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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 […]
Rehman Abdulrehman TEDxWinnipeg

How Does the TEDxWinnipeg Committee Choose Our Speakers?

kerryApr 15, 20193 min read
This guest post was written by the TEDxWinnipeg Chair, our very own Nicole Jensen! As Chair of TEDxWinnipeg, I’m always approached by people who want to be on our stage who want to know: how do you choose your speakers? My answer is always something along these lines: “some TEDx events curate and invite each […]
Aylia Mohammadi TEDxWinnipeg 2019

Seven Questions With Aylia Mohammadi

kerryApr 10, 20194 min read
Dr. Aylia Mohammadi (BSc, MSc, PhD) is a scientist and entrepreneur who combines her background in physics, biology, and health with her passions for food, movement, and the sensory experiences therein. Growing up in Winnipeg, her childhood encouraged her career as a scientist and her love of food. She had a natural curiosity and an exploratory […]
TEDxWinnipeg 2019 Ian McCausland

Seven Questions with Ian McCausland

kerryApr 4, 20193 min read
Ian McCausland is a lifelong Winnipegger who has worked as a professional photographer for over 30 years, and has produced award-winning images used for advertising and editorials at a local, national, and international level. Ian is passionate about connecting with his community, helped form Help Portrait, a worldwide movement to provide images to those who can’t […]
TEDxWinnipeg 2019

Announcing the TEDxWinnipeg 2019 Speakers

kerryApr 3, 20193 min read
From over 100 applications and many, many hours of discussion and submission scoring, we’re super excited to announce the following as our speaker line up for 2019! Monique Andrew: How Your Tickle Trunk Can Save the World Dave Brown: Joke Theft Is No Laughing Matter Deb Chaboyer: Reconciliation = Opportunity Alan Cross: Spotify Is Killing […]
TEDxWinnipeg 2018 Dr. Rehman Abdulrehman

10 Reasons to Attend TEDxWinnipeg 2019

kerryMar 19, 20196 min read
Dr. Rehman Y. Abdulrehman at TEDxWinnipeg 2018. Every year, creative and curious processionals come together for TEDxWinnipeg, an annual event dedicated to spreading new ideas and fostering discussion and change in our community. TEDxWinnipeg is a unique opportunity for people from all walks of life to come together to explore the boundaries of creativity, personal […]
Is it your turn to be on our stage?

Is it your turn to be on our stage?

kerryFeb 12, 20192 min read
Every year TEDxWinnipeg opens applications to local speakers who want to showcase the best ideas to improve and impact our community. The process used to choose each talk is complicated, but here are some insider secret to help your application stand out: Your idea. Your idea is the most important part of your application! It […]