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Mike Lund TEDxWinnipeg

How to Choose a Topic for Your TEDxWinnipeg Talk

kerryMay 16, 20194 min read
It’s no surprise people want to speak on the TEDx stage – doing so automatically establishes you as a thought leader in your industry. Whether you’re an artist, CEO, entrepreneur or author (or none of the above), if you want to be a TEDx speaker, you need to show organizers that you can talk like […]
Ashleigh Lodge TEDxWinnipeg

Seven Questions With Ashleigh Lodge

kerryMay 15, 20196 min read
Ashleigh Lodge is the Application Development Manager at Neovation Learning Solutions, which encompasses the development, UX and QA teams for multiple products.  She’s a pop culture fanatic who loves Pokémon Go, graphic novels, TV/movies, and more, and we caught up with her to chat about her upcoming TEDxWinnipeg talk. Check it out: What motivates you? Ever […]
Kristin Cuma CWB National Leasing TEDxWinnipeg

Sponsor Highlight: Interview With Kristin Cuma of CWB National leasing

kerryMay 14, 20192 min read
TEDxWinnipeg is a 100% volunteer-run nonprofit, and the revenue we get from guest registration doesn’t come close to covering all of the event costs; leaving us dependent on sponsors to be able to bring everything together. This led us to sit down with Kristin Cuma, Outreach Specialist at CWB Leasing, to discuss why supporting TEDxWinnipeg aligns […]
Jonathan Meikle TEDxWinnipeg

Six Questions With Jonathan Meikle

kerryMay 7, 20195 min read
Jonathan Meikle is an Afghanistan war veteran from Norway House Cree Nation, approximately 800 km north of Winnipeg. There, he experienced what it was like to live in a community with the social difficulties that reserves in Canada are faced with, mainly as a result of inter-generational trauma acquired through colonization, the residential school system […]
Kobra Rahimi TEDxWinnipeg

Seven Questions With Kobra Rahimi

kerryMay 3, 20192 min read
Kobra Rahimi is a Kurdish-Canadian lawyer who lived the first 14 years of her life at a refugee camp in Iraq. Since arriving in Canada, Kobra has committed herself to turning her family’s struggles into opportunities and to be a positive addition to the Winnipeg community. She regularly speaks at various community events about her […]
Idea Lounge TEDxWinnipeg 2018

What’s the TEDxWinnipeg Idea Lounge?

kerryMay 1, 20192 min read
Coordinated by individuals, organizations and communities alike, TEDx events are renowned for bringing like-minded people together to share in a TED-like experience – where inspiring speakers and videos combine in a way that sparks deep discussion and connection. The TEDxWinnipeg Idea Lounge began in 2017 when TEDxWinnipeg Chair Nicole Jensen began brainstorming ways to connect […]
Kerri Twigg TEDxWinnipeg

Seven Questions With Kerri Twigg

kerryApr 29, 20194 min read
Kerri Twigg is an international career coach who helps people use their stories to grow their careers. She was named the No. 1 Career Coach to follow by JobScan and was named a LinkedIn Top Voices in 2018 in the Workplace and Management category. She is a contributing author to the Amazon best-selling career book, YouMap. […]
leif norman TEDxWinnipeg

3 Reasons to Take Mom to TEDxWinnipeg

kerryApr 29, 20193 min read
Mother’s Day is an important opportunity to reflect, respect, and honour the women in our lives who have guided us through life and helped us grow into the people we are today. There are lots of ways to show Mom you care… but why not try something different to do with Mom for Mother’s Day […]
Matthew Shorting TEDxWinnipeg

Seven Questions With Matthew Shorting

kerryApr 23, 20196 min read
Matthew Shorting is Anishinaabe living on Treaty 1 Territory and is a member of the Little Saskatchewan First Nation Treaty 2. He was placed in the Manitoba Child Welfare system at 5 months old, becoming a permanent ward at 6 until the age of 18. He now shares how he heals from intergenerational trauma to […]
Alice RL TEDxWinnipeg 2019

Seven Questions With Alice RL

kerryApr 16, 20195 min read
Alice RL is a professional illustrator and art teacher based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. A non-binary, transgender, Ojibwe artist, they draw inspiration from their experiences and cultural teachings and melds it with a signature palette of bright, playful hues to create stunning juxtapositions of human brutality and emotion with hope and whimsy. Alice’s range of projects […]