Elizabeth Palmer
Author of The Ultimate Guide To Champagne & The Wine Picker Magazine
President-Palmer Reserve Wines + Spirits

Elizabeth is a well-respected wine journalist since 2004 and has an international reputation as a critic and judge.  Her articles have appeared in: Forbes, Huffington Post, China Wine News, Wine Picker Magazine, Beauty & The Bull Magazine, Heart Business Journal, GAM on Yachting, wedding and luxury magazines - both in USA and Canada. Elizabeth samples and tastes thousands of wines annually at various international events and is one of four founding international hosts for ChampagneDay 2011-2016. Elizabeth has also served as a judge for the 2013-2016 Global Traveler's Wines on the Wing Airline Wine Competition in New York; the Michelangelo International Wine Awards in South Africa (2014-2016); and for the The Stevie Awards for Women in Business in New York (2014-2016).

Her Memberships include: Wine Writers’ Circle of Canada, Circle of Wine Writers (UK), International Federation of Wine and Spirits Journalists and Writers (FIJEV); and Wine Century Club (NYC).  Elizabeth's recently launched,  "The Ultimate Guide To Champagne" has garnered praise from numerous influential wine journalists and other industry peers. 

Nicole Normand 
Certified Career Success Coach
Consultant, Speaker & Author

Nicole Normand is a dedicated and passionate career leadership success coach. She is known as  a coach, partner, mentor,  she's a dynamic keynote speaker, a high energy leader, a result oriented individual and a woman inspiring other to be leaders. She brings you over 30 years of corporate business, sales, executive leadership, proven coaching and mentoring experience. She has worked for and with, some of Canada's top 100 employers and recognized brands. Nicole is passionate and an engaging career coach. She inspires professionals to animate their life with a sense of purpose and reach their full potential,  in order to achieve  a life of abundance and success!  

Nicole is a certified career coach and her team and partners are as uniquely talented. We work diligently with aspiring managers, executive leaders and various organizations to provide positive sustainable change, that evolves authentically from inside out. Innovative Coaching Services offers proven assessment tools, methodology and support for deepening the conversation with individuals, aspiring leaders and executives.  
 

Dominika Gorecki
Managing Director & Founder - Get Leashed Magazine

Dominika Gorecki is a Canadian marketing and operations consultant who specialises in brand building and corporate growth strategies. She is the former Founder and Managing Director of Parchment Republic, a boutique online marketing, social media, innovation strategy and digital publishing agency that serviced a roster of Tier 1, Multinational clients and award winning agencies including: Stouffers Bistro, Nescafe Dolce Gusto, Haagen-Dazs, Kit Kat, AERO, Amgen, Dr. Oetker, Bayer, Sheriff, Levi’s, Government of Canada, Brightworks, Henderson Bas and AKQA among many others.

In 2014 Dominika founded “Get Leashed Magazine,” an online publication that explores emerging trends in pet culture. In addition to her entrepreneurial pursuits, Dominika holds over 10 years of online marketing, public relations, crisis management and enterprise consulting experience. Over the duration of her career she has worked with brands including: Rogers Yahoo! Hi-Speed Internet, Lavalife, Red Bull, Special Olympics, Roc, Gillette, Subaru, Bratz Dolls, Zippo, GM Canada, General Mills and ePost.

Dominika has held a seat on the Marketing Advisory Board of Ovarian Cancer Canada (2009-2012). Presently, she is a member of the host committee for the first New York city based fundraising gala in support of Soccer for Peace, a foundation that helps children in impoverished areas of Colombia by providing community based sports programs.