Edmonton lost one of it’s quiet Titan’s today. An invisible giant. Bob Ward (pictured here), the head of Edmonton’s Social Enterprise Fund, passed away the other night. I just heard and am not sure on all the details. I am so sad. Gone too soon. I don’t even know how old he was. In his […]
I was just chatting on the phone today with my new colleague (and increasingly pal) Maruxa Murphy. During our chat she mentioned a photographer, Christina Morassi, who had a real gift for capturing people’s essence in her photographs and had some great before and after shots to prove it. Now, I’ve written before about the
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Years ago, I came to a realization. And the other day, my colleague Dan Blank wrote a piece that just nails it. You can read it below. The Information Age was dead. I was sitting there staring at my bookshelf full of books and binders, my laptop full of read and unread ebooks and my
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Well, today are the elections in Canada. Myself and many of my friends are hoping for an end to the Harper regime (he’s Canada’s George W. Bush – but less charming) and a shift to something more progressive. We shall see in a few hours where it goes. So, the other day, I sent out
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A colleague of mine Kim Tanasichuk just put out a little newsletter that I thought was really great. You can watch it here or below. Newsletters are tricky. Everyone’s doing them. Everyone wants you on their email list. How often to send them out? What kind of content to put in them? Should I put
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I just came across a very cool business network called IAMPTE that’s coming from a very different point of view in business – ‘it’s okay to be a part time entrepreneur!‘ As I learned about it from Calgary based founder Kim Page Gluckie (pictured right), it struck me the immense pressure most entrepreneurs feel to
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Here’s a strategy that can take your blog from Deadsville to being a bustle of activity, connect you with key hubs and influencers in your scene, build your credibility and trust with your people – and ultimately get you more of the kinds of perfect clients you’re wanting. You’ve likely already heard of my dear
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What. A. Day. My day started off with a massage. I’ve decided this is a great way to start ones day. After that, I grabbed lunch with my friend Amber at the legendary Mondragon Cafe. Says there website . . . Mondragon is a political bookstore and vegan restaurant located in Winnipeg’s historic exchange district.
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If you’re like me – you hate hype. You hate slick anything. You hate pressure and pushing. And yet – you’ve got something valuable to offer. This is the quandry of many a hippie in business. The need to market – and yet the shame surrounding the marketing. Here’s a provocative question that Thomas Leonard
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A few years ago, Annie Leonard created a video called ‘The Story of Stuff‘ where she used basic animation to communicate to people where all of their ‘stuff’ went. The video went viral and has been viewed by millions. Since then, she’s made videos on ‘The Story of Cap and Trade’, ‘The Story of Cosmetics’
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