Michelle Obama announced as the headliner of Elevate 2019 TORONTO – Today, at the Elevate media launch, Claudette McGowan (CIO of BMO), announced the #ELEVATE2019 headliner: Michelle Obama, former First Lady of the United States. Straight off her sold-out global book tour, Michelle Obama will be gracing us with her presence on the 24th of […]

Today is National Emoji Day! Have you ever wondered where the emoji came from? We sure have! Paleoanthropologist Genevieve Von Petzinger (profile coming soon!) explains the brief history of the modern emoji. From cave walls to keyboards: ’emoji’ were first used 200,000 years ago “What is an emoji? We often think of these cute little […]

Today we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch to the moon. This was one large step for men, and a giant leap for women. Katherine Johnson was a key member in the endeavour. In her time, Katherine was a “computer.” Her calculations were imperative to the mission. Katherine, now 90, had been […]

Online accessibility can sometimes be a game of Where’s Waldo. We’ ve all been down that road. The dead-end road when trying to find a contact online. Some might have searched for a hiring manager, others for an old friend. Yet, somehow, after hours of scrolling, it’s like the person ceases to exist. Unquestionably, we […]

Retail expert Andrew Au on the ways Artificial Intelligence (AI) will power retail growth. AI (Artificial Intelligence) changes the way business works. In episode one of Competitive Edge, Andrew Au talks about the future of grocery shopping. With growing developments in AI, we are not far from smart kitchens. These smart kitchens would monitor human […]

Every Monday, the Sickboy trio brings to light the reality of living with disease- unfiltered. Jeremie Saunders, Brian Stever and Taylor MacGillivary make it their mission to present illness in a non-traditional way. Recently, Sickboy was featured in an article on Patreon.com. Patreon, founded in 2013, is a crowdfunding platform that allows artists to better […]

  Whether you’re part of a volunteer organization, a large corporation, or an activist group, events can bring together stakeholders who are important to you, and guide conversation among these groups to generate new ideas and best practices. They’re also a heck of a lot of fun! Planning an event is labour and cost intensive, […]

  When you’re looking to add new members to your organization, be it a business, an association, a club – anything, really – you want to find people who have the right vibe. Vibe is a strange thing, it’s not easily or neatly definable, but you want to find someone who you feel will fit […]

On Tuesday, January 15, 2019, the New York Rangers and the You Can Play Project teamed up to celebrate Pride Night and spread the message of acceptance and respect within the hockey community. The New York Rangers welcomed Harrison Browne, the first transgender professional athlete, to their Pride Night home game at Madison Square Garden […]