Gig To Grow

10/09/2026

💜💚 The gratitude continues! 💜💚

We’re still celebrating the incredible success of the Gig To Grow Summit 2026, and we want to take a moment to recognize two amazing businesses whose generosity and support helped make our day extra special! 🙌✨

🎁 A HUGE shout-out to Chantel from CE Marketing Solutions!

Thank you for the beautiful, customized Gig To Grow mugs and fabulous swag bags! Your thoughtful contributions added such a special touch to the experience, and we are truly grateful for your generosity and support.

🌟 If you’re looking for creative promotional products to showcase your business and make a lasting impression, Chantel is your gal! Check out !

📖 Another BIG shout-out to Mario Morra from Target Print in Markham!

Thank you for providing our beautifully printed Gig To Grow Summit Playbooks! These were such an important part of the day, giving attendees a valuable resource to follow along, capture their golden nuggets, and take home actionable strategies to grow their businesses.

Your generosity, professionalism, and commitment to supporting our summit are truly appreciated!

🖨️ For all your printing needs, be sure to check out Target Print

💜💚 It’s businesses and people like you who remind us that success is built through collaboration, generosity, and community.

From Laura Connor and me, THANK YOU for being part of our Gig To Grow journey and helping make this year’s summit such a memorable success!

Together, we connect. Together, we grow. Together, we succeed! 🚀

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10/08/2026

If we took a selfie together, this one’s for YOU! 📸💜

I couldn’t capture everyone, but look at these beautiful people!

Our second annual Gig to Grow Business Summit gave us so much to celebrate. People kept telling us how much they loved the networking, the connections, and the energy. That means so much to Sylvia and me. 🙌🏾

We were also honoured to have Mayor Frank Scarpitti join us to celebrate our small business community.

To our attendees, speakers, coaches, vendors, volunteers, and supporters: thank you. YOU helped make this day special.

If you missed it, here’s a little peek at the community you could be connecting with next year! 👀

More photos and videos coming. For now, spot yourself and say hey! 👇🏾

10/08/2026

✨ THE PICTURES SAY IT ALL! ✨

What an incredible day at the 2nd Annual Gig To Grow Summit! 💜💚

A day filled with learning, meaningful connections, networking, inspiration, endless laughter, and SO much fun! The energy in the room was absolutely contagious, and these photos capture the magic of it all! 📸✨

A HUGE thank you to Azita of Azita Ziaei for capturing these incredible moments and memories that we will cherish!

To everyone who attended, participated, and supported us, THANK YOU! Your presence, enthusiasm, and energy helped make this day such an incredible success.

A special shout-out to our amazing Emcee, , Mayor Frank Scarpitti, speakers, panelists, coaches, and vendors who generously shared their time, knowledge, expertise, and passion. We truly could not have done this without you! 🙏❤️

And to my fabulous partner in crime, Laura Connor, what can I say? You are an inspiration, a powerhouse of energy, and a whole lot of FUN! You light up every room you walk into, and I am so grateful to be on this journey with you. Thank you for being YOU! 💕

This is what Gig To Grow is all about, bringing people together to learn, connect, inspire, support one another, and GROW!

Here’s to the connections made, the lessons learned, the memories created, and the opportunities still to come! 🚀

Together, we don’t just grow businesses. We grow possibilities! 💜💚

Let’s keep the momentum going!

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10/06/2026

🎉 Happy Birthday to an incredible man, Roger Caesar! 🎉

Roger, you have an incredible gift for bringing a room to its feet with your powerful energy, magnetic presence, and passion for inspiring others. You don’t just speak, you uplift, motivate, and leave an impact wherever you go. ✨

Thank you for being such an amazing leader, mentor, and friend, and for always showing up with encouragement, wisdom, and heart.

We appreciate all that you do and all that you bring to the lives of so many.

Wishing you a birthday as powerful, energetic, and unforgettable as YOU are! 🥳🎂

Happy Birthday, Roger! Here’s to another incredible year! 🎉🙌

10/01/2026

Meet one of our expert coaches, Kat Ostroumova who is an award-winning women’s wellness coach, hormonal health specialist, entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and Founder & CEO of Kat International Wellness.

She helps ambitious women build sustainable success by strengthening the connection between health, energy, leadership, boundaries, and business performance. Book a 15 minute coaching session for FREE at the www.GigToGrow.com Business Summit.

09/30/2026

09/30/2026

WE ARE THRILLED TO WELCOME MAYOR FRANK SCARPITTI TO THE GIG TO GROW SUMMIT!

Laura Connor and I recently had the opportunity to sit down with the Honourable Mayor Frank Scarpitti, Mayor of Markham, for a great conversation about the importance of small businesses in our communities and the significant role entrepreneurs play in our local economy.

Mayor Scarpitti has a long history of showing up for Markham’s business community, supporting entrepreneurship, economic growth and initiatives that help local businesses start, grow and succeed.

As Markham’s longest serving Mayor, his decades of public service have given him a unique perspective on how businesses, government and community can work together to build a stronger local economy.

And that is exactly what Gig To Grow is about, bringing people together, sharing knowledge, creating connections and giving entrepreneurs the tools and resources they need to move forward.

We are honoured to have Mayor Scarpitti join us and share his insights as we kick off Small Business Month!

🚨 IT’S THIS SATURDAY — AND IT’S NOT TOO LATE!

If you’ve been thinking about attending, don’t hesitate. Tickets are still available!

Bring a friend. Bring a colleague. Bring another entrepreneur. Most importantly, bring your questions, your ideas and your willingness to learn, connect and GROW.

📅 Saturday, October 3, 2026
⏰ 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
📍 Monte Carlo Inn Markham
7255 Warden Avenue, Markham
🎟️ Get your tickets today at GigToGrow.com

From Start-Up to Scale-Up, this is your opportunity to spend the day surrounded by entrepreneurs, speakers, expert panelists, coaches, vendors and people who understand what it takes to build and grow a business.

Stop sitting on the fence. Your business is worth investing in.

We’ll see you Saturday! 🚀

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09/29/2026

We have a special SPEAKER’S CORNER hosted by Podcast producer Shereen Simon, who is the founder of Perspective Studio Productions, a creative production and strategy hub based in Downtown Whitby. With more than 20 years of experience across the corporate digital space, she brings a rare mix of creative storytelling, product thinking, and business strategy to the world of content creation. Her background in marketing, merchandising, eCommerce, and product management allows her to help entrepreneurs, businesses, and creators build content that is not only visually strong, but also aligned with business goals, audience growth, and revenue potential. Through Perspective Studio Productions, Shereen helps clients turn podcasts, video, and branded content into meaningful business assets that drive visibility, impact, and long-term results. Share your entrepreneurial experience and learn how you can host your own podcasts at the www.GigToGrow.com Business Summit this Saturday. Tickets still available.

09/29/2026

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