Current & Recent Engagements

2014

January 8, 2014: Richmond Dental Hygiene Study Club: Memory and How to Enhance it
January 14, 2014: Vancouver Business Meet Up: Active Listening, the Key to Successful Business Relationships
February 4, 2014: Coaching session: Time Management & Organizational Skills
February 5, 2014: Coaching session: Personality Typing
February 7, 2014: North Vancouver School District: Dealing with Difficult People
February 26, 2014: HR.com: How to Build a Culture for Success
February 27, 2014: Douglas College: Presentation Skills
March 5, 2014: Coaching session: Dealing with Difficult People
March 8, 2014: Social Influence Forum: Active Listening
March 12, 2014: Douglas College: Active Listening
March 13, 2014: First Nations Health Authority: Effective Communication & Teamwork
March 14, 2014: First Nations Health Authority: Effective Communication & Teamwork
March 18, 2014: coaching session for Haakon: Listening and Training
March 19, 2014: coaching session: Presentation Skills
March 20, 2014: Stikeman Elliot: Time Management & Organizational Skills
April 2, 2014: coaching session for Haakon: Train the Trainer
April 23, 2014: Maple Leaf Rentals: Dealing with Difficult People & Teamwork
April 24, 2014: Ashton College: Time Management & Organizational Skills
May 1, 2014: 5 Secrets to Effective Communication: Black Bond Books, Surrey
May 2, 2014: Dealing with Difficult People: North Vancouver School District
May 2, 2014: 5 Secrets to Effective Communication: the Book Warehouse, Vancouver
May 3, 2014: 5 Secrets to Effective Communication: Chapters, Victoria
May 7, 2014: Change in the Workplace: for Ceridian to Kelloggs Canada
May 26, 2014: BCIT: Icebreakers
May 29, 2014: BCIT: Time Management, Organizational Skills & Goal Setting, Stress in the Workplace
May 30, 2014: Freedom 55 Financial Speaker’s Day: Gender Differences in Communication
June 10, 2014: Stress in the Workplace: Lehigh Hanson Materials
June 16, 2014: Active Listening: Incognito Software
June 17, 2014: Active Listening (morning & afternoon): Graymont
July 3, 2014: 5 Secrets to Effective Communication: 7pm VPL downtown branch (Peter Kaye Room)
July 8, 2014: How To Build a Culture for Success: 5:45pm Vancouver Business Meet Up: Pyatt Hall
July 30, 2014: Time Management, Organizational Skills & Goal Setting: St’a¡t’imc Government Services, Lillooet, BC
August 28, 2014: Active Listening: Graymont
September 11, 2014: Building Trust at Work & in your Personal Life: for Ceridian
September 26, 2014: Rhapsody Conference, Burnaby, BC: 5 Secrets to Effective Communication & DH career options
September 27, 2014: Capilano U.: Successful Interviews
October 1, 2014: Capilano U.: Memory & How to Enhance It October 2, 2014:
BCIT: Time Management, Organizational Skills & Goal Setting & Stress in the Workplace
October 6, 2014: Active Listening: Steer Davies Gleave
October 8, 2014: Active Listening for Graymont
October 27, 2014: Accountability & Assertiveness: Steer Davies Gleave
October 29, 2014: BC ParaLegal Assoc.: Active Listening
October 29, 2014: IIR Healthcare Conference on Risk Management, Marriott Hotel: Effective Communication
November 1, 2014: Capilano U.: Time Management, Organizational Skills & Goal Setting
November 12, 2014: Mercedes on Marine for Ceridian: Building Trust at Work & in your Personal Life
November 13, 2014: Maple Leaf Storage: Manager’s Retreat: Richmond Sheraton: Leadership/Management Training
November 17, 2014: Cassels Brock LLB: Life Balance Employee Orientation for Ceridian
November 18, 2014: Mercedes for Ceridian: Managing Holiday Stress
November 19, 2014: Mercedes for Ceridian: Managing Holiday Stress
November 20, 2014: Mercedes for Ceridian: Managing Holiday Stress
November 23, 2014: Jewish Book Festival: Author’s Panel: JCC: 10am-11:30am: 5 Secrets to Effective Communication
November 25, 2014: Customer Service Review: Adera Construction
November 29, 2014: How to Start Your Own Business: Rhodes Wellness College: 1125 Howe St.: 9am-5pm
December 4, 2014: Strategies for Winning New Work: Steer Davies Gleave

