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Babes Who Brunch Edmonton

March 7, 2019 By Kari 1 Comment

Babes Who Brunch Edmonton-1There’s a shift happening in our world with women. More than ever before, females are speaking their minds, telling their stories, and supporting one another. The power of the Me Too Movement and Times Up has been a huge contributing factor, along with national discussions on gender equality, and cities placing more of a focus on the quality of life of women, etc.

Moments where women huddle around the coffee machine at work, talking trash about a female co-worker, seem less frequent. Competition instead of helping each other out is so ten years ago, and getting ahead at any cost is no longer socially acceptable. I’m not saying these things don’t happen anymore, but they seem to be less frequent. We’ve realized our secret weapon – “When women support each other, incredible things happen.” Ladies, we’re better together!

Babes Who Brunch Edmonton-1On the eve of International Women’s Day, it’s a time to reflect. I see women supporting women everywhere! These days, female blogger and content creators are more likely to cheer each other on and share each other’s work, local lady boutique owners are the first to congratulate the competition down the road for a business win, and in general, women from different industries are coming together to collaborate and help promote one another.

This shift made me even more excited to speak at The Ace Class’ February Babes Who Brunch event. It was pretty cool to have a chance to be in a room with 82 go-getter women, all wanting to learn from one another. I jumped at the chance!

Babes Who Brunch Edmonton-3What is Ace?

The number one goal of ACE is to create a world where women can thrive together. Sign me up! Ace stands for Activate, Cultivate, Empower (read more on the mission here). They do this by offering memberships, online courses, a podcast, conferences, and other events to women across Canada. ACE currently operates in Edmonton, Calgary, Saskatoon, Toronto, Vancouver, and Winnipeg.

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Babes Who Brunch

Ace puts on once-a-month Babes Who Brunch events held simultaneously across all host cities (how cool is that?!). This isn’t your average networking event (thank goodness for that). Everyone in the room keeps it real, and is pretty laid back in their approach to getting to know each other. You feel as though you’re out for brunch with girlfriends! Your ticket includes a two-course brunch, coffee, swag bag, and the keynote speaker. The Babes Who Brunch I spoke at was held in the Fairmont Hotel Macdonald’s stunning Empire Ballroom. We dined on buttermilk waffle bennys with confit duck, brown butter hollandaise, free range eggs and arugula while cheersing mimosas and swapping stories of our passions. It was fun to get a little fancy before noon on a Saturday!
Babes Who Brunch Edmonton-5Babes Who Brunch Edmonton-6Kassandra Harvey (@tallwhitelatte on Insta) runs the Edmonton chapter (although she just announced she’s moving on. Her replacement hasn’t been announced quite yet). Kassie is an incredibly kind, super-motivated local woman-about-town. Get to know her here!

Babes Who Brunch Edmonton-7Babes Who Brunch Edmonton-8Leading up to the event, I had a phone meeting with Kassie, and asked what exactly she was hoping from me as a keynote. She told me every speaker shares what brought them to where they are today, what they’ve learned along the way, and what makes them the best they can be. That’s what you can expect from future speakers when you attend. I also shared a few of my tried, tested, and true mompreneur tips which you can find right here!

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Who Should Attend Babes Who Brunch?

Stay-at-home moms, business owners, 9-5 er’s, those relaunching their career – anyone! This event is a fit for any curious, motivated, passionate woman. The keynote speakers all have different journeys from different lines of work. Perhaps you’re hoping to connect with someone in a specific industry, and that’s great, but don’t rule out learning from others that you may not have initially thought you could have. I truly believe we can all elevate one another by sharing our ideas and experiences.

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All photos: Ash Marie Photography

The next Babes Who Brunch event is next Saturday, March 16 featuring Lipstick Empire Laser Spa Owner and Operator, Justine Martinson. Get tickets here!

