Last Tuesday, I was one of the lucky ladies in town to snag a ticket to the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs Garden Party - or #FWEGP as you twitter friends likely know it as. The event was held at the Vancouver Art Gallery’s roof top patio, which is absolutely beautiful, and the room was packed […]
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Workshop Recap - Advancing Women In Business
Workshop Recap by Ekaterina Ramirez Advancing Women In Business workshop series organized by Pamela Chaloult and Emira Mears with the support of Vancity, Sauder School of Business, Hollyhock and Raised Eyebrow Web Studio becomes more and more popular.The last workshop on June 27 about marketing delivered by Lauren Bacon barely had any seats left in […]
Social enterprise highlighted at Northern Voice 2012
On June 15th and 16th, the Northern Voice blogging and social media conference took place at the W2 Media Café and SFU Woodwards. Northern Voice began in Vancouver in 2005 as an informal, accessible personal blogging conference for techies and newbies alike. This year, one of the strongest themes running through the conference was how […]
Bring Your Heart & Soul To Work With Heather White, Hosted by Pink Tank Group by: Liz Sauvé
Full disclosure: I have written the opening line for this blog post about 15 times now. There is no concise way to open this post and capture the phenomenal speaker and individual that is Heather White. She really is just that ah-maze-ing. I was lucky enough to attend the Pink Tank Group event on Wednesday evening […]
Y.E.S! Vancouver: 2012 Signature Panel Event, by Feature Writer: Natalie Wise
Y.E.S! Vancouver: 2012 Signature Panel Event Feature Writer: Natalie Wise On Wednesday night I had the pleasure of attending one of Y.E.S! Vancouver’s Signature Speaker series on “Building Brands in BC,” featuring 4 highly-respected panelists: American transplant Aaron Magness, the VP of Marketing at ClearlyContacts.ca; Cynthia Enns, owner of Naramata boutique winery “Laughing Stock;” Dennis […]
Can Businesses and Brands Give Up Control? BCAMA’s Liquid Content Conference Recap
Liquid content means marketers are no longer in total control of branded messages. It’s all about “crafting stories that provoke conversation, and creating messages and brands that spreads organically through the power of sharing and self-publishing,” according to BCAMA’s Vision conference organizers. Value placed on customer service Venture capitalist and media visionary, Leonard Brody, engaged […]
Develop the Leader in You by: Lisa Dalla Vecchia
Develop the Leader in You By: Lisa Dalla Vecchia CanWIT BC recently hosted a signature lunch event at the Segal Graduate School of Business, where award-winning keynote speaker Dr. Nancy MacKay, CEO and Co-founder of MacKay & Associates and co-author of the book The Talent Advantage, spoke on the topic “The Talent Advantage: How to […]
Building a Vision: Behind the Scenes at BCAMA’s 2012 Conference
Networking in Vancouver Feature Writer, Jerrie Lynn Morrison, connected with Lindsay Smith to find out more about BCAMA’s Director of Vision and how she put together BCAMA’s biggest event: the 22nd annual VISION conference happening May 23. 1) How well attended is BCAMA’s annual Vision conference? We are expecting this year to be a sold […]
Linkedin: Marketing Your Brand online – Event Recap
Linkedin has become a ubiquitous networking tool for the modern business professional. I personally have been using Linkedin since 2005 and I’ve found it to be incredibly useful as a way to stay in touch with my contacts as well as build my personal brand. I recently attended a breakfast event run by the BC […]
Women in Leadership Foundation – Mentorship Luncheon Event Recap
Where to start? I could start by telling you that another successful WIL luncheon took place last Wednesday, May 2nd at the Fairmont Pacific Rim and that a record 270 people attended or that seated at the Media table for this event I was a little bit star struck to be beside Pamela Martin and […]
Let’s support companies who give back to the community! BCAIM Luncheon - by Jen Schaeffers
