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Jan Keck

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  1. Connection Catalyst
  2. Video Creator 
  3. Entrepreneur
Jan Keck empowers people who feel disconnected with the tools to make it less awkward to connect with strangers and helps them find their tribe by asking deep questions.

Contact at:
@mrjankeck​
http://www.jankeck.com

​#ASKDEEPQUESTIONS

Can you guess the lie?
  1. I had dreadlocks for 8 years while playing guitar in a punk rock band
  2. I took my cat on a canoe camping trip
  3. I was once in a conga line with Bill Murray

Sam  Demma

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  1. Social Entrepreneur
  2. Speaker 
  3. Student
I am an 18 year old passionate public speaker, avid reader and co-founder of the social enterprise, PickWaste. I am also one of the top 25 under 25 environmentalists all throughout Canada. I strive to spread a simple but powerful message, that small consistent actions will lead to massive change. 

I defy the common notion that states you must be of a certain age or status in order to make an impact. I'm an advocate for social entrepreneurship and will not stop pushing my agenda until I spur others into action. Please reach out to me, I love chatting, connecting other people, and spreading good ideas. :)

Contact at:
@Sam_Demma
www.pickwaste.ca

#SmallConsistentActions 
#WheresPickWasteAt

Can you guess the lie?
  1. ​I have lived on my own for more than 6 months in a foreign country.
  2. I have had three knee surgeries.
  3. I have two tattoos

Patrice Esper

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  1. Explorer
  2. Risk Taker
  3. Speaker
Want to hear about travel to Syria, New Zealand, Australia, and more?  How about learning that new salsa dance move?  What about opening a business!?!  Ask Patrice! 

A lover of the exploration of different cultures, dancing and entrepreneurship, Patrice is an experienced professional with a strong and diverse background in management and entrepreneurship having lived and operated businesses ranging from retail to real estate services in three countries: Martinique, Saint Lucia, and Canada.

For fun, she loves to travel near and far.  Ideally with her two daughters in tow. Born and raised on the island of St. Lucia, Patrice describes herself as West Indian of European descent, Canadian Proud.  Adversity has fueled her fire and desire to thrive in a big, big world.

An active member of Toastmasters International she continues to develop skills in communication and leadership and strives to keep them sharp.  

A Humber College graduate with a Travel and Tourism Diploma (1991) and a Penn Foster honours graduate of an Associate of Science degree with a major in Hospitality management (2011), she recently obtained her Ontario Real Estate License (2017) and completed a second year in a certificate Economic Development program (2018). 

Currently she coordinates Entrepreneurial Programs and provides business advisory services at the Business Advisory Centre Durham (BACD), finding great reward in empowering individuals seeking clarity and direction in entrepreneurship.

Contact at:
@patriceesper

#liveoutloud #makemomentsmatter #lovewhatyoudo #dowhatyoulove #grateful #islandgirl #lightthefirewithin #liveinthemoment #maketimeforfun #lifeisforliving

Can you guess the lie?
  1. I have worked at a private zoo where I got to hand feed a baby Kangaroo named Dorothy
  2. I was in Lebanon during the start of the war in 2006
  3. I have parachuted out of an airplane

Sandra Elia

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  1. Food Addiction Recovery Expert
Sandra Elia is one of the world’s first Certified Food Addiction Counselors. She has worked alongside top obesity doctors and addiction doctors to develop a food addiction recovery program that has yielded tremendous success. Patients report weight loss and finding neutrality with food.

Sandra is authentic, open-hearted, real and raw; not to mention she’s lost over 100 pounds herself, and has kept it off for over 13 years! She uses her own invaluable life experiences to bring the theory and facts to life.

Contact at:
@sandraelia_ca
www.sandraelia.com

#sandraelia
#foodaddiction
#foodaddictionrecovery

Can you guess the lie?
  1. I'm a lesbian
  2. I'm Brazilian
  3. I couldn't read until grade 3

Seth Mohan

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  1. Entrepreneur
Seth is a student of life and follows his curiosity with passion. You can find more about him at ‘The Kaizen Man’, a popular YouTube channel for health, fitness, and lifestyle tips.

Seth is also an entrepreneur in the food service space. He shares his passion and  hospitality experience with restaurants through his consultancy - Hospitality SOS.

