Candy Event Consulting : Making Your Team Stronger

Candy's Culture of Connection

At Candy, CONNECTION matters! Everything we do is grounded in the commitment to being Brilliant, Playful, and Wise. All 3 of these commitments allow us to show up authentically, with a focus on connection, ready to offer support from our years of planning joys and hard-knocks. Read below to see how these important commitments show up for our team, clients, and community partners!

We are Brilliant

Like a lighthouse, we work to shine bright as a beacon to those who are navigating their way through the challenges they face as they plan and promote events for their businesses, organizations, or groups. As we encourage our clients to truly see their potential through key strategy sessions, and empower them to build capacity, they achieve autonomy and realize a greater level of success.

Dana Rosen
We are Playful

We have been accused of saying event planning is "FUN" - and it's true! We believe in providing excellent experiences for our community while allowing room for playful expression. Having fun while learning is an important part of the Candy experience. We build up every new connection from a foundation of excellence, professionalism, and hard work ... and work just as hard to maintain a playful approach.

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We are Wise

We are solution-finders, problem-solvers, and risk-takers. There is no teacher like hands on experience and all our experiences feed into the collective wisdom that we can bring to each new challenge. The culture of the Candy Team is grounded in the time tested, practical knowledge and keen decision-making skills of each team member.

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We are

Brilliant,

Playful,

& Wise

Our Candy clients and community partners share how Candy Connection Strategy and Coaching Sessions have helped them along their business growth or community building journey.

You already know well run events can help your business to gain more customers, your organization to connect more effectively with your donors, or your group to reach out more authentically to your community. But even dedicated and dynamic planning teams can experience show-stopping challenges as they try to connect in deeper ways. For over 12 years Candy has been serving and supporting event planning "connectors" on their journey to sweet event planning success. With Candy's help you - and your team - can get the support you need to keep moving and motivated on the journey!

“Lisa Gareau is the north star in a dark sky...her positivity, wisdom, and nurturing spirit cultivate deep connections that transcend business as usual. A partner of the Association of Administrative Professionals (AAP), Lisa advocates for the betterment and success of event planners, admins, and corporate influencers through her thoughtful and engaging leadership. I highly recommend her services and more importantly, endorse her mentorship and leadership in helping organizations evolve their engagement activities. I am privileged to have her in my community and look forward to what we will achieve together.”

Michelle Hrycauk Nassif, CCAP, CAPM

Edmonton Branch President, Association of Administrative Professionals (AAP)

"I joined Lisa's Strategic Seven Mastermind with seven other business leaders for seven full months. Our time included a personal strategy session, one-on-one weekly coaching sessions, and a weekly virtual group session. The experience has been nothing short of valuable as Lisa has helped me push ideas over the finish line and has supported me through several business challenges. The life of an entrepreneur can often be lonely, but she has been by my side, helping me to create business strategies and moving things forward. Working with Lisa has been a positive experience and a real benefit to both me and my business. I will be forever grateful for the experience!"

Karen Judge

Founder, Happiness Experience Centre & Author, Drive Your Happiness

“Have you heard it said "You can't see the forest for the trees"? What I can personally tell you is that after Lisa Gareau and her team walk you through the 10 Steps to Clarity Strategy Session, not only will you be able to see the forest, you will also begin to see the path ahead. Clear vision is the path to success in whatever you choose to do in life. Clear vision makes the adventure, so much more fun because it helps clarify what the real purpose is. Clear vision is where the trees become part of the forest once again. Clear vision is where you start to relax and begin to breathe in all that the forest offers. For me, the strategy session did all of this and more.”

Richard Grier

Founder, President, & CEO, grewV Spice

When I think of someone creative, compassionate, strategic and dynamic, I think of Lisa!

I have gained invaluable insight and clarity from her individualized coaching sessions over the past year.

Lisa has an ALL-IN attitude and approach to everything she does and I always walk away knowing I have been truly heard.

Lisa's mentorship has helped guide me through a challenging season and as a result, I feel more empowered to truly chase my passion!

Kim Smith

Community Builder, People Connector, & Collaborative Storyteller

“I have had the pleasure of working with Lisa and her team at Candy Event Consulting as they have supported our non-profit organization over the last year. They brought incredible clarity to our yearly plan and provided concise and valuable lessons that were straight forward and practical to implement. Lisa has been approachable, trustworthy, and extremely eloquent which created a robust and fruitful outcome that we have now implemented with our team and association. We couldn't have gotten over the roadblocks and hurdles without a professional to guide us through the pieces that were missing, we are so grateful for the work and insight provided by Candy Consulting!"

Christa Hiebert

Calgary Branch President, Association of Administrative Professionals (AAP)

""Lisa has been an enormous help to our National Hope Movement, the face-to-face Let's Talk Hope conferences in three Canadian locations in 2020, and virtually - nationwide coast to coast to coast in Canada - for Let's Talk Hope Canada 2021! What I love about working with Lisa is that she strategizes all the pieces behind the big picture movement and the wider organization, helping to make our impact even bigger than it could have been. Her thought behind every moment - and her focus on how to make the organization extraordinary - has really taken our mission to the next level. Her strategic sessions go far beyond what I expected. I would highly recommend giving Lisa and her team a call!"

Connie Jakab

Founder, National Hope Movement and Let's Talk Hope Canada Nationwide Conferences

“Lisa and her team at Candy Consulting were incredibly helpful as we journeyed through the planning of our event.

Lisa and her team made sure that ample time was given to understanding the vision and purpose behind our event, looking at it from all angles.

Even with the many changes and surprises that we threw their way, Lisa and her team were always there to creatively solve problems and offer guidance and strategy on how to reach our intended result.

Working with Lisa and her team was a delight! I look forward to working with them again.”

Ashley Tedham

Executive Director, The Duke Of Edinburgh's International Award

"As an entrepreneur, in the midst of building a practice, launching a new concept, with the myriad of competing critical tasks, I was bogged down, frustrated, and disappointed. Working with Lisa has helped immeasurably in bringing clarity to what my high yield actions are ... the truly critical tasks! This has given me perspective and broadened my horizon and most importantly, tied what I’m doing directly to my purpose – my north star. Lisa will walk me back from the minutia to, again, see the big picture, help me refocus and get traction. I’m more effective. I am having more meaningful conversations. My network is actually working. My business is growing AND Fridays are becoming day to celebrate the successes of the week. If you’re looking for a thinking partner to help you get clear and increase your impact, talk to Lisa."

Richard Bucher

Employment Coach & Founder, Your Path to Purpose

"As a start-up nonprofit, this workshop got us off the ground with fresh ideas and a boost of energy." - Darcy

"Candy Academy Workshops are always entertaining, full of valuable information, and very productive." - Hayley

"I've always felt welcomed, acknowledged, and valued. It's been a tremendous learning experience." - Anna

"As a small business owner, the workshop gave me some great ideas to help me plan more effectively and strategically." - Jenny

It has been an honour and pleasure working with Lisa for my 4-week work placement. Lisa was most patient and understanding throughout the process.

- Nkechi

Candy Academy Participants

LISA'S DREAM FOR IN-HOUSE AND DIY EVENT PLANNERS >>>

For over 15 years it's been my dream to empower everyday event planners to embrace their brilliance, activate their experience, & cultivate meaningful connections that last with their clients, customers, core teams, or communities. Join us!

We are Brilliant

We are Playful

We are Wise

We are

Brilliant,

Playful,

& Wise