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The Caverners - Canada's #1 Beatles Tribute
February 9, 2024 marks the 60th anniversary of The Beatles North American debut on The Ed Sullivan show. We celebrate our ongoing representation (20+ years) of The Caverners - wideley regarded as Canada's top Beatles tribute who continue to thrill all types of audiences with their spot on performances & period-authentic equipment to achieve that definitive "Beatles" sound.

 

Daniel Lewis - Entrepreneur, Customer Experience Expert & Motivational Storyteller
Author, entrepreneur & International speaker Daniel Lewis is the proud founder of the award-winning tea company Daniel’s Chai bar (formerly known as T By Daniel.) His experiential business tactics have garnered him many awards & honours such as the 2014 Young Entrepreneur of the Year, 2016 Business Excellence Award and 2017 Top 40 Under 40 Entrepreneurs and recently 2022 Global Visual Victories Silver Medal for most creative Pop-Up Store Design. Daniel’s success with his retail tea brand has even landed him an opportunity to serve HRH King Charles III during his 2017 Royal Tour to Canada. Daniel will leave you ready to tackle your business, customers & people in a creative, realistic & inspired way.

Suzie Yorke - Entrepreneur, Founder & CEO, FourX Better Chocolates & Love Good Fats;
Suzie Yorke is on a mission to bring healthy fats back. She founded Love Good Fats - a company that produces high-fat, low-carb & low-sugar products. Recognized with numerous awards, including the 2019 WXN Top 100 BMO Entrepreneur Award, 2020 RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Awards Ones to Watch Award, The Women of Inspiration 2021 Special Recognition Entrepreneur Award, The 2021 RevolutionHer Entrepreneur Role Model Award, the 2021 Globe & Mail Report on Business Top Growing Companies in Canada, placing in the coveted top #1 spot for 2017-2020 Revenues Growth, the Women of Influence Top 25 Women in Canada 2023 Award, the 2022 LGBT+ Business Advocate of the Year Award.

Jamie McMillan - Skilled Trades Visionary, D.E.I. & Motivational Speaker
A Trailblazer and a Catalyst: Jamie McMillan is killing it as a female iron-worker in a male dominated industry; but it’s not about the gender. It’s about the pathways, stigmas and hidden success-factors. Jamie became an ironworker in 2002 when women only represented 2% of the workforce across Canada & the USA. Jamie’s message has helped inspire thousands of audiences to overcome adversity, pursue viable careers in the trades & optimize recruitment & retention practices across North America. Through her company, KickAss Careers, Jamie travels approximately 30 weeks a year presenting keynotes & workshops to more than 50,000 students, parents, educators & employers each year across North America..

Emily O'Brien - Social Entrepreneur; Founder-Comeback Snacks; Prison Reform Advocate
Emily O’Brien is the founder of the booming social enterprise Comeback Snacks. Her evolution from prison to a successful entrepreneur is a story that helps individuals & organizations find inspiration to transform challenges into opportunities. Emily’s keynotes recount her struggles & wins, addressing painful lessons, resilience, determination, forgiveness & the ability to find strength within oneself to build positive opportunities from hardship. Emily received the 2020 YWCA Women of Distinction Award for Business Leadership & Entrepreneurship, the 2022 Women Empowerment Award as the Entrepreneur of the Year, and also the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Community Service Award in 2022.

Keelan Leyser - Digital Illusionist, Technology Magician, Futurist & Keynote Speaker
Exemplifying "Education by Entertainment" Keelan Leyser is a renowned tech magician, mentalist, digital illusionist, keynote speaker & futurist, widely acknowledged as one of the world’s leading practitioners of the art. He is known for his innovative use of technology to create captivating illusions, combining elements such as iPads, drones, LED screens, robotics, AI, virtual reality, holograms, and social media to engage audiences in new and exciting ways. An international performer & business speaker, Keelan has given presentations to companies like Microsoft, Intel, BMW, Google, Skype, Acer, House of Fraser, Rexona & Xiaomi. Keelan has performed for the King of Bahrain as well as King Charles in the UK.

Chris Barton - Founder & Creator of Shazam; Entrepreneur; Inventor; Tech Investor
Chris Barton wanted a way to identify the songs he was hearing everywhere around him. There wasn’t one — so he invented it. The founder & creator of Shazam — which now has over two billion downloads & was Apple’s sixth largest acquisition — Barton excels at using technology to make seemingly impossible ideas come to life. The holder of 12 patents, his incredible story captivates audiences & leaves them inspired to make big things happen in their organizations & create magic in defiance of any & all obstacles. In 2018, Shazam & its 200 employees, were acquired by Apple & today, it is considered one of the world’s most popular apps. It even inspired the popular game show, Beat Shazam, hosted by Jamie Foxx.

Dr. Taryn Marie Stejskal - Former Head of Executive Leadership Development & Talent Strategy at Nike - Resilience Leadership
Dr. Taryn Stejskal (pronounced stay-skull) is one of the leading authorities on Resilience Leadership. She  is uniquely focused on enhancing resilience in leadership & in life, to allow people to bring out the best of themselves each day. Taryn Stejskal is the former Head of Executive Leadership Development at Nike, Global Leadership Development at Cigna, & founded her own company, Resilience Leadership, where she serves as the Chief Resilience Officer (CRO), where the empirically-based framework, The Five Practices of Particularly Resilient People serves as the foundation for executive coaching, top team effectiveness, high potential leadership program and workshops, and inspirational keynote addresses.

Speaker Jennifer MossJenn Harper - Indigenous, Award-Winning Entrepreneur | Founder of Cheekbone Beauty Cosmetics
An award-winning social entrepreneur, Jenn Harper is the founder and CEO of Cheekbone Beauty Cosmetics INC. Cheekbone Beauty aims to help every Indigenous person see and feel their value in the world while developing sustainable colour cosmetics that won’t end up in a landfill. Harper has been making a name for herself in the beauty industry for a number of years but gained popularity quickly after appearing on CBC’s hit show, Dragon’s Den in 2019. Since her appearance on the show, Jenn has been featured as Chatelaine’s “Woman of the Year in 2019”, Canadian Business’s “2022 New Innovator’s List”, and Entrepreneur Magazine’s “100 Women of Influence in 2022” list.

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