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Canadian Women Entrepreneurs Awarded for Spectacular Achievements

Tara Uzra Dawood
December 8 2011


Women of Influence Inc. organized another winning RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneurship Awards. Held at the Fairmont Royal York in Toronto, 19th Annual Awards Gala was hosted by Diane Francis, editor-at-large for the National Post, whose warmth and wit added character and charm to the ceremony.

“RBC is proud to honour this group of extraordinary women who have shown passion, discipline and perseverance in their quest for business excellence,” says Andrea Bolger, head,...

 
 
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Holiday Gift Guide 2011: Best Stocking Stuffers

Tara Uzra Dawood
December 7 2011


In addition to shopping for gifts, there is the beautiful tradition of stuffing Christmas Stockings.  We at DelectablyChic! had a fabulous time selecting some really fun and lovely stuffers for you this year so that you can still do a bang-up job with your gift-giving, irrespective of how busy your schedule gets.

These are 10 of our favourites (in no particular order).

 
 
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Seth Godin and Building a Competitive Advantage at The Art of Sales

Tara Uzra Dawood
November 30 2011


Seth Godin is without a doubt the world’s foremost marketing expert. He is the only blogger I subscribe to daily and read without fail and I was over the moon to hear him speak and meet him at The Art of Sales conference.

Seth Godin

The purpose of...

 
 
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Foodies Gather Downtown for Toronto Taste!

Tara Uzra Dawood
July 3 2011


Foodies gathered in Toronto to try leading local restaurant food in a festival/food style type environment with proceeds going toward Second Harvest and its fight against hunger in Toronto.

Red Velvet Cupcakes - Paulines Pastries

Second Harvest is a charitable organization that for the past 26 years has been “picking...

 
 
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The National Ballet Celebrates Greta Hodgkinson

Tara Uzra Dawood
July 3 2011


Greta Hodgkinson Photo by Aleksandar Antonijevic

The National Ballet of Canada celebrates a milestone this year.   Principal Dancer Greta Hodgkinson has been with the company for over 20 years and in recognition of this, the Company has included a celebratory dance for her in this summer’s mixed programme

 
 
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Lauren Friese inspires the Young Women of Influence

Tara Uzra Dawood
June 13 2011


Young Women of Influence presented Lauren Friese of TalentEgg speaking on “Employment” in their Scotiabank sponsored evening series.  The jam packed affair was held at the Fifth Grill, a revamped high-end Western-style restaurant in the Entertainment District.

Lauren Friese is the founder of TalentEgg.ca, a true Canadian success story.   At 24 years old, Lauren started TalentEgg, Canada’s leading campus recruitment website, as a “response to Canadian...

 
 
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The Art of Leadership Conference Brings Innovation and Insight to Toronto

Tara Uzra Dawood
June 11 2011


The Art of … Productions just held a fabulous 5 world class speaker event in Toronto on Leadership.  This inaugural The Art of Leadership conference featured five internationally renowned bestselling authors and visionaries: Patrick Lencioni, Ann Rhoades, General Rick Hillier, Tim Sanders and Tom Rath.  Ron Tite hosted the event.

 

The day’s biggest draw was Patrick Lencioni who is not only the Founder of The Table Group, but a...