RISE HIGHER. GROW DEEPER.
RISE WITH GRACE.
Join us on April 18, 2026, at 10 am PST, as we come together to elevate your vision, ignite momentum, and create a year filled with clarity and purpose.
This summit brings together powerful voices in leadership, mindset, wellness, and personal growth to help you start the year with clarity, confidence, and purpose. Through practical insights and inspiring conversations, you’ll gain tools to strengthen your mindset, elevate your presence, and lead your life and work with intention. This summit is designed to strengthen your mindset, deepen your goals, and connect you with a powerful community committed to growth.
Reserve your seat and RISE with us.
Tickets are $10.00. All funds go to the Children's Cancer Society.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Shelly Lynn Hughes
Founder & CEO pursuit:365 Award-Winning Entrepreneur | Business & Personal Growth Mentor | Speaker & Author
A Warm Welcome!
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​As a pioneering entrepreneur, visionary speaker, and
business mentor, Shelly, is passionate about helping
individuals amplify their voices and unlock their fullest
potential in both business and personal growth.
With a track record of building and scaling successful
businesses, Shelly has had the privilege of working
alongside high-profile leaders, innovators, and
changemakers worldwide.
Maggie Reidy
Transformational Life Coach, Retreat Facilitator, Speaker, and the author of The Great Global Pause.
The Art & Science of
Emotional Acupressure:
Navigating the Storms of Life
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Life’s storms—stress, grief, and overwhelm—can build up unnoticed. In this session, Maggie Reidy introduces Emotional Acupressure for self-regulation and release. Discover how gentle tapping on acupressure points clears emotional energy, calms stress, and restores clarity. You’ll learn to honor and let go of emotions, feel more centered, and shine as your own lighthouse. Leave with a daily self-regulation tool for stormy moments.
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Maggie has over 30 years of experience supporting people of all ages in schools, Indigenous communities, grief programs, and trauma-informed spaces.
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Maggie’s counseling background shapes her heart-centered coaching. She founded Ignite Life Coaching and Turtle Talk Wisdom, blending somatic practices, nervous system regulation, ceremony, and coaching to help clients reclaim self-worth and inner light.​ https://ignite-life.ca/
Julie Cass
Keynote Speaker, and Author
The Confidence Code
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The Confidence CODE™ empowers female entrepreneurs to create certainty in uncertain times by building confidence from the inside out. Through mindset, emotional intelligence, and practical leadership tools, women learn to replace self-doubt with clarity, courage, and self-trust, so they can lead, make decisions, and grow without waiting for permission or perfect conditions.
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Julie Cass is a dynamic keynote speaker who has presented internationally to more than a hundred audiences. A 4x bestselling author and authority in wellness-based leadership, Julie draws on her experience as CEO of a multimillion-dollar company and as a lifelong entrepreneur. As a master EFT practitioner and clinical hypnotist, she combines strategic insight with mind-body expertise. She appears as a guest expert on Global News, CityTV, and other Canadian outlets, sharing practical guidance on mental health, stress management, personal empowerment, and leadership. Her best-selling books, Me First and The Heart-Centered Leader, reveal how you can achieve both high performance and personal well-being. https://thepositivechange.com
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Mark Fournier
The Limitless Coach
SELF-MADE! The Empowering Mindsets of Extraordinary People
Ironically, no one is truly “self-made.” Every successful person benefits from mentors, teachers, and supporters along the way.
Yet we are self-made in a more powerful sense. Extraordinary people aren’t born — they’re created by the beliefs they build, strengthen, and act upon. These beliefs shape how we think, feel, behave, and ultimately the results and quality of life we experience.
In this session, you’ll discover:
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How beliefs shape your experience of life
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How mindsets are formed — and how to reshape them
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The hidden drivers behind fear, stress, and emotional struggle
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Why fulfillment and peace of mind come from within
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How intentional thinking transforms your life
Join 3-time Emmy Award-winning filmmaker and peak-performance coach Mark Fournier for a fast-paced exploration of the mindsets behind extraordinary lives.
Sondra Deveau Austin
Fitness and Nutrition Expert
Built to Last: Strength, Longevity
& Vitality
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What if longevity isn’t about doing more, but doing what matters most? In this session, Sondra Deveau Austin will break down key muscle groups and movements. These protect your independence, balance, strength, and vitality as you age. She’ll also share practical nutrition strategies you can start immediately. Use these to fuel energy, preserve muscle, and support lifelong health.
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If you want to age strong, capable, and confident—this session is for you.
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Sondra Austin is a fitness and nutrition coach with more than 30 years of experience helping people build strong, resilient bodies at every stage of life.
DeeAnn Lensen
Advanced Aesthetic Educator, NLP Practictioner, Keynote, Author
Your Face Is Your Calling Card: The Psychology of Glow, Confidence & Presence
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Research shows that the human brain is wired to respond to skin clarity, luminosity, and vitality as signals of health, energy, and trustworthiness. Yet many women disconnect from their visibility as they age — not because they lack confidence, but because they’ve been sold fear-based beauty narratives instead of science-backed empowerment.
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In this refreshing and eye-opening session, certified coach, NLP practitioner, and award-winning European-trained Advanced Aesthetic Educator DeeAnn Lensen will explore:
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The neuroscience behind why glow influences perception
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How skin health impacts self-image, posture, and presence
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The truth about moisture, barrier function, and resilience
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The key ingredients that actually work — and why
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How to cultivate luminous, healthy skin without fear-based marketing
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This is not about chasing youth.
It’s about reclaiming visibility.
Because glow isn’t vanity — it’s embodied confidence.
Alana Walker Carpenter
Founder & CEO, Intriciti | CCIFBO
Corporate Canada as a Mission Field
​With a strong belief that faith and business should not be compartmentalized, Alana Walker Carpenter will provide practical tools, strategies, and insights on how our personal beliefs can co-exist with our corporate leadership. Pulling from her extensive experience as a leader, mentor, and advocate for values-based leadership, Alana will illustrate how integrating faith can lead to more authentic, resilient, and purpose-driven organizations
Drawing on countless conversations over the last two decades, Alana will share firsthand examples of how corporate leaders and entrepreneurs are maximizing their influence and impact within the movement.
Throughout the conversation, Alana will demonstrate that there is a place at the boardroom table for faith, especially with relationships at the forefront. www.intriciti.ca
Mary Pichette
Business Development Consultant & Risk Mitigation Specialist, Former Law Professor and Criminologist.
Protecting Your Identity, Protecting Your Future
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Mary Pichette has been a successful small business owner for over 35 years, owning companies generating over 1 million dollars in ongoing revenue a year. She is also an award-winning leader in the nonprofit sector.
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As a social justice advocate for all her life, Mary recognized one of the greatest injustices that is pervasive on our planet today ~ theft of our identities and no affordable access to Restoration and Legal Services. As a result, she set out to do something about this and is here today to educate us on THE BIGGEST MISTAKE FAMILIES AND BUSINESS OWNERS ARE MAKING IN 2026.
She will of course, introduce us to us to affordable solutions, which will bring powerful peace of mind, while ensuring businesses are compliant with their local and federal Identity Protection Laws.
Phone/Text/WhatsApp 778-838-2714
Joel Slenning
Award-winning Founder of Innova People
Human Capital, Real Solutions: Elevating Business Through Purpose-Driven Talent.
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We started INNOVA with one thing in mind…help professionals and the companies they work for be the very best that they can be. We challenge the status quo, with our proprietary process, that ultimately helps you grow and get as much out of your professional career as possible. We want to take the “work” out of work!”
