- 6 days of thoughtfully insipired events, workshops, and entertainment -

STAFF (Squamish Technology, Arts & Film Festival) is a festival that plans to be a little bit different to what you might normally think of, when you think ‘Squamish Festival’.

Tagged as “a/thoughtful/art/music/technology/festival” S.T.A.F.F. runs from May 22nd to 27th. Created by a group of community minded locals, the festival was a last minute idea that came about to celebration the unique and innovative way that Squamish locals approach work and play.

Each event has a unique twist with a mix of talks, workshops, music, film and art. Specially invited guest speakers include former Montreal Allouettes linebacker Shea Emery, Carlee Price an angel investor who recently presented at SXSW, Bradley Roulston who implemented the Nelson Dollar, local Dr Sal Meli of Euphoria amongst others. The week-long event will not shy away from controversy and challenge your views and thoughts. Events cover topics such exploring gender roles with money, creating a currency for Squamish, taking supplements to increase performance and work smarter.

20% of profits for events go to the Helping Hands Society. With all proceeds from the closing party going to Helping Hands Society.

Calendar of Events

Tue, May 22. The Lemonade Stand: Financing for Startups
Wed, May 23. Pepper and Bradley present: Bringing the Feminine into Finance
Thu, May 24. Your Squamish Dollar: Creating a Currency for Squamish
Fri, May 25. Our Brain at Work: The Push for Performance
Sat (am), May 26. Yoga Class. Hip-Hop Class (TBC)
Sat (pm), May 26. Pop Up Cinema Presents: (movie)
Sun, May 27. Closing Party: Sunset Sessions

Events

Tue May 22. The Lemonade Stand: Financing for Startups - $15

This talk will get you thinking about financing your dream business. Carlee will cover various common methods of financing a business from traditional lending, VC, angel to crowdsourcing in order to help you determine what financing avenue is right for your future.

With over 15 years of working with Silicon valley startups through to small entrepreneurs, Carlee Price is used to speaking about finance to a wide range of audience. Having just returned from SXSW where she talked to the VC community (she's an angel investor so this is big) Carlee knows her stuff and can set you on the right road to financial literacy.

Wed May 23. Pepper and Bradley present: Bringing the Feminine into Finance - $15

Why is that financial advisors tell us that emotions and investing don't mix?
Why can't a financial, insurance, and tax seminar be both informative and fun?
Why the financial industry has been dominated by men?

In this session you'll learn the psychology of money and how to manage your relationship with it. You'll also learn new ways of thinking about money in engaging and practical analogies. This talk is specifically designed for women and for men who embrace a healthy relationship with money.

About the speaker: Pepper (alter ego Bradley Roulston) was Canada's youngest Certified Financial Planner when obtaining his license. He was also among the first recipients of the esteemed Fellow to the FPSC for helping young people and women understand finance. He is an author and his former company Healthcare Financial Group was a leader in financial & insurance planning for women.

Why Drag? He did drag a few months ago and found it fun. We think you will too.

Thu May 24. Your Squamish Dollar: Creating a Currency for Squamish - $15

What would it mean if we created a coin for Squamish? What economic and social good could it do? Can local communities create it's own currency using blockchain?

Join guest speaker Bradley Roulston who will talk about his experience creating the Nelson Dollar. Together with Marc Soer they will discuss local economies, community politics and what's needed to create a coin for Squamish using blockchain technology.

You'll also have the opportunity to use blockchain by utilising the technology yourself, and vote on an important question on the evening.

Fri May 25. Our Brain at Work: The Push for Performance - $15

Join a distinguished panel of speakers for our key note event.

Why do we push ourselves? What can we do to work/ perform smarter? What psychological tricks, drugs, and natural solutions are available for us?

The panelists will talk about their role, and offer their ideas on how to improve your performance in sports, at work and in every day life. During the event we'll 'lab test' the audience with various techniques and see what results we get!

This is going to expand your mind in more ways than you thought possible

Sat May 26. Morning Yoga + Hip-Hop class - by donation

More info to come.

Sat May 26. Pop Up Cinema Presents: (movie)

More info to come.

Sun May 27. Closing Party: Sunset Sessions - $20

This is your opportunity to get dressed up for an afternoon of lounging, some cocktails & champagne, a bit of food and deep house music from some talented international DJ's. Dress code is white. Food and Drink is sophisticated.

Think Cafe Del Mar, meets the white party at Burning Man.

All event proceeds go to Helping Hands.

--SPEAKER BIO'S--

Bradley Roulston. (Time.ly)

Bradley Roulston was Canada's youngest certified financial planner. He was the first to receive the Fellow to the FPSC, an industry lifetime achievement award for demystifying financial planning. He is a regular speaker at UBC to their final year graduates, where he talks about planning for the future. Bradley went industry rogue selling his financial planning firm and stepping down as a manager of his local credit union to launch a local currency. His passion for community building has led Bradley on several projects including launching (and closing) a co-working space, running a local events and community focused magazine and most recently co-founding Timely Network Inc. a tech startup a calendar software company. Bradley will be at The Common to explain the pros, cons, successes, and failures of launching a local currency.

Marc Soer (Crypto-Start)

Blockchain now offers local communities the opportunity to build their own eco-system in a digital medium. We will be looking at how traditional systems were implemented and compare them to current options with Blockchain. How Blockchain technology can help overcome some of the difficulties that were experienced in traditional systems and what new innovations Blockchain may allow local communities to exercise.