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GLINDA GIRLS ANNOUNCE PITCHFEST NATIONAL FINALISTS

Top five Pitchfest finalists selected to present their big business idea at The Business of Bliss Event October 5 in Calgary

Calgary, Alberta (September 15, 2009) - Hard work and fab-u-bliss ideas have paid off for five hopeful Canadian entrepreneurs who participated in the Are You the Next Glinda Girl? Pitchfest, a national contest held by Glinda Girls Inc., a Calgary-based event producer and e-boutique of beauty and lifestyle brands and services, in search of the next Glinda Girl and big business idea.

The Pitchfest submission review panel included Shauna MacDonald, Principal and Founder of Brookline Public Relations, Inc. (brooklinepr.com); Karen Stewart, President and CEO of Fairway Divorce Solutions (fairwaydivorce.com); and Christie Schultz, Founder & CEO, Entrepreneurial Moms International( entrepreneurialmoms.org). They selected the following five finalists from twenty semi-finalists:

1. Jane Walter, president of organicKidz, a family-owned Canadian company that manufactures safe and trendy stainless steal baby bottles;
2. Lara Presber, designer and creator of The Lara Presber Creative Corporation, providing contemporary women’s wear that is designed and produced in Canada;
3. Kaytie Stack, owner of All Season K9 Awareness Centre, presenting dog owners with a focused, innovative exercise program using a treadmill and a large off leash area;
4. Colleen Pound, founder of Fleur Feminine, Canadas first designer label and e-tailer for women sizes 12 and up; and
5. Denise Lauzon, esthetician and creator of Metamorphosis, a line of skin care products developed for spa treatments and created with natures finest botanicals.

These finalists will be presenting their big business idea to a panel of Glinda Girl celebrity judges at The Business of Bliss a full-day inspirational speaker series taking place on Monday, October 5 at the TELUS Convention Centre in Calgary. Proudly sponsored by Entrepreneurial Moms of Calgary, each is competing to win the $30,000 Business Booster Prize Package that includes membership to a year-long advisory board with mentoring services from Powerhouse International Inc.; strategic and creative counsel with Debra Stuart Marketing; logo development and design with Admaki; copywriting services with The Word Agency; Life and Financial coaching with a Martha Beck coach; Entrepreneurial Jam Session with Danielle LaPorte; professional makeup sessions with artist Karen Malcolm; new clothes and shopping experience with personal stylist Karen Judge of Studio Gorgeous; video production services courtesy of BizBOX TV and Deluxe Design Group; a notebook computer from Bulletproof InfoTech and Dell; a spa package courtesy of The Spa Ritual and more!

There are so many smart, strong, interesting women pursuing their passions who are well on their way to a rewarding and fulfilling career, said Kari Dunlop, founder of Glinda Girls Inc. I am glad that we are able to offer these women a hand and be a part of their success, and I look forward to welcoming the newest addition to our Glinda Girl team. Congratulations to our five finalists, and thank-you to everyone who submitted their idea.

For additional information, please visit www.GlindaGirls.com.

Glinda Girls announces they will be providing fabulous opportunities for deserving women to receive complimentary ticket and life coaching packages.

Calgary, Canada, August 25, 2009 - Glinda Girls Inc., a Calgary-based event producer and e-boutique of beauty and lifestyle brands and services, announced today that they will be assisting deserving women, who benefit from various charitable organizations, realize their potential by providing them complimentary tickets for The Business of Bliss inspirational speaker series taking place on Monday, October 5, 2009 as a part of The Business of Bliss Benefactor Program.

The Business of Bliss event is about inspiring women to connect and awaken the part of them that has a dream to live, a passion to pursue and a difference to make, said Kari Dunlop, President and CEO of Glinda Girls.  Through our ticket sponsorship, we are ensuring that some deserving women—who would benefit tremendously by attending but could not otherwise afford to—are able to participate.

Several of these complimentary tickets have already been offered to various womens organizations around Calgary; a number of them have happily accepted and are thrilled to be able to send two deserving clients to attend The Business of Bliss to hear the inspirational stories of highly successful and accomplished people firsthand. In addition to attending the show, Glinda Girls has contracted Martha Beck trained life coaches for each deserving woman to experience six coaching sessions that will support them and help create the stepping stones that will build the bridges to create a better life. We hope this opportunity will empower and inspire these deserving women to realize that the possibilities that exist for their lives is greater than they might otherwise have known, said Dunlop.

