We met with a small group to test the waters of what our little coastal community wanted, needed, and dreamed of in the way of a creative community.

Another first! A small group gathered to explore the process of creating a vision board. This will definitely be a reoccurring event. Stay tuned for a more formal version of this complete with intention and goal setting.

We got together and talked shop with a group of photographers from all backgrounds and experience levels. Andi Wardrop and Jordyn Giesbrecht led the conversation and shared from their wealth of knowledge.

Jess LeBlanc guided us through some of the basics of the nervous system and led an open and engaging conversation about stress, the ways it lives in our bodies, and how to navigate it.

We learned all about the enneagram from Urszula Lipsztajn and how it can help us thrive in both our personal and professional lives.

Maddy Clerk of Field Guide Finance led us through a finance session designed to help the creative makers, food slingers, cool-shit producers, and movers and shakers make sense of how to manage their money. From overhead, margins, wholesale vs. retail, and so much more.

We got schooled by Sammar Charif on how to create smart social strategies and produce authentic content that feels fun, not cringe.

Local ad expert, surf enthusiast, nature lover, and boat driver extraordinaire Lauren Archibald from BC Collective gave us the rundown on creating and managing our own Google and Meta Ads.