Amphora Communications

04/10/2024

I'm looking forward to Literary Kaleidoscope's SPRING READINGS 2024 on Wednesday, April 17 at 9:30 a.m. at the Marda Loop Community Association where author Sharon Butala will be interviewing author Claire Keegan about her book "Small Things Like These", shortlisted in 2022 for the Booker and Rathbone Folio Prizes and awarded the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction.

Keegan's short but by no means small tale is about an ordinary man haunted as much by his ghosts as by his desire to do the right thing was. A story both intensely particular and powerfully universal, told with exquisite precision, "Small Things Like These" reminds us that individual acts can challenge oppressive social institutions.

Marda Loop Community Association Hall.
3130 16 Street S.W.
Doors open at 9 for coffee, cookies, and conversation. Presentations begin at 9.30am (with the exception of Wednesday May 15 --start time 9am). Admission $15 at door.

Hope to see you there!

03/14/2024

Our stories are how we build connection.

Human beings have used story to build relationships, share knowledge and entertain others since we first gathered around fires in the long-ago days of cavemen.

Capturing our own stories and preserving them becomes more important as we get older. They're a gift to the generations behind us. Our untold stories may be forgotten, a lost legacy.

Please connect with me if you would like to know more about preserving your own legacy, or the legacy of a parent or grandparent.

You’ve led a wonderful life filled with adventures, hopes, dreams and challenges. You have a story to tell. How do you bring it all together? The stories of

09/25/2021

Favourite time of year.

08/26/2021

September session begins Friday, September 10. Early bird tuition in effect until August 31. Please DM me for more information.

12/24/2020

Episode 3

🤗 In the Season of Giving this interview with Alice Lam who gives so much is an important one.

👑 Featured in Avenue’s December issue as the ‘Connection Queen’.

👏 Recipient of a 2020 Faces of Community award.
In the Avenue feature, Alice talks about creating Vollyapp, ‘People don’t have the time to do research to find a volunteer opportunity. I do the research for them.’

👛 She is also one of the founders of the Tigerstedt Flea Pop Up Market, on one of the only unchanged commercial blocks here and home to my favourite cafe, Sought & Found.
I live in the inner city SW, surrounded by cafes. I often travel to get coffee at Sought & Found. The coffee is the best, but I also feel taken care of there and my shoulders drop about two inches.

🍐 🍓 She is also one of the people behind the Community Fridge on the Tigerstedt block — a volunteer run pantry, fridge and freezer. Donations can be dropped off or people can help themselves (24/7).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gji6qOrBFVU&feature=youtu.be
Links to features in comments.
Be a featured guest on Stand Out! Contact me at [email protected]

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Crescent Heights Village BIA

Denise Summers' guest on Stand Out!: Alice Lam, founder of Volly, talks about the Avenue Magazine cover feature on her.Be our Next Guest on Standout: https:/...

11/15/2020

Out for a Sunday stroll along the Elbow River.

11/10/2020

Female business founders and leaders

Are you experiencing challenges with achieving your business goals while also managing your people and creating a healthy culture?

Often, businesses struggle to be successful because the people management or HR side of the business takes too much time away from reaching your goals.

Culture beats strategy every time. Watch this Stand Out! episode to learn about some programs that can help you build an engaged team, so you can focus on your business.

Stand Out! guest Lindsay White CPHR, CPCC, PCC of High Voltage Leadership, a certified coach and HR professional, can help. She offers three individual programs for business owners and leaders: A VIP 1 on 1 program, an Inner Circle group coaching program and a People Management SOS program.

Reach out to Lindsay if you are struggling to manage your people and build a robust culture and engaged team.

Email: [email protected]
Website: https://lnkd.in/gskQ8Jn
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Denise Summers' guest on Stand Out!: Lindsay White, of High Voltage Coaching, talks about leadership coaching. Be our Next Guest on Standout: https://outlook...

11/09/2020

Female business founders and leaders

How are you sharing your story and the value of the work you do? Rising above all the noise and getting the word out to people whose lives you can change can be challenging.

We've created a strategic marketing opportunity that's designed to help you overcome that challenge. By publishing your story on our platform, you benefit from the wide social media network of Mario Toneguzzi, a national media expert and of Calgary's Business, the only daily local online news platform.

I'd love to hear about your story and see if this a fit for you. Please reach out to me at [email protected].

10/26/2020

A great video shoot for Stand Out! with Lindsay Bridger White of High Voltage Leadership today. And she made a new friend....

We chatted about the work she does with women entrepreneurs and how she helps them build great teams, culture vs. the bottom line, toxic workplaces and more. Tune in next week for the video!
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07/16/2020

COVID Chronicles Episode 9
Rick Andison, Project Director — Buildings Group, Stuart Olson Inc.
Stuart Olson, founded in 1911, $1billion+ Alberta-based organization serving Canadian construction and industrial services market. Recognized as one of Alberta’s Top 75 Employers in 2020.
As a long time leader in the construction industry, Rick shares his thoughts on how to navigate these times when you're in a leadership position and what he has observed working in the construction industry, which is often an accurate barometer of what's happening in the local economy:
Episode Notes:
Advice to other business leaders is to surround yourself with a really good circle of influence, trusted advisors, people who will listen and verify your actions
Use that circle of advisors to tap into checks and balances
COVID did not have a big impact on the company as they were considered an essential service
Safety has always been at the forefront of what they do on a daily basis
If we dial it back to the most simple statement of what we get paid to do on a daily basis is look after people on projects
The more people he talks to — owners, government, designers, trades — everyone is starting to look ahead with more optimism
Lots of activity across Calgary and the Province in the way of maintenance types of projects
From a landlord perspective, what are the assets I hold and what will that look like tomorrow; how do I service my tenants,
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Rick Andison, Project Director — Buildings Group, Stuart Olson Inc., leads a number of project teams for the $1billion+ Alberta-based organization serving th...

06/23/2020

Congratulations Sharon Butala! Books

Thought we'd share the cover of Sharon Butala's SEASON OF FURY AND WONDER -- doesn't it look great with its award seals? This is the first time that the City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize award seal will be printed on a book.

06/15/2020

Big congratulations to dear friend and client Sharon Butala on a well deserved award -- the City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Award. So deserving!

05/12/2020

Well done Sharon Butala! Congratulations.

01/30/2020

01/29/2020

Thanks to Tina Varughese for this gem. I've decided to make it my mantra for 2020!

"Nevertheless, she persisted."

01/28/2020

Loved this slide....thanks to Jonathan Christian at We Make Stuff Happen HQ.

01/23/2020

3 keys to successful communication:


1. Clarity -- avoid jargon, complicate language. Keep it simple, clear and concise.
2. Purpose -- be crystal clear about the Why in your communication.
3. Persistence -- it's a noisy world out there. People need to hear your message several times. Use different mediums to share your message.


(photo credit: clem-onojeghuo)

11/22/2019

The perfect room...