Glinda Girls is sponsoring a number of these tickets and is offering the chance for local businesses and individuals to get involved in this life-changing experience. The approximate value of each ticket package (including the coaching sessions) is $825, but companies can sponsor for the reduced cost of $350 and will receive acknowledgement of their support at the event.

Furthermore, Glinda Girls is also offering the opportunity for two lucky gals and their friends to attend The Business of Bliss in style and receive the ultimate upgrade – an On-Stage Pass in the Sofa Spotlight Promotion , sponsored by The CORE and Bankers Hall. Everyone who purchases a ticket before September 14, 2009 will be entered into a draw to win one of the two prizes consisting of a personal style makeover with Karen Judge of Studio Gorgeous, a fabulous outfit to wear to the event from Bankers Hall and The CORE, and the opportunity for them and a friend to sit up front and centre on the stage to take in the illuminating and inspiring day.

For more information on The Business of Bliss event and the various sponsorship opportunities available please call 1.866.944.0455 or visit https://www.glindagirls.com/ticket-details/.

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SOUGHT-AFTER SPEAKER AND AUTHOR OF FASHIONING REALITY  BEN BARRY TO APPEAR AT THE BUSINESS OF BLISS  ON OCTOBER 5, 2009

Canadian entrepreneur and womens health advocate to be key guest speaker at highly acclaimed speakers series.(Calgary, Canada, July 22, 2009) Glinda Girls Inc., a Calgary-based event producer and e-boutique of beauty and lifestyle brands and services, is excited to announce today that modeling agency founder and best-selling author Ben Barry will be appearing at The Business of Bliss, a full-day Glinda Girls  inspirational speakers series event designed to inspire women to connect and awaken the part of them that has a dream to live, a passion to pursue and a difference to make. The event will be held at Calgarys TELUS Convention Centre on Monday, October 5, 2009.In 1995, at the age of 14, Ben founded the Ben Barry Agency , a revolutionary agency that challenged the beauty ideal status quo by representing models of all ages, sizes, ethnicities, and abilities. Bens vision and mission was to engage in the business of custom scouting and sourcing models for fashion, beauty, and lifestyle brands that authentically reflected target markets through real models. Ben Barrys models, for example, were cast for the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty, Sears, Nike, Armani, LOreal, Macys, and have appeared in the pages of Seventeen, Elle, and Vogue. Ben has been the subject of feature interviews on Oprah, CNN, and Fashion Television and in The Guardian, The Times of India, The Financial Times, and The National Post. He is a former business columnist for the Globe and Mail and author of the bestseller Fashioning Reality: A New Generation of Entrepreneurship. Ben has received the CIBC Student Entrepreneur of the Year Award, and is the first male winner of the Governor General’s Award in Commemoration of the Persons Case for his leadership in advancing the equality of girls and women in Canada.We are thrilled and honoured to be including Ben in the line up of the Business of Bliss extraordinary speakers, said Kari Dunlop, founder of Glinda Girls Inc. Ben started a movement that promoted inclusive, empowering, and positive images of beauty. Inspiration is an understatement of the impact Ben Barry brings to our society as he continues to redefine societys idea of beauty. Not only does he have a story to tell, but he tells it in such a way that will leave our Business of Bliss audience wanting more.Joining Ben on stage at the Business of Bliss are: Candace Bushnell, internationally acclaimed author of Sex and the City, Lipstick Jungle, Trading Up and One Fifth Avenue, who was once behind on her rent, sleeping on a foam mattress and struggling to make it in Manhattan; Martha Beck, New York Times best-selling author and O Magazine columnist whose wit and wisdom has helped thousands discover their own ‘North Star’ and live a life of purpose; Brilliance Specialist and psychotherapist Moreah Ragusa; and Peter Walsh, organizational guru from TLCs Clean Sweep and New York Times best-selling author of How to Organize Just About Everything and Does This Clutter Make My Butt Look Fat ? Also now available are VIP passes including The Morning with Martha, a continental breakfast starting at 7a.m.; a VIP Luncheon; and cocktail reception with speakers including Peter Walsh and Ben Barry and Pitchfest celebrity judges (Pitchfest details can be found here: http://www.GlindaGirls.com/contest/). Tickets can be purchased online at www.GlindaGirls.com/tickets/ or by phone at 1-866-944-0455.-30-About The Business of Bliss
Designed to inspire women to discover their purpose, live their passion and create a life they love, The Business of Bliss is a full-day inspirational speaker series event featuring internationally acclaimed speakers such as Candace Bushnell, author of Sex and the City, Trading Up, Lipstick Jungle and One Fifth Avenue; Martha Beck, New York Times best-selling author and columnist for O, The Oprah Magazine; Brilliance Specialist and psychotherapist Moreah Ragusa; and Peter Walsh, organizational guru from TLCs Clean Sweep and New York Times best-selling author of How to Organize Just About Everything and Does This Clutter Make My Butt Look Fat? Walsh is also a regular guest on the Oprah show and can be heard weekly on The Peter Walsh Show on the Oprah & Friends XM radio network.For tickets and additional information, please call 1.866.944.0455 or visit www.GlindaGirls.com.About Glinda Girls Inc.
Glinda lives within all women. She is the part of us that has a dream to accomplish, a passion to pursue and a difference to make. Inspiring women across the country, Glinda Girls Inc. created an online boutique (www.GlindaGirls.com ) where visionary, entrepreneurial women can showcase their beauty and lifestyle brands and services as well as share their stories of success. Some of these acclaimed brands include DuWop, cake,  Beauty and Anastasia Beverly Hills. Glinda Girls Inc.—the creators of cool and purveyors of possibility—celebrates their innovation, respects their triumphs, admires their entrepreneurship and loves their products. Founder Kari Dunlop hopes their stories inspire your desire to create your own road to a happy, rewarding life that you love!Media Contact:
Arlene Worsley
Brookline Public Relations, Inc.
P: 403-538-5641 ext. 106
C: 403-650-7086
aworsley@brooklinepr.com

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SEARCH BEGINS FOR THE NEXT BIG BUSINESS IDEA WITH PITCHFEST

Glinda Girls Inc. Launch “Are You the Next Glinda Girl?” Pitchfest boasting a

$30,000 Business Booster Prize Package

(Calgary, Canada, June 4, 2009)  Glinda Girls Inc., a Calgary-based event producer and e-boutique of beauty and lifestyle brands, has kicked off its search for the next big business idea with the “Are You the Next Glinda Girl?” Pitchfest. The winner will walk away with a $30,000 Business Booster Prize Package to help the budding entrepreneur.

“We are looking for five finalists to present their big business ideas at The Business of Bliss event taking place on October 5, 2009, at the TELUS Convention Centre,” said Kari Dunlop, founder of Glinda Girls^TM. “All ideas are welcome - whether you’re a business owner, an artist, a nanny, a philanthropist or even the next Oprah. We’re looking for the next big idea to inspire the world.”

Twenty semi-finalists will be selected on August 5, 2009. Those 20 semi-finalists will then be required to provide a business plan, marketing plan, financing scenario and product samples by August 17, 2009. From there, five finalists will be selected on September 15, 2009, to present their big ideas on October 5, 2009, in front of a panel of judges who “walk the talk” of the Glinda Girl. Judges include:

• Anastasia Soare, beauty expert to the stars and creator of Anastasia Beverly Hills (http://www.anastasia.net/). Her products can be found at all Sephora, and soon to be launching at The Bay retail locations. As seen in O, The Oprah Magazine, InStyle and Us Weekly magazines, her list of loyal clients includes Oprah Winfrey, Jennifer Lopez and Faith Hill to name a few!

• Maureen Kelly, creator of the popular cosmetics line tarte^TM (http://www.tartecosmetics.com/) that proves glamour can be good for you with natural ingredients. Famous fans include Rachel Bilson, Carrie Underwood and Denise Richards; Maureen’s best-selling products have graced magazines such as O, The Oprah Magazine, People, Vogue and Glamour.

• Danielle LaPorte, the outspoken voice behind http://www.whitehottruth.com/ gives one-on-one tough love and ROI advice to women entrepreneurs on a weekly basis and writes daily about self-realization. A former think tank exec, and lead author of the bestseller Style Statement: Live By Your Own Design, Danielle has been featured in Elle, Vogue Australia, The Huffington Post, The Globe and Mail, and Entertainment Tonight.

• Pamela Fink is the creator of good charma bracelets worn by celebrities such as Beyonce, Gwyneth Paltrow, Demi Moore, Madonna, Maria Shriver, Selena Gomez, and Miley Cyrus (http://www.goodcharma.com/). Her spiritual yet edgy jewellery has been featured in People, InTouch and the NYTimes style pages.

• Lisa Levin, creator of Pharmacopia (http://www.pharmacopia.net/), the highly successful natural and organic bodycare line as seen in O, The Oprah Magazine, Vogue and People. Celebrity fans include Alicia Silverstone, Marcia Cross and Amy Smart; her products are now available at all Chapters and Indigo stores across Canada.

• Candice Graf, president of Homerun Investments/Homerun International and TV personality of Makin’ Stupid Money (http://www.homeruninvestments.com/ and http://www.homerun-international.com/). Her belief in helping others led her to launch one of the most unique Real Estate mentoring programs in North America that teaches thousands of individuals how to pay off their mortgage in half the time and build the retirement they deserve.    

• Sara Happ is the creator of the lip scrub ^TM and lip slip^TM cult beauty brands (http://www.sarahapp.com/), which are sold in over 20 countries world wide. Featured on The Today Show, in O, The Oprah Magazine, InStyle and many more. Celebrity fans include Reese Witherspoon, Ashley Simpson and Jennifer Lopez.

To Dunlop, the next Glinda Girl will encompass “a dream to live, a passion to pursue and a difference to make.”  

“She turns stumbling blocks into stepping stones, loves a fabulous pair of shoes but, more importantly, knows how to walk the talk. She’s a trailblazer and paves the way for others to follow in her footsteps to fulfill their dreams,” said Dunlop.

The $30,000 Business Booster Prize Package includes: membership to a year long advisory board with mentoring services from Powerhouse International Inc., strategic and creative counsel with Debra Stuart Marketing, logo development and design with Admaki, copywriting services with The Word Agency, Life and Financial coaching with a Martha Beck coach, Entrepreneurial Jam Session with Danielle LaPorte, professional makeup sessions with artist Karen Malcolm, new clothes and shopping experience with personal stylist Karen Judge of Studio Gorgeous, video production services courtesy of BizBox TV and Deluxe Design Group, a notebook computer from Bulletproof InfoTech and Dell, a public relations strategy session with award-winning PR firm Brookline Public Relations, and more!

Deadline for ‘Pitchfest’ submissions is June 30, 2009. For contest rules and additional information, please visit http://www.glindagirls.com/.

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About “Are You the Next Glinda Girl?” Pitchfest

Glinda Girls Inc. is looking for the next big business idea with the “Are You the Next Glinda Girl?” Pitchfest, a contest open to women who have a brilliant idea that will inspire the world. Twenty semi-finalists will be selected August 5, 2009. Five finalists will then be selected on September 15, 2009 to present their big idea on October 5, 2009 in front of an impressive roster of judges. A $30,000 Business Booster Prize Package is up for grabs, along with the opportunity to become an official Glinda Girl. Entry fee is $250 and includes a ticket to The Business of Bliss event with net proceeds donated to kiva.org. ‘Pitchfest’ is proudly sponsored by Entrepreneurial Moms of Calgary.

About The Business of Bliss

Designed to inspire women to discover their purpose, live their passion and create a life they love, The Business of Bliss is a full-day inspirational speaker series event featuring internationally acclaimed speakers such as Candace Bushnell, author of Sex and the City, Trading Up, Lipstick Jungle and One Fifth Avenue; Martha Beck, New York Times best-selling author and columnist for O, The Oprah Magazine; Brilliance Specialist and psychotherapist Moreah Ragusa; and Peter Walsh, organizational guru from TLC’s Clean Sweep and New York Times best-selling author of How to Organize Just About Everything and Does This Clutter Make My Butt Look Fat. Walsh is also a regular guest on the Oprah show and can be heard weekly on The Peter Walsh Show on the Oprah & Friends XM radio network.

For tickets and additional information, please call 1.866.944.0455 or visit http://www.glindagirls.com/.

About Glinda Girls Inc.

Glinda lives within all women. She is the part of us that has a dream to accomplish, a passion to pursue and a difference to make. Inspiring women across the country, Glinda Girls Inc.^TM created an online boutique (http://www.glindagirls.com/) where visionary, entrepreneurial women can showcase their beauty and lifestyle brands as well as share their stories of success. Some of these acclaimed brands include DuWop, cake^TM Beauty and Anastasia Beverly Hills. Glinda Girls Inc.-the creators of cool and purveyors of possibility-celebrates their innovation, respects their triumphs, admires their entrepreneurship and loves their products. Founder Kari Dunlop hopes their stories inspire your desire to create your own road to a happy, rewarding life that you love!

Media Contact:

Arlene Worsley

Brookline Public Relations, Inc.

P: 403-538-5641 ext. 106

C: 403-650-7086

aworsley@brooklinepr.com

BROOKLINE PUBLIC RELATIONS NAMED AGENCY OF RECORD

FOR THE BUSINESS OF BLISS EVENT

(Calgary, Canada, May 7, 2009)  Glinda Girls Inc., a Calgary-based event producer and e-boutique of beauty and lifestyle brands, has chosen Brookline Public Relations, Inc. (Brookline) as the agency of record for its first-ever, highly-anticipated The Business of Bliss event taking place October 5, 2009 in Calgary.

Held at the TELUS Convention Centre, The Business of Bliss is a full-day event featuring internationally acclaimed speakers such as Candace Bushnell, author of Sex and the City, Trading Up, Lipstick Jungle and One Fifth Avenue; Martha Beck, New York Times best-selling author and columnist for O, The Oprah Magazine; Brilliance Specialist and psychotherapist Moreah Ragusa; and Peter Walsh, organizational guru from TLC’s Clean Sweep and New York Times best-selling author of How to Organize Just About Everything and Does This Clutter Make My Butt Look Fat. Walsh is also a regular guest on the Oprah show and can be heard weekly on The Peter Walsh Show on the Oprah & Friends XM radio network.

We are incredibly honoured to be The Business of Bliss’s public relations agency of record,  said Shauna MacDonald, Brookline’s Principal and Founder.  This event brings together some of today’s most inspiring speakers, and provides women a unique forum to connect and learn from each other. We are looking forward to hearing from world-renowned speakers and working with the strong entrepreneurial women behind the Glinda Girls in bringing this event to fruition.

Designed to inspire women to discover their purpose, live their passion and create a life they love, The Business of Bliss will also be looking for a new Glinda Girl with a  Pitchfest, a competitive pitch session where five female finalists present their big idea to a panel of judges. The winner will walk away with a $25,000 Business Booster Prize Package that includes a public relations strategy session with Brookline to help the budding entrepreneur analyze and establish a solid market presence.

We are excited to have Brookline Public Relations as our agency of record, said Kari Dunlop, event producer and President and CEO of Glinda Girls Inc.  We chose Brookline because of its longstanding history in supporting women’s causes as well as the company’s winning approach of combining fresh, creative, solid and professional campaigns. We believe both our organizations are strongly aligned, and we look forward to the great work that Brookline is known for in the industry.

The Business of Bliss also features a series of VIP events on October 5, including: The Morning with Martha (a VIP continental breakfast); a VIP Glinda Girls awards luncheon; and the Fab-U- Bliss After Party  with Peter Walsh and special guests.

For tickets and additional information, please call toll free 1-866-944-0455 or visit http://www.glindagirls.com/.

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About Brookline Public Relations, Inc.

Brookline Public Relations, Inc. (Brookline) is one of Canada’s leading boutique public relations agencies with a superior track record for planning and executing award-winning public relations programs. Dedicated to helping organizations build awareness, credibility and strong reputations worldwide, Brookline is different because it delivers public relations campaigns that achieve a balance between strategic planning, creative programming and relentless execution. Brookline is committed to providing both established market leaders and emerging players with the winning combination of fresh, creative, solid and professional campaigns that lead to measurable results and reach new levels of success. For more information, please visit http://www.brooklinepr.com/.

About The Business of Bliss

The Business of Bliss is a speakers’ series designed to inspire women to discover their purpose, live their passion and create a life they love. This inspiring and life-changing full-day event boasts a blockbuster roster of individuals whose stories are sure to open people’s minds and touch their hearts. For tickets and additional information, please visit www.GlindaGirls.com.

