


INDUSTRY EXPERTS AT YOUR DOOR
Manitoba’s most hands-on and up-to-speed social and digital marketing conference.

ESSENTIAL MODERN MARKETING
Learn today’s most tactical skills to grow your brand and expand your business.

TOP STRATEGIES, TIMELY TOOLS
Immediately implementable sales and marketing learns and road-tested case studies to keep you moving forward.

Stay tuned to see the growing lineup of leaders, doers and disruptors set to grace the Social Winnipeg stage, each of them having built entrepreneurial empires, amassed awe-inspiring followings and skilled their way to modern marketing success.
Donna Vecino – Event Manager, Social School
Donna is passionate about developing communities and support organizations that seek to create a positive societal impact, while creating spaces for people to gather and become cultural change-makers. At Social School, she connects people for purpose, and empowers communities to learn, grow and succeed on all fronts.
Jaimie Love – Marketing & Community Manager, Social School
From Instagram to art direction, digital strategy to world-class online ad campaigns, Jaimie loves nothing more than equipping marketers and business owners alike with the modern social skills they need to succeed. A sought-after lead faculty member at Social School, she teaches a badass barre class to boot.
Kelly Doody – Founder & CEO, Social School
Kelly is a journalist-turned-digital marketing junkie, and is committed to connecting the top marketing trends and tools with the entrepreneurs and innovators who need them most. She rarely stops talking about the knowledge share community that is marketing today, and tears up when she thinks about Social School’s role in it.

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2018’s LIVE GUESTS
We were thrilled to bring a killer crop of speakers to the Social Winnipeg stage in 2018.
Tickets sold out 5 weeks in advance last year, so grab your 2019 pass while they last!
Amanda Buhse
Co-Founder, Coal and Canary Candle Company
With extensive experience in concept development, design, branding and production across the retail, corporate and non-profit sectors, Amanda is a modern marketing force we are thrilled to welcome to the Gas Station stage.
Charmaine Jennings
Founder, Strategic Charm Boutique
Lover of social media, event planning and all things colourful, Charmaine blends strategic social marketing with brand storytelling, authenticity and personality for clients big and small.
Morley (Tony) MacDougall
Partner and Creative Director, Brandish Agency
Morley is an award-winning creative director who has worked in media, marketing and advertising for clients across the globe, articulating their unique value in ways that engage interest, provoke thought and inspire action.
Noella Andres,
Creative Director and Virtual Rockstar, Well Curated
Noella steers the brilliant shop that is Well Curated Creative Agency, specializing in virtual assistant services and education for creative entrepreneurs through branding, graphic and web design, content creation, social media, email marketing, blogging, workshops and beyond.
Laura Kloepfer
Social Media Specialist, Think Shift
At Think Shift, a leading strategic marketing agency in Winnipeg, Laura specializes in creating holistic social strategies for agriculture clients, while managing the day-to-day of agency life and a severe obsession with Dylan McKay (#dreamboat).
Zephyra Vun
Founder & Owner, anARCHI design; Executive Director, Design Quarter Winnipeg
The Social School is honoured to feature anARCHI design founder and owner and Design Quarter Winnipeg executive director Zephyra in its 2018 live guest lineup, for a discussion around the role of design in storytelling and brand for the modern business big or small.
Alyson Shane
Founder & Owner, Starling Social
An esteemed online content publisher for more than 15 years, Alyson is the sought-after founder of Starling Social, a digital marketing agency specializing in social media management and copywriting services, and we’re thrilled to feature her in the Social School Winnipeg lineup.
Kendra Magnus-Johnston
Co-Founder, Twelvefold Collective; Co-Owner, Fools + Horses Coffee Company
Kendra is a business owner, project manager and once-upon-a-time academic that The Social School doesn’t know how they lived without. She is passionate about marketing, public relations and strategic communications consulting, and a bit of an entrepreneurial ninja to boot.
Rhianna Saj
Digital Content Producer, Direct Focus Marketing Communications
As Digital Content Producer at Direct Focus, Rhianna dedicates her attention to navigating clients through the ever-changing social landscape – conducting audits, developing strategies, writing content, monitoring real-time engagement, measuring performance and beyond.
Isaiah J. Smith
Operations & Social Media, Bronuts Donuts
Studied in media and visual anthropology, Isaiah manages social presence and brand identity through the communicative power of design, strategy and contemporary social trends to encourage brand growth, content creation and consistency through various business and community lead campaigns and projects.
Jaimie Love
Marketing & Community Manager, The Social School
From Instagram to art direction, digital strategy to world-class online ad campaigns, Jaimie loves nothing more than equipping marketers and business owners alike with the modern social skills they need to succeed.
Kelly Doody
Founder & CEO, The Social School
Kelly is a journalist-turned-diehard digital marketing junkie, and is deeply committed to connecting the top digital trends and tools with the entrepreneurs and innovators who need them most.