SPEAKERS
Power UP NORTH 2024 is all about helping businesses
ELEVATE, TRANSFORM & INNOVATE
We are proud to welcome a wide range of engaging speakers and instructors to support this year's themes and offer their insights and knowledge to help you get energized at this year's conference.
Jennifer Barroll
Jennifer Barroll is a passionate communicator. With a background as an actor, media personality, and stand-up comedian, she uses her quick wit and energetic personality to deliver practical leadership training and communication tools. Having worked with some of the biggest brands, including Nascar, Red Bull, and McDonalds, Barroll’s engaging storytelling and practical lessons empower leaders, teams, and individuals to learn, grow, and evolve in order to reach their full potential.
Barroll spent years working in the marketing and technology industries before starting her own successful marketing and communications company. In 2010, she co-developed a successful leadership and mentorship program for youth at risk, the Calgary Youth Justice Society’s “In The Lead” program. It’s still going strong today with thousands of participants. In 2015, Barroll was named to Avenue Magazine’s “Top 40 Under 40” list in recognition of her work.
Diana Noble
Diana Noble is a self-professed serial entrepreneur living with her family in Fort McMurray. At the tender age of 24, she stumbled into the world of entrepreneurship by accident when an opportunity landed at her feet. Instead of counting all the reasons why she wasn’t qualified or educated enough to start her own business, she tossed out the rule book and dove right in. Since then, she has successfully owned 5 separate businesses in the past 11 years spanning a variety of industries including legal, media, marketing, real estate and coaching/consulting. Her passion for business led her to becoming an ICF Certified Business Coach where she uses her skills to help entrepreneurs take a 360° view of their business to address the gaps between where they are and where they want to be. Through her own experience she knows that the only limits to what someone can achieve are the ones we impose on ourselves, and she enjoys partnering with entrepreneurs to bring their wildest dreams to fruition.
Brad Kotowich
Brad is the Owner/Principal of Focused Leadership Group Ltd. His purpose in life is to nurture and align the individual and collective strengths within organizations to achieve success and ongoing growth. His focus is on helping to build great workplace cultures, focused leaders and intentional strategy. Since 2004, Brad has consulted with organizations of all sizes across all sectors. He is an energetic and engaging speaker that will ignite your hunger for more information following the session.
