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A Letter From The Ladies Of SBX

Dear Women in business readers, Welcome to the blog! You may have found yourself here by searching “women in business” in Google, scrolling the Sandbox website, XcelerateHER website, socials, or simply by word of mouth. Whichever the reason, we’re thrilled you’ve landed here. 

A Letter From The Ladies Of SBX

Dear Women in business readers, Welcome to the blog! You may have found yourself here by searching “women in business” in Google, scrolling the Sandbox website, XcelerateHER website, socials, or simply by word of mouth. Whichever the reason, we’re thrilled you’ve landed here. 

A Letter From The Ladies Of SBX

Dear Women in business readers, Welcome to the blog! You may have found yourself here by searching “women in business” in Google, scrolling the Sandbox website, XcelerateHER website, socials, or simply by word of mouth. Whichever the reason, we’re thrilled you’ve landed here. 

A Letter From The Ladies Of SBX

Dear Women in business readers, Welcome to the blog! You may have found yourself here by searching “women in business” in Google, scrolling the Sandbox website, XcelerateHER website, socials, or simply by word of mouth. Whichever the reason, we’re thrilled you’ve landed here. 

How To Take Your Startup Team From Good to Great

The SBX Team is incredibly excited to debut this week’s blog post, How To Take Your Startup Team From Good to Great, written by Fahd Alhattab! Sandbox had the opportunity to host Fahd as the keynote speaker presenting at our

A Letter From The Ladies Of SBX

Dear Women in business readers, Welcome to the blog! You may have found yourself here by searching “women in business” in Google, scrolling the Sandbox website, XcelerateHER website, socials, or simply by word of mouth. Whichever the reason, we’re thrilled you’ve landed here. 

Authentic Leadership With The Scotiabank Women Initiative

In an SBX guest blog contribution, Mike Tasevski, who heads up Global Sponsorship for Scotiabank, talks to Deborah Moore, Executive Coach at Halia Consulting about being authentic with your team. Share on facebook Share on linkedin Share on whatsapp Share

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NEGOTIATION & COMMUNICATION

Nicknamed “the negotiator” since childhood, Fotini is an expert communicator with a passion for helping organizations and individuals get what they want. For the last decade, she has been helping Fortune 500 clients and audiences to achieve their business goals, increase profitability, and create a competitive advantage.

Fotini delivered the keynote to our Women In Biz CNNX Groups

LEADERSHIP, RESILIENCY & CULTURE​

Fahd has spoken to +50K people across North America on leadership and been named Rising Star Speaker and Most Entertaining Speaker by the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers. Working alongside his team at Unicorn Labs, Fahd is committed to giving start-up founders the leadership skills to build Unicorn companies

Fahd delivered the keynote at our 2020 AGM

Women's Leadership & Diversity

As the leader of over 10,000 employees, Lisa helped build FedEx Express Canada into the most reliable courier network in the country.

A member of the IWFC Toronto Chapter and The Prosperity Project™, she is also one of 13 Diversity 50 CEOs and a renowned public speaker. Lisa is an inductee to the Women’s Executive Network’s Hall of Fame as one of Canada’s most powerful women.

Lisa delivered the keynote to our CEO CNNX Groups

Navigating conflict

Misha is a faculty director at Ivey School of Business, a keynote speaker at The Lavin Agency, and co-author of The Chairs Are Where The People Go, which was named by The New Yorker as one of the best non-fiction books of the year. He focuses on helping people transform conflict into collaboration, have difficult conversations in a productive way, and talk about what really matters.

Misha delivered the keynote to our CEO & Exec Leadership CNNX Groups

INNOVATION & PURPOSE LEADERSHIP​​

Ron is an award-winning advertising writer and Creative Director for some of the world’s most respected brands. He is the Founder & Chief Creative Officer of Church+State, publisher a best-selling, award-winning satirical book, executive producer and host of the hit podcast, The Coup. In demand as a speaker on innovation, branding and purpose leadership, Ron speaks to leading organizations all over the world.

Ron delivered the keynote to our CEO CNNX Groups

leading with confidence

As a Certified Life Coach and motivational speaker, Raia (also known as Coach Carey) is passionate about encouraging others to tap into the confidence they never knew they had. Creating “The Confidence Talk” has allowed her to provide corporate wellness workshops where she strives to inspire and lead those around her by providing unwavering support, guidance, and motivation.

Raia delivered the keynote to our Women in Biz CNNX Groups

scaling in the digital world

Neal guides entrepreneurs and organizations by providing practical and pragmatic insights. Neal’s focus is to ensure you walk away better equipped to manage the realities you unwittingly face in the online world everyday. Having served as a mission-focused Marine, a multi-million dollar startup co-founder, a warrior, champion, and partner; he empowers people by aligning their goals and their values without compromising their beliefs.

Neal blew minds as keynote to our Executive Leadership CNNX Groups

financial accuity

Robyn is the President at Castlemark Wealth Management, holding the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designation. She also holds the Chartered Investment Manager (CIM) designation, indicating the attainment of the professional standards and expertise necessary to provide money management services to high-net-worth and institutional clients.

