In-Person Networking Luncheon - Calgary
2024-11-06 11:15 - 13:45, 2024-12-04 11:15 - 13:45 (America/Edmonton) | The Winston Golf Club, 2502 6 Street NE, Calgary, Alberta, T2E 3Z3, Canada
MEETING SCHEDULE
Lunch Format
11 am Registration and informal networking
11:30-1:30 Formal program and networking
1:30 – 2 pm Wrap up and informal networking
Please note all attendees must PREPAY AND PRE REGISTER by purchasing your ticket here.
Special meals cannot be accepted within 72 hours of meetings. Anyone showing up day of, without pre-registering/paying, will be charged $65 at the door for all meetings for Loyalty and Non Loyalty.
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PURCHASE YOUR TICKET
CBWN provides the forum for you to connect and help grow each other’s businesses. Best practices include:

Sharing business cards – Intent is to learn about each other’s business and be able to refer.
If given a referral, may we suggest contact within 24 to 48 hours. Intro email contact works very well. Your response reflects on both you and your referral partners.
Learn about each other’s business. This is an opportunity to learn how to refer each other, not necessarily a sales meeting. CBWN’ers are your referral partners and connectors. The main intent is relationship building; learning more about each other and your businesses. This is recommended in and outside of CBWN meetings.
Hosting a Showcase tables is your opportunity to educate your referral partners and brag about what you do. If you are unable to fulfil your commitment, you are respectfully requested to advise CBWN owners seven (7) days prior to the meeting.
Honor your offering by under-promising and over-delivering. Be clear on what you are offering and terms of your guarantees (if applicable).
Respect each other’s time. If you set a time to meet, ensure you honor it. Value each other’s time.
Open and honest communication is extremely important. If you meet with a guest outside of CBWN consider what your intention is for the meeting and be honest with the person you are meeting. Meeting with colleagues is an opportunity to collaborate and share and might foster a greater relationship and opportunity which may not be evident if you focus on one agenda.
Privacy: Be respectful of information shared. Protect other people’s information.
Issues between parties – Should be resolved between the two partners and not by CBWN, in or out of CBWN meetings.

Registration and informal networking
Food service
Opening remarks
Introductions of owner/directors
Thank you to our volunteers
Early bird draw
First Spotlight Speaker
Introduction of New Members
Networking Circles
Break – network with Showcase Table Vendors
Door Prizes
Second Spotlight Speaker
Second Networking Circle
Testimonial
Announcements
Inspiration
Wrap Up
Informal Networking

Two spotlight speakers share their expertise and knowledge direct from their business experience. Business women will go away with real tips and knowledge.
Speakers must have attended at least five meetings (not consecutive). Evening meetings precedent will be given to Loyalty Participants first.
They must be a regular and frequent attendee to qualify.
If you would like to speak sign up on the volunteers sheet or at our regular meetings
Please send your concise bio the one week prior to the meeting to imakar@shaw.ca.
Content must be approved prior to speaking spot. Inexpensive way to promote your service or product and really gets you in front of the entire group.
Tables are 8′ and you can display/sell whatever products, literature etc. that helps you to explain/promote your business.
Many business women have found that a promotion, sale or draw of some sort does help to generate enthusiasm!
Draws at your table will be at the end of the meeting. Winner must be present.
Marketplace table vendors will need to arrive early the day of the meeting, so that they are set & ready by 15 minutes prior to registration opening.
They must be prepared to keep their table “open” until end of meeting.

Great way to advertise to your target market and create brand awareness i.e. a way of identifying your business
Provides you with a platform to promote your product or service to a large group that may have little or no knowledge of your products and services.
Focused marketing time before, during and after each meeting
Opens communication with the group about your business and promotes collaboration (and sometimes sales – although sales are not the ultimate goal in this setting)
Depending on your type of business, product or service, guests can try out or market test your offering to gain knowledge and/or belief in your product
Provides opportunities to branch out to many types of other businesses you may not otherwise encounter
Create a database from the visitors to your showcase table
Convert your leads into prospects
If you are travelling to the meeting anyway, you might as well have a table – make best use of your time to network and market
Displaying at our meetings is not costly – far below competitive events.

