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Personal Finance | Feb 24

Right in time for tax season! This session covers the principles of finance related to individual or family unit decision-making and discusses strategies for investing, budgeting and managing resources—particularly with situations of flexible or unstable income.

Speaker | Jody Kellar, Regional Sales Manager, Small Business Banking, RBC Royal Bank; Joel Cerilli, Senior Account Manager, Business Banking & Personal, RBC Royal Bank

Become Your Best Self | March 30

Are you at a turning point in your career and considering a new direction? Maybe you’ve achieved success and are looking for greater fulfillment. Whether the shift is personal, professional, or both, Coach Robin Altman will discuss how to discover your purpose and get connected with who you are when you’re at your best. Robin will discuss how to: carve out a clearer vision and path for your future, increase your performance and prosperity, discover what you truly want and transition to a more authentic and fulfilling way of living.

Speaker | Robin Altman, Founder and Principal, Radiate Coaching

Negotiating Your Salary | April 27

How do you convince decision-makers to offer you a higher salary without taking yourself out of the running for the job? In our competitive economy, savvy negotiating skills are essential to ensuring you make the money you deserve.

Speaker | M. Michelle Nadon, President, mediaINTELLIGENCE.ca

Maximize Your Online Network | May 25

Explore the power of your “digital footprint,” otherwise known as your online brand. Your online network commands authority and is a useful tool for your professional advancement. This session presents practical tools that form the foundation for your online—and offline—success. Topics include: owning your domains and customizing your URLs, sharing yourself authentically and professionally, creating and implementing a varied content plan, using video and images over copy.

Speaker | Gloria Roheim, Digital Strategist, Gloria Roheim Inc.

Entrepreneurship 101 | June 22

Starting your digital media business? Femme-O-Nomics is a networking and content portal that tackles the issues faced by professional women, including the demand of the business world and the complexities of modern families. Co-founder Leah Eichler will speak about the process of starting this business, juggling it with being a columnist on women and careers for the Globe and Mail, and the current developments for Femme-O-nomics, including launching the venture in Silicon Valley and the beta-testing process for a mobile collaboration tool. This session will be key for women who are considering taking their digital media business from ideation to stability.

Speaker | Leah Eichler, Co-founder, Femme-O-Nomics.com

Business Etiquette: New Rules in a Digital Age | July 27

Is it OK to friend your boss? Can an e-mail mistake jeopardize your career? There are many gray areas when it comes to communicating in the digital age. This presentation provides guidelines on digital protocols in the workplace, including LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter, as well as traditional communication tools such as e-mail. Find out what executives say about etiquette in the workplace, and learn how to tend to your network in just five minutes a day. Audiences also will gain a better insight into their social networking style through an engaging quiz.

Speaker | Alicia Brum, Branch Manager, The Creative Group

Where the New Jobs Are | Sep 28

Technology has created a host of new job descriptions, functions and roles that need to be filled. At the same time, a relationship remains between gender and job description in the screen-based industries. In this session, our guest speaker reviews salary expectations and sheds light on these and other questions: what are these new jobs, what skills do you need and how much do they pay?

Speaker | TBC

Surviving Mergers and Acquisitions | Oct 26

The past few years have been tumultuous for media consolidation, and many have personally felt the effects of mergers and acquisitions. Join Joanna Webb, CEO of Mojojo Media as she presents a personal perspective on the Bell acquisition of CTVGlobemedia, and her transition from former SVP of Programming to launching and operating a successful broadcast consultancy. Joanna will share her experience on adapting to industry change and tips for successfully identifying and executing your next steps.

Speaker | Joanna Webb, CEO, Mojojo Media

Women and Boards | Nov 30

Contributing to corporate governance is a rewarding career advancement step and increases recognition of your impact in your area of expertise. Data from Frame Work II shows that in broadcasting, 50% of surveyed firms indicated that they have no representation of women at the board or ownership level. Similarly, 90% of firms had neither Aboriginal people nor persons with disabilities at the board/ownership level. None of the broadcasters surveyed had visible minority representation at the board or ownership level. Deborah Gillis of Catalyst will speak about the some of the issues surrounding women and boards and offer insight on the initiatives and tools that can help to increase women’s representation in corporate governance.

Speaker | Deborah Gillis, SVP, Membership & Global Operations, Catalyst

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