The Connector Next Door with Lisa Gareau
The Connector Next Door is your invitation to meet natural connectors here in Canada and all around world. Each one is an everyday event planner who works to create meaningful connections through the events they plan. Their stories are familiar, fun, and full of charm. Your host, Lisa Gareau, is a lifelong Event Planner and has been a Connection Strategy Coach since founding her company - Candy Event Consulting - in 2008. She knows events can become energized "connecting points" where communities can gather and grow and is helping planners create these connection points through The Connection Architect Program! If you are ready to build connection points through the events you plan, you can start by listening in as Lisa strikes up a conversation with today’s Connector Next Door.
The Connector Next Door with Lisa Gareau
Brandi Morpurgo, Book Store Owner, Curious Curator, and Natural Connector
Brandi Morpurgo is the co-owner of Daisy Chain Book Co., and she runs two bookstores in Edmonton and Beaumont, Alberta and has worked hard to create a vibrant community of readers.
In a previous life she was a Social Worker and Foster Parent who had the wild idea to start Alberta’s first book truck - a bookshop on wheels.
That wild adventure took her all through central Alberta and gained attention around the world.
Brandi reads a lot, delights in the calm task of doing a puzzle while drinking whiskey and listening to audiobooks, and her favorite feeling is giggling with her grown daughters until someone snorts.
In our conversation today Brandi shares why she’s so passionate about creating community around books and how she has found success in developing the Daisy Chain Book community through book clubs.
We got to know each other as my team here at Candy has been working to support the planning of the Administrative Professionals Conference in Edmonton happening on May 3 – just a few days away.
Brandi believes that any event could benefit from having a local bookstore partner help curate both fiction and non-fiction titles for those in attendance.
She graciously agreed to host our “Explore More Book and Resource Store” by curating books that could help the Admin Pros in their career journey.
I can’t wait to see – and read – some of her recommendations!
Reach out to continue this conversation with Brandi by connecting through her website HERE - www.daisychainbook.co
Meaningful connections matter now more than ever!
Your community, clients, or customers are ready to connect. Are you ready to be their connector? Events can grow your business, create an impact in your community, or motivate a group around your ideas. The Connection Architect Course and Community is for the everyday event planner that is ready to create connections that matter.
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Are you planning or promoting events for your business, organization, or group? Reach out and book a 30-Minute Hello with podcast host, Candy Event Consulting Founder, and Connection Strategy Coach Lisa Gareau to share how you are creating connections through events!