A couple of years ago I was at the point in my life when I realized that a career in IT wasn’t a fit for me anymore. I had a yearning to do something meaningful but wasn’t clear what exactly it could be. This is the time when I met Amelia Miller, an employment counsellor and […]
On March 5 around 80 value-driven entrepreneurs gathered at ubizo organized by Lisa Princic to tackle pressing business challenges, learn from each other and lay out plans to continue making an impact in our community. Lauren Bacon opened the event by sharing a story of her entrepreneurial journey: how she started a web design studio […]
I’ve got an opportunity to cover an interesting event on March 5. It is ubizo. I found out about it somehow on the internet back in November 2012 and then contacted Lisa Princic, the organizer, asking if I could report what will be happening there for NetworkingInVan. It is a one-day event with 9 case […]
By Ekaterina Ramirez After active networking for about 2 years, I got to understand that networking is very similar to cultivating a garden. When you grow a garden, you don’t expect the harvest next day, right? A garden needs planting, watering and nurturing so you can enjoy fruits and veggies in a couple of months […]
November 28, 2012. 7:30pm. The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver. Almost 500 BC professionals (including many students) gathered to celebrate 2012 Best Companies to Work for in BC. Peter Legge with his daughter Rebecca right from the beginning set the atmosphere for laughs, fun and cheer. Cameron Laker and David Jordan welcomed the audience. There were many […]
Event Main Points by Ekaterina Ramirez I couldn’t attend BCAIM‘s Storytelling in the Digital Age event but really wanted to hear what the speakers (@CameronU @jounpuu & @trevormeier) had to say. Twitter was a way to go! Key points that event attendees posted under #digitalstories hashtag was so good that I decided to share it […]
Event Recap by Ekaterina Ramirez On November 1st I had an opportunity to attend the 4th annual Leadership Lessons from Influential Women in Business organized by Business in Vancouver and the Professional Women’s Network - the event I certainly had been looking forward to. The goal of the conference was to dig deeper into the […]
Interview For NetworkingInVan.com created by Ekaterina Ramirez At the beginning of September, I met with Alanna Fero at her office to ask her a couple of questions about Conscious Career. I had an interview recorded that day and only now got a chance to publish it as an article for NetworkingInVan. If you are on […]
Event Recap by Ekaterina Ramirez This morning I attended a fabulous event: “Innovating Differently: Women, Entrepreneurship & Technology” organized by FWE and StartUp Canada. Around 200 women came to listen to a panel discussion of 16 trail-blazing women from Vancouver’s Technology, StartUp & Entrepreneurial communities. The discussion was dynamic and educational. I will jump right […]
Freelance Camp 2012 Recap by Ekaterina Ramirez Being totally transparent, when I was going to Freelance Camp 2012 this Saturday morning I was not sure what to expect. First of all, I am not a freelancer myself. Also I had no clue who would be presenting. I was just going there to check it out. […]
Event Recap by Ekaterina Ramirez Last night I had a pleasure to investigate an intriguing business network with a beautiful name Copia that has a holistic approach to business. It is 100% in alignment with what I usually look for in business networks. Yes, I am an advocate of consciousness, authenticity, and self-actualization. So the organization […]
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 […]
