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Learn how to accelerate your online presence to get past your competition with Erica Hakonson

Erica Hakonson is the award-winning entrepreneur at the helm of the B2B digital marketing agency, Maven Collective Marketing. Hakonson has been awarded Female Entrepreneur of the Year, Silver Award by the international Stevie Women in Business Awards, Editor’s Choice by the CanadianSME National Business Awards and Top Small Business Female Executive Bronze Award by DataBird Business Journal.

Leading the team of “Mavens”, primarily female technology marketing consultants, alongside long-term clients, Maven Collective Marketing has been awarded a MarCom Gold B2B Website Award, Website Category Winner for Ragan Content Marketing Awards, 2X dotComm Gold for B2B Website & Website Creative/Copy, as well as the Standard of Excellence Award for B2B Website by the WebAwards.

Beyond Maven Collective, Hakonson also co-founded a new Vancouver-based B2B SaaS company, Orchestry, to Make Work Simple with transparent governance, adoption tools and self-service provisioning for organizations in Microsoft Teams, SharePoint Online and across Microsoft 365.


Canada’s Trade Accelerator Program is presented by the World Trade Centre Vancouver. It gives BC-based businesses the training and support needed to become a successful exporter. Go to www.wtcvancouver.ca/tap and find out more.

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Laura Burden is a South-African Born Vancouver-Based Entrepreneur Focused on Social Media Marketing

Laura Burden is a South-African born Vancouver-based entrepreneur focused on social media marketing. Her entrepreneurial spirit led to her leave law school to found Burden Brand Management. Laura is passionate about helping others find their voice on social media, and does this through her coaching and consulting services, as well as online courses targeted at small business owners and entrepreneurs looking to leverage social media for their businesses.

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Max le barbier, fondateur de KRWN discute des enjeux liés à la croissance de ses entreprises dans ce podcast animé par Sylvie Bougie!

Designer de mode vie, Maxime Bellemare (Max le Barbier) est constamment à la recherche de nouvelles manières d’apprendre, de travailler et de vivre mieux. Née à Québec, présentement à Montréal, il est tombé en amour avec l’inconfort après avoir expérimenté la vie dans différentes cultures tel qu’à Miami, Toronto ou sur une île en Grèce. Fondateur de KRWN-chaîne de 9 salons de barbier et marque de produits cosmétiques pour homme, Co-fondateur de CUBAN ASHES-Boutique E-commerce d’accessoires de cigares et Co-fondateur de Lakehouse Group-Agence Marketing et Solution E-commerce aux entreprises.

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Why All Entrepreneurs Should Consider Stepping Into Thought Leadership with Nicky Billou

Nicky Billou is the #1 International Best Selling Author of the book Finish Line Thinking: How to Think and Win Like a Champion, and The Thought Leader’s Journey: A Fable of Life. He is an in-demand and highly inspirational speaker to corporate audiences such as RBC, Lululemon, Royal LePage, and TorStar Media. He is an advisor and confidante to some of the most successful and dynamic entrepreneurs in Canada. He is also the co-founder of eCircle Academy where he runs a yearlong Mastermind & Educational program working with Coaches, Consultants, Corporate Trainers, Clinic Owners, Realtors, Mortgage Brokers and other service-based Entrepreneurs, positioning them as authorities in their niche. He is the creator of the Thought Leader/Heart LeaderTM Designation.

As the host of the #1 podcast in the world on Thought Leadership, The Thought Leader Revolution, Nicky has interviewed over 200 of the world’s top Thought Leaders, including:

  • Astronaut Chris Hadfield
  • George Ross of the Hit TV Series The Apprentice
  • Barbara Corcoran from Shark Tank
  • Supermodel & Business Mogul Kathy Ireland
  • Ivan Misner — Founder Of BNI
  • Graham Weihmiller — CEO of BNI
  • John Maxwell — World’s #1 Leadership Author
  • NYT #1 Bestselling Author Seth Godin
  • Marie Forleo — Oprah’s Coach
  • Jack Canfield: Author Of Chicken Soup For The Soul
  • Scott Adams: Creator of Dilbert

Click here to download a free copy of his book.

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Spirited Entrepreneur Matt Crowell Encourages Us to Slow Down, Buy Local, and Don’t Let Amazon Win

Matt Crowell is a passionate Entrepreneur and out of the box thinker. Matt founded GetintheLoop, on an $800 budget fresh out of playing professional hockey in Europe.

Matt and his team, alongside a group of advisors, has grown GetintheLoop into a technology platform that brings local consumers together with bricks and mortar businesses in communities across Canada.

Matt holds a Masters in Innovation from Antwerp Management School and a Bachelors of Science, Marketing from Rochester Institute of Technology in New York.

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Eric Vardon is Co-Founder and CEO of Morphio.ai, an AI Tech Entrepreneur, C-Suite Exec and Advisor for a Wide Variety of Industries

Eric Vardon is a AI Tech Entrepreneur (www.morphio.ai), C-Suite Executive and Advisor with more than 20 years of success in marketing, sports, advertising, cannabis, health and wellness, fitness, luxury, fashion, beauty, technology, and digital industries. Leveraging extensive experience in business development and start-ups, Eric’s broad areas of expertise include brand development, digital strategy, communications, entrepreneurship, leadership, and growth.

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Rebecca Cramer is Founder and CEO of LOUD Marketing

Rebecca Cramer is Founder and CEO of LOUD Marketing, a successful marketing/social media agency based out of Calgary. Entrepreneurs are the backbone of Canada’s economy.

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Sarah Saffari is a Fitness Entrepreneur, Business Coach, Health Scientist, and a Sales & Marketing Ninja

Sarah Saffari is a fitness entrepreneur, business coach, Health Scientist, and a sales and marketing ninja. As a coach and CEO, Sarah is driven by the conviction that each of us has the potential for greatness and limitless capabilities to create the lives we desire. After 10 years in the fitness industry, she has helped over 5000 men and women transform their health and reclaim their life. She has built a multi-6 figure fitness company using her unique High Ticket framework to achieve consistent results.

She continues to spread her message by helping online entrepreneurs move from struggling to thriving using her 10k per month CEOwned Framework. In her easy-to-understand and compassionate style, she uses neuroscience principles to remove mental barriers and increase business results for her students.

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Roshni Wijayasinha is a Trusted Marketing Leader with 15 Years of Progressive Experience Helping Companies Bring Brands and Products to Market

Roshni Wijayasinha is a trusted marketing leader with 15 years of progressive experience helping companies bring brands and products to market. Having started her career working on top consumer brands on the agency side, she has built her reputation by bringing creativity and strategic insights to leading global technology companies such as Microsoft, Sony & Kobo. Most recently, she has built out Marketing teams & brands at domestic technology leaders, Juice Mobile, Thinking Capital, Benecaid and Foxquilt, and has started her own consultancy, specializing in Marketing Strategy, Planning and Communications.

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Jeff Doucet, Co-fondateur et Pdg chez J’entreprends Québec

Marketer de formation, Jeff Doucet a cofondé J’Entreprends Québec en 2014, un OBNL dont la mission est de stimuler les échanges entre les grands acteurs de la communauté entrepreneuriale du Québec via des projets rassembleurs et audacieux.

En septembre 2019, il a cofondé le Grand Chien, une constellation créative qui offre des services de création d’image de marque et de communication expérientielle adaptée à des clients voulant créer une communauté autour de leur marque. Le Grand Chien a également conçu un écosystème créatif réalisé selon les principes de l’économie circulaire. Ce lieu réunit une constellation d’entrepreneurs visionnaires qui déborde d’énergie et de rêve et qui ont des compétences en communication, web, événementielle, intelligence collective ainsi que tout ce qui touche le développement de la conscience en affaires.

Sa plus grande force, mobiliser des talents uniques, dévoués et hors pair autour de projets créatifs et visionnaires. Très sociable, Il adore rencontrer d’autres passionnés, partager ces passions et prendre part à des discussions profondes avec son réseau à travers des activités en montagne.