About Glinda Girls Inc.

Glinda lives within all women. She is the part of us that has a dream to accomplish, a passion to pursue and a difference to make. Inspiring women across the country, Glinda Girls Inc.^TM created an online boutique (http://www.glindagirls.com/) where visionary, entrepreneurial women can showcase their beauty and lifestyle brands as well as share their stories of success. Some of these acclaimed brands include DuWop, Cake Beauty and Anastasia Beverly Hills. Glinda Girls Inc.-the creators of cool and purveyors of possibility-celebrates their innovation, respects their triumphs, admires their entrepreneurship and loves their products. Founder Kari Dunlop hopes their stories inspire your desire to create your own road to a happy, rewarding life that you love! For more information, please visit http://www.glindagirls.com/.

Media Contact:

Arlene Worsley

Brookline Public Relations, Inc.

P: 403-538-5641 ext. 106

C: 403-650-7086

aworsley@brooklinepr.com

PETER WALSH EMCEE AND GUEST SPEAKER AT THE BUSINESS OF BLISS EVENT ON OCTOBER 5, 2009

Organize Your Life with New York Times Best-Selling Author 

and Oprah Regular Guest

(Calgary, AB - March 10, 2009)  Glinda Girls Inc., Calgary-based e-boutique of beauty and lifestyle brands and event producer, is excited to announce today that New York Times best-selling author and Oprah regular guest Peter Walsh will be appearing at The Business of Bliss, a full day Glinda Girls Inc. event that will inspire women to live a life they love. The event will be held at the TELUS Convention Centre on Monday, October 5, 2009.

Author of How to Organize Just About Everything and Does This Clutter Make My Butt Look Fat?, Peter Walsh is a noted international organization expert, TV personality and radio host who characterizes himself as  part-contractor and part-therapist. Peter will be lending his organizational insights to The Business of Bliss as emcee and guest speaker.

Walsh is currently a regular on The Oprah Winfrey Show where he coaches viewers to de-clutter their homes, their heads and their lives so that they can live in a better space.  He also hosts a weekly national radio program as part of the Oprah & Friends network that can be heard on XM156. During the last three years, Walsh also starred as the tough-love professional organizer in more than 100 episodes of Clean Sweep, The Learning Channel’s hit show.

Curious how the relationship between physical, mental and emotional clutter keeps you blocked from living a life you love?  Walsh’s expertise in turning chaos into order and getting you back on track to living your happiest, most authentic life possible is sure to illuminate and will definitely entertain.  Discover how letting go of the clutter allows you to regain your balance, focus, energy and purpose.  Find the life that is waiting for you - the one that has been buried under all of your physical and emotional clutter. 

Event Producer, CEO and President of Glinda Girls Inc., Kari Dunlop is thrilled to be including Peter in the line up of extraordinary speakers.  Peter is one of the most sincere, engaging and authentic people I have had the opportunity to hear speak.  His experience in helping people get organized is part of a much larger and fascinating conversation as to how clutter prevents us from moving forward in living our best life.

The event also features: Candace Bushnell, the internationally acclaimed author of Sex and the City, Lipstick Jungle, Trading Up and One Fifth Avenue, who was once behind on her rent, sleeping on a foam mattress and struggling to make it in Manhattan; Martha Beck, New York Times best-selling author and O Magazine columnist whose wit and wisdom has helped thousands discover their own North Star and live a life of purpose; and Brilliance Specialist and psychotherapist Moreah Ragusa.

Everyone longs to connect with the part of them that has a dream to live, a passion to pursue and a difference to make - discover how to awaken that part of you at The Business of Bliss - Monday, October 5, 2009 at the Calgary TELUS Convention Centre.

VIP Passes including The Morning with Martha, a continental breakfast starting at 7am; a VIP Luncheon; and the Fab-U-Bliss After Party with Peter Walsh and special guests  are also now available. Tickets now on sale online at www.GlindaGirls.com/tickets/ or by phone at 1-866-944-0455.

