Canada

Top 10 A2D2 Customer Picks for your Wedding

by Julie
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In lieu of the Royal Wedding, I felt compelled to write a post of the top 10 most popular entertainment acts as utilized by A2D2’s fabulous 2011 brides and grooms. Having unique entertainment solutions is an important element for many couples at their reception. Many people want what’s “in” while others just want something experiential [...]

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Start With The “Why”

by Julie

Each year, the meetings and events community comes together in the heart of Toronto to take part in the annual trade show – Incentive Works. For the last three years running, my partner Elisa and I have attended, participated, and connected with fellow event professionals. As always, it’s great to walk the trade show aisles [...]

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Meet the Mad Hatter…

by Julie

A ring master of sorts, our mad hatter is accustomed to behaving erratically around friends, frequently mixing up words and phrases, and otherwise discombobulating his afternoon teas. What makes our hatter remarkable is his ability to transform a neat and orderly affair into an upside-down, topsy-turvy, cirque-tacular experience. The reasons behind his “madness” are as [...]

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Sometimes Life is Heavy…

by Julie

This week I had the pleasure of watching one of Toronto’s hottest contemporary Dance Companies, Desiraeda Dance Theatre, perform their newest creation WEIGHT. The show is a passionate, hard-hitting, raw dance production which explores the depths of human relationships and all of its complexities. Exquisite choreography by the fabulous Niki Wozniak and stunning dancers combined [...]

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Notable and Quotable

by Julie

Last week I had the incredible experience of attending the Canadian Special Events & Meeting Expo educational sessions and seminars hosted by some of the top event producers known in the industry today. There were some fantastic quotes which I wanted to log via this blog for our mutual reference and on-going benefit. Even if [...]

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Rags to Riches

by Julie

Image via Wikipedia Hands down, one of my favorite television shows of all time is CBC’s The Dragon’s Den. I love watching fellow Canadian entrepreneurs pitch their ideas to dragons (aka self-made millionaires and billionaires) Kevin, Brett, Arlene, Robert and Jim. What a fantastic concept! Go on the show, present your idea, gain free publicity [...]

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Got An Idea?

by Julie

Image via Wikipedia Further to my “Don’t be Afraid to Fail” post ~ Have you ever heard the saying: “Ideas belong to those who implement them?” If you’ve got an idea you need to do one thing and one thing only… GET GOING! In other words, IMPLEMENT! If you look back in history, no one [...]

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