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C: 780-707-0189 Past CAPS National Director Co-founder and Past President CAPS Vancouver Alberta Speakers Creator |
Bob
'Idea Man' Hooey, If you are in leadership, sell for a living, or depend on your ability to persuade for your success... Bob can give you the Alberta Advantage in building a successful career, in selling more, or in successfully leading your organization to the next level. Protect your conference investment - leverage your training dollars. Call NOW to engage Canada's Ideaman, Bob Hooey and his profitable, innovative Ideas At Work! for your company, convention, or association. Ideas At Work! - Strategies to Success! Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey will help you inspire, equip, and lead your audience, association, sales team, or company to greater success! Bob was the 48th person worldwide to earn Toastmasters International's coveted professional level, Accredited Speaker designation. Watch his induction into Toastmasters International Hall of Fame for his "professionalism and outstanding achievements in public speaking," at their 1998 International convention. Bob did an 8 day speaking tour in Iran in November (08) and spoke in Mumbai, India in January 2009. He just returned from Australia (Jan. 2010), presented for PSA Holland in The Netherlands (March 2010) and will be presenting in Russia (June 2010). Bob will now be available in Australia. Ask about his 'visiting my daughter in Oz' special.
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Desiree Bauer, Certified HBDI™ practitioner Potential. Everyone is full of it. Unlock yours. Literally change your world by understanding and appreciating the power of natural strengths. The Herrmann International system (HBDI™) is an intelligent way to harness the combined analytic, organizational, human and creative skills required to succeed today. Using the Herrmann assessment system and tools, 2020 Mindsight delivers executive level professional development sessions, on-site corporate training, private one-to-one workshops and the HBDI™assessment. Download brochure. Benefit from improved performance at every level, in every department:
Alberta-based “Whole Brain Thinking” expert, Desiree Bauer, has a history of drawing diverse teams together to reach common goals as evidenced by her nomination as “Economic Developer of the Year”. She is a certified HBDI™ practitioner, certified ChangeWorks™ practitioner and contributing author to Quantum Success (www.quantumsuccess.biz).
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Mark Bernard Mark Bernard is more than an energetic speaker, trainer and sales coach. Mark’s infectious enthusiasm and passion radiate on the platform. Mark is co-author of the Canadian best seller, “Sales Gurus Speak Out”. He specializes in Telephone Prospecting--Getting the Elusive First Appointment and Closing the Sale, as well as Sales Coaching, Sales Training, Consulting and Personal Development. Mark prides himself on his knack of seeing people’s strengths, and helping them to find methods to overcome both sales and life challenges. He provides his audiences with practical tools. His sales system motivates his audience to put these tools to use to get powerful results. Mark is a business builder. He blends his expertise in sales with the desire to help awaken personal power in others.
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403-281-8841 2010
Director |
Val Carter, CHRP, CTDP Val Carter helps people create lasting change for personal and professional success. She encourages everyone to turn the mirror on themselves. This is when the fun begins! She’s walked the talk. From over 20 years of experience in the corporate, entrepreneurial, public, and not-for-profit sectors around the world, Val has gained a wealth of knowledge – plus some excellent stories. Val does her homework. This ensures that your audience connects with Val, laughs with her, learns with her - and thanks you! Popular sessions:
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Michelle Cederberg, MKin, BA Psyc, CSP (2010) Are You READY to GET TO IT?
As a recognized life balance strategist and fitness motivation expert Michelle motivates her audiences to take realistic steps toward more of the things we all want – achievable life balance, time for health, heightened ‘stress defense’ and the energy and productivity they bring! Her approach actually helps you conquer procrastination, fatigue and loss of motivation so you can GET TO success sooner! With a Masters in Kinesiology, a BA in Psychology, and a specialization in Health and Exercise Psychology, Michelle combines mind, body, and practicality to inspire change. She has built her career since 1990 as a college educator, fitness expert, author, and business owner. As a 12 year veteran of professional speaking she shares her experiences in a humorous and realistic way with delighted audiences across North America. Life
Balance – Stress Management – Exercise Success NOW is the time to GET TO IT! With Michelle’s guidance your team will: •
Make genuine progress against procrastination and
GET TO personal and professional growth Michelle backs her education and expertise with humour and contagious energy that will leave your audiences laughing out loud… and believing they can! Contact her today to see how she can bring this energy to your organization.