O MAGAZINE COLUMNIST MARTHA BECK COMES TO CALGARY FOR THE BUSINESS OF BLISS ON OCTOBER 5, 2009

(Calgary, Canada, January 13^th, 2009)  New York Times best selling author and O Magazine columnist Martha Beck, author of Finding Your Own North Star and Steering By Starlight will be appearing at The Business of Bliss, a full day event that will inspire women to do what they love and love what they do.

Psychology Today, USA Today, and NPR have all referred to Martha Beck as one of the best-known life coaches in America. A columnist for O, the Oprah Magazine, Martha has also been a contributing editor for Real Simple, Redbook, and Mademoiselle.   She appears frequently as a life design expert on programs such as Good Morning America and The Oprah Winfrey Show.  She will now be sharing her expertise with Calgarians at The Business of Bliss, October 5^th, 2009.

Feeling like you’ve been stood up by your Date with Destiny?  Wondering how to pursue your purpose given the challenging economic situation we face?  Not unlike the North Star that lights up the night sky, there is a still point inside of you that knows your destiny and never stops whispering to you about the life you are meant to live. 

Event Producer, CEO and President of GlindaGirls.com, Kari Dunlop has been a fan of Beck’s work for many years.  Having seen her speak in person, I can attest to her hilarious, inspiring and engaging style.  It is sure to illuminate!  Martha Beck possesses a rare gift for helping people whose lives have gone off course find their way back to an authentic and rewarding life.  

Everyone has the desire to do something profound with their lives, Dunlop says.  Martha Beck has helped thousands find their own North Star, fulfill their potential and live more joyfully.  Hear from Beck, first-hand, about how you can re-connect with that place within yourself. 

The event also features Candace Bushnell, the internationally acclaimed author of Sex and the City, Lipstick Jungle, Trading Up & One Fifth Avenue, who was once behind on her rent, sleeping on a foam mattress and struggling to make it in Manhattan.

Every woman longs to connect with the part of them that has a dream to live, a passion to pursue and a difference to make - discover how to awaken that part of you at The Business of Bliss - October 5, 2009 at the Calgary TELUS Convention Centre.

Interested in the opportunity of getting up-close and personal with Martha Beck?  VIP Packages include The Morning with Martha, a continental breakfast starting at 7am

AUTHOR OF SEX & THE CITY NOVEL CANDACE BUSHNELL

COMES TO CALGARY FOR THE BUSINESS OF BLISS ON OCTOBER 5, 2009

Critically acclaimed, international best-selling novelist Candace Bushnell, author of Sex and the City, Trading Up, Lipstick Jungle and One Fifth Avenue,  will appear at The Business of Bliss, a full-day event that will inspire women to create a life they love.

Calgary, Canada (December 16, 2008) - Candace Bushnell developed the Sex and the City column in 1994 as a thinly-veiled look at her own life (through the voice of her alter-ego, Carrie). The novel of the same name, published in 1996, was the basis for the HBO hit series. Candace Bushnell has a life most would dare to dream, but she had to run a tough marathon before she could slip on a pair of designer stilettos. 

Bushnell was born and raised in the small Connecticut town of Glastonbury and attended Rice University. With a dream of writing since she was a young girl, there was a time when this critically acclaimed author was sleeping on a foam mattress - behind in her rent and struggling to make it in Manhattan.  Many in the same situation would have simply given up.  However, her perseverance paid off - in wonderful ways.  She is a self-made woman who stayed true to her love of writing, despite the challenges and against all odds.

Hear from Bushnell first-hand at The Business of Bliss.  Her empowering journey is a testament to the extraordinary things that can happen when one is committed to their heart’s desire.

Event Producer, CEO and President of GlindaGirls.com Kari Dunlop has been a fan of inspiring stories since she herself was old enough to get her first library card.  What is my purpose? What is it that I really want to do with my life?  How can I turn my passion into profits? These are questions I hear over and over.”

Dunlop sees The Business of Bliss as a way for women to reconnect with their own heart’s desire so they too can discover their purpose and live out their passions.  These are precarious times.  We need everyone doing what they love, and loving what they do.

It’s a mantra that worked for Candace Bushnell.  Now, use her experience to help awaken the part of you that has a dream to live, a passion to pursue and a difference to make at The Business of Bliss - October 5, 2009 at the Calgary TELUS Convention Centre.

