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Heather Evans talking about The Inner Fire – and Heather Evans. A LIFT Podcast interview.

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Heather Evans owns and operates The Inner Fire with Heather Evans, providing self-care and empowerment coaching for women. Based in the Comox Valley, Heather works with clients on a local and global basis. Listen to the podcast to find out how Heather’s approach to coaching is innovative and inspiring!

Note: Heather will be inviting your help to grow The Inner Fire at an upcoming BizOnDeck, the Island’s only regular business development focus group. Find tickets to this, and other BizOnDeck Focus Group workshops, networking events, and more at our events page at LIFTevents.ca.

You can find out more about Heather and her business by listening to this podcast. You can contact Heather by visiting The Inner Fire with Heather Evans on the LIFT Vancouver Island Local Business Directory at https://liftstartup.wpengine.com/listing/theinnerfire (BTW Heather has a great LIFT VIP Offer for Vancouver Island entrepreneurs who are part of the LIFT community – check it out!)

GET YOUR BUSINESS FEATURED ON VANCOUVER ISLAND’S LOCAL BUSINESS PODCAST

LIFT Podcasts are one of the ways we’re LIFTing entrepreneurs and local businesses on the Island.

  • To get your business or venture featured in a LIFT Podcast see http://bit.ly/FMIaboutLIFTPodcasts
  • FMI about LIFT see https://liftstartup.wpengine.com
  • Find more LIFT Podcast interviews here: http://liftpodcast.ca/
  • Subscribe to LIFT Podcast via iTunes here: http://bit.ly/iTunesLIFTPodcast

Enjoy!
~ hpm,
Founder of LIFT Startups and the Vancouver Island Business Directory

  • TOP 10, Innovation, Small Business BC Awards, 2019
  • Winner, Best in BC, Entrepreneur Promotion, Startup Canada Awards, 2018
  • Best Local Social Media Organization, Comox Valley Record Readers’ Choice 2018, 2017, 2016

The LIFT Podcast interview with Sharon Marshall of Cree8iv Collaboration

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Sharon Marshall is an inspiring force for change in our BC economy! She is founder and CEO of Cree8iv Collaboration – and Virtual eAdmin. In this podcast interview Sharon talks about her passion and her vision for creating employment and economic development opportunities for Canada’s remote indigenous communities. She also tells us about hard lessons, and amazing results. You’ll also hear about her favourite novel and her favourite business book.

Find out more about what Sharon does at virtualeadmin.com and (coming soon) Cree8ivCollaboration.com.

And, Sharon Marshall is putting Cree8iv Collaboration “on deck” at our February 4, 2019 BizOnDeck Focus Group workshop. Be there and be inspired about making a difference to our rural indigenous economies.
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BE FEATURED ON LIFT PODCAST SERIES

To be featured in a LIFT Podcast please apply to join our Vancouver Island entrepreneur community at applyandgetlifted.ca. Once you’re a member you’ll be invited to benefit from our approach to networking and our award-winning promotions, including being part of our LIFT Podcast series.

LISTEN TO MORE LIFT PODCASTS

Find more LIFT Podcast episodes at liftpodcast.ca
Subscribe to the LIFT Podcast series on iTunes at iTunesLIFTPodcasts

FMI ABOUT THE LIFT COMMUNITY

We are a community of Vancouver Island entrepreneurs and creatives, working together to grow the Island’s grassroots, entrepreneur-driven economy. In 2018 LIFT was awarded Best in BC, Entrepreneur Promotion, at Startup Canada Awards in Vancouver, for its innovative work as a marketing and business development network.

LIFT offers:

  • Innovative networking and business development workshops
  • Award-winning social media marketing solutions (starting at about $1/day)
  • A “hustle the help” community – our members are helping each grow
  • Access to $4000+ in member-to-member discounts and offers, and
  • Great pricing – that gets even better with our current 25% off “first 300” discount.

Get started by applying at applyandgetlifted.ca

 

LIFT Podcast: Rosemarie Barnes talks about Confident Stages – and Rosemarie Barnes

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The cover image on Rosemarie’s Vancouver Island Local Business Directory listing says it all: Speak to engage. Speak to succeed. An international speaker, best-selling author, and “executive presentation trainer,” Rosemarie has a passion for helping people find the voice they need to succeed. And, she’s the guest workshop leader for the Comox Valley Women’s Business Network event on November 15, 2018. Details and tickets here.

We’re excited to have Rosemarie in our LIFT community for several reasons.

  • One, she’s offering a 20% discount on “presentation training” to LIFT members.
  • Two, Rosemarie is an example of Vancouver Island talent serving markets far beyond our local communities. In her case, she’s working with clients across North American and in Europe.