2015

January 14, 2015: Dental Hygiene Study Club: 5 Secrets to Effective Communication
January 24, 2015: Book Promotion: Indigo books: Bay & Bloor, Toronto: noon-4pm: 5 Secrets to Effective Communication
January 31, 2015: Capilano University: Successful Interviews
February 5, 2015: Book event: 5 Secrets to Effective Communication: Richmond Public Library: Minoru Gate: 7-9pm
February 18, 2015: Capilano University: Memory & how to enhance it
February 21, 2015: Capilano University: Time Management, Organizational Skills & Goal Setting
February 24, 2015: Vancouver Business Meet Up: Pyatt Hall: 8 tips for a Good Memory: 6-9pm
February 25, 2015: Ceridian: Creating a Respectful Workplace
March 4, 2015: Authors Among us: book promo: 5 Secrets to Effective Communication, Surrey Guildford Library: 6:30-8:30pm
March 24, 2015: HR.com: Gender Differences in Communication webinar: 10-11am
March 25, 2015: Canadian Obstetrical Malpractice Conference: Renaissance Hotel: Effective Communication & Managing Disagreements: 1-4pm
April 17, 2015: Delta School Board Administration: Managing Stress in the Workplace: 9-noon
April 23, 2015: Ceridian: Lunch & Learn: Understanding Intergenerational Teams
April 29, 2015: SFU Administration: Consistent Customer Service
May 9, 2015: Author Meet Up: City Centre Surrey Library: 12-2pm: 5 Secrets to Effective Communication
May 21, 2015: Ceridian: Lunch & Learn: Communication: Building Healthy Relationships
May 25, 2015: Health Sciences Assn. of BC: Dealing with Difficult People, Active Listening, & Time Management
May 27, 2015: Graymont: Time Management, Organizational Skills & Goal Setting
June 1, 2015: Abbotsford Community Services: Personality Typing
June 10, 2015: Ceridian: Lunch & Learn: Creating a Respectful Workplace
June 11, 2015: Ceridian: Lunch & Learn: Creating a Respectful Workplace
June 13, 2015: PICPA: Assertive Confidence Building
June 16, 2015: Ceridian: Lunch & Learn: Creating a Respectful Workplace
June 17, 2015: Ceridian: Lunch & Learn: Creating a Respectful Workplace
June 18, 2015: Ceridian: Lunch & Learn: Balancing Work & Personal Life
June 22, 2015: Ceridian: Lunch & Learn: Stress Management; Understanding Stress, Increasing Resiliency
September 3, 2015: Sorin Group: Train the Trainer
September 16-18: Concert Properties: Stress in the Workplace
October 8, 2015: Ceridian: Lunch & Learn: Team Building, the Basics of Collaborative Problem Solving
October 29, 2015: Ceridian: Manager’s Guide to Preventing Harassment in the Workplace
October 30, 2015: Sorin Group: Assertiveness & Accountability
November 5, 2015: Ceridian: Lunch & Learn: the Art of Listening
November 10, 2015: Maple Leaf Storage: Manager’s Retreat: Developing & Managing a Successful Maple Leaf Team
November 14, 2015: Spagnuolo & Company Lawyers: Retreat: Dealing with Difficult People
November 24, 2015: Delta Q Technologies: Active Listening

2016

January 10, 2016: TCMA AGM: Memory & How to Enhance It
January 12, 2016: Kidney Unit for Fraser Health: Train the Trainer
January 13, 2016: VersaCold: Train the Trainer
January 15, 2016: Coaching session on Personal Effectiveness: Communication, Problem Solving, Time Management
January 29, 2016: Coaching session on Personal Effectiveness
February 5, 2016: North Vancouver School District PD Day: Dealing with Difficult People & Active Listening
February 10, 2016: Kidney Unit for Fraser Health: 2nd session: Train the Trainer
February 17, 2016: Coaching session: Time Management & Organizational Skills
February 26, 2016: Coaching session: Active Listening
March 10, 2016: LivaNova: Train the Trainer
March 15, 2016: CLS: Team Management
March 23, 2016: CLS: Team Management
March 31, 2016: Miller Capilano: Effective Communication
April 5, 2016: Home Depot for Ceridian: Change Management
April 7, 2016: LivaNova: Transition & Change
May 4, 2016: Coaching session: Effective Communication
May 10, 2016: LivaNova: Effective Communication
May 12, 2016: Richmond Dental Hygiene Study Club: Effective Patient Management
May 25, 2016: IDIBC: Teamwork
August 23, 2016: Vancouver Business Meet Up: Gender Differences in Communication
September 21, 2016: LifeWorks Lunch & Learn: Healthy Meal Planning
September 30, 2016: PocketSocial Technologies: Effective Communication & Teamwork
October 18, 2016: Maple Leaf: Dealing with Difficult People & Personality Typing
November 8, 2016: Maple Leaf: Effective Leadership & Teamwork
November 24, 2016: Lifeworks (Ceridian): the Art of Communication
November 30, 2016: Podcast with Howard Farran
December 6, 2016: CLS: Team Building & Effective Communication
December 8, 2016: CLS: Team Building & Effective Communication

