In 2014 Corina Walsh made the bold choice to leave her secure job behind to venture out into the uncertain world of entrepreneurship. Having worked in both the private and public sector for 12 years Corina was feeling unfulfilled and needed a new challenge that would make her heart sing! She started her company, Shift People Development, with the mission to help professionals build meaningful careers and companies create happy, engaging workplaces.
I think it’s safe to say that we were all blown away by the calibre of the gala – the dinner was fantastic, the performance lovely and Ann Mukerjee’s keynote was beyond inspiring!
Stephanie HayesLeadership DevelopmentOverwaitea Food GroupWow, what a fantastic event last week. While it is advertised for entrepreneurs it is really an inspiring event for business women of all ages and positions. What an incredible line up of guest speakers.
Western Union Business SolutionsConnections!!
Barbara WilliamsonTritex FabricsExcellent location, food, really enjoyed the Plenary sessions. Met some wonderful women in business.
Loved the Keynote Speakers.
Cathy HeppnerConcept Plumbing & GasThanks Barb Mowat and EXCELerate2017 for a brilliant conference bringing together so many who are committed to advancing women’s entrepreneurship.
East West CenterI have been a delegate and speaker at many, many, many conferences but this one is I have to say is the best I have been to. When I first looked at the itinerary I could not wrap my head around why you would choose such world wide speakers to talk about things larger than us small businesses but it wasn’t long after the speakers began on Wednesday evening that I became so deeply inspired and then even more so as the next two days passed.
Little Fish Big PondThis expert group of panelists gave a wealth of advice to the audience—the clear and incisive responses made my job as moderator so much easier! Kudos to Barbara for arranging this, and to the panel for an excellent session!
EDCDisruption must happen to make room for great things.
BMO Bank of MontrealAs women we need to celebrate our success and accept the compliments that come with that success without guilt.
SMA Group, Chartered Professional Accountants