Jennifer Layman Author

03/15/2026

If the things you're doing in your business just aren't producing the results you want, I invite you to attend the Renfrew & Area Chamber of Commerce AGM. I have some insights that can help.

Our Breakfast Networking Event and Annual General Meeting is less than two weeks away. The good news is you still have time to reserve your spot! You will find all details on the poster below.

To register, please contact the Chamber Office or follow the link to buy tickets at: https://renfrewareachamber.ca/events/

We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday March 24, 2026, at the Renfrew Golf Club for a morning of great food, valuable insights, and meaningful connections!
Our Annual General Meeting will take place right after the keynote presentation.

05/29/2025

Do you ever feel like your business or organization could be doing something more, but you're just not sure how to get there? Take a few minutes and see if this resonates: https://www.brainzmagazine.com/post/5-steps-to-getting-the-results-you-know-are-possible

In addition to being someone who grows businesses, I am also a golf pro. As a member of the PGA of Canada, I often say my best training for being an entrepreneur came from the golf course.

05/22/2025

I am writing my next book for people thinking about becoming small business owners. I want to influence the success of more startups by providing good advice from those who have actually done it. Are you one of those people? If so, share your advice on what I should include in this book. Do you wish you would have started a business? What held you back? Comment, message me or email me at [email protected]

05/20/2025

Thank you to Malcolm, Deavitt & Binhammer Funeral Home for the invite to my first Pembroke Regional Hospital Foundation event, the CEO Breakfast. I learned a lot about the hospital, and as I looked around the room, it was filled with small business owners. A strong entrepreneurial community makes for a strong community. Thanks to the table captains - MacKinnon Water Solutions, Your Independent Grocer, Dr. Bruce Harle, Dr. Christy Natsis and Associates, Labine Printers and Lisa Edmonds - for bringing people together.

What an inspiring morning yesterday at the 2nd annual CEO Breakfast hosted by the PRH Foundation.

This event was created to share with hospital and community supporters, firsthand insights into your Regional hospitals progress, needs and future vision, with more than 93 guests in attendance.

Thank you to our speakers, PRH President & CEO, Sabine Mersmann, Chief of Diagnostic Imaging, Dr. Pawel Stefanski, PRHF Board Chair, Lisa Edmonds and Campaign Cabinet Chair, Dr. Christy Natsis. A very special thank you to the sponsor of this event, Malcolm, Deavitt & Binhammer Funeral Home, and to Funeral Director, Caitlin Cyybulski, who is also a member of our Campaign Cabinet for sharing a message to the attendees.

Thank you to our "Table Captains" who helped share the invitations to this impactful event, Rob MacKinnon, Valerie Hyska, Carole Nevills, Lisa Edmonds, Dr. Bruce Harle, Dr. Christy Natsis & Caitlin Cybulski.

05/06/2025

As part of the U.S. Small Business Administration's Small Business Week, I'm part of Campbell University's Orange Owned initiative; a listing of alumni entrepreneurs! I attended Campbell on a golf scholarship and it launched me on the experience of a lifetime, which continues to be impactful. Congratulations to all the entrepreneurs who bring innovation and opportunity to our communities. Campbell University Fighting Camels Campbell Golf

https://alumni.campbell.edu/engage/benefits/orange-owned/business-listings/

04/23/2025

Today is World Book and Copyright Day. Simply stated, copyright means that you cannot use someone else's work without their permission, even if you find it on the internet. What you can do is take your own photos, write your own books and articles, make your own graphics and write your own music! Then you will have protected work! Let today be the start of something awesome!

Neat Fact: UNESCO helped launch the Universal Copyright Convention, introducing the © symbol as a global safeguard for intellectual and creative work.

04/22/2025

Some exciting news! I have signed on as an Executive Contributor at Brainz Magazine and my first article has been published: How to Generate Influential Word of Mouth. The biggest challenge with word of mouth is that it happens when you're not in the room, so you have no control over it. But what if you could change that?

If you have 4 minutes:

Word of mouth happens when someone talks about you or your business to another person, hopefully in a positive way. Good word of mouth works much like public...

03/04/2025

Very grateful to the reviewers at Reader Views for choosing my book for a bronze award in the business-sales-economics category. I am also appreciative of the work my publisher, Global Book Publishing has done to help me on this journey, and I look forward to the next project! The book is available on Amazon.ca, Amazon.com, IngramSpark, Indigo, Chapters and Coles and other stores.