Providing a door prize helps to introduce you to the group and be top of mind.
Draws done in the second half of the meeting
Donors have solid lead to follow up with
Donors have a minute to speak to the group about their prize
Winners must be present Check all guests in and have them draw a card designating which table they will be seated for the first portion of the meeting. This allows YOU to meet everyone attending the meeting. Provide table decorations for each table at the meeting. This will allow you to showcase your products or services. Table decorations are not given away, unless you choose. Decorators are allowed a couple of minutes to speak to the group about their table displays. Greet newcomers to the meeting and inform them about meeting format, familiarize them with the member table and make them feel welcome. This gives the host an opportunity to meet every attendee. Always a powerful piece of the meeting! Do you have someone in the group that has done something for you or your business? You may want to tell the group! Sign up and share your positive experience! We prefer it to be an anonymous woman in our group, and ask that you write down your kind words to give to her for her keeping.

In-Person Networking Luncheon - Calgary 2025
2025-01-15 11:15 - 13:45, 2025-02-12 11:15 - 13:45, 2025-04-09 11:15 - 13:45, 2025-05-07 11:15 - 13:45, 2025-06-04 11:15 - 13:45, 2025-09-10 11:15 - 13:45, 2025-10-08 11:15 - 13:45, 2025-11-05 11:15 - 13:45 and 1 more date | The Winston Golf Club, 2502 6 Street NE, Calgary, Alberta, T2E 3Z3, Canada
MEETING SCHEDULE
Lunch Format
11 am Registration and informal networking
11:30-1:30 Formal program and networking
1:30 – 2 pm Wrap up and informal networking
Please note all attendees must PREPAY AND PRE REGISTER by purchasing your ticket here.
Special meals cannot be accepted within 72 hours of meetings. Anyone showing up day of, without pre-registering/paying, will be charged $65 at the door for all meetings for Loyalty and Non Loyalty.
PURCHASE YOUR TICKET
CBWN provides the forum for you to connect and help grow each other’s businesses. Best practices include:

Sharing business cards – Intent is to learn about each other’s business and be able to refer.
If given a referral, may we suggest contact within 24 to 48 hours. Intro email contact works very well. Your response reflects on both you and your referral partners.
Learn about each other’s business. This is an opportunity to learn how to refer each other, not necessarily a sales meeting. CBWN’ers are your referral partners and connectors. The main intent is relationship building; learning more about each other and your businesses. This is recommended in and outside of CBWN meetings.
Hosting a Showcase tables is your opportunity to educate your referral partners and brag about what you do. If you are unable to fulfil your commitment, you are respectfully requested to advise CBWN owners seven (7) days prior to the meeting.
Honor your offering by under-promising and over-delivering. Be clear on what you are offering and terms of your guarantees (if applicable).
Respect each other’s time. If you set a time to meet, ensure you honor it. Value each other’s time.
Open and honest communication is extremely important. If you meet with a guest outside of CBWN consider what your intention is for the meeting and be honest with the person you are meeting. Meeting with colleagues is an opportunity to collaborate and share and might foster a greater relationship and opportunity which may not be evident if you focus on one agenda.
Privacy: Be respectful of information shared. Protect other people’s information.
Issues between parties – Should be resolved between the two partners and not by CBWN, in or out of CBWN meetings.

Registration and informal networking
Food service
Opening remarks
Introductions of owner/directors
Thank you to our volunteers
Early bird draw
First Spotlight Speaker
Introduction of New Members
Networking Circles
Break – network with Showcase Table Vendors
Door Prizes
Second Spotlight Speaker
Second Networking Circle
Testimonial
Announcements
Inspiration
Wrap Up
Informal Networking

Two spotlight speakers share their expertise and knowledge direct from their business experience. Business women will go away with real tips and knowledge.
Speakers must have attended at least five meetings (not consecutive). Evening meetings precedent will be given to Loyalty Participants first.
They must be a regular and frequent attendee to qualify.
If you would like to speak sign up on the volunteers sheet or at our regular meetings
Please send your concise bio the one week prior to the meeting to imakar@shaw.ca.
Content must be approved prior to speaking spot. Inexpensive way to promote your service or product and really gets you in front of the entire group.
Tables are 8′ and you can display/sell whatever products, literature etc. that helps you to explain/promote your business.
Many business women have found that a promotion, sale or draw of some sort does help to generate enthusiasm!
Draws at your table will be at the end of the meeting. Winner must be present.
Marketplace table vendors will need to arrive early the day of the meeting, so that they are set & ready by 15 minutes prior to registration opening.
They must be prepared to keep their table “open” until end of meeting.

