Business Breathers

Business Breathers – Live webinars

These days, we are all in need of taking a break and catching our breath. While uncertainty is in the air, we at Goodman Group are certain to find opportunities to do better. Business Breathers is a new initiative of weekly live webinars that will be hosted by Goodman Group and will focus on topics in the area of leadership, management, innovation financial and social impacts of trending topics. This free webinar series aims to help students, alumni, entrepreneurs and the Niagara community understand and maneuver through the impacts and opportunities of trending topics.

Join us weekly to discuss taking businesses, careers and ideas to the next level. Our free webinars will take place on Wednesdays from 11:00am – 11:45am EDT. Register for each webinar below.

Upcoming Webinars

Green Futures: How Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Sustainability will Drive the Next Economy

Presenter: Brock Dickinson, Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Adjunct Professor, University of Waterloo
Date: Wednesday November 18, 2020
Time: 11:00 – 11:45am

Learn more about the webinar here.

Register for free

Boost Your Career with Community Work and Volunteering


Presenter: Julia Deans, President & CEO, Habitat for Humanity Canada
Date: Wednesday November 25, 2020
Time: 11:00 – 11:45am

Register for free

Past Webinars

Positive Forward Motion in the COVID-19 Era - Maximizing Emotionally Effective Leadership in the FAST Lane ©

Presenter: Lesley Calvin, Founder at Lesley Calvin Consulting

View the recording and presentation. 

Big Data Analytics: Wisdom or Folly!

Presenter: Dr. S. Ejaz Ahmed, Dean of Faculty and Mathematics & Science, Brock University

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Creative Infusions for your Work and Life

Presenter: Stephanie Barnes, Chief Chaos Organiser, Entelechy

View the presentation and recording.

September Webinars

The Role of Child Care in Post-Pandemic Recovery

Presenter: Diana Huson, Regional Councillor, Region of Niagara

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Maximize Your Impact: Tailoring Communications to Your Stakeholders

Presenter: Jacqueline King, CEO Everleap

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Small Business Liability, Staying Afloat Amongst the Chaos

Presenter: Co-presented by Aaron Bazinet and George Nikolaidis from Erie Mutual Insurance

View the recording here.

Leadership post COVID-19

Presenter: Nick Pollice, President, Pollice Management Group

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August Webinars

COVID-19: An Opportunity for Systems Change toward Sustainability

Presenter: Dr. Sylvia Grewatsch, Assistant Professor, Brock University

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Entrepreneurial Leadership: Thrive not just survive crises

Presenter: Dr. Shawna Chen, Associate Professor, Brock University

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Who we are and who we can be: An important strategic reflection in times of disruption

Presenter: Dr. Asma Zafar, Assistant Professor, Brock University

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July Webinars

Corporate Social Responsibility in the era of Black Lives Matter

Presenter: Dr. Gervan Fearon, President and Vice-Chancellor, Brock University

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Bridging the gap between knowledge and action to enhance organizational performance

Presenter: Dr. Madelyn Law, Associate Vice Provost, Teaching and Learning, Brock University

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Boards in the Aftermath of Coronavirus

Presenter: Dr. Samir Trabelsi, Professor, Brock University

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Learning and Enabling Critical Thinking

Presenter: Dr. Tim Kenyon, Vice-President, Research, Brock University

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June Webinars

Understanding Distributed Leadership

Presenter: Dr. Camille Rutherford, Vice-Provost, Strategic Partnerships & International, Brock University

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Leadership Presence

Presenter: Barbara Devine, CEO & Founder of Impact and Performance

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COVID-19: Good Governance in Crisis or a Good Crisis for Governance?

Presenter: Dr. Samir Trabelsi, Professor, Brock University

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Working from Home: Insights into the New Norm

Presenter: Panel Discussion

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May Webinars

Managing Through the Unimaginable

Presenter: Dr. Andrew Gaudes, Dean, Goodman School of Business, Brock University

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Brave new worlds: How Augmented Reality transforms marketing

Presenter: Dr. Joachim Scholz, Assistant Professor, Brock University

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The Ethics of Exploiting Loopholes

Presenter: Dr. Paul Dunn, Professor, Brock University

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