I talked to Rosemarie on October 26, 2018, She told me about her business, why she started it, and her passion for the work she’s doing. We also talked about her biggest challenges in life, her favourite books, and her favourite place to eat cinnamon buns on the Island.

Rosemarie is a member of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers, the Public Speakers Association, and the National Speakers Association, Rosemarie has presented in theatres, boardrooms, conferences and in the bathroom shower. I hope you enjoy our conversation!

Get LIFTed – get 20% off with Confident Stages

If you’re already a LIFT member and you need help with your presentation skills, contact Rosemarie via the Vancouver Island Local Business Network directory at https://liftstartup.wpengine.com/listing/confident-stages/

If you’re a member and you’re ready to have your business featured in a LIFT Podcast, please see this link for more information: http://bit.ly/FMIaboutLIFTPodcasts

If you’re not a LIFT member and you want the benefits of access to member-to-member discounts (like the one Rosemarie is offering), award-winning (and affordable) social media and PR support, as well as access to signature LIFT events and workshops please apply here: http://applyandgetlifted.ca

Business collaborations

Thanks to conversations initiated by Comox Valley WBN board member (and LIFT member) Dennyse Harris, LIFT is happy to help WBN promote Rosemarie’s workshop in the Comox Valley. If you’re a member of an Island-based business network or organization, we’re keen to connect the dots. Let’s find ways to collaborate and support each other!

Listen to more LIFT Podcasts

You’ll find more LIFT Podcast interviews on our blog here: http://liftpodcast.ca/

You can also subscribe to the LIFT Podcast series on iTunes at http://bit.ly/iTunesLIFTPodcasts

~ hpm
Founder, LIFT
250-792-1408
hpm@liftstartups.ca
We do award-winning local business promotion for less than $1/day on the Island via the Vancouver Island Local Business Network & Directory
Apply today and Get LIFTed! http://applyandgetlifted.ca

 

Talking with Amie Webster about Motif Music Studios – and winning the 2018 #HustleTheHelp Award!

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Amie Webster is a music educator, an entrepreneur, a mother of three young sons, and a social media rockstar. Amie is, in fact, the winner of the #HustleTheHelp Award in 2018, an award that acknowledges the outstanding work she’s done to support other entrepreneurs in LIFT’s Vancouver Island community.

In this podcast we ask Amie about why she is so passionate about supporting other local businesses, and for some tips that others might use to win the award in the coming year.

We also talk to Amie about Motif Music Studios, the business she shares with her husband, Jeff Webster. In the final section we talk about her current reading, favourite places to visit on the Island, and where she likes to eat.

FMI about Amie and Motif Music Studios see:

~ hpm, Founder, LIFT & The Vancouver Island Talent Economy Network

Ps. Ready to get your business LIFTed? Apply now for up to 60 days of free award-winning promotion on the LIFT & The Vancouver Island Talent Economy Network

Apply now and get 2 free tickets to PitchFest3 + #WeAreYQQ After Party!

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PitchFest3 is our annual showcase of Island startups and fundraiser for our local Startup Canada chapters. After a year of BizOnDeck workshops we invite up to seven entrepreneurs to pitch their business to a panel of three judges. You’re invited to join us for the Island’s only grassroots entrepreneur pitch event. Tickets are available online here – but first, here’s how you can get two tickets for free!

APPLY TODAY TO GET TWO FREE PITCHFEST TICKETS

LIFT won Best in BC for Entrepreneur Promotion at the Startup Canada Awards on May 30, 2018 in Vancouver. Then we launched what we think is the best tool for promoting grassroots entrepreneurs on the Vancouver Island: the Island’s first and only social media powered business directory. Our goal: to connect 1000 of the best community-minded, unique and innovative, local businesses on the Island. We’re inviting you to apply today for up to 60 days of award-winning promotion. Plus, when you get listed (and get LIFTed!) you get two free tickets to PitchFest3 and #WeAreYQQ After Party on September 27, 2018.

WHAT’S HAPPENING AT PITCHFEST3?

5pm Optional “community throwback” fundraiser dinner for our local Startup Canada community. Just show up and order from the “communty throwback” menu and $5 of your meal goes to support Startup Comox Valley.

6:30pm PitchFest3. Show up early to meet some of the region’s most welcoming entrepreneurs – and to get an early start on winning prizes with our #BCBuyLocal #LIFTVIP social media game. Prizes supplied by these LIFT members: Atlas Café, Bosley’s by Pet Valu Courtenay, BodyNetix, Coastal Coworking, Derm Essentials Medi-Spa, Hornby Island Soap & Skincare, Inner Strength Acupuncture and Health, Panther Workwear, Pure Audio Centre Ltd., Sure Copy Courtenay, Toscano’s, My Tech Guys, The Waverley Hotel – and more (add your business to this social media promotion opportunity here).