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Freddi W. Dogterom, CCDP, CPT Audiences have dubbed this award winning speaker, leader and personality trainer "The Tundra Lady”. Freddi Dogterom's popular keynotes showcase the amazing stories of her adventures while working in the High Arctic. Can you imagine a young woman driving a huge truck full of high explosive up the Mackenzie River ice road to the Arctic Ocean? Apply the lessons from this adventure and others to your workplace challenges. Keynotes:
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780-465-9893 2010
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Lynn Fraser, PHEc Lynn Fraser is work-life balance expert and founder of "Families Are Worth It!" Lynn can help you to reduce stress in your life and have more fun! Her seminars and coaching help you to streamline the small stuff, pare down your life, save time and money, plus plan quick, healthy meals so you can be doing what you REALLY want to do (from yoga to yachting) with the people you LOVE to be with! Lynn is a national media spokesperson for M & M Meat Shops and is currently a media spokesperson for the Heart & Stroke Foundation’s Health Check program. Lynn Fraser has been the work-life balance expert on CLT/ACCESS Home Help!TV for over four years and has appeared on all local CTV, City TV, Shaw and Global TV news shows. Lynn’s seminars have helped working women and working parents to balance work and family life, bust their clutter, and plan and prepare quick, healthy meals. Her one-on-one coaching inspires clients to balance their work and family, plus have fun while they’re doing it. Lynn’s seminars include:
Lynn’s Keynote: Wellness is a State of Mind & Other Myths: An Entertaining & Practical Horizon Scan of the Elements of Wellness Lynn is a professional member of both the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers (CAPS) and the Alberta Human Ecology & Home Economics Association (AHEA). She has a B.Sc. in Home Economics from the University of Alberta. Lynn is married and the mother of two teenagers. Lynn believes, “You are worth it! So is your family!”
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Alan Goff Alan Goff is a multi-gifted, award-winning Motivational Teacher, Keynote Speaker and Author who one enthusiastic audience member called “The most passionate speaker on the planet.” His message conveys the perfect blend of ‘been there – done that’ real life experiences and proven success strategies with wisdom, humor and fun. He lives and breathes the strategies and tools he shares with people around the world. Alan not only Entertains, Educates and Equips audiences with his signature programs on Legendary Leadership, Performance & Results, Purpose/Vision/Goals, Goal-Achievement and Self-Confidence, but Hits Hard and ‘tells it like it is’ with his life-changing and character-building personal story. His content is rich and practical, and his style is dynamic and engaging. If you want to see real change in your life, or the life of your organization, connect with Alan. As an enthusiastic catalyst, Alan provides you with proven tools, and teaches you how to use them to achieve Remarkable Results. Alan has spoken throughout Canada, the United States and abroad. He has been featured on the CBS Network program 'Leading Experts' and interviewed on numerous radio and internet broadcast stations. Alan has spoken to CEO’s and C-Level executives, sales professionals in a wide variety of industries, network marketing professionals, colleges, schools and governments. He has shared the stage with internationally-recognized experts, best-selling authors and politicians. Looking for a POWERFUL KEYNOTE SPEAKER? Be the hero and have Alan appear live to speak at you next event!
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Natashia Halikowski, B.A. (Econ), C.E.C Learn how to refresh your entrepreneurial spirit by tapping into your intuitive and creative intelligence. Learn how dynamic relationships create dynamic results. During a period of more than 20 years, Natashia Halikowski has mentored, trained and inspired entrepreneurs, executives and individuals to realize their goals by harnessing their intuitive wisdom, creating ultimate clarity and embracing dynamic relationships. As
President of Intuitionworks, Natashia integrates systems and tools
in a strategic methodology to help you achieve personal, professional
& organizational empowerment: Natashia Halikowski is a dynamic, personable and sought after expert who establishes immediate rapport with the audience by speaking with passion, inspirational insight, immediately functional content and a sprinkling of intelligent humour. Natashia provides the inspirational, educational and entertaining messages you need to hear to move you forward.
