“Rethink, Reset, Recalibrate:
Leveraging Your Experiences for Strengths” 

Fundraising Luncheon

Thursday, May 2, 2024 | 11:00 am to 1:15 pm
Crystal Ballroom, Fairmont Palliser, 133 9 Ave. SW, Calgary, AB T2P 2M3

meet our SPEAKER

Her profound leadership, business acumen, and marketing prowess are backed by two decades of experience. Academically, she's a proud alumni of The University of Calgary with a B.Comm and further adds to her expertise with credentials as an ICF Certified Executive Business and Success Coach, and a Transformational Breathwork Facilitator.

The inception of The Well was Mandy's response to a personal quest for a genuine, supportive space during her most challenging times – the loss of a business and the passing of her father. Recognizing the need for a platform where women could be vulnerable and share wisdom, Mandy transformed her longing into a reality. In 2017, she initiated a brunch gathering that evolved into a nationwide movement, touching the lives of thousands of women across Canada.

Mandy's journey took a pivotal turn in 2021 during a transformative phase in her life. Confronting a personal crossroads, she embraced her metamorphosis, penned a forthcoming book, and redefined her approach to life and leadership. This marked the beginning of her mission to empower other high-achieving professional women to conquer business burnout and embrace their true, powerful selves.

Today, The Well stands as a beacon for a new leadership era, championing women's well-being, authenticity, and redefining the essence of 'success' and fulfillment. This community is a melting pot of personal growth and professional excellence. Mandy, along with her team of Expert Facilitators, offers guidance to women committed to their personal and professional evolution. They delve into childhood experiences, energetics, and boundary setting to heal ingrained patterns that influence work, self-relationship, and life, paving the way for strategies that resonate with one's genuine, expressed self.

The Well is not just a community; it's a sanctuary offering a private, secure network, transformative retreats, Mastermind Groups, and a proven pathway to awakening. Join Mandy and step into your most powerful, authentic self.

Website & Social Media Links:

Instagram (personal): @mandybalak | Instagram (business): @thewell___

Website (personal): mandybalak.com | Website (business): wellwmn.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mandybalak/

Podcast: mandybalak.com/podcast

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Advancing Futures for Women

• Making Changes Association empowers women in transition by helping them build confidence and skills so they can participate in their communities.

• Making Changes assists more than 2,800 women and girls each year.

• All programs are free of charge and prepare women who want to join the workforce, return to school, or volunteer.

Our programs include:

Building Confidence And Skills

• The Employment and Life Skills Program helps immigrant women to prepare for their future in Canada.

• The program helps develop life skills, find a career path, improve communication, and gain an understanding of Canadian business culture.

• Offered through virtual classrooms each year, over 110 women access the program.

A Wardrobe That Works

• Dress for Success Calgary, a division of Making Changes, provides a 90-minute individual consultation for women to create a professional, business wardrobe.  

• Participants are offered gently used clothing and accessories at no cost to help them look and feel their best.

Fashion for School and for Fun!

• My Best Friend’s Closet (MBFC) offers teenage girls a full wardrobe of clothing and accessories to meet their school, employment, and recreational needs - all at no cost to their families.

• Fitting in is an essential part of a young person's life. Having a selection of stylish items helps youth want to attend school and gives them the confidence to connect with peers.  

• My Best Friend’s Closet also provides volunteer opportunities to young women in the community, Volunteers for this program are peer and near-peer-aged to best relate to clients.

Careers of the Future

• The Women in Technology Program (WIT) is a skills training program that works to create employment opportunities for unemployed or underemployed immigrant and aboriginal women in the booming tech sector in Calgary.

• Women receive training in full-stack web development and employment power skills.

• The goal is to increase women's economic security by reducing barriers to women's participation in a male-dominated tech sector.

• The program is delivered at no cost to 32 women a year and 70% of the graduates have secured employment within 6 months of completing the program.

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Making Changes acknowledges the traditional territories of the Blackfoot Confederacy which includes the Siksika, Piikani, Kainai, the Tsuut’ina Nation and Stoney Nakoda Nations of Chiniki, Bearspaw and Wesley and the Metis people of Alberta, Region III. We honor the hardships that were endured by the peoples on this land to allow us to be in this space to do the work that we do in our community. We respect the culture of the peoples who walk through our doors and we strive to provide space for them. We acknowledge that Indigenous peoples continue to experience hardships and our agency will be champions for change in our daily service to community. Making Changes is committed to inclusivity and recognition of all peoples who make their homes in the Treaty 7 region of Southern Alberta.