Christ Centered Professionals Club In Edmonton

The CCPC is an opportunity to meet like-minded Christians who would love to help you grow your business.

Come join us every third Thursday of the month
Here is our line up if great speakers
CCPC 4-Month Calendar Focus for this session: God is doing a New Thing

January 2011
Lunch Meeting – West End; Building Connections
Thursday, January 20, 11: 30am-1: 00pm
Paul C. Morin, RPA
Morin Turner & Associates INC as Padgett Business Services
Paul Morin is a Registered Public Accountant and has worked in various industries. Paul has extensive experience as a controller for numerous mid to large sized companies, such as Western Drug Distribution Center Ltd, Hylock Canada Ltd, PaulMac Developments and Magic Lantern Theatres. Mr. Morin sits on the board of directors (chairman of bylaws and policies for the province of Alberta) for the Registered Public Accountants Association of Alberta. He has been recently appointed to sit on a national accounting board as of September 2009.
Topic: Budgeting for Business Owners
Budgeting is another term for a financial plan. Whether you are just starting out in business, or you are an owner of a large successful business, you need a financial plan and means to measure your results. It can be as simple or complex as you need it to be. Your budget is based on figures that can be supported by reasonable expectations and a combination of prior financial performance and forecasted business growth. Paul will share some critical tips to help you get started on budgeting for success.

February 2011
Lunch Meeting – West End; Building Connections
Thursday, February 17, 11: 30am – 1pm
Cheryl Turner C. C. P. E. , CSP
Morin Turner & Associates INC as Padgett Business Services
Cheryl attended the University of Calgary and studied Marketing Management. She is an enthusiastic and passionate entrepreneur who specializes in presenting business executives with strategic plans on how to maintain and grow their leadership position. Prior to going into business with her husband, Cheryl had worked for global companies (Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Dow Chemical and Sunstar Butler) as a business development manager. She has brought her big business sophistication back to the small business owner. Cheryl is a partner at Padgett Business Services N. W. , and she is also a sole proprietor (Corporate Concepts). Topic: Sales Forecasting for Success Maximize Your Chances Of Success In Business By Understanding The Power Of Forecasting. Whether you are starting or growing a business, you need a business development plan. Cheryl will discuss how to prepare the most important fundamental tool for your future growth opportunities. “A sales forecast is like a map, and you don’t need a map if you are going somewhere you’ve been before”. Come learn how to build your blueprint for business growth.
March 2011
Lunch Meeting – West End; Building Connections
Thursday, March 17, 11: 30am -1pm
Dawn Magee
Dawn received her diploma in business administration specializing in sales and marketing in 1995. Dawn also is a successful free lance motivational and inspirational speaker and a sought after business and life coach. She speaks across Canada in businesses and churches. Dawn is passionate about their ministries Together Dawn and her husband Terry facilitate The Right to Wear White, a purity retreat for mom's and daughters as well as young men teaching them how to guard the gift of purity for marriage.
Also Dawn and her husband operate the Christ Centered Professionals Club, which Dawn founded in 2003. The goal of the club is to bring Christ back into the marketplace through teaching, mentoring and supporting Christians in business. Terry and Dawn's mission is to help build connections throughout the Christian community so that the Kingdom of God would grow and be strengthened
Dawn and her husband Terry currently publish The Shepherd's Guide for the Greater Edmonton area and have developed The Shepherd's Guide in seventeen additional Canadian areas. Terry and Dawn oversee the Canadian operations of The Shepherd's Guide. Topic: WHAT IS YOUR USP (unique selling position) Finding out what Christ has to offer through your business.
April 2011 Lunch Meeting – West End; Building Connections Thursday, April , 11: 30am – 1pm Heather Lastiwka President RE Performance Strategies ~ REjuvenate your organization: RE Direct, RE Design, RE Educate Heather is a loving wife, and fun mom that also takes joy from the investment into people in the workplace. She has been an Executive and leader in 5 different sectors, for 17 years and from first hand experience believes passionately that the untapped potential of most organizations rests in the people working for them. While the marketplace tries to do more with less, they often are 'surprised' by what their teams, or employees can be capable of when given a reason, the opportunity and the support. Heather is a dynamic speaker, trainer and entrepreneur who relishes in helping unlock that potential and rejuvenating not only the environment but mostly the people to achieve what they were intended to - great things. Topic: Discovering the value of a trusted network - In a day and age more 'connected' than ever (facebook, twitter, Iphone /smart phone, messaging and insta information; we have never before been less truly connected. Who is helping you develop your business and your contact to opportunities and what are some methods to use? But, more importantly who is your partner in mentorship, accountability and growth?