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780-464-3828 2010
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Charmaine Hammond , M.A., B.A. Bounce Forward™ with Charmaine Hammond- building resilient & inspired teams! As an international professional speaker, author and consultant she inspires people to be the best version of themselves and exceed their potential, personally and in business! Her first career was in the Correctional System, where she worked as a Correctional Officer and then a Director. She pursued her passion for conflict management and was a mediator of corporate, community and workplace disputes for ten year. Charmaine has been featured on CTV, Global, CTSTV, radio, and in other print media. Her book On Toby’s Terms, published by Bettie Youngs Books, has been optioned for a motion picture. She is also co-author of GPS Your Best Life ™ to be released in spring 2011. As one of Edmonton’s 27 Influencers and nominee for the RBC Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Charmaine inspires and mentors businesses to apply her Ready, Set, Grow approach to identify what gets in the way of success, and plant the seeds for growth, an inspired life and success. www.hammondgroup.biz or www.tobytales.com Charmaine Hammond has a Master’s Degree in Conflict Analysis and Management; a BA in Social Development Studies and a diploma in general social work. Charmaine is a down to earth, dynamic speaker who engages the audience and challenges participants to take bold and intentional actions, taking learning to the next level. She weaves in humour, motivation, and stories into her presentations and creates the opportunity for meaningful impacts. Engaging the audience and participants to take intentional steps towards change is Charmaine’s call to action. Charmaine
provides keynotes, presentations and seminars on the following topics: Charmaine also facilitates team building, strategic planning, vision board, and employee engagement processes.
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Marco Iafrate, B.Sc.(Hons), MA, IAC-CC, CPT Marco Iafrate is a professional speaker and certified coach sought after for his ability to help organizations develop better learners, creative thinkers and cohesive teams. The result is a work and learning environment that is more productive, more engaged and more profitable giving your organization a true advantage in today’s economy. Marco’s presentations and workshops are filled with inspiring concepts and engaging calls to action designed to help your teams:
Marco is a member of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers, International Association of Coaches and Certified Professional Trainers Network. A partial list of past speaking clients includes: Petro-Canada, City of Calgary, Medicine Hat Police Services and Environics.
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Robert
Manolson, Powerful Play Experiences Planning your next team building session, staff retreat, conference or seminar? Stuck
with planning something that is fun and have no idea what to do
or Powerful Play Experiences is in the business of raising fun levels at your next event. We use cooperative play as our innovative and creative, leading edge tool to engage co-workers, open lines of communication, manage stressors, and improve staff relations. Powerful Play Experiences achieves the goal of simply bringing people together in a most unique experience. Nothing else compares. Your company is a great place to work, right? Then
show your staff how important they are. Invite fun and playfulness
into the daily grind. Powerful Play Experiences
are highly interactive, highly engaging, results-based workplace
fun & wellness workshops. Create the WOW FACTOR
to your company's next event that's so amazingly awesome, your staff
leave 100% After
all, isn't it really all about a smile on everyone's faces at the
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Denise Miller Denise is dynamic and insightful as your keynote speaker, seminar facilitator, or entertainer. As a Master Storyteller and a Master Practitioner of Body-Mind Communication and Psychosomatic Therapy, she weaves life experience and story together to inspire and entertain your group. She is about communication - at all levels! Denise Miller will remind you that life is about the journey, not the destination - to define success on your own terms! Live more deliberately, authentically and purposefully. Denise speaks at conferences, conventions, meetings and private functions, has been a teller at many storytelling festivals and has helped hundreds of schools and libraries celebrate life with story, song and drum.
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403-242-7796 Past
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Patricia Morgan, MA, CCC Patricia Morgan helps you bounce back from life’s challenges. She provides practical how-to’s that decrease stress and increase resiliency. Her uplifting, insightful, and fun message leaves audiences inspired and enlivened. Patricia Morgan is a certified counselor and holds a Masters degree in Psychology. She is the author of several publications and was chosen as a Woman of Vision by Global TV and the YWCA. Contact Patricia to ask about The Rubber Band Principle: Strategies for Strengthening Your Resilience and her other upbeat presentations.