Contact at:
@the.kaizen.projekt

#TheKaizenProjekt
#HospitalitySOS
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Can you guess the lie?
  1. I am a finalist on the reality show Survivor
  2. I am a trained pilot
  3. I am playing 'Jabbar' in the upcoming live-action Aladdin movie.

Gaby Mammone

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  1. Social Entrepreneur
  2. Inclusivity Ambassador 
  3. Kindness Advocate
Gabriella, more commonly known as Gaby with one “b”, is an award-winning business executive recognized as an advocacy leader in the charitable and non-for-profit sectors.  Gaby is an inspirational example of someone who has overcome adversity as she lives with an invisible disability.  Despite her health challenges, she manages two successful businesses, is an avid volunteer and a devoted mom.  

Gaby is involved with public policy and increases awareness relating to issues such as accessibility, continuing care, transportation, and disability-related supports.  She believes in togetherness and has inspired audiences to believe that we are all here to give and help each other.   She promotes diversity and is part of a kindness movement called ‘Be Aware Be Kind’.  Gaby supports the welfare of others by actively fundraising and planning awareness events; it’s no surprise that her company is appropriately named, Kind Projects.  Gaby is full of energy; her sense of humour is entertaining, and her laugh is contagious.  

Contact at:
@gabymammone
www.kindprojects.ca 

#beawarebekind
#kindnessalwayswins
#kindnessmovement

​Can you guess the lie?
  1. Went to the Price Is Right 
  2. Grew up on an Indian reserve 
  3. I have met Ellen DeGeneres (but I really want to!)

Andrew CF  Horlick​

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  1. Author
  2. Speaker 
  3. Entrepreneur
Andrew C. F. Horlick was born in Ottawa, Ontario. He studied at Carleton University, and is a graduate of the Humber School for Writers and George Brown College. A speaker and entrepreneur, he loves the tropics and is prone to last minute scuba diving adventures. He currently lives in Toronto where he completed a one-month writer’s residency at Artscape Gibraltar Point.

Contact at:
@andrewCFHorlick
www.theendlessmile.ca

#ACFH
#Rule your destiny
#Goforit

Can you guess the lie?
  1. I once at thirty meatballs
  2. I was born on Halloween
  3. I can bench press two hundred and fifty pounds

Yasseen Tasabehji

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  1. Teacher
  2. Professional Learner 
  3. Costco Member
Known worldwide (or at least in his mother's eyes) as the Syrian George Clooney, Yasseen Tasabehji is a charmingly eccentric Masters student, completing his degree in Developmental Psychology and Education at the University of Toronto. 

He is the Co-Founder of Mirage Coaching, a self-development organization creating resilient individuals through specialized workshops and programs. With experience guest lecturing for the University of Toronto, and in programs such as Jack.org, Toastmasters, and the Young Entrepreneurial Conference (YEC), Yasseen's passion for public speaking comes from his innate need to touch the lives of others with a dose of happiness; that which can be felt just by his presence in a room. 

When he isn't talking your ear off, he likes to spend his time learning as much about life as he possibly can. Yasseen has his toes dipped in every pond; practicing the violin, going to salsa classes with his sister, learning Spanish on DuoLingo, and hiking 150 kilometres in the Canadian Rockies every summer (albeit twisting his ankle every chance he gets).​

Can you guess the lie?
  1. I get paid to clap at weddings
  2. I once peed under the carpet while sleepwalking
  3. I’m afraid of turtles

Ian Donald Keeling

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  1. Author
  2. Actor
  3. Coach
Ian Keeling is an author, actor and coach. His first novel, The Skids, won the 2017 Copper Cylinder Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic. He’s on the faculty at The Second City in Toronto and is a speaker-coach with Talk Boutique. In over twenty years of corporate workshop facilitation, he’s worked with hundreds of clients, including: Rolls Royce, Ernst and Young, Deloitte, Bell Canada, The Rotman School of Management, and various municipal, provincial, and federal levels of government.​

Contact at:
@KeelingIan
www.iankeeling.com

Can you guess the lie?
  1. I once slept on the street of Cordoba
  2. I have a fear of packing-peanuts
  3. I have touched Neil Gaiman's butt

Bob Stewart

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