BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:188@iabc.bc.ca DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20181129T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20181129T205000 DTSTAMP:20210507T140850Z URL:https://iabc.bc.ca/upcoming-events/lifting-the-lid-on-communications-c areers-speed-mentoring-series/ SUMMARY:Lifting the Lid on Communications Careers – Speed Mentoring Serie s DESCRIPTION:We’re working to give communicators the edge they need to suc ceed in Vancouver's unique and competitive marketplace. Whether you’re a student wondering how to break into the communications industry or an ind ustry ventral looking to attract new talent\, this event will give you the career boost you need.\n\nBenefit from mentoring sessions with senior pro fessionals from global and local companies here in Vancouver.\n\nA wide ra nge of topics will be covered\, including:\n\n Employer branding: culture \, brand building and telling the “story of us”\n Positioning for gro wth: landing the new job – or securing that promotion… tips and tricks to grow your career\n Life of a single Communicator: the struggles and s uccesses of the lone practitioner within an organization\n Attracting Mil lennials: what employers and hiring managers need to know to attract top t alent in 2019\n The hats we wear as Communicators: exploring the various roles\, niches and specialties within the Communications industry\n\nRegis ter now and don't miss the opportunity to set your career in motion.\n\n&n bsp\;\n\nOur Mentors include:\n\nBrianna Blaney\, Founder + Managing Partn er of Envol Strategies\n\nBrianna is on a mission to make businesses human ! While leading business development for a recruitment agency\, Brianna re alized that costly placement fees and transactional contingent recruiting services weren’t helping businesses - she knew there had to be a better way. That’s why Brianna founded Envol Strategies\, an employer branding\ , recruiting and human resources firm. Envol helps businesses across North America build high-performing teams by leveraging business intelligence a nd storytelling. Committed to improving talent acquisition\, Brianna is de veloping an AI-powered HR technology platform for talent acquisition\, whi ch is currently in incubation with e@UBC. She has also been recognized as a 2018 winner of BCBusiness's 30 Under 30.\n\nWhen she's not building peop le strategies and driving the future of work\, Brianna advocates for local initiatives with organizations like the BC Women’s Hospital Foundation\ , Vancouver Aquarium\, Young Women in Business and her newly launched char itable platform\, PHIL.gives.\n\n \;\n\nSilke Billings\n\nFrom designi ng effective and personal curriculums for her harp students in high school to exhibiting clear communication and strategic planning with her perform ance event clients\, Silke\nBillings\, is both a talented harpist and a go al-oriented communicator. Strong interpersonal skills and content design a re required to listen and work hard behind-the-scenes to deliver fully on her clients’ expectations on the day of performances or lessons. Silke ’s dedication to communicating effectively moves beyond her harp clients \, as she is eager to mine the wealth of knowledge within industry \, acti ng as IABC/BC’s new Student Engagement Portfolio Manager to encourage st udents to get a kick-start in the field as well as to ensure students’ n eeds are being met in the various resources IABC offers.\n\nSilke is curre ntly a Communications and Data Science major at Simon Fraser University an d is using her knowledge in communications and marketing to elevate her da ta science skills by understanding how best to illustrate content while ma intaining its strong message.\n\n \;\n\nCatherine Ducharme \n\nCatheri ne Ducharme is a career communicator\, certified coach and leader who has worked primarily in for-profit business-to-business environments. She’s led teams and has been at the senior management table. Catherine has also run two successful communications consulting businesses. Currently she is Director\, Client Services &\; Training for Smart Savvy Academy\, a new Division of Smart Savvy &\; Associates.  The company focuses on makin g work more meaningful\, leaders more potent and teams more productive and engaged through leadership development\, coaching and talent search.  Ca therine is past president of the IABC British Columbia chapter and IABC Ca nada West Region.\n\n \;\n\nLydia Tay\n\nLydia is the Internal Communi cations Manager at Purdys Chocolatier. In between sampling all the chocola tes\, she's responsible for diverse programs ranging from employee experie nce\, intranet content and strategy to project communications and employee communications for 1\,200 staff across Canada in manufacturing\, logistic s\, retail and support office functions. Previous to working at Purdys\, L ydia supported technology change management activities at UBC's Faculty of Medicine. She's a long-time IABC volunteer and currently serves on the CW R Board.  As the first and only Internal Communications professional at h er organization\, Lydia can share the journey of conducting a communicatio ns audit\, identifying focus areas and developing capacity to deliver them . She's had experience defining the scope of her role\, particularly in re lation to a well-established marketing team\, and integrating internal com munications as a stakeholder in\, and contributor to key initiatives. Lydi a can also speak about organizational culture and employee experience\; sh e's always seeking new best practices\, and is currently working on implem enting Employee Net Promoter Score (eNPS) as a new tool for measuring empl oyee engagement.\n\nTIMES: \n\n5:30 – Registration and Networking\n6:00 – Welcome\n6:10 – 8:40 – Mentorship sessions\n8:50 - End\n\nCOSTS:    \n\nStudents (members and non-members): $15\nMembers: $25\nNon-Members: $35\n\nRegistration includes: light hors d’oeuvres\, coffee\, meaningfu l exchanges and speed mentoring\n\nTickets available until November 27\, 2 018\n\nNeed help registering? Call the IABC/BC registration line at 604-87 8-1320 or email our admin team at: iabcbc@vancouveroffice.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Vancouver X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Vancouver BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20181104T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR