On Sunday, I had the opportunity to share space with 100 women in Durham Region. My dear friend Jennifer Santos and I co-hosted a day-long retreat called re:...

Sometimes the flow of life is not what we expected.  Sometimes, we fail. Sometimes we have to start over and re-create our lives and re-invent ourselves. Mad...

Last summer, I had the opportunity to spend a few days with Flora Bowley in Portland, Oregon. Flora is a painter, pioneer, and author of top-selling art book...

Over the past two years, I have been through my own personal “ring of fire” as I adjust to a drastically new life due to circumstances beyond my control. The...

Happy Spring Friends! It’s been a chilly spring, and we aren’t the only ones that have been affected by these chilly spring temperatures. Last night I stoppe...

My mission in life has always been to bring people together to celebrate life. I was clear on that at a young age. In my early days, it started with gatherin...

What happens when you mix an award-winning micro-brewery, a t-shirt marketing genius, and a local art gallery? A TORTURED ARTIST With all kidding aside, I am...

Do you remember your biggest goal in life when you were in high school? My biggest goal in high school was to be a track and field star. I was a hurdler. Alt...

At this point in my life, promoting a party is almost just a reflex reaction for me. As the Station Gallery team has been mobilizing all the necessary elemen...

When I tiptoed through the front doors of the Station Gallery in Whitby on February 1st, I must say that it felt a little bit like a kid on the first day of ...

I was just bursting with excitement to share this picture with my boys after a visit to the Bowanville Zoo this afternoon. It got me thinking: “who just gets...

Yesterday, in my capacity as Tourism Manager at the Region of Durham, I had the privilege of co-hosting a media launch to kick off the inaugural Durham Festi...

My family and I have been blessed with a two-week family vacation in Costa Rica.  It has been a dream vacation for all of us. As we savour our last couple of...

Whether we realize it or not, we all have a personal brand. Whether you are a student or an entrepreneur, an artist or an executive, your personal brand is m...

Tonight I had the opportunity to present to the Durham Home and Small Business Association (DHSBA) membership about my experience in event marketing. Over 13...

I feel so blessed that so many people come to me asking for help with their events – I’m even giving a talk on it in September.  The trouble is that I don’t ...

I’m into the last few days of my summer holidays and am so glad the weather in Durham Region as been so wonderful.  It has been a perfect little staycation; ...

After a very long, cold winter, it was totally invigorating to spend the last two week-ends outdoors with my family. We’ve been cleaning up the fallen trees,...

A couple of months ago David Moss, the National Director of Culture Days, contacted me with an invitation to present at The Canadian Arts Summit in Banff. Of...

Happy Saturday! Just got back from an incredible morning of ice fishing on Lake Scugog and I have to say that it was THE most exciting fishing experience tha...