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Scaling Your Business with Digital (a BrainStation Workshop!)
This event happened on Fri, Feb 7, 2020
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Virtual
Overview
41 Lovely Attendees
41 Lovely Attendees
Your Host
Christine Bissonnette
Performance poet, poetry writing facilitator and Speech Arts coach at 9 Creative Lives Studio.
Vancouver, BC, Canada
I’m passionate about unleashing the creativity of my students through mindful and curiousity-focused instruction. My Speech Arts students have won first place in speech competitions at their school, taken home medals (like ‘the outstanding acting award’ and the ‘outstanding monologue performance award’) at various festivals, and have received First Class Honours for their Speech Arts RCM Exams.
The students from my poetry writing workshops have received poetry fellowships, published chapbooks, won awards in literary magazines… and on many occasions those same students arrived in my class feeling blocked and unsure of their relationship to poetry. .
As a performer and writer, I’ve performed on stages all over Vancouver including opening for Danielle LaPorte as part of the Rise Women’s Conference. My poem ‘Rise’ (written for that conference) was later featured by Downtown Vancouver’s Poetry Phone in order to uplift Vancouver audiences at the start of the pandemic. In 2019, I wrote, featured in, and co-produced a short film (Left Opened) that combined poetry, music, and dance to explore anxiety. The film toured film festivals internationally.
Most recently, I was featured in episode 1 of the STORYHIVE funded ‘Heal Through Poetry’ series. The 8 episode series will be released on Telus Optic and on Youtube on in September 2023
About this FieldTrip
Looking to learn what’s needed to drive your business forward? BrainStation’s Scaling Your Business with Digital exposes attendees to the core mindsets, methodologies, and competencies required to be successful in today’s digital age; from understanding and developing a data strategy, to creating products and services that your customers need.
In today’s world, all business activities have a digital lens, allowing organizations to operate faster, stronger, cheaper, and ultimately, smarter. While economies of scale can be realized across large organizations, it’s even more important to build a digital foundation within small- to medium-sized businesses.
In this session, Kyle Treleaven, BrainStation’s Vice President and General Manager, and Richard Bent, Digital Transformation Team Lead, will discuss the core digital competencies every team needs, and how these can be developed and integrated into existing processes. The session will also look at how to approach customer problems through proven frameworks that can improve efficacy and efficiency.
Join us for coffee and pastries from 8:30am-9am; the session will commence at 9am sharp.
Please check-in at reception upon arrival. The front desk is located beside Quantum Coffee on the ground floor.
About BrainStation
BrainStation is the global leader in digital skills training and workforce transformation, with diploma programs, certificate courses, events, and corporate training offered online and at state-of-the-art campuses around the world. Established in 2012, BrainStation has empowered more than 70,000 professionals and some of the largest corporations in the world.
Learn more: brainstation.io
What to expect
Lecture format!
This is a more traditional format where participants absorb information through presentations and talks.
Real-time only!
This FieldTrip will not be recorded.
Your Host
Christine Bissonnette
Performance poet, poetry writing facilitator and Speech Arts coach at 9 Creative Lives Studio.
Vancouver, BC, Canada
About Christine Bissonnette
I’m passionate about unleashing the creativity of my students through mindful and curiousity-focused instruction. My Speech Arts students have won first place in speech competitions at their school, taken home medals (like ‘the outstanding acting award’ and the ‘outstanding monologue performance award’) at various festivals, and have received First Class Honours for their Speech Arts RCM Exams.
The students from my poetry writing workshops have received poetry fellowships, published chapbooks, won awards in literary magazines… and on many occasions those same students arrived in my class feeling blocked and unsure of their relationship to poetry. .
As a performer and writer, I’ve performed on stages all over Vancouver including opening for Danielle LaPorte as part of the Rise Women’s Conference. My poem ‘Rise’ (written for that conference) was later featured by Downtown Vancouver’s Poetry Phone in order to uplift Vancouver audiences at the start of the pandemic. In 2019, I wrote, featured in, and co-produced a short film (Left Opened) that combined poetry, music, and dance to explore anxiety. The film toured film festivals internationally.
Most recently, I was featured in episode 1 of the STORYHIVE funded ‘Heal Through Poetry’ series. The 8 episode series will be released on Telus Optic and on Youtube on in September 2023
Attendees
Chloë Keogan
Graphic Designer at Freelance: @chloekeogan.design.
Fatima Travassos
Designer & AI Prompt Engineer at Fatima Travassos Art + Design.
Ruggero Romano
Vanessa Webster
Creative Director at Renovatio Creative Co.
Cari Bird
Manager, Creative at Capilano University.
Ashley Lockyer
Johnny Zakharia
Social Media Marketing and Media Producer at Yaletown Agency.
Jay Castro
Animator, Director, Artist.
Pradhiksha Yogasaravanan
UI/UX Designer.
Nacho Monzón Álamo
Founder at ANANDA Riders.
Molly Anderson
farah ali
Relationship Coach at farahalicoach.
Hillary Burson
Designer at Tropic.
Erich Saide
Photographer at Erich Saide Photo + Video.
Lisa Patterson
Nonprofit operations & food & garden maven.
Ethan Zargo
Photographer at Ethan Zargo Photography.
David Newman
Creativity Alchemist / Facilitator / LEGO® Serious Play® trainer / Serious Play in organisations expert at Serious Play Methods Inc / UBC.
Colleen Keith
Graphic Designer at Colleen Keith Design.
Claudine Gevry
Visual Artist .
Scott Benoit
Director, Project Development at Clark Builders.
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