The 2nd Annual STOKED is proudly presented by FOLKLIFE
“How you rate an event is noise in the room, and it was noisy.”
Hey!
Are you an entrepreneur who would benefit from...
Connecting with like-minded entrepreneurs?
Reinvigorating the passion and power behind your business?
Learning new tips, habits, and tricks from industry experts?
A break from the day-to-day to hear what others have to say?
A ton of resources?
Time to breathe on a beautiful Gulf Island?
Then you need STOKED.
We are...
Stoked about your business!
Stoked about talented individuals doing what they're stoked about.
Stoked to connect with like-minded folks who are all going through the unique, challenging, and fulfilling journey of entrepreneurship.
Stoked that we can learn from experienced entrepreneurs and stoked to overcome together.
So...
You're invited to
A full day of professional development to inspire and stoke the fire of your business!
See what last year's attendees said about the first annual STOKED.
Saturday October 19th 2024
8:30am - 6:00pm
$199 for full day, including food & drinks
BEAVER POINT HALL - BEAUTIFUL W̱ENÁ¸NEĆ First Nation (SALT SPRING ISLAND BC)
In keeping with Indigenous culture and to build respectful relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples, we acknowledge that this event is located on the traditional unceded territory of the W̱ENÁ¸NEĆ First Nation, the keepers of this land since time immemorial. As settlers, it’s important to recognize that the W̱ENÁ¸NEĆ First Nation never ceded their lands to the Crown. Instead, we arrived here, and across Turtle Island, uninvited and imposed, participated in, and benefited from the colonial system. Our challenge as settlers, whether recently arrived or born here, is to recognize and work actively to decolonize these systems.
The devastating and lasting impacts of colonization have done much to erase the culture, language, tradition, economy, and worldviews of Indigenous Peoples. We will listen, educate ourselves on decolonization, and uplift and celebrate the Indigenous Peoples of this land and, upon invitation to do so, support them in the pursuit of self-determination, sovereignty, and justice.
check out the...
Featured Presenters
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Incredible lunch and snack breaks from Haidee Hart's Woodshed Provisions
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Complimentary Cider Hour from Salt Spring Wild Cider
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A silent auction with opportunities to win amazing business mentorship and consults from business experts
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One annual subscription to the timeless and beautiful FOLKLIFE Magazine
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20% off a business print ad in FOLKLIFE Magazine
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A discount code for the upcoming cohort of the Decolonize and Rize program
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A takeaway page featuring all folks who are attending, their business, and their contact information, so you can reconnect after the event (because you're sure to meet folks who will be assets to your business)
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Optional: Interested in having an info booth at the event for some fab promotion of your company? Email info@folklifemag.ca for more info.
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What else?
Traveling to get here?
The Gulf Islands are one of the top places in Canada to visit, and for good reason. Not only are they the places where you ‘slow the folk down,’ but so much is still happening!
Swim in lakes, boat through oceans, hike up and over mountains, walk trails with groups of friends, really experiencing each season as its own. Learn the hotspots that only locals know—nude dock anyone? Attend art exhibits and music shows in all sorts of venues, become a regular and get your bread and veg and art from the weekly markets, eclectic shops, or farm stands. While you’re attending the conference, extend your stay, tour the islands, and make it your own mini vacation. You deserve it.
If you're coming from Vancouver Island or further, BC Ferries is there for you.
Find accommodation options and more at southerngulfislands.com
Read stories of the people on the Gulf Islands who are living close to the earth, with intention, and creativity in the premium semi-annual FOLKLIFE Magazine.
Thanks to sponsors Southern Gulf Islands Tourism, Salt Spring Wild Cider, Saltspring Kitchen, Island Soap Co, Nick North, Shelby Nowell, Monica Maile, & Melanie Mulherin
About the Organizer
Alina Cerminara is the founder and creator of FOLKLIFE, an award-winning semi-annual premium lifestyle magazine celebrating island folks who live close to the earth, with intention, and creativity.
As a social innovator with an ethical consciousness, Alina has envisioned and realized a wide range of human-focused happenings over the last 15 years, including seven years of planning annual arts events/festivals. She has a Masters in Publishing and a degree in theatre and creative writing, and she is stoked about community, the arts, and folks that are stoked about their own passions and making them happen. She can’t wait to meet you.