Suzanne Ebelher, CMC, CPHR, MBA, is a Management Consultant bringing over 20 years of experience supporting entrepreneurs across Alberta through start up and acceleration coaching. Suzanne will be discussing the essentials components of building a business plan.
Cynthia is a senior-level communicator and graphic designer. She has a reputation for solving clients’ challenges and leading teams to achieve measurable results through creative insight, strategy, and design. Cynthia will be sharing her knowledge on marketing strategies for small businesses.
Alex is one of the co-founders of Alvéole. As CEO, Alex leads a team of over 100 people actively producing ultra-local honey and educating people about the role and impact of pollinators on our everyday lives. Join us for his talk on the Evolution of Alvéole.
Camille Scott is the owner and operator of Crossfield Agencies and Scott Stock Farm Ltd. Working in insurance and agriculture, Camille knows just what beekeepers are needing in terms of insurance.
Eliese is the founder and master beekeeper of ABC Bees. Since founding ABC Bees in 2010, it has become the leading beekeeping education company in Canada. Eliese has developed strong beginner, intermediate, and advanced beekeeping programming that has been shared with thousands of students.
Matt Reed founded Bee Thinking in 2008, which he grew from the garage to a multi-million dollar company with over 50 employees by 2016. Bee Thinking was forced to close in 2017. Matt will be sharing the story of Colony Collapse - The Rise and Fall of Bee Thinking.
Mark is a CPA, tech enthusiast, and intentional parent. He is most passionate about helping businesses be more strategic in their marketing and operations to achieve their goals. Mark will be providing information on profit tuning: an agile profit strategy for any stage of business.
Sarah Red-Laird is the founder and Executive Director of the Bee Girl organization, a nonprofit with a mission to educate and inspire communities to conserve bees, their flowers, and our countryside. She will be sharing her experience on grassroots education and her research-based nonprofit.
Debbie Gray is the founder of The Heritage Bee Co., a family-run local business of professional beekeepers who handcraft and bottle every single jar of honey by hand. The company has been a certified B Corp since 2017, which means they are committed to using business as a force for good. Join us as Debbie discusses Innovation in a Traditional Industry.