Special thanks to Ed Katz and Jill Lublin for sharing their wisdom on publicity and inspiring us all to consider the benefits of this low cost marketing strategy that is accessible to us all.
RECAP April 29 5 Steps to Simplify Your Business and Attract More Clients With Diana Lidstone and Susan Jarema

RECAP April 21 Get Known! Get Found! Get Paid! With Gerry Foster
Put your hands in the air and give a round of applause for brand strategist Gerry Foster …and his incredibly inspiring, energy-filled talk where he shared his –
3 TOP SECRETS FOR BRANDING …
RECAP March 17th – GC Panel Networking Event With CEO Space and Top Talent
WOW! What an event…
This past Thursday March 17th over 120 Grand Givers met with us to connect, create and collaborate and learn some new skills for moving forward in business.
We were joined by the best in the business September Dohrmann, Richard Kaye and David T. Fagan to hear them share their top tips, insight and knowledge on what it takes to grow authentically and connect deeper with both current and potential clients.
Apr 29 | Marketing Strategy Master Class: 5 Steps to Simplify Your Business and Attract More Clients With Diana Lidstone and Susan Jarema
Join Biz GROW Master Diana Lidstone and Susan Jarema for a valuable Master Class to simplify your business and make your marketing easier to attract more clients.
In this Master Class we will learn how to:
1. Uncomplicate your business so that you can scale the right things
2. Implement the best counterintuitive actions that will actually make you more money
3. Apply the difference between growing and scaling your business
4. Increase focus and add more joy to your business.
Join us for this Master Class where you will learn strategies that you can implement immediately to make your marketing easier & attract high-paying clients!
Susan and Diana both have experienced themselves and through their clients the overwhelm and disappointment of marketing investments that don’t bring you desired results. Our goal is for you to simplify your marketing so that you can get off the treadmill, simplify and start making more money.
May 6 | The Power of Publicity to Drive Prospects & Profits With Jill Lublin and Ed Katz
May 6 is the next Grand Connection and it will be Double Grand! We are bringing to you two amazing publicity experts to make a difference in your PR strategy.
Publicity has proven itself the most cost-effective, lucrative and powerful tool for client attraction and retention. If you want to be the #1 influencer in your industry, you’ve got to get bigger media visibility.
Jill Lublin, (a founding GC Member) and the CEO of a strategic consulting firm, has over 25 years experience working with over 100,000 people plus national and international media. Based on her international bestseller, Guerrilla Publicity, Jill shares simple strategies doable tips and proven secrets to boost your visibility and brand awareness. Ed Katz, the Managing Principal of Katnip Marketing, a marketing and media consultancy has obtained interviews and feature articles for his clients in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Vanity Fair and numerous television and radio spots. He himself has been interviewed on various media, business and advertising issues by The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, USA Today, MSNBC and more.
May 1-31 | Spring Grand Giveaway (Collaborative Marketing Opportunity)
This is a great opportunity for you to gain visibility, build your email list, find new clients and meet grand connection collaboration partners.
Schedule
1. May 1-15 Soft Launch
2. May 6 Grand Connection Speaker Event (launch announcement)
3. May 16 Very last day for contributor submissions
4. May 16-30 Interviews (optional) and Email Campaign
5. Jun 2-3 Annual Conference and Finale
May 11 | LinkedIn Posting Party Grand Connection & EPIC!
The Grand Connection has partnered with EPIC! to offer our community the ever popular LinkedIn Posting parties on a monthly basis.
Curious about what its about? This is an opportunity to meet others AND also create engagement on each others posts. A great way to grow your connections, get more views on your posts and have some fun at the same time. EPIC has been running successful LinkedIn posting parties for some time and his members have achieved thousands of views.
Everyone is welcome to come to this free event.
May 18 | Member Mingle
This week GC Member Jeanette Martin will share with us how “Emojis are real people too!” in her Member Spotlight. Jeanette Martin, also known as the Social Media Whisperer is going to give us some tips on understanding our customer hidden behind the emojis.
At this event, we will introduce ourselves, have some mastermind breakouts and may take part in volunteer “love” seats with peer to peer feedback. Bring your burning questions to find some direction from the community.
May 18 | GC Member Success Session
Open office hours to answer any questions on your membership. Discuss ways to make more connections, complete profile, add listings and other opportunities to gain visibility. Susan is also available to help you with your marketing questions … lead magnets, conversions strategies, SEO, sales funnels and more. Bring your questions!
May 24 | Mixer: Networking Hub & Grand Connection
We are thrilled to be hosting our next Mixer with The Networking Hub on May 24th!
Focusing on the topic of ‘Global Communication’ we’ll be hearing from experts in the field and bringing those learnings into our multiple breakouts. Understanding and respecting cultural differences, looking for commonalities and how to connect with global media are some of the grand topics we will discuss.
May 26 Master Class | How to Write a Press Release! (and more)

This master class with some guest experts from the community is for you if you are asking…
June 2-3 | Business Growth Buffet: 2 Day Virtual Conference | Grand Connection
Join us for the most delicious Grand Connection event of the year!
Bite-sized business education dishes will be provided by thought leaders from our own Grand Connection Community who will be serving their secret recipes for success.
This experiential event will take you on a rich five course business journey that will give you tastes of the many savoury flavours of business success. In between each course, we will have our breakout masterminds where we get the opportunity to connect, create and collaborate.
After the buffet we invite you to stay for the after party to mingle and make more connections.
Jun 8 | LinkedIn Posting Party Grand Connection & EPIC!
The Grand Connection has partnered with EPIC! to offer our community the ever popular LinkedIn Posting parties on a monthly basis.
Curious about what its about? This is an opportunity to meet others AND also create engagement on each others posts. A great way to grow your connections, get more views on your posts and have some fun at the same time. EPIC has been running successful LinkedIn posting parties for some time and his members have achieved thousands of views.
Everyone is welcome to come to this free event.
Jun 14 | The Grand Podcasters! Group | Grand Connection
We welcome you to the Grand Podcasters Group!
This is a place where podcasters can connect to shares value, makes an impact, and reaches a large audience through community.
Mission:
Our mission is to help you collaborate, share knowledge and resources and learn how to get the results you want from your podcast. We will be bringing in experts and having breakout discussions.
Jun 17 & 24 | Make Grand Connections: The Grand Principles of Networking
In this 2 part workshop you will learn how to build your network AND build Grand Connections that bring your success. Discover who your best collaborative partners are, gain clarity on your message, create Grand Introductions, practice and get feedback, plus much more in this practical and interactive workshop series.