This year has come and gone in full force. I’ve been putting in a full effort to really amp up my networking game this year, knowing it is key to my future career success. When December 1st rolled around, I hit a wall. I was absolutely exhausted and realized it was because I was exerting […]
I am a big proponent on building meaningful relationships, otherwise known as networking. The NABS West Speed Mentoring event came through Networking in Van and it immediately caught my eye. NABS West is an organization that helps professionals in the communications industry through counselling, career coaching, financial coaching and support that may be needed due […]
As a new grad, gaining confidence has been something that has floated in my mind for the past few months. Entering the workforce full time for the first time is a bit intimidating. Confidence is something you need to be able to rock whenever you enter new conversations. I’m often much more drawn to people […]
I took 11 pages of notes, while also live tweeting from Networking in Van’s Twitter account and my own personal account at The Art of Leadership on Tuesday. You’ll have to forgive me for the lack of photos in this post as I was too busy scrambling to get notes down. This was the second […]
Earlier this week I attended the Big Sister’s Gala. This event took place at the Fairmont Waterfront on a cool and wet night. However, if you weren’t already excited to be there for the cause, there were friendly volunteers and two love balls to help direct you to the registration table where I was quickly greeted and […]
Earlier this week I had the privilege to attend a Mom CEO Academy event. Now, I’m not a mom but when I saw the event come into the site, I knew I wanted to attend as Cathy Kuzel was speaking. I’ve followed Cathy on Twitter for a while now, the Connected Woman is quite the […]
If waking up at 5am doesn’t make you excited, it will when you get to hear John Montalbano speak. John is the CEO of RBC Global Asset Management, the asset management division of Royal Bank of Canada (RBC). Coming from an arts degree background, I had never heard of John before except for when I read this […]
Since I graduated last month, a lot of things have been swirling around my head as I embark on my career. In this latest series, I’m committing to chronicling my adventures and how networking plays a role as I venture into life post university. For my first post, I’ve been thinking of how there are […]
This past Saturday, I had the opportunity to attend the Ladies Who Lunch event at the Arbutus Club. The invitation stated to dress to impress with hats and fascinators. Unfortunately, I didn’t have a large garden party hat or a fascinator, but my was the room decked out in some beautiful outfits. It was really […]
On Saturday, the SociaLIGHT Conference was held at the beautiful Vancouver Convention Centre. LIGHT stands for Leading Impacting Global Humanity Today. The day featured an array of opportunities to hear from some amazing visionary leaders and entrepreneurs. This was the inaugural conference in Vancouver, originally from Toronto. Although they didn’t have the big names of […]
BCAMA hosted their Vision conference on May 14 at the Rocky Mountaineer Station in Vancouver. It was a bright an early morning as the conference started at 8am. Free parking was provided at the Edgewater Casino with a shuttle to the venue, which was nice. This was a completely jam packed conference, so I will highlight some […]
By Leslie Collins Almost a year and a half ago, I decided to change my direction. I had hit the wall for movement in my job, and I saw my peers connecting, advancing and finding meaningful connections. Why couldn’t I do that? I wanted to become more involved in this city and make connections too. […]