Great way to advertise to your target market and create brand awareness i.e. a way of identifying your business
Provides you with a platform to promote your product or service to a large group that may have little or no knowledge of your products and services.
Focused marketing time before, during and after each meeting
Opens communication with the group about your business and promotes collaboration (and sometimes sales – although sales are not the ultimate goal in this setting)
Depending on your type of business, product or service, guests can try out or market test your offering to gain knowledge and/or belief in your product
Provides opportunities to branch out to many types of other businesses you may not otherwise encounter
Create a database from the visitors to your showcase table
Convert your leads into prospects
If you are travelling to the meeting anyway, you might as well have a table – make best use of your time to network and market
Displaying at our meetings is not costly – far below competitive events.

Providing a door prize helps to introduce you to the group and be top of mind.
Draws done in the second half of the meeting
Donors have solid lead to follow up with
Donors have a minute to speak to the group about their prize
Winners must be present Check all guests in and have them draw a card designating which table they will be seated for the first portion of the meeting. This allows YOU to meet everyone attending the meeting. Provide table decorations for each table at the meeting. This will allow you to showcase your products or services. Table decorations are not given away, unless you choose. Decorators are allowed a couple of minutes to speak to the group about their table displays. Greet newcomers to the meeting and inform them about meeting format, familiarize them with the member table and make them feel welcome. This gives the host an opportunity to meet every attendee. Always a powerful piece of the meeting! Do you have someone in the group that has done something for you or your business? You may want to tell the group! Sign up and share your positive experience! We prefer it to be an anonymous woman in our group, and ask that you write down your kind words to give to her for her keeping.

International Women's Day 2025
2025-03-05 09:00 - 15:00 | DoubleTree by Hilton Calgary North, 2120 16 Ave NE, Calgary, Alberta, T2E 1L4, Canada

International Women's Day - March 4, 2026
2026-03-04 09:30 - 14:45 | DoubleTree by Hilton Calgary North, 2120 16 Ave NE, Calgary, Alberta, T2E 1L4, Canada
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Join us for our Annual Celebration for International Women’s Day. on March 4, 2026 at the Hilton Doubletree on 16 Avenue NE, Calgary AB
9:30 arrival
10-10:15
Introduction, theme, sponsor recognition, dance party to get this party started (ONE SONG)

10:15 – 10:45
Speaker 1 plus 10 minutes round table
10:50-11:20
Speaker 2 plus 10 minutes round table

11:20-11:30
Move it, bio break and coffee/tea/water break

11:30 – 11:45
MBM and door prizes

11:50-1 pm
Lunch and networking and marketplace tables
1-1:30 pm
Interactive LED show introducing Awards
1:35-1:50
Awards presentation
1:50-2:30
Keynote (include 10 minutes of journaling)

2:35-2:45
Closing and Farewell– DANCE PARTY (2-3 SONGS)

Our speakers
Candida Tocci, INwoman
Candida Tocci is a senior leader, international speaker, and Project Management Consultant based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, with over 20 years of experience directing, coaching, mentoring, and inspiring people across the private and public sectors. A passionate advocate for community building and women’s leadership, Candida is known for creating meaningful initiatives that strengthen connection, belonging, and opportunity—locally, nationally, and globally.
She is the founder of WomenIN, a movement dedicated to fostering supportive, resilient communities and advancing an equal future of opportunity for all. A global thinker with a strategic foresight mindset, Candida believes in boundaryless leadership, collaboration, and mobilizing people to shape what’s next. As a sought-after international speaker, she has shared her insights with diverse audiences around the world, from intimate workshops to large-scale conferences, both virtually and in person.
Candida holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Calgary and is a Project Management Professional (PMP)®. She is the Past President of the PMI Southern Alberta Chapter, having completed a four-year leadership journey including a two-year term as President, and continues to serve as Past President on the board. When not working or giving back, Candida enjoys time at her home in Italy, cooking traditional Italian recipes, reading by the beach, and most of all, spending time with family and friends.
Dawn Taylor, The Taylor Way
DAWN TAYLOR is an ButtKicker, Hope Giver and the founder of The Taylor Way. Dawn is a trauma specialist and business coach who works with high-achieving business owners who are “killing it” on the outside but quietly drowning on the inside. Having owned multiple business and having managed up to 75 employees she is determined to help business owners and everyday people who are sick and tired of feeling sick and tired! You are not alone. You are not broken. Your trauma is not too much.

Karen McGregor
Karen McGregor is a Wall Street Journal bestselling author, international speaker, TEDx and Dragon’s Den coach. Her company helps entrepreneurs design and deliver high-ticket talks and events to create the income of their dreams and real transformation for their clients.
As a TEDx speaker with over 1.1 million views and an international speaker sharing the stage with Tony Robbins, John Gray, Deepak Chopra and others, Karen knows how to inspire and educate entrepreneurs to use the power of their message to create real and lasting impact.
