \nSandy is an active volunteer in Calgary with a passion to support mental health issues and Canada’s youth. She is currently serving as vice chair on the board of Distress Centre Calgary\, executive sponsor of RBC’s Employee Resource Group PRIDE and a mentor to several youths starting out in their careers through RBC’s Thrive and Career launch programs. \nShe is married with two adult children and two grandchildren and in her spare time loves to be outdoors hiking and also travel around the world. \n BEAUTY TRANSFORMATION \nDelegates will learn from our beauty experts who will share their “secret beauty sauce” live on stage during lunch!  Delegates will have the opportunity to enter for a draw for a Beauty Transformation which includes: hair\, make-up\, and style from our team of experts! \nAdrienne Furrie – Stylist @adriennefurrie \nAdrienne Furrie\, professional makeup artist and image expert with 20 years experience and a serious weakness for all things sparkly and beautiful. Cut through the confusion of what to wear and how to use makeup properly with simple\, practical strategies that’ll have you looking and feeling confident\, attractive and ready to rock your business and life. \n \nRola Muhieddine – Founder\, Maison Blu – House of Glam and Maison Blu Academy (M.B.A.) | @maisonblu \nRola Muhieddine is the Founder of the sought-after Beauty brand Maison Blu – House of Glam\, and Maison Blu Academy (M.B.A). \nShe’s a Master Makeup Artist\, an Educator\, and wears the title of Leader to her growing team of industry professionals under her umbrella of beauty divisions. Rola has nearly 20 years of makeup artistry experience and a lifetime of growing up in the beauty industry. Her family has owned and operated several salons around the city and across the globe from the time she was born. It comes as no surprise that Rola would grow to love and pursue a similar path. Today\, she describes the word “business” as a simple formula – whether you are selling an oil tank or a lipstick\, you succeed only when you listen to the demands of your client and offer great service in return; the rest sells itself! \nMaison Blu is “home” to Beauty Services\, products\, and Education. Her team of beauty professionals offers an array of services in-house true to Rola’s vision and core values. Her Globally recognized signature artistry has given her a strong social media platform and is the foundation for the brand’s image and her Beauty Education Academy. \nHer 10-year goal: taking Blu to new heights she says! There’s no doubt this industry leader and mom of 3\, with her track record of slow and steady growth will be anything less. \nYvonne E.L. Silver –  Session Speaker  – MentorHER Group Mentorship  \nFounder\, Flourish with Yvonne E.L. Silver | Best Selling Author | Executive Coach | Volunteer\, The Nest Foundation | Boss Chicks Authentic Mentorship Program\, Chair | 2018 Women of Inspiration Award – Mentorship | @Yvonne_ELSilver \nYvonne E.L. Silver is a Growth Catalyst: passionate about teaching women leaders and entrepreneurs to Flourish in business – by mastering their confidence and using powerful language\, for more sales and to grow their team – for a sustainable business that is fun. Professionally\, she is a Speaker\, Coach\, Chartered HR Consultant and Mentorship Chair\, as well as a bestselling author\, radio show host\, Mother and Wife. With over 25 years of experience in eight high-growth start-ups\, holding senior corporate roles of Founder\, VP\, and HR Director – she is creating Feminine Workplace Cultures which support women’s growth and advocate pay equity. \nMentorship: Your leadership growth imperative – leveraging Mentorship personally and professionally. How this underutilized approach can accelerate your growth and why this is critical. Experience the magic of a Mini-Mentorship session. \nSPECIAL 2 for 1 Pricing: Enter Code: nestfriends (General and Student Tickets) \nAll tickets purchased prior to 6:00 pm on June 10 will be entered for the Live Beauty Transformation and $ 250 wardrobe from Sublime. \nAGENDA\n8:00 am Breakfast & Registration \n8:30 am Opening Remarks \n8:40  am Morning Meditation \n9:00 am Keynote – Resilience | Monica Kretschmer \n9:30 am Success Story Interview | Cindy Luffer \n9:45 am Keynote – Making a Difference | Dr. Jody Carrington \n10:15 am Break with Purpose \n10:30 am Keynote | Karen Stewart \n11:00 am Session Speaker| Sam Bell \n11:15 pm   Transformation Panel ( Jamie Leno Zimeron | Heather Erlen | Chris Kennedy | Jaden Sterling) \n12:00 pm Lunch & Beauty Transformation (Main Stage 12:15 pm – 12:45 pm) | Virgin Beauty B!tch Interviews \n1:00 pm Success Story Interview | Desiree Bombenon \n1: 15 pm Session Speaker | Dr. Laurie Maslak \n1:30 pm  Diversity & Inclusiveness Panel (Arjun Channa | Desiree Bombenon | Peter Kinkaide | Sandy Pound) \n2:45  pm Break with Purpose \n3:00  pm Group Mentor Session | Yvonne E.L. Silver \n3:30 pm  Beauty Transformation Reveal (Adrienne Furrie | Rola Muheidinne) \n4:00 pm Keynote | Debra Poneman \n4:45 pm Closing Remarks \n5:00 pm End \nWhat to wear? Business casual. Wear what is comfortable for a full day of learning!
URL:https://migrated.universalwomensnetwork.com/event/lead-with-purpose-conference/
LOCATION:WinSport\, 88 Canada Olympic Road SW\, Calgary\, Alberta\, T3B 5R5\, Canada
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