This Year's Events.
As we celebrate and reflect on the last 5 years, we are also looking towards the future of our organization that has supported so many women in business. At this time, the current board of directors has decided to take a pause on hosting events for the 2021 year to reassess how we can serve our women best.
Future Dates:
We will be taking the 2021 year off of planning events, but please stay tuned for our 2022 plans!
Past Events for 2019/2020:
January 17th 2019 - New Year Membership Drive!
**FREE Admission! Please join us to see what this group is all about! This event is where full year memberships (January 1st - December 31st 2019) can be purchased for $60/ea. - Mortar and Brick Arts and Events. Event Sponsored by Lethbridge Toyota and Mortar and Brick Arts and Events.
February 21st 2019 - Annual General Meeting at the Lethbridge Country Club. Mimosas and Charcuterie! Event sponsored by Lethbridge Country Club and Pink Tie Events.
March 21st 2019 - "Southern Alberta Women In Business explores Marketing" at the Exhibition Park Home & Garden Show! Member Spotlight Speakers: Tamara Herbst - R&R Wellness Solutions, Emilie Soper and Rianna Wilson - Adaptive Technologies Inc., Amanda Dodier - Fibrenew & Armour Bathtub Refinishing
Event Sponsored by BDC and Exhibition Park
April 18th 2019 - "Visual Branding" at Hive Co-working Space. Speaker: Jessica Slingerland of Black & Chai. Member Spotlight Speakers: Kim Peters from Fully Promoted and Abigail Shakespeare of PF Design Studio.
*This event was sponsored by Hive Co-working Space
May 16th 2019 - "Women in Business & YWCA Conference Champagne Networking Reception." We joined the Women in Business Conference goers as they wrapped up the day with a champagne networking reception.
June 20th 2019 - "Yoga in the Park" - Yvonne Bainbridge of Vonyasa will be conducting a Yoga class in Galt Gardens for us beginning shortly after 5:00pm. We will then make our way over to Streatside Eatery around 5:45pm for some light appetizers and Member Spotlight Presentations.
September 19th 2019 - "3 Top Secrets to Manage Time" - with Sarah Tricker of Sarah Tricker Alchemy. Sarah will be conducting a short presentation and then an interactive session. Make sure to bring your business cards! Member Spotlight: Vicky Vanden Hoek, Honkers Pub & Grill
*This event is sponsored by Vicky Vanden Hoek of Honkers Pub
October 24th 2019 - "Women in Entrepreneurship Evening"
Refreshments, networking and impactful presentations from some of the amazing women highlighted in the recent publication of Celebrating Women in Business - 21 Top Southern Alberta Entrepreneurs.
*This event was put on in partnership with the University of Lethbridge, Agility, Lethbridge College, Community Futures Lethbridge Region and SAWIB.
November 21st 2019: "How to Have Crucial Conversations" - with Chandra Deaust, CPA, CA (Avail CPA). This event was held at Coulee Brew.
January 16th 2020: "Membership Drive" - with a presentation from Ashlyn Gunderson of Perfectfit4u on New Years Resolutions. This event was held at Bavaru Catering in the Old Fire Hall Downtown and graciously sponsored by Bavaru Catering and Kristen Brown of Measure Up Homes Ltd.
April 23rd 2020: "The 6 Human Needs" - Speaker and coach, Bonnie Provencal, from Proven Progress talked to us about how the 6 Human Needs fuel our abilities as female business leaders and how we can use this knowledge to grow our businesses.
Member Spotlight Speaker: Kelli-Rae Tamaki of TMH Business Coaching and Consulting
May 21st 2020: "Marketing Your Business While On Pause" with Doreen Vanderhart from Knap Creative. She walked us through where to start marketing your business now to launch you to where you want to be in the future.
Member Spotlight Speaker: Jackie Standing from StandOut Photography taught us Four Ways to Dramatically Improve Your Social Media Photos.
June 18th 2020: "Company Culture" with Kate Miller from Avail CPA. She presented on how to keep yourself and your team engaged through the ups and downs of business.
Member Spotlight Speaker: Emilie Soper of Adaptive Technologies discussed the difficulties of maintaining a culture while in the growth of your business.
September 17th 2020: "Good Times Ahead" at Good Times Comedy Club. We had some great food by Mocha Cabana, a fun team trivia game and some catching up now that we can meet
October 15th 2020: "Balance in Chaos" - We were at Honkers Pub & Eatery for a team activity to get to know our members and their businesses a little more. Member Spotlight Presentation by Maureen Gaetz-Faubert from Head to Heart on maintaining balance in a life full of chaos.
This event is sponsored by: Honkers Pub & Eatery
November 19th 2020: "Celebrate Us" - We got together at GoodTimes Comedy Club for our year end wrap up! There was live comedy by Brittany Lyseng and food served by Bavaru Catering & Events.
This event is sponsored by: GoodTimes Comedy Club
Please visit back for details on location of each event. Or follow us on Facebook to stay updated.
If you have any questions about the networking events, please send an e-mail to info@sawib.ca