Know of any other events focused on women supporting women? Fill me in! 

xx

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  1. Kassandra says

    March 7, 2019 at 9:44 am

    So much love Kari! Thank you for sharing your experience with us!

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when you feel like you've hit your max bump but th when you feel like you've hit your max bump but there's still nine weeks to go. 😳

It's truly amazing what our bodies can do. 💛

#31weeks #sunsoutbumpsout #beachball
Life update. ❤ I’ll be keeping this piece of Life update. ❤

I’ll be keeping this piece of art forever. Wyatt painted this for me back in January, when I was isolated with Covid. I taped it up on the wall beside the bed during my stay in our guest room. If you zoom in, you’ll see me in the front with the big baby belly. (Wyatt calls me ‘big belly’ these days!)

Rainbows represent promise, hope, and new beginnings. 

It's been a rough past few weeks for our family, hence my absence online. Thank you so much for your messages of love, concern, and support. They mean so much to us. I know I share a lot with you on here, but I’m not going to get into details this time. Just know we're doing alright. Junebug is great (and kicking and rolling around non-stop!), Wyatt is awesome per usual, and Ryan and I are rock solid.

I had to take a break from work. My main focus has always been (and will
always be) protecting the peace, health, and well-being of our family unit. 

Social media can be a beautiful place where connection and inspiration happens. Unfortunately, it can also foster hurtful and harmful attacks. I’ve learned so much over these past few weeks, and have deeply reflected on my presence and future plans online. I’ll share more soon, but for now, I just wanted to check in, say a sincere thanks, and let you know we’re all good. ❤️
The moment I found out. September 22, 2021. I’ll The moment I found out. September 22, 2021. I’ll be honest - the first trimester wasn’t great. There were moments of joy (like this one) but it was filled with anxiety, scary moments, and a few hurdles. 

🤰I’m playing catchup on some pregnancy blog posts but I wanted to make sure this was up, especially for those who have been following our journey. 

👉 Head on over to KariSkelton.com for ‘Pregnancy Q&A: The First Trimester’ where I get into all of it. Link is in my bio.

❔️Please ask any questions. That’s the whole reason why I share about this. I believe sharing our experiences and personal stories helps all of us feel less alone and often validates what we’re going through. 

(If you can believe it, I took a video of the exact moment I found out but it disappeared from my files. Poof! Gone.💨 Of all the videos to lose…. 🙈 But very happy to have this photo).

#pregnancystories #motherhoodrising #motherhoodunites #Canadianblogger #Canadianmom
Contest Closed. Congrats to our winner @michelle_q Contest Closed. Congrats to our winner @michelle_quay! Thanks to all of you for entering! ❤

➡️ Giveaway! To celebrate @fresonbros first birthday tomorrow (Saturday, March 5), we’re giving away a $250 Freson Bros. GC! 🥳

You’re invited to pop down to the party between 11-5 to celebrate with us! 🎉There’s birthday torte, a whole bunch of perks, specialty tastings, and additional in-store giveaways, including a beautiful Camp Chef XT Wood Pellet Grill! 🙆‍♀️

To enter our $250 GC Giveaway:

👉 Make sure you follow me @kariskelton and @fresonbros.

👉 Like this post.

👉 tag some friends who would love this!

✨️ Bonus entry: Head to KariSkelton.com and leave a comment on my ‘Freson Bros. Turns One’ blog post (make sure to add your IG handle in that comment so we know who you are). 

*This giveaway is open to Canadian residents only and is in no way endorsed or supported by Instagram. The winner must be able to pick up the $250 gift card prize at Freson Bros. Edmonton 5139 Mullen Rd. Contest closes Friday, March 4 at 11:59 pm MST. The winner will be announced on this post before 9 a.m MST Saturday, March 5. 

🚨*PLEASE watch out for impersonation accounts that unfortunately sometimes pop up during giveaways. I will only reach out to you via DM from my account (@kariskelton) to confirm your win and then we’ll coordinate details via email only.
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