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 bimonthly 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 to discuss taking businesses, careers and ideas to the next level. Our free webinars will take place bimonthly on Wednesdays each month from 11:00am – 11:45am EDT. Register for each webinar below.
Upcoming Webinars
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Past Webinars
Lead with AND - Unleash the superpower of Both/And leadership in an Either/Or world
Presenters: Tim Arnold, Author Speaker, Consultant, Leaders for Leaders
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Real Estate Investment Basics
Presenters: Robyn Brown, MA, MPI, PLE, Urban Planner and Professional Land Economist, IBI Group
AJ Vance, Seasoned Professional in Multi-Residential Real Estate Development
Shaheryar Mian, leads business development at LIM Developments
Earnest Biktimirov, PhD, Professor of Finance, Brock University
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Sport and Economic Development
Presenter: Julie Stevens, PhD, Special Advisor to the President, Canada Games at Brock University
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How to Get Yourself on a Board
Presenter: Deborah Rosati, Founder & CEO, Women Get on Board
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Project Success Through Project Management
Presenter: Dr. Ken Klassen and Amy Tomaino, Goodman School of Business, Brock University
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Identifying the best light for and revealing your new product through it
Presenter: Dr. Tek Thongpapanl & Dr. Magnus Hultman, Brock University
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Crisis Leadership
Presenter: Lynn Guerriero, President & CEO, Niagara Health
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Manage Self to Coach Others
Presenter: Caren Burt, Principal, Coach, HR Consultant at C Burt & Associates
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Evidence Based Decision Making
Presenter: Dr. Anteneh Ayanso and Dr. Filippo Dall’Olio, from the Goodman School of Business, Brock University
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Gender, Power and Politics: Leading in COVID Times
Presenter: Dr. Ingrid Makus, Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences and Associate Professor, Brock University
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Has COVID Delivered the Death of Retail or Kickstarted a Vibrant Renewal?
Presenter: Deepak Chopra, Former President & CEO of Canada Post
University Management in the Time of COVID
Presenter: Dr. Lynn Wells, Provost and Vice-President, Academic, Brock University
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The Power of Teamwork
Presenter: Dr. Barry Wright, CEO Canada 2022 Summer Games & Associate Professor, Brock University
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Digital by Design: Education for the Post-Pandemic World
Presenter: Robert Luke, President & CEO of eCampusOntario
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Extraordinary Canadians: An Interview with Peter Mansbridge
Presenter: Peter Mansbridge
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Data Strategy & Governance: Leading the change with a female perspective
Presenter: Mitu Mann, Chief Data Officer, Phoenix IT & Sasha Ali-Hosein Director of Data Science, Cineplex Digital Media
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Reframing Negotiation: How to get better outcomes through the Art of Feminine Negotiation
Presenter: Cindy Watson, Founder of Women on Purpose and creator of HERsuasion™
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Employee Wellness & Corporate Social Responsibility in the COVID-19 era: How companies stepped up to vaccinate their essential workforce and the community
Presenter: Ken Chan, Vice-President, Administration, Brock University and panel guests: Vanessa White, Maple Lodge Farms; James Scongack, Bruce Power; Leslie-Ann Vezina, Air Canada
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Diversity, Inclusion, Equity: What does it all mean for me?
Presenter: Leela MadhavaRau, Director, Human Rights & Equity, Brock University
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Warrior Women - Indigenous Women and Leadership
Presenter: Dr. Robyn Bourgeois, Acting Vice-Provost, Indigenous Engagement, Brock University
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Wine Business Bounce Back - How Wineries are using COVID to Accelerate Positive Change
Presenter: Peter McAtamney, Founder of Wine Business Solutions.
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The Pushback Reflex - How to get out of your mind and stop sabotaging yourself
Presenter: Mariola Czarniak, Founder of Maximum Results Academy
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2020 Webinars
Zero Trust and the Edge of the Network: Cybersecurity and Working Remotely
Presenter: Dr. Aaron Mauro, Assistant Professor, Brock University
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Boost Your Career with Community Work and Volunteering
Presenter: Julia Deans, President & CEO, Habitat for Humanity Canada
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Positive Forward Motion in the COVID-19 Era - Maximizing Emotionally Effective Leadership in the FAST Lane ©
Presenter: Lesley Calvin, Founder at Lesley Calvin Consulting
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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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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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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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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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Managing Through the Unimaginable
Presenter: Dr. Andrew Gaudes, Dean, Goodman School of Business, Brock University
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Green Futures: How Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Sustainability will Drive the Next Economy
Presenter: Brock Dickinson, Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Adjunct Professor, University of Waterloo
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Creative Infusions for your Work and Life
Presenter: Stephanie Barnes, Chief Chaos Organiser, Entelechy
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Big Data Analytics: Wisdom or Folly!
Presenter: Dr. S. Ejaz Ahmed, Dean of Faculty and Mathematics & Science, Brock University
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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
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Leadership post COVID-19
Presenter: Nick Pollice, President, Pollice Management Group
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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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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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COVID-19: Good Governance in Crisis or a Good Crisis for Governance?
Presenter: Dr. Samir Trabelsi, Professor, Brock University
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The Ethics of Exploiting Loopholes
Presenter: Dr. Paul Dunn, Professor, 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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