Leanne Calderwood
Leanne Calderwood, CMP is one of the hospitality industry’s most preeminent LinkedIn experts, and one of Canada’s top voices in the meetings and events industry.
She is a 20+ year industry veteran, national speaker and figurehead. As a successful site selection associate, Leanne learned how to build a business using both LinkedIn and her personal brand. Now she helps other professionals stand out from their competition using their personal brands and thought leadership, whether on LinkedIn or using other platforms.
Leanne is a regular columnist for the Canadian Meetings + Events Expo, and has been featured in numerous publications and podcasts including Meetings Today, Corporate Meetings Network, EventMB, The Business of Meetings, Pheedloop, The Illuminate Project Podcast, #EventIcons and others.
When she’s not talking shop, you can find Leanne drinking tea, making jam and gardening at her home in Kelowna, BC with her husband, 2 teenage sons, and her dog, Farls Barkley.
Sessions
AI UNLEASHED: MASTERING CHATGPT AND GOOGLE GEMINI FOR SPONSORSHIP SUCCESS
Pre-Forum Workshop, November 6
Join us for an immersive 3-hour workshop tailored for sponsorship professionals seeking to harness the power of AI with ChatGPT and Google Gemini.
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"I'M JUST FOLLOWING UP” (AND OTHER THINGS WE SAY THAT COMPROMISE OUR VALUE)
The Main Stage
They’re the words and questions we use everyday, things we learned in sales training so we come across as polite, modest, and anything but pushy. However the language we use can often diminish our position and our self-perception, to where we believe we are honestly “less than” our peers. In this eye-opening session, learn how the language we use can unconsciously put us in positions of being less than what we actually are - equal partners full of talent and skill. If you’re currently taking a backseat to everyone around you, come and discover ways you can lean into your own greatness and jump into the front seat of your own life.
Learn how simple words can diminish or elevate your position and how they feed into an unconscious power dynamic
Explore how identities and labels can change how you view your God-given talents and strengths
Create a plan that helps you correct your language in the act, move confidently into business relationships.