2024 Survive & Thrive Conference

Ignite Your Creativity: Outside the Box Thinking for Entrepreneurial Innovation

June 7th & 8th in Gimli, MB

We can’t wait to open up the registration. We will be closing off our registration at 110 guests this year. This will allow us to keep the workshops small and allow time for more 1:1 communication.

Mission

To provide aspiring and seasoned entrepreneurs with an environment to enhance their creative and professional abilities.

The Survive & Thrive Conference will offer inspiration, motivation, networking, personal, & professional cultivation, as well as community development.

 

Vision

When surrounded by like-minded people who are passionate about entrepreneurship, magic happens, motivation ensues, inspiration blossoms and new ideas emerge.

By attending the Survive & Thrive Conference, you can do all this while acquiring the tools needed to strengthen your toolkit and cultivate more personal and professional success.

Conference Benefits

  • Personal and Professional Cultivation

  • Community Development

  • Inspiration and Motivation

  • Networking

Survive & Thrive Workshops

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2023 Workshop Facilitators

  • More than a logo: Why Even Small Biz’s Need a Brand Strategy

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  • Workshop

    Let’s Talk… Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - C.O.D.E

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  • Where are we going and how do we get there? - Strategic Planning

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  • YOU Matter

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  • The Words We Use & The Stories We Tell

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  • Avoid Costly Mistakes- Take an Inside Look Into Legal & Insurance for Entrepreneurs

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  • Stop Seeking What Sticks: Get your Marketing Strategy Working For Your Business Goals

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  • Pricing and Cash Flow

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  • What's Your Next Step?

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Workshop Time Slots

10:30 - 11:45 am (This time slot only applies to Ticket Option A)

  1. Stop Seeking What Sticks: Get Your Marketing Strategy Working For Your Business Goals

  2. Pricing & Cash Flow

  3. Where are we going and how do we get there? -Strategic Planning

2:30 - 3:45 pm

  1. More Than A Logo: Why Even Small Biz’s Needs a Brand Strategy

  2. The Words We Use & The Stories We Tell

  3. Avoid Costly Mistakes- Take an Inside Look Into Legal & Insurance for Entrepreneurs

4:00- 5:15 pm

  1. Let’s Talk… Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion- C.O.D.E

  2. What’s Your Next Step?

  3. YOU Matter.

2023 Survive and Thrive Panillests. Let’s take a look into the Entrepreneurial world together…

This is a brand new edition to the Survive and Thrive Conference. We are going to take an inside look at the lives of 4 unique Manitoba Entrepreneurs. Our conversations and interactive question periods are designed to educate, inspire, and spark your curiosity. We can’t wait to dive into the entrepreneurial world with you.

  • Caurel Richards

  • Amanda Kinden

  • Fredrick Spence

  • Lucy Sloan

Dawn Madahbee Leach is one of Canada's 100 Most Powerful Women in 2018 and our Special Guest Moderator!

For over thirty years, entrepreneur and business leader Dawn Madahbee Leach has been fiercely committed to Indigenous economic development.  The first Indigenous woman in Canada to helm a regional lending institution, Dawn has served as the General Manager of the Waubetek Business Development Corporation since 1988. She has overseen millions of dollars of investments in Indigenous businesses, helping to build both First Nations and region-wide economies. 

Dawn has given voice to Indigenous economic needs nationally through her roles on numerous governmental advisory committees and on boards such as the National Indigenous Economic Development Board (Vice-Chair). Through her position as a director with Peace Hills Trust and Niobay Metals Inc. An ardent advocate of reciprocity, Dawn has also been a Councillor for her home community of Aundeck Omni Kaning First Nation. She champions Indigenous economic initiatives globally through forums in Switzerland, Sweden, Germany, France, Australia, the USA, and New Zealand.  Dawn will be interviewing our 4 panelists as we discuss the good, bad, and ugly of the entrepreneurial world.

Meet Sherry Benson-Podolchuk our Master of Ceremonies. Retired RCMP officer, author, speaker, advocate, and TEDx speaker!

Sherry is an author, speaker, and expert in workplace bullying and harassment. With 20 years of experience as a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer, she has faced it all and now shares her knowledge and tools to help others. Sherry is the author of three books, WOMEN NOT WANTED describes her experiences with workplace bullying and harassment, and includes a self-help guide to navigating toxic work environments.

