MEET OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKERS FOR THE 2018 CIPPM NATIONAL WORKSHOP!
JANET PODLESKI
Bestselling Author, Award-Winning Entrepreneur, TV Host Eat, Shrink & Be Merry
How did two sisters with no formal culinary training, no publishing track record, no food industry experience and—most importantly—no money, end up writing and publishing one of Canada's bestselling cookbooks of all time? Janet Podleski's captivating (and often hilarious) against-all-odds success story illustrates the power of passion, perseverance and possibility, even when everyone around you thinks you're absolutely nuts!
Podleski is the author of four #1 national bestselling cookbooks: Looneyspoons; Crazy Plates; Eat, Shrink & Be Merry; and The Looneyspoons Collection. She's also known as a co-host of the popular Food Network TV show, Eat, Shrink & Be Merry. The sisters' inspirational success story has been featured on countless media outlets throughout North America, including on The Today Show, CNN, QVC, Cityline, Canada AM, CTV News and in People magazine and Reader's Digest. 
LINDA EDGECOMBE
Bestselling Author, Motivator
Linda Edgecombe, who is one of the top 60 motivational speakers in the world, is an expert at shifting perspective. A highly sought after speaker who energizes every room as she encourages people to loosen up, lighten the load, and laugh. Encouraging others to understand that they can change their lives at work and at home, Edgecombe inspires audiences to find the meaning in what is working―and to let go of what's not working.
Edgecombe is the bestselling author of Breaking Busy: Finding Peace in the Chaos; Boost: Powerful Tools to Re-Energize and Re-Engage You and Your Team in Crazy Times; Shift...Or Get Off the Pot; and On The Edge: Living and Leading With Purpose and Balance.