Let’s support companies who give back to the community! Reflection and summary of BCAIM Luncheon on Community Marketing By: Jen Schaeffers, Founder, NetworkinginVan.com Yesterday I attended the BC Association of Integrated Marketers (BCAIM) luncheon on Community Marketing. I am a big fan of BCAIM event’s. They have had a history of STELLAR President’s (two of […]
The Pursuit of Life Balance: Pink Tank’s Latest Event on Work-Life Integration, Feature Writer: Katie Jeanes
The Pursuit of Life Balance: Pink Tank’s Latest Event on Work-Life Integration Feature Writer: Katie Jeanes Founder and CEO, A Little More Good Last Thursday I got to attend Pink Tank’s latest event, Balance: How to Bring Balance to Your Work and Personal Life. Featuring the fabulous life coach, Erika Dolnackova, the evening focused on […]
“Enjoy, Jump, and Love Thyself”, Women of Influence Luncheon
“Enjoy, Jump, and Love Thyself” (quote by Annalisa King) Carolyn De Voest, Feature Writer for NetworkinginVan.com and Principal with Better Your Best Coaching attended the Women of Influence Luncheon on Friday, April 20th featuring Annalisa King, CFO of Best Buy Canada. Women of Influence produces inspiring, progressive, and celebratory events across the country. Our programs […]
An Evening of Style and Sophistication – Friends & Company Mad Men Culture Party Recap
First off, let me start out by saying that I am a huge fan of the show Mad Men. As somebody who works in advertising, I’ve spent many hours discussing the antics of Don Draper with my colleagues. So when I saw that Friends & Company was putting on a Mad Men Culture networking party at […]
Heart to Heart Networking - Conscious Divas Date Night Event Recap
When you attend a Conscious Divas event, you can leave your handshake at home - hugs are definitely more welcome. Refreshingly, current Social Media conversations seem to be , encouraging women to love themselves and each other. Reading Ashley Judd’s – The Conversation, or our founder Jen’s blog on Reality TV, and it there’s a […]
Live@YVR: The Anatomy of a Successful PR Campaign, Feature Writer: Lisa Dalla Vecchia
Live@YVR: The Anatomy of a Successful PR Campaign Feature Writer: Lisa Dalla Vecchia Career Management Centre at Beedie School of Business Manager, Corporate Communications & Outreach I’ll admit… I enjoy networking, learning, and sharing. And Networking in Vancouver allows me to do all three. I hope you enjoy and benefit from reading the information below. […]
JCI Vancouver Launch Event Recap
If you weren’t able to attend the JCI Vancouver launch event On February 21st at the ING Direct Café, here’s what you missed: A room full of young Vancouverites excited to learn more about JCI Vancouver Conversations with an international affairs writer, a Pop Chips Marketing Manager, a third generation JCI Member and many more A […]
Lessons in Crisis Communications from David Hahn, former CEO of BC Ferries by Guest Blogger Lisa Dalla Vecchia
Lessons in Crisis Communications from David Hahn, former CEO of BC Ferries by Guest Blogger Lisa Dalla Vecchia I recently attended CPRS Vancouver’s Speaker Series Breakfast Event “Navigating through rough waters: How to communicate when your organization faces the ultimate communications challenge”. For someone in communications and PR, this was a must-attend event. David Hahn, former […]
What happens when Canada’s Most Powerful Women get together?
What happens when Canada’s Most Powerful Women get together? Blog Post: Jen Schaeffers, Founder, NetworkinginVan I’m not afraid of storms, for I’m learning to sail my ship. ~ Louisa May Alcott ~ This quote resonates with me because I feel like I am still learning to sail my ship, I feel like I will always […]
Business Network International breakfast – A good way for new businesses to start networking by Guest Blogger, Talia Erikson
Business Network International breakfast – A good way for new businesses to start networking by Guest Blogger, Talia Erickson My partner and I went to our first BNI (Business Network International) chapter meeting on Wednesday morning, after a colleague recommended the group as a possible avenue for getting the word out about our new flexible […]
