Judith
Richardson, MA, BA, BEd, MEC, is the CEO and Principal
Consultant of PONO Consultants International Inc.,
specializing in optimizing organizational cultures and
leadership that ignites potential and innovation. Recipient
of International Corporate Coach of the Year and Canadian
Progress Club Women of Excellence (Entrepreneur and
Innovator), a gifted speaker, teacher, organizational
strategist, and executive coach, Judith Richardson combines
exuberant, optimism and play with seriously-honed skills,
limitless thinking, a piercing intelligence and an uncanny
ability to weave in concrete concepts - grounding vision
when we aren't even aware of it. Judith works with the
greater and profound potential of a person, company, project
or organization. Known as a visionary, chief strategist and
relentless integration specialist, Judith has delivered many
workshops for the Centre including "Business Success
Systems" and "Networking Diva". She has had the pleasure to
work with several NS ADVANCE participants through various
aspects of their business growth.
www.ponoconsultants.com
Toni
Newman, Professional Catalyst is a 5 time award winning
business owner with an uncanny ability to help her clients
turn information into innovation and ideas into results.
In today’s incredible challenging marketplace, where
competitive advantage is determined by our ability to
effectively differentiate ourselves from the competition,
highly respected leaders from sectors as diverse as Finance,
Retail, Telecommunications, Health Care, Insurance and many
others count on Toni’s 25 plus years of real world business
knowledge and uniquely creative insight to provoke the kind
of thinking that results in innovative strategies
specifically designed to propel their organizations forward.
Take one uniquely conversational presentation style. Mix in
one part dynamic story teller with an equal part trusted
advisor. Blend with some thought provoking “Here’s what
occurred to me as I was thinking about your situation on my
way here today”. Top it all off with a highly effective
methodology that participants can immediately put into
practice. And you have the reason why clients consistently
seek out Toni Newman as their speaker of choice on
innovation as a competitive advantage.
www.toninewman.com
Debi
Peverill is a unique individual. She is a Chartered
Accountant with a sense of humour. She enjoys helping
business owners and managers avoid making financial
mistakes, and protecting them from the government and banks.
To this end she has written a series of easy-to-read
financial books and spends time sharing her wisdom and
insights by speaking to groups of business owners and
managers. An entrepreneur with authority issues, Debi
founded her own public accounting firm, Peverill &
Associates, in 1988 after spending ten long years with
national accounting firms.
Peverill & Associates provides tax preparation and tax
planning for individuals, unincorporated businesses and
corporations. Debi’s firm specializes in owner-managed
businesses and assists them in complying with Canadian tax
requirements as well as providing accounting, auditing and
financial consulting services.
Debi is an accomplished facilitator, providing varied types
of training to numerous groups and organizations through SBR
Communications Inc. a business she founded in 1998. She is
the sole instructor for the Certificate of Financial
Management offered each year at Saint Mary’s University,
Executive and Professional Development program. She also
teaches the financial decision-making module of the Diploma
in Management program as well as the Executive Masters of
Business Administration program at the same institution.
Debi provides seminars for individuals who are starting
their own businesses, through a number of different delivery
agents.
www.sbrcommunications.com
Brenda
Fair, CHRP, has been a principal of Fairwinds Training &
Development Inc. since 1995 and has been highly evaluated as
a trainer, consultant and facilitator. Brenda easily moves
clients through the process, getting to the strategic issues
and developing goals that are attainable and realistic,
contributing to the success of their businesses.
Brenda has a BA in Developmental Psychology from Acadia
University, is a Certified Human Resource Professional as
well as being certified as a trainer by the Canadian
Training and Development Group. Brenda is a member of the
Human Resources Association of NS (HRANS) and chair of the
2009 Atlantic HOUR conference.
Her skill areas include training needs assessments, team
building, leadership, recruiting and hiring assessments and
performance management. Fairwinds clients include Irving
Oil, Petro Canada, Sport Nova Scotia, Innovacorp and many
more. Over the past few years, Brenda facilitated a variety
of learning formats for the Centre from networking events to
half-day workshops on topics ranging from leadership and
human resources.
www.fairwindstraining.com
Susan
Sweeney, CA, CSP, HoF is an Internet Marketing
Specialist, Professional Speaker and best-selling author.
Susan is an internationally recognized Internet marketing
and e-business expert and a partner in an award winning web
development and Internet marketing business.
Susan also has earned both her Chartered Accountant and
Certified General Accountant designations. She also holds
her CSP which is the highest earned designation presented by
the National Speakers Association. and is one of the few
members to hold this designation. Susan has been inducted
into the Canadian Speakers Hall of Fame and is author of 8
Internet marketing books.
Susan has delivered numerous workshops for the CWB including
two “Internet Marketing Bootcamps”, a hands-on website
critique workshop for women business owners in Northeastern
Nova Scotia, a series of webinars and mostly recently a
half-day workshop at the CWB November conference. Susan is
one of the most requested Internet marketing presenters.
www.susansweeney.com
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