Robyn delivered the keynote to our Women In Biz CNNX Groups

Getting connected to our sbx community

Our community partners, sponsors & members represent a diverse range of organizations dedicated to creating a more connected and sharing community. Our strength comes from our connections within the Sandbox community. As the pre-eminent connector of people & their ideas to business resources within Central Ontario we take pride in uniting people & companies to grow though a culture of sharing. 

Check out our community pages to see who we can connect you to!

🎥 BEYOND THE BUSINESS 🎥

A sense of belonging and community may be hard to find when your business has clients that are geographically disconnected from where your home base is. When you are used to operating out of province, or even out of country, it can be a knee-jerk reaction to put local opportunity on the back burner for business development.

Teena Sauve, Co-Founder and Sr. Advisor of @botreeinc, currently serves as the Sandbox Board of Directors Chair and has been a loyal supporter since opening in 2019. Teena has been immersed in the County of Simcoe community for over 17 years, but never fully harnessed the power that could come from connecting with local businesses. Since being involved with Sandbox, Teena has captured the feeling of belonging here; more aware and knowledgeable of what businesses are currently operating here, the impact they are making, all while being able to capitalize on creating connections for her own clients to the local opportunities that exist.

Hear how Teena continues to give back, share knowledge, and develop with Sandbox. 💙

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Looking to fuel your brain and make the most of your long weekend?

Check out these mind-boosting tips and take the much needed opportunity to recharge and refuel! 🚀💡

• Content Inspired by @the.brainhealth.doctor

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Lights, Camera, Unscripted Surprises!🎤

At Sandbox, you never know what’s coming your way! We’re all about embracing the unexpected. Who do you think nailed the interview? Drop your thoughts in the comments below!

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High Tides & Good Vibes 🌊: Meet Environmental Systems Corporation

Enhancing your work environment and creating better standards for your day-to-day operations can be critical for the future growth of your business.

ESC knows exactly what it takes to create a successful environment through their custom solutions and innovative approaches. ESC designs, manufactures, constructs and validates cleanrooms and close tolerance temperature humidity controlled critical environments across North America.

If you see Aaron at SBX, be sure to introduce yourself and ask him what is his favourite part about being in the Barrie business community!

Which Sandbox Member is rising the tide next? Stay tuned to find out!

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🎥 [BEYOND THE BUSINESS] 🎥

As the Regional Director for the York Simcoe CFO Centre, Jeff Bond has learned professional success doesn’t always translate into personal happiness. Beyond Jeff’s role, he realized seizing opportunities to make a positive change in your life is critical to future outcomes that will propel you and those around you to new heights.

That could be taking the time to invest in yourself, finding work/life balance to better your health, or finding opportunities to give back to your community with mentorship and expertise gained from past career milestones. Hear in this video how Jeff was able to conquer limiting beliefs in order to align professional success with personal prosperity.

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How do successful entrepreneurs handle life`s ups and downs?

By embracing both gratitude and growth. Whether things are sweet or bitter, it`s important to say thank you and keep pushing forward.

Happy Friday, friends! 🙌

- Quote: Shauna Niequist

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FACTS: Effective communication is the only bridge between where your business is and where you want it to go.

Our final WOMEN IN BIZ Sunrise Social promises to captivate your senses and leave you feeling inspired. Whether you are a seasoned attendee or a newcomer to the scene, this is an opportunity you won’t want to miss.

Step onto our stage and discover the power of your unique story, while connecting with other like-minded women. With valuable networking opportunities, and a supportive community, you will leave with the skills and confidence to make your mark in the business world.

Don’t miss out this opportunity to connect and join us on May 2,2023 from 9 a.m to 10:30 a.m. Link in bio to RSVP ⬆️

Thank you kindly to our partners of this series @scotiabank , @bdo_canada and @barristonllp and @ovationspeakers for leading and inspiring us throughout this journey. 💙

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High Tides & Good Vibes 🌊: Meet Canplas!

How are you looking for ways to better serve your customers? Using an innovative lens for your processes and management can be key.

Canplas Industries Ltd. started out as a manufacturer of ABS and PVC pipe fittings for the plumbing industry in Barrie, ON. Today, Canplas manufactures high-quality plumbing, ventilation, central vacuum and grease separation products for residential and commercial buildings all over the continent. Innovation is central to their corporate DNA, by holding over seventy patents and design registrations for products.

If you see Rich at SBX, be sure to ask him about his passion for innovation and the cool projects he’s led throughout his career journey!

Which Sandbox Member is rising the tide next? Stay tuned to find out!

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The @barriebaycats SBX Social Hour Takeover was a home run for fun!

Sharing a cheers with familiar faces and new faces of the business community was a highlight. Not to mention, that Baycat mascot sure has moves!

All the best in the season ahead ⚾️

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Take us out to the ball game ⚾️

OR better yet, the SBX Social Hour @barriebaycats Takeover! When you mix business networking and the love of sport, we’re sure there’s a lot of new conversations and connections to be made.

Here’s the play by play: share a cheers with some coveted Baycats Brew from our cash bar, get to know our local home team and the Baycat Mascot himself, and score a chance to win some tickets for the upcoming season!

WHEN? THURSDAY APRIL 20TH 4-6PM 👏

Link in bio to rsvp!

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Why sit still when you can move forward? 💼🚶‍♂️

Change your environment, change your perspective. Take your meetings in motion and see what ideas come to life. 💡

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