The Soirée des Grands Philanthropes by Portage

The Soirée des Grands Philanthropes, produced by Portage & nominated for “18th Soirée des Grands Philanthropes. Tribute to Alain Lemaire and Robert Tessier,” was an opportunity to pay tribute to outstanding individuals from Quebec’s business community.  For the 2nd year in a row, Portage had to reinvent the concept by adding a hybrid component. Honoured personalities, members of…

Golf and Grill by Avison Young and Melanoma Canada

“Golf and Grill presented by Avison Young,” produced by Melanoma Canada & nominated for “Best Event for a Community Based Charity,” was a very cool event that combined two of my favourite things. Given the challenges COVID-19 posed to fundraising via in-person events, Melanoma Canada opted to deliver a one-of-a-kind Golf Tournament. Drawing players from…

Solutions With Impact & The Culinary Showdown

My cooking talent is best described as surprisingly intuitive,… mostly because I make it up as I go along, and it’s a surprise when it works, but I love to cook, and I would have loved to be on stage at this event. The second annual Culinary Showdown, produced by industry icon Joel Hock & his…

ESP’s Inspiring Laugh Out Loud

Multi-award-winning producer extraordinaire Chad Brincheski is the inspirational leader of ESP Inc, one of Canada’s premier producers of Charity Events, and the winner of the “Best Event for a High Profile Charity” at the 23 annual Canadian Event Awards for “Laugh Out Loud Benefitting Trillium Health Partners Foundation.” For the Eighth anniversary of Laugh Out…