YVR Speaker Series - Top Entrepreneur, Professional & Inspirational Leaders

Join us for an unforgettable evening of transformation, connection and collaboration.

The YVR Speaker Series is focused around 3 pillars:

• Community & Connection
• Inspiring Personal Growth
• Creating a Transformative Experience

Our theme this month will be: TRUTH

After two years of isolation it's time to come together and build community with like-minded leaders.

Come join the city's top thought leaders in a stunning venue.

You will walk away from this event feeling exhilarated, inspired and fueled with passion.

If you are looking to:

• get back to interacting with others
• share ideas and learn about new possibilities
• foster new innovations, business opportunities and friendships

then this event is for you.

Schedule:

6:30 - Networking and Mingling

6:55 - Opening Musical Act

7:00 - Introduction & Speakers

8:00 - Networking & Connection

8:10 - Speakers

8:55 - wrap up

9:00 - cash bar opens

Seating is limited - be sure to arrive at 6:30 pm!

A portion of the proceeds from the event will go to support the RISExSHINE Charity Foundation & the Surrey Firefighters Charitable Society.

Suggested attire: Business Casual

Follow @michael.tranmer on Instagram for event photos and videos.

See you July 19th!

Here's what people are saying about the YVR Speaker Series:

"The speakers were diverse, fantastic, super engaging, so much resonated for me and many others." - Jessica Larson

"It felt so great to be around like-minded people, see friends, and meet new ones." - Christina Sheba

Meet your speakers:

Your host: Michael Tranmer

Michael is the author of satori ananda – awaken to happiness, a memoir about reinvention following loss. Michael is working to turn the book into a solo theatre show called: Guy's Don't Journal, which will premiere at the Vancouver Fringe Festival in September 2022.

Michael's TEDx talk: re-engineer your life and awaken to happiness, has been viewed more than 19,000 times on YouTube.

Passionate about helping our planet, Michael is a Professional Engineer acting as GHD’s Maritime & Coastal Lead for Western Canada, where he specializes in habitat enhancement and remedial dredging projects, both which improve fish and wildlife habitat in our oceans.

Inspired to bring leadership coaching to his engineering communities, Michael created the Engaged Leadership Program, which helps emerging and senior leaders increase Retention, Fulfillment and Profits for their teams.

Michael has spoken on leadership in engineering for the Professional Engineers of Ontario, Project Management Institute, Engineers & Geoscientists BC, Association of Consulting Engineering Companies of BC, and the British Columbia Construction Roundtable.

Michael has been featured on: CBC TV, Daily Hive, Elephant Journal, New York Weekly, Wealth Insider, and the Shaun Proulx show.

@michael.tranmer, michaeltranmer.com

Jay DeMerit

Jay DeMerit has one of the most unique stories the soccer world has ever seen.

Undrafted into the pros, Jay set off for England with nothing but a backpack and his dream. After sleeping on attic floors in London and making $60 a game, he rose to the top division in the UK and scored the goal that brought Watford FC into the Premier League.

He would go on to be the first American Captain for the club and also represented the USA in the World Cup in 2010. Jay finished his soccer career as the first MLS signing and Captain for the Vancouver Whitecaps.

After retiring from the game, Jay started the RISExSHINE Charity Foundation and a youth development program for teens called Captains Camps.

This holistic leadership program is focused on helping teens to develop into well rounded individuals through mentorship, nutrition, skillset, and mental performance training.

He is also developing a youth empowerment app with EA that gamifies learning for the next generation.

@d6merit, risenshine.camp

Farzana Jaffer Jeraj

With 37 years of experience in meditation and over 24 years of experience in the field of self-development as a motivational speaker, Farzana is a 3-time best-selling author and co-author speaking at multinational corporations, TEDTalks and many more leadership events around the globe.

She has earned herself the title of "Best Kept Secret" to a small army of professional actors, executives and athletes in the NHL, NFL, FIFA and PGA. Farzana began her career in the coaching and motivational field in 1997 under the mentorship of Anthony Robbins and Joseph McClendon III.

Her early studies were in Psychology and Communications and she is currently a teacher of applied neuroplasticity, hypnotherapy, neuro linguistic programming, coaching and meditation.

She lends her skill set to neuroscientists at UVIC, UBC and John’s Hopkins on mindfulness. Ultimately, Farzana believes in the Constant of Self and that when you know who you truly are and what you want, nothing can stop you.

Farzana believes that, "events pass, emotions don't last and that you are always."

@ifarzanajj, @farzanajj.com

Networking & Connection with Brittany Michalchuk

Brittany Michalchuk is an investor, business owner, keynote speaker and founder of the YVR Entrepreneurs Club.

You might recognize her or her business from being featured on Metro, CBC, Good Morning LaLa Land, CTV, Global News, Sports Network, The Star, ETA Canada, Flare, Toronto Life, Hello Magazine.

A decade ago Brittany started her marketing company and she’s put over 2,000 clients through her academy in the last 2 years alone.

She’s passionate about inspiring others which has led to being on hundreds of stages and podcasts sharing her business and marketing strategies to help others. She also is the host of her own podcast “The Vitamin B Show”.

She's worked with Top 500 companies and successful world-renowned businesses like Dentyne Ice, Wrangles, ATB financial, and countless other businesses.

@brittanymichalchuk, brittanymichalchuk.ca

Musical Guest: Ashley Pater

Having performed over 105 shows in 2019 alone with her largest audience being of 100,000 people, Vancouver, Canada based R&B singer/songwriter Ashley Pater touches the hearts of her listeners through her music.

Ashley’s award-winning songwriting combined with her soulful sultry voice, draws you into her story. She is the first artist to have three songs in the top twenty simultaneously on New Zealand charts.

Ashley has been featured in Starbeat magazine, Business in Vancouver, Cloverdale Reporter, The Surrey Now Newspaper, Hope Standard Newspaper and many more.

Her goal is to give the world music that they can lose themselves in, listen as she does just that.

@ashleypater_, ashleypater.com

Sponsored by:

The Modern Vancouver - our Incredible Venue for Tuesday July 19.

Stay tuned for more Speaker & Sponsor announcements!