Vancouver Startup Week 2017

See how Grow’s Frontend leverages the React ecosystem to build a platform used by some of the biggest banks in Canada.


Capacity: 40

Do you feel like your career path or leadership effectiveness is somehow hindered by your temperament?  Are you overlooked for leadership roles because of your quiet nature? Do you feel overshadowed by your gregarious colleagues/competitors? Do you feel pressured to go against your authentic self to get recognised?

You're not alone - about 50% of all leaders are introverts, yet our working environments favour the extrovert, the outspoken, bold and assertive. These traits have changed our definition of leadership and altered our assumptions about what good performance looks like. And while many studies have shown introverts are natural born leaders, many business cultures often make it impossible to thrive.

The speaker, Faris Khalifeh, will illustrate how you don't have to be loud to be a great leader, and you can be impactful by being soft-spoken, quiet and gentle. This talk is for extroverts as well, as they can gain valuable insight into the introvert's world, allowing them to understand and work more effectively with their introverted colleagues.

Key Takeaways:

✔ Understanding of Quiet Leadership ✔ Quiet leaders traits and strengths ✔ Expose some myths  ✔ How to close the communication gap between introverts and extroverts

Venue Partner: Grow

Capacity: 35

Throughout history, the most successful entrepreneurs were not just individuals with great ideas and a ton of grit; they also knew how to communicate why their ideas mattered – to the right people. Kathleen Reid, Managing Director of Switchboard, brings you the top five communications strategies startups can use to build relationships with their audience and key stakeholders. Your next client, customer, investor, employee or media ambassador is out there. It’s your job to make them give a sh*t. It’s our job to teach you how.

Capacity: 50