Young business men and women of Vancouver (and beyond), I would like to introduce to you a unique and amazing female entrepreneur, and friend of mine, Olivia Keane. Olivia has just moved across the water from Victoria to Vancouver to take the next step in her journey, seeking new opportunities to expand her business. Her […]
On April 15th, I attended my second “The Art of Marketing” seminar in Vancouver, BC. I found last year’s event to be so inspiring that I actively applied some of the marketing and branding techniques I learned to my career as a Marketing Manager. This year’s “The Art of Marketing” event certainly did not disappoint. […]
At any point in your career, it’s good to have some career goals in mind that you’d like to achieve at the current company you’re working for. These goals could be anything from a promotion, more responsibility, leading a project from start to finish ,or coming in under budget at year end. The following are […]
In today’s fast-paced, career-oriented world, it can be difficult for young professionals to maintain a steady balance between work and well, everything else. Everyone needs some sort of balance in their life to function at their optimal level. This generation has so many opportunities in terms of post secondary education, jobs abroad, industry specializations, and […]
Young Women in Vancouver’s Beyond Pink 2014 Conference is happening this Friday and Saturday! I had the pleasure of speaking with the Beyond Pink planning team’s co-chair, Jessica Shirra, and she was able to give me a sneak peek at what it’s like to plan such an incredible event. I hope you enjoy her commentary […]
The Vancouver headquarters of Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics recently moved to a brand new location in Vancouver! Now they are a one-stop shop that houses all of their departments (including production and packaging) under one roof. During a conversation I had with Zeba Manki, Talent Resource Manager at the Lush head office, she explained how […]
The world is full of connections. When I say this, I mean that when you are introduced to someone through a friend or contact, their network will most likely have at least someone in it who you already know, and dozens of others who are just a mutual aquaintance away. The problem is, when you meet […]
On the evening of August 8th beneath the streets of Gastown, Axiom Zen, a start-up tech company that employs a young and bright group of creatives in the technology community welcomed employers and grads of Lighthouse Labs, an 8 week coding boot camp based in Vancouver. Attendee’s of Lighthouse Lab’s “Demo Day” event were provided […]
Job hunting and interviewing can be nerve wracking, so try and remember this – you are looking for a job that suits you and your expertise, interests and passions. During an interview, don’t get so caught up in worrying about whether or not the interviewer likes your response or gets your humour. If you and […]
Known as BCTIA’s most anticipated and attended event in Vancouver, BCTIA’s Tech Brew was held last night at the Fan Club on Granville Street with the largest turnout yet! Over 200 attendees enjoyed some beer and wine on tap, beer samples courtesy of Steamworks and free bottled water from Happy Water while mingling with Vancouver’s […]
Since Wednesday, March 19th, 2014, I haven’t been able to look at my career the same way. I was excited when booking myself a seat at the Art of Marketing Conference in Vancouver, BC – heck, Seth Godin was going to be speaking! I remember reading his book Tribes in university when completing my BA […]
AIM knows a Digital City Means: Apps to find parking spots, picture messaging to solve public issues, digital city mood readers … and a whole lot more This Year’s Association of Integrated Marketers (AIM) December Luncheon: “How Vancouver is creating a Digital City,” featured key note speakers Nikolas Badminton, Principal, DesignCultureMind and Jessie Adcock, Chief Digital […]
I had the unique opportunity to attend a LinkedIn Marketing Solutions seminar on June 18th, led by Gary Fearnall, LinkedIn’s Director of Marketing Solutions. I’ll admit I really wasn’t sure what to expect – I knew it was going to be held at Canada Place, so I figured it would be a little impersonal, with […]
Recently, a friend of mine made the decision to join the team of motivated, talented women at the Women in Leadership Foundation (WIL). I have known Jessica Saunders since we were nine years old, and I’ve always admired her personal strength and charisma. While always knowing she would do great things, in the last few […]
There I was on September 3rd, 2012, in my brand new apartment, looking over a city of 600,000 people, 15 of whom I knew. I am a young marketing professional, and I moved to Vancouver to expand my career opportunities. Unfortunately, I wasn’t getting call backs from the jobs I was applying for. I needed […]
Tips, tricks and hidden gems of social media: an ISES event re-cap by Chelsie Aichelberger Tuesday, Nov. 27th was my first time attending an event at the International Special Events Society, Canada (ISES), and it ranked above and beyond my expectations. Hosted at the very top of the Hyatt Regency hotel, members were invited to share appies […]
On Saturday, November 3rd I had the amazing opportunity to volunteer at the Beyond Pink (BP) 2012 Conference. #BP2012 was the third annual conference hosted by Young Women in Business (YWiB), and had over 150 women in attendance ranging from ages 18 to 40. This year’s theme was “disrupt, construct, and re-define the possible.” To […]
Attending the Young Women in Business (YWiB) event at the brand-new Take Five Café in Gastown on Tuesday night couldn’t have been more enjoyable. I was surrounded by trendy, new and modern décor, cheese, wine and friendly young female professionals to chat with – what more could a girl want? After half an hour of […]
