Do you find technology to be more of a distraction to your day’s productivity than an asset? If you’re like many knowledge workers, you likely feel that your day is full of meetings and notifications leaving you to do your “real work” in the evenings and weekends. Let’s change that. Braden Newell is a cybersecurity professional who has spent the last two years collecting tips, strategies, and apps to boost productivity. Together we can master how technology can help improve our focus and productivity instead of being a constant distraction. What are 3-Key Takeaways: Technology doesn’t have to be a distraction Technology can help increase your focus and productivity It’s okay to say no and to find your personal work-life mix Meet your presenter... Braden Newell is an Apple technologist, cybersecurity professional, and technology educator based out of Nova Scotia, Canada. His life's mission is to make technology easier to understand. He takes pride in taking complex technical topics and translating them into simpler speak. Braden is a Learning Experience Designer at Jamf, an Apple device management and security company, focusing on the organization’s cybersecurity portfolio. Additionally, Braden is the Privacy & Security Lead for Virtual Hallway, a digital health […]

First impressions are important - especially digital ones. Outbound sales development activities like LinkedIn and email messaging can be highly targeted and effective if done well. If done poorly, they can make a bad first impression and lead to rejection and wasted time of valuable sales resources. In this event, we will use real-world examples and some cheeky new ways of thinking about first-touch messages to reframe how to approach outbound efforts and maximize success rates. 3 Takeaways Learn effective sales outreach practices and techniques Dissect and learn from real world examples of good and bad outreach efforts Leave with new ideas on how to approach this critical revenue generating activity

Inclusive leadership is a mindset. It starts with the individual leader. In this two day workshop we will focus on; Values as a driver for leadership- values are the foundation of our decision-making and behavior. Here staff will explore their values in a safe environment. Anti-racism in leadership- racism is ongoing. Here we will explore a brief history of the black experience from slavery to the arrival in Nova Scotia. Top leadership qualities- leadership goes beyond acute expertise. Much of it has to do with people. Here staff will explore the top leadership qualities that catapult organisations from good to great. Meet your Presenter Bradley Sheppard of Sheppard Diversity is people focused. He helps organizations raise awareness and have tough conversations around Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. He has spent 20 years in professional teaching and learning environments. His lived experience gives him a unique perspective on difference and how to leverage such difference to create inclusive environments.

Inclusive leadership is a mindset. It starts with the individual leader. In this two day workshop we will focus on; Values as a driver for leadership- values are the foundation of our decision-making and behavior. Here staff will explore their values in a safe environment. Anti-racism in leadership- racism is ongoing. Here we will explore a brief history of the black experience from slavery to the arrival in Nova Scotia. Top leadership qualities- leadership goes beyond acute expertise. Much of it has to do with people. Here staff will explore the top leadership qualities that catapult organisations from good to great. Meet your Presenter Bradley Sheppard of Sheppard Diversity is people focused. He helps organizations raise awareness and have tough conversations around Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. He has spent 20 years in professional teaching and learning environments. His lived experience gives him a unique perspective on difference and how to leverage such difference to create inclusive environments.