Tickets for Reserved Seating now available, call 1.866.944.0455 or email hello@glindagirls.com

The joy of change. Ah yes. At first glance this makes as much sense as jumbo shrimp, wireless cable and non-dairy creamer.

When it comes to changing lanes on the road of life, it’s not uncommon to find our neck locked in a permanent shoulder check position. It becomes very difficult to assess, let alone appreciate, the change of scenery while one is busy chewing on their lap belt. People, places and things that we normally complain about all of a sudden take up a sentimental place in our psyche. Chalk it up to human nature, but we tend to become very anxious about the unknown.

To change gears and chew on something completely different… renowned physician and spiritual leader Deepak Chopra has another way of looking at it. If you can step into the unknown in every moment of your life then you’re always in the field of infinite possibilities. Much more appetizing wouldn’t you say?

Just as there are two sides to every story and what goes up must come down, there are two aspects to every situation. The glass isn’t half full or half empty, it is in fact both. We are conditioned to look thru life with one eye open - something is good or bad. While in fact, positive experiences come with a cost and underlying negative experiences have an upside. The infamous silver lining. But don’t take my word for it. It’s actually based on quantum phsyics. For more info, check out John Demartini’s book, The Breakthough Experience . His Quantum Collapse Process is simply brilliant.

Amanda Gore is a witty and wise gal from the land down under.

A Glinda Girl in her own right, she knows her stuff. Smart. Saavy. Spunky. And funny as H E Double hockey sticks. I had the good fortune of hearing her speak last October, and if the opportunity ever presents itself - it’s a no-brainer - you have to see and hear her for yourself.

She speaks to the joy of change in a most illuminating way. Her personal experiences combined with some interesting facts on the exciting research being done in the field neuroplasticity are sure to inspire. While perhaps you can’t teach a dog new tricks, there is hope for us bipeds.

So fasten your seatbelt and read on…

Glinda Girl Ashley Ramsay is “Just Doin’ It”

Ashley Ramsay is the President of milk lush baby goods based in Vancouver, British Columbia and has product for sale in shops from Los Angeles to Australia to Sweden.

Vegas or Bust
When my daughter was conceived, my action plan to escape corporate life as I knew it was ignited. Upon her birth in November 2007 milk lush baby goods was born after making my sister-in-law a baby quilt for her little boy to be as a shower gift. We’ve been in business for just under a year…  but growing at the speed of light; and don’t forget, that’s WITH baby in tow.

When I first got the call This is Nathan from the ABC Kids Expo letting you know that we had a space opening this morning in the 3rd row of the section you are interested in, I nearly dropped my cell phone and jammed the car gear shaft into reverse as I drove down the highway going 110 km/h with my daughter screaming at the top of her lungs in the back seat. How was it humanly possible that there just happened to be space nearly a month before the largest Baby and Kids Trade Show in North America, or perhaps the world, for that matter? Within 24 hours, I was booked on a flight to Las Vegas to launch milk lush baby goods into the world just a short 6 months after starting the business.

So what’s it like to throw yourself into the lion’s den on a whim and does it really pay off to take a leap of faith and just go for it?

Adrenaline rushing. Grueling. Exhausting. Exciting. Scary. Crazy. Insomina inducing. Those are just a few words I could use to describe planning and executing a 5 day trade show for a start up business as a new mother in a mere 8 weeks — from scratch. So if you were wondering, yes, it CAN be done. And yes, it CAN be a success.

So picture this: a baby on one hip, a blackberry in the other and a rolling suitcase dragging behind ne at the same time. Oh, and I am pushing a stroller with my stomach which is also filled with luggage. It’s nearly impossible, but you just do it. You just cough it up, suck it up, get your sh*t together and get out into the crazy jungle world out there and make your business blossom. You haven’t eaten in 48 hours, because you can’t. You’re breastfeeding. Or at least trying to. Then you have to stand in a booth with fluorescent lighting beaming so elegantly on your flushed cheeks. For 5 straight days. It’s feeling like you just want to pack it in and then…

The owner of the top Celebrity Baby Boutique in the world walks straight up to your booth, hands you a card and tells you she wants your product in her shop. As soon as possible. You melt. You cry. You collect yourself. You place your order for your next shipment of materials and you just go for it. All over again. 

So yes, just like those Nike ads have been teaching us for decades…you just do it!