AGENDA

Opening remarks by MC and LIFT Solution Sponsor Leif Jason of Mastermynde Strategy

Keynote by Keith Ippel, Founder, Spring Activator global startup school

The pitches:

  • Yarrow Willard, Wild Rose College of Natural Healing
  • Kyrle Symons, Prisym Renewable Developments
  • Jessica Dorzinsky, Fully Alive
  • Amie Webster, Motif Music Studios
  • Ryks Davies, Ryks Davies Music
  • Sean Elliot, Tap Bike Solutions

The judges:

  • Sue Finneron, Finneron Hyundai and LIFT Solution Sponsor
  • Adam Speigel, BDC and PitchFest3 Special Event Sponsor
  • Keith Ippel, Spring Activator and PitchFest3 Special Event Sponsor

Entertainments:

  • LIFT VIP DJ Em.Ash & the #WeAreYQQPartyCrew! ???? with dance moves instruction by LIFT VIP Jennifer Walsh ????
  • Signature LIFT social media games with $1000s in prizes

ABOUT OUR PARTIES

Our #WeAreYQQPartyCrew throws the best entrepreneur parties! And that’s important. Business is always better when we’re having fun together.

Thanks to our #WeAreYQQPartyCrew Boss, Leanne Zdebiak-eni of Studio IPF for making our parties special!

SPONSORS

This year’s PitchFest is sponsored by Spring Activator and BDC.

LIFT’s award-winning promotional work on Vancouver Island is made possible by the support of 100s of individual business, as well as a select group of visionary businesses we call call LIFT Solution Sponsors and LIFT Community Partners.

Solution Sponsors

Sure Copy Courtenay, Mastermynde Strategy, 50th Parallel PR, Finneron Hyundai, Jabin Postal Films, Presley & Partners, and 98.9 The GOAT

Community Partners

Atlas Cafe, Island Word, My Tech Guys, McKinnon Photography, Gladstone Brewing, Island Soul Films, Investors’ Group, The Creator Space, Harmonic Arts, and Douglas Magazine.

Apply for your two free PitchFest3 tickets now!

The LIFT membership category for Vancouver Island community organizations

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Introducing the LIFT for Community Organizations membership package. Get listed, get your organization LIFTed with our award-winning promotional team.

  • Sign up for monthly LIFT for Community Organizations membership here (saving 48% on the Basic LIFT membership)
  • Sign up for annual LIFT for Community Organizations membership here (saving 67% on the Basic LIFT membership)

 

Why a LIFT for Community Organizations membership package?

Community organizations – non-profits, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), ad hoc committees and collectives – are important parts of quality of life and economic development in our Vancouver Island communities.

That’s why LIFT has created a new membership category just for NGOs: LIFT for Community Organizations.

NGOs are in the business of creating better neighbourhoods, environments, schools, and a host of other services. Like other service-based businesses, NGOs need to be doing marketing, financial management, business development, networking, etc. LIFT can help. We want Vancouver Island community organizations to consider these benefits to being part of the LIFT business and community economic development network:

Marketing and business development

  • Listing on Vancouver Island and region’s best promotional business directory, including social media promotions, valued at $1200 annually.
  • Access to discounts and promotions from our Digital Partners at RTOWN (10%), Spring Activator (25%), Shopify (15%), Rebel (25%), and more in development.

Benefits

  • Access to the LIFT health & benefits packages offered by LIFT members (tailored for solopreneurs and small businesses).
  • Member-to-member discounts and offers value at $2500+. Make sure your listing includes your offer!

Networking

  • Membership in the most dynamic, growth-oriented business network on Vancouver Island and region.
  • Four free #WeAreYQQ Parties (PitchFest, WinterpreneurFest, MoneyFest, Summer Social) valued at $200
  • Discounts on BizOnDeck workshops

 

A membership rate that reflects the special place of NGOs in our community economic development ecosystem

In recognition of the service NGOs are providing in building the health of local business and community economic “ecosystems” LIFT is offering monthly and annual membership packages.

Are you ready to upgrade your community organization to LIFT membership benefits?

  • Sign up for monthly LIFT for Community Organizations membership here (saving 48% on the Basic LIFT membership)
  • Sign up for annual LIFT for Community Organizations membership here (saving 67% on the Basic LIFT membership)

Or call HPM at 250-792-1408