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780-423-9952
Past President Voted Top TEC Speaker 2007 View latest online brochure (pdf)
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Dr.
Larry Ohlhauser Did you know that 62% of people over the age of 50 die from heart attacks, strokes, or colon cancer? Did you know most CEO’s are in the highest risk categories? In the business world, there is a focus on speed, multi tasking and immediate deadlines, with little or no regard to what toll the work is having on your body. Too many times a poor state of health creeps up and suddenly you are in a desperate health situation. In the area of health and wellness, no one is better respected than Medical expert Dr. Larry Ohlhauser. His book The Healthy CEO is groundbreaking in its active message to help people prevent serious health issues. Dr. Ohlhauser is a certified professional speaker with presentations that are thoughtful, humourous, and poignant. His personalized accounts of his experiences in the medical field are riveting. His lectures can speak directly to CEO’s and entrepreneurs and will assist in discovering the full potential of their well-being. Dr. Ohlhauser was named one of the top 100 physicians of the century by the College of Physicians and Surgeons and the Alberta Medial Association. He has also received the Alberta Centennial Medal in recognition of outstanding service to the people and province of Alberta, and the Dr. Louis Levasseur Distinguished Service Award from the Medical Council of Canada. Dr. Ohlhauser has regular guest spots on CBC’s Wildrose Country, and on Breakfast Television Edmonton as a medical expert with the Edmontonians -Transformers Series - encouraging everyone to embrace physical, financial, and relational wellness.
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Martin
Presse On August 16, 2008, Martin Presse competed in Toastmasters International World Championship of Public Speaking. Out of 30,000 contestants from around the world, Martin was successful in reaching the final 10. Since then Martin has been showing presenters across Western Canada the secrets only the most dynamic speakers know. Martin offers full day training sessions on the art of delivering the most powerful presentations. If you are in the speaking business, you are in the selling business. Learn the skills only the best presenters know and watch your sales grow exponentially. You'll discover the simple tools that will leave audiences and clients on the edge of their seats, asking for more. If you want to learn how to connect with any audience then Martin Presse is the speaking coach you need.
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780-235-7190 Communication |
Dr.
Randy Ritz Want to build esprit de corps? Want to create a common corporate vision? For leaders, accomplishing this can be a daunting task. For those in the workforce it can be a relentless challenge. Dr. Randy Ritz shows how the sharing of stories can motivate and inspire team members to access and own corporate vision—to be more accomplished and collaborative. In his active presentations and keynotes, humor abounds while participants discover moments of significance in their work journey—moments worthy of sharing—and transform them into entertaining and meaningful narratives. Randy has a PhD in curriculum (creative communication) and for 25 years has been an educator and head of the drama department at Concordia University College. What makes Randy different from other ivory tower academics is his extensive experience in the broader community as a performer and presenter. With an advanced degree in acting, he has the expertise of a master storyteller and uses his ability to captivate audiences, large or small. Dr Ritz lives what he coaches—what he performs—by telling stories in many mediums. He is a “published in the U.S.” author, a Nashville recording artist and has just completed producing his second independent feature film, a supernatural thriller, called “Unfinished Business."
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Dave Rodwell - SecuritySpeaking.com Your audience will never forget Dave Rodwell. Using security strategies that are street-smart, practical and easily implemented in your daily life or corporation, Dave motivates his audiences to action, to prevent them being the victim of a crime. In an entertaining manner, Dave imparts his gems of wisdom based on 28 years of investigating major crimes with the RCMP, and a 12 years year business career as an investigator and security consultant. Using personal crime stories to illustrate his points, Dave will leave the audience with wisdom and the motivation, to take steps to reduce the chances of being a crime victim. Find out why Dave Rodwell is your best choice if you are looking for a high impact, thought provoking speaker for corporate or association meetings, conventions, lectures or special events. Dave speaks on a wide variety of corporate and personal security topics.
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Martin
'Mr Sustainability' Sawdon, PCC Not long ago an economic apocalypse was widely expected. Today in Canada, while pretty sure it’s not going to happen we remain uncertain about the future. How best to go forward? If you want to see your organization become a paragon of excellence in terms of profitability, productivity, talent retention and customer loyalty, a Sustainable Workplace™ where everyone wins, look no further! The greatest source of competitive advantage is available to you right now! Even though the recipe is freely available it has been discovered by few and harnessed by less. I help my clients become the people they need to be to create Sustainable Workplaces™, Sustainable Leaders. I do that through coaching, interactive seminars and the ThinkTank Summit:Leaders Forum and in my dedicated network you will find all the resources you need to create that elusive Sustainable Workplace™. My audiences talk about my passion, humour and powerful presence. I have experience in four countries, two continents and four professions but I believe my work today is the most important of all: I’d love to explore working with your organization so you too can see the benefits!
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780-433-1443 Past
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Nelson
Scott During
Nelson Scott’s presentations, your managers
and supervisors will develop skills that will enable them to: Is
Nelson Scott the right speaker/trainer for you?
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Barb
Semeniuk Safety Guru, because the 20 years of Industrial Health and Safety advice that Barbara offers saves lives… and forces your company to take a look at what might get in the way of keeping your employees safe and happier on the job. Speaker, because she reflects the dynamic professionalism of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers (CAPS)… Barbara facilitates inspiring Industrial Health and Safety programs. She conducted over 500 audits of companies both large and small in the Construction, Food Processing, Oilfield, Trucking, Retail, Security, and Manufacturing industries. She taught auditing skills at Red Deer College, for the Food Processor’s Association, the Manufacturers’ Health and Safety Association and the Alberta Construction Health and Safety Association (ACSA). Barbara also pioneered the creation of ACSA’s auditor training course and the peer auditing system. Any company in the Construction, Food Processing, Oilfield, Trucking, Retail, Security and Manufacturing industry who were wise enough to hire Barbara see transformations in their offices, construction sites and experience greater satisfaction in the quality of health and safety in general. As an Author, Barbara Semeniuk specializes in industrial and high-tech safety and loss management articles about how to improve the safety policies and safety management systems in your company. Two decades of invaluable Industry Safety education is at your fingertips. Be the one to take action in your company with one of the industry best in your quest for safety issue solutions. To receive details on how you can prepare your company to pass audits and safety inspections, contact Barbara Semeniuk.
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780-701-2990 Past
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Lorn Stanners, Certified Management Accountant “Keeping the Jingle in YOUR Jeans!” Does this describe you, your staff, or organization members? • You understand all the rules in the game of income tax. • Your financial statements talk to you. • You going to work until you die and so you don’t need succession planning. • You know all about fraud and what to look for. If not, call Lorn today. He can: explain the tax rules to make you the winner; help you translate and understand your financial statements, get your succession planning working, and provide you with early warning signs of fraud and tips to help you from becoming a victim of fraud. Lorn is a down to earth, approachable speaker with a $ents of humour. He has decades of experience as a professional accountant who has worked with thousands of professionals, business owners, employees and companies. As an accountant Lorn Stanners, CMA is a name many people know and trust with their accounting, tax and business consulting needs. He has been serving clients from coast to coast since 1983. Lorn lightens your mind and your accounting and tax load by explaining these complex areas in understandable terms.
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Bruno
Wiskel, "The
Prosperous Farmer" Sharing his experience, strength, and hope, Bruno has been described by conference organizers as "wildly entertaining" and "hit of the evening". Bruno's presentations combine knee slapping humour with real life knowledge from an agricultural entrepreneur who has increased his farm income from $30,000 per year to $30,000 per month – not bad for 35 acres. In his keynote presentation "The Joy of Farming" Bruno shows what it was like, what happened, and what it is like now in a cornucopia of poignant images and anecdotes. "'The Joy of Farming' is a must see for all the beleaguered farmers of the world." As a syndicated newspaper columnist and bestselling author, Bruno combines head knowledge with heart knowledge in 9 separate workshops designed to help ordinary farmers achieve extraordinary results. These agri-business seminars include:
*The Rural Millionaire – 21 Secrets to Ag-Marketing Want to see Bruno wake up a pyrogy stuffed crowd? Check out his “Joy of Farming” sampler.
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