Sad News, The Loss Of One Of Our Colleagues
Rest in peace Krista Brodeur
I was contacted last Friday by Sharon McLean, GV30 who was one half of the duo running Overall Independence (to transport people with mobility issues).
She let me know that Krista Brodeur (her daughter), passed away just a few days ago. Krista was our fellow GV grad (also GV30), and a current member of GV Access (our membership). She has left us far too soon and will be missed by her colleagues and friends. We’ll miss her contributions to those in our membership, her sense of humour (self deprecating as it often was), her willingness to help others and her love of animals, not to mention the comprehensive way she tackled issues. She was not only responsible for the Overall Independence administration, she also contributed to two more businesses as well. She will be missed.
Patricia is the Business Mentor and owner of Grow Vantage and a Past President of the Barrie Chamber of Commerce. She applies over 30 years of business experience (from start-up to corporate) to mentor entrepreneurs. Since 2011, she has held over 6,500 coaching and training sessions in-person and online. Through Ask For Directions Training, her entrepreneurial training program (and parent company Grow Vantage), and as a business coach, she works with start-ups who are new (or who have lost traction) to design, launch and grow their businesses. Along with 20 other expert instructors she teaches strategies in marketing, sales, communications, and finance, as well as practical techniques to increase productivity, and manage their businesses. In other words, everything entrepreneurs need to learn to grow and run their businesses successfully, and avoid the costly mistakes they can't even see coming - that lead to delays in growth and getting stuck.
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