GEM community

We've heard the words pivot, digital and zoom more in the past two months than in the last five years... but the truth is that in times when we can't...

To say that the past few weeks have been a mix of emotions would be an understatement. For every heart-breaking story or passionate entrepreneur that is affected by covid19, there has been an awe-inspiring story of how the city and entrepreneurial community has come together to stay connected and support each other.

Built on connection & the power of supporting others, we want to create spaces and community for you be yourself and heard. The Gem Sessions are held every second Monday (upcoming dates are Nov 4th + 18th, Dec 2nd) and are designed to be an hour (easy to fit into your busy sched) to connect with other like-minded people in our community, to create moments for you to self-reflect on the weeks topic and to leave you with some actionables to start your week off.

You made the bold decision to go out on your own and work from home. Long days at home can get lonely, and the boundaries between work + play hours quickly blur. A coworking membership may seem like an indulgence, but we're here to tell you why its more than that. It may be what you need to connect with new, likeminded people and take your business/project to the next level.

Pinch us! We can’t believe that our community working space will be open tomorrow. We are incredibly excited to share this creative space with you. Whether you’ve already purchased passes...

Chances are you are part of the 99% of people that leave a conference feeling so inspired: buying in to every ounce of information and call-to-action that you heard, ready to slay goals with new BFF's made, your conference notebook is your new business bible, and you want to develop like three new companies. But, that feeling has an expiry date, and we want to help you turn that inspiration into action.

When we reached out to Amanda and asked her to consider coming to give the opening keynote at our inaugural conference, she immediately said yes. Although having given talks before, and being a regular on tv she admits that she usually talks about design and not her story so this would definitely push her out of her comfort zone. We asked her to talk about authenticity in a competitive creative field and how to stand out while staying true to yourself.

239 ambitious modern career women (plus Tom) gathered in the Horticulture Building in Ottawa for the inaugural Gem Conference on May 30th. I couldn't have asked for a more "good vibes only" day. This is our roundup of the top ten mic drop moments from our speakers onstage.