Silent Auction & Cocktail Reception
6:00pm – 7:00pm

We invite you to come and join us for an evening of celebration and support of Young Women in Business.  We are very please to announce our Gala Keynote Speakers as the Smart Cookies (www.smartcookies.com) and our Gala Emcees as Kristin Kreuk and Olivia Cheng.

Katie Dunsworth | Smart Cookies Katie, a newlywed and publicist, had a dark financial past full of maxed out credit cards, shopping sprees and unpaid bills. After meeting her husband and connecting with the other Smart Cookies, Katie committed to changing her ways. By taking a no-nonsense approach to career and wealth, she has made nearly $200,000 through investing in real estate and the stock market. Katie also managed to pay for her $22,000 wedding in cash while still continuing to build her savings and investment portfolio. Today Katie is over half way to paying off her mortgage, and is also co-founder and partner in the Vancouver based PR Firm, Spark PR.

Andrea Baxter | Smart Cookies Andrea, a marketing director and brand strategist, had no savings, a big mortgage, and $18,000 in consumer debt, including a revolving line of credit and two credit cards—one of which had gone into collections. Unfortunately, this was a result of one too many shopping sprees and non-fat lattes! Andrea had big dreams for herself, but figuring out how to get there financially was not her strong suit. Within two years of joining the Smart Cookies Andrea had paid off all of her debt, has a plentiful savings account and is also the Principal of her own marketing firm, Bratface Marketing.

As a part of this year’s Gala, we are very excited to be showcasing our Women’s Hall of Fame slideshow where we will recognize dynamic female leaders from diverse industries. Complementing this, we are also presenting the Future Women’s Hall of Fame where we will spotlight emerging young professionals and student leader delegates from our conference on a slideshow throughout the Gala. This is an opportunity for you and other delegates to gain valuable recognition, as the stories of these individuals will be celebrated and shown to over 400 conference delegates, sponsors, speakers and attending professionals.  If you are interested in being featured in this slideshow, please email courtney@ywib.ca.

We look forward to you joining us for our Gala dinner to celebrate women and support Young Women in Business!