2017

January 10, 2017: Hyatt Hotel: coaching session in Effective Communication & Stress Management
January 12, 2017: RBC Financial: Gender Differences in Communication
January 28, 2017: TIE the Young Entrepreneur Program: Active Listening
February 9, 2017: CLS: Stress Management
February 14, 2017: CLS: Stress Management
February 18, 2017: TIE the Young Entrepreneur Program: Presentation Skills
February 22, 2017: Haakon: coaching session: Effective Communication
March 2, 2017: Haakon: coaching session: Effective Leadership
March 3, 2017: Lifeworks: Orientation for Lifeworks
March 9, 2017: TIE extension: Fraser Heights Secondary: Time Management & Organizational Skills
March 23, 2017: Lifeworks: Navigating Life/Work Balance
March 28, 2017: Lunch & Learn: How to be an Effective Networker
May 1, 2017: RICHARDS BUELL SUTTON LLP: Gender Differences in Communication
May 10, 2017: CLS: Team Building & Results Oriented Meetings
May 30, 2017: Raincoast Books: Customer Service
June 7, 2017: CLS: Stress Management
June 13, 2017: Health Tech: Effective Communication
June 15, 2017: Coaching session: Effective Communication
July 11, 2017: Lifeworks: Harassment in the Workplace
July 11, 2017: Vancouver Business Meet Up: Customer Service
July 12, 2017: Lifeworks: Harassment in the Workplace
July 17, 2017: Lifeworks: Harassment in the Workplace
July 19, 2017: Lifeworks: Harassment in the Workplace
July 24, 2017: BCIT: Presentation Skills
July 28, 2017: BCIT: Media Relations & Customer Service
September 25, 2017: LivaNova (Australia): Creating Effective Training Sessions
October 12, 2017: BCIT: Presentation Skills
October 16, 2017: BCIT: Media Relations & Customer Service
November 24, 2017: Vancouver & District Dental Society Mid-Winter Clinic: Stress Management

2018

January 13, 2018: TIE: Teamwork & Effective Communication
January 30, 2018: LiveWell: Accenture: Respectful Workplaces
January 31, 2018: Liva Nova Australia: Effective Communication
February 1, 2018: CLS: Team Building & Results-Oriented Meetings
February 15, 2018: Porte Communities: Time Management & Organization Skills
February 22, 2018: BCIT: Presentation Skills
February 26, 2018: BCIT: Media Relations & Customer Service
March 1, 2018: CLS: Stress Management
April 25, 2018: Lifeworks (Ceridian): Managing a Multigenerational Workplace (2 Workshops)
May 1, 2018: The Vancouver & Lower Mainland Multicultural Family Support Services: Deflecting Anger While Dealing Effectively with Clients
May 8, 2018: Lifeworks (Ceridian): Diversity in the Workplace
May 10, 2018: Richmond Dental Hygiene Study Club: Stress in the Workplace
May 17, 2018: Lifeworks (Ceridian): Fostering a Respectful Workplace
June 2, 2018: BCIT PD Day: Managing Stress Successfully, Creating More Effective Classes, & Dealing with Millennials in the Classroom
June 6, 2018: Lifeworks (Ceridian): Stop Putting it Off: Procrastination
June 12, 2018: Lifeworks (Ceridian): Fostering a Respectful Workplace
June 13, 2018: Lifeworks (Ceridian): Manager’s Guide to Preventing Harassment
June 13, 2018: Lifeworks (Ceridian): Managing for Diversity & Inclusion
June 18, 2018: coaching for Haakon: Effective Communication Strategies & Conflict Resolution
June 19, 2018: personal coaching session: Time Management, Organizational Skills & Goal Setting
June 26, 2018: Lifeworks (Ceridian): Employee Engagement
June 26, 2018: Lifeworks (Ceridian): Communicating Effectively as a Manager
June 26, 2018: Lifeworks (Ceridian): Conflict Resolution
July 12, 2018: BCIT: Presentation Skills
July 18, 2018: Lifeworks (Ceridian): Meetings
July 16, 2018: BCIT: Media Relations & Customer Service
August 21, 2018: Lifeworks (Ceridian) Sensitivity Training (personal coaching session)
August 22, 2018: Lifeworks (Ceridian) the Basics of Problem Solving
September 7, 2018: BCIT PD Day: Managing Stress Successfully
September 28, 2018: Lifeworks (Ceridian) BMO: Effective Time Management
October 3, 2018: Lifeworks (Ceridian) BMO: Effective Time Management
October 9, 2018: BCIT: Presentation Skills
October 10, 2018: Department of Indian Affairs & Northern Development Stress Management
October 11, 2018: BCIT: Media Relations and Customer Service
October 17, 2018: Lifeworks (Ceridian): BMO: Stress Management (2 sessions)
October 18, 2018: Canadian Marketing Webinar: Assertiveness
November 28, 2018: Hycroft Women’s Group: Gender Differences in Communication
December 3, 2018: Lifeworks (Ceridian): 2 sessions at two different locations (Ceridian): Fostering A Respectful Workplace

2019

January 29, 2019: Lifeworks (Ceridian) BMO: Healthy Meal Planning
January 31, 2019: Lifeworks (Ceridian) BMO: Healthy Meal Planning
February 5, 2019: Lifeworks (Ceridian)Sodexo: Beyond Coping with Change: Becoming a Change Master
February 19, 2019: BCIT: Presentation Skills
February 21, 2019: BCIT: Media Relations and Customer Service