She has presented at TEDx Winnipeg, universities, service groups, and international conferences, and has been featured as a subject matter expert by media and government agencies. Sherry's passion for helping others led her to receive the Canada 150 Senate Medal for her efforts in speaking out against workplace harassment and its effects on mental health. As a trainer and coach with the Canadian Institute of Workplace Bullying Resources, Sherry continues to empower individuals to overcome workplace bullying and conflict, improve leadership skills, and believe in the power of their own voices. We are so lucky to have Sherry along for the journey with us as we learn to navigate through the entrepreneurial world.

Empowerment is the process of becoming stronger and more confident, especially in controlling one's life and claiming one's rights. Our Keynote speaker Samantha Hampton has been …

Building entrepreneurial relationships across rural Manitoba since 2019. Her career has been dedicated to helping build powerful and healthy communities with an emphasis on empowering individuals, organizations, and businesses to communicate effectively both visually and verbally.

Samantha was a recipient of Manitoba's 2020 Future 40 Under 40 award by the CBC. In 2021, Manitoba’s Lieutenant Governor wrote Samantha a letter acknowledging her entrepreneurial efforts as a change-maker and leader in her community. Creating change didn’t always come easy to Samantha. Self-doubt & Imposters Syndrome weighed Samantha down until she found herself settling for less than she deserved. Societal pressures, being a mother, lack of early achievements and education, and a copious amount of people telling her she “couldn’t do it” held her back from discovering who she was and exposing her to the opportunities that would soon await her.

Samantha is here to share how her journey of being told “no” not only by others but mostly by herself stunted her ability to jump and take risks in her life. Samantha is 35 years old and is now an author, speaker, president of the Chamber of Commerce, business owner, mentor, community leader and advocate, and single mother juggling it all and finding the balance didn’t happen overnight.

Learn how to harness your self-doubt and find the confidence you need to pressure your entrepreneurial dreams. Take your self-doubt and turn it into your secret weapon. Samantha is ready to share her relationship with self-doubt with our guests. Before you know it your performance will be enhanced, your leadership skills renewed, and in all areas of both your professional and personal life you will notice a change. Quiet the voice in your head that tells you “no” by saying “yes” to taking that one step forward towards success.

 
 

2023 Conference Agenda

Friday

6:00 - 7: 00 pm Conference Registration Opens ( You can register on Saturday as well)

6:00 - 9:00 pm  Wine & Cheese Networking event with a special musical performance. 

Saturday

8:00 - 9:00 am Conference Registration Opens

9:00 - 9:15 am Opening Ceremonies

9:15 -10:15 am  Panel Discussion (4 Speakers, 1 Moderator, Interactive) 

10:15 - 10:30 am Break Coffee & Snack

10:30 - 11:45 am Workshop #1 

12:00 - 1:00 Lunch Time

1:00 - 2:15 pm Break-Out Sessions 

2:15 - 2:30 pm Break

2:30 - 3:45 Workshop #2

3:45 - 4:00 pm Short Break & Snack

4:00 - 5:15 pm Workshop #3

5:15 - 5:45 pm Break | Cash Bar Opens | Networking 

5:45 - 6:30 Keynote Speaker 

6:30 - 7:30 Dinner 

7:30 -8:00 Closing Ceremonies

*This conference agenda is subject to change as we are in the process of coordinating the event.

2023 Conference Awards

The Owen Eylofson Award

We will be giving away the Owen Eyolfson Award - Entrepreneur of the year to one recipient. Every attendee at the conference will be entered to win $1000.00 along with the award and title “Entrepreneur Of The Year”.

Owen was a true visionary. An exceptional volunteer. A leader who lead without judgment. A man who put community first. Those are just a few reasons this award was built.

On April 29th we will be honouring the life of a remarkable entrepreneur. The winner will be selected by our judging panel which is made up of the following organizations.

  • Community Futures East Interlake

  • The Central Interlake Chamber

  • Farm Credit Canada

  • The Gimli Chamber of Commerce

  • Creative Community Promotions

This award is sponsored by the Eyolfson Family. Thank you for your contribution and involvement. We are honoured to be able to have Owen be a part of this inaugural event that he loved so much.

Our 2023 Sponsors

Sponsor This Event

Events like the 2023 Survive & Thrive Conference would not be possible without the amazing support of sponsors. If you are interested in joining the 2nd annual event, please click the button below to view our Sponsorship Package.

Do you have a question?

Please don’t hesitate to reach out to inquire. Let’s connect.

Samantha@creativecommunitypromotions.ca

(204) 641 0687