Say What! Communications

05/29/2026

We are excited to return to Wasaga! Tomorrow with our good friends the Beach One Band, we will be palying at the 'Back to the Beach' festival from 1:00 until 5:00 at Wasaga Beach. Come join in the fun at this family friendly party with food trucks and licensed bar presented by Stonebridge Building Group and Beach BOOSTER Media Group. 2 Street at Main Beach and parking on 3rd Street lot. see you there!

05/29/2026

The books are in and we are 7 days from launch.

Why Not! Move Your Idea to a Brand launches Thursday June 4 at Harmony Hall in Vandorf.

Free admission. Foreword by Alan Cross and he'll be there. DJ Ivar Hamilton spinning all night. Books for sale and signing.

If you've got an idea growing old — come find out what to do with it.

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/grant-ivens-why-not-book-launch-hosted-at-harmony-hall-tickets-1987928906874

05/27/2026

What's your favourite pitch?

Mine is easy. 30 seconds to land a licensing deal with one of my heroes — Slash — for my product GuitarMatz.

It's one of the stories in Why Not! Move Your Idea to a Brand — and my autographed Slash GuitarMatz, with an illustration by the legendary Ralph Steadman, will be at the launch next Thursday June 4 at Harmony Hall.

Along with a collection of people and items from the other 15 stories in the book.
Come find out what happens when you back your idea and make the pitch you're afraid to make.

Thursday June 4 · Harmony Hall, Vandorf · Free admission

Hope to see you there.
Grant

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/grant-ivens-why-not-book-launch-hosted-at-harmony-hall-tickets-1987928906874

05/21/2026

The Why Not! book launch is 2 weeks away. Have an idea growing old? Why Not! move your idea to a brand could be what you're looking for to restart it. Come to the launch on June 4 at Harmony Hall and find out more, 16 stories from people who did it.

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/grant-ivens-why-not-book-launch-hosted-at-harmony-hall-tickets-1987928906874

05/18/2026

it's real...

It's here. The first copy of Why Not! Move Your Idea to a Brand arrived — and it's real.

16 stories or 16 ideas that move to becoming brands. A foreword by Alan Cross. And takeaways at the end of every chapter for the idea you've been sitting on.

The launch is Thursday June 4 at Harmony Hall in Vandorf, just north of Toronto. Free admission. Books available for signing on the night.

If you've got an idea growing old — you should come to the launch.

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/grant-ivens-why-not-book-launch-hosted-at-harmony-hall-tickets-1987928906874

05/15/2026

If you're like me, you probably have a drawer full of ideas growing old.

What's stopping you from restarting one of them this weekend?

One step leads to another. Once the word is on the street you've made a commitment — and you'll keep going. Most people know that. Most people also know what happens next. They look at the idea and say "maybe next weekend."

Life gets in the way. The idea gets older.

If you want to move your idea to a brand — start with one small step. Sign up and show up at my free book launch on Thursday June 4 at Harmony Hall. Come chat with me and some of the people in my new book Why Not! who moved their iedas forward in my new book Why Not!

Consider it the kick you've been waiting for.

See you there.
Grant

Sign up link in first comment.
://www.eventbrite.ca/e/grant-ivens-why-not-book-launch-hosted-at-harmony-hall-tickets-1987928906874

05/13/2026

The last date of the CFNY: The Spirit of Radio Documentary Tour of the 90 minute "EXTEDED MIX" is on Saturday June 6 in Brampton and they're giving away a FREE Collectors Poster... with QA with David Marsden, Alan Cross, Ivar hamilton, Liz Janik, Fred Patterson and Scot Turner. Cyril Clark Theatre at 20 Loafer Lake Lane, Brampton. Get your tickets before they're gone.

Tickets at https://tickets.brampton.ca

04/28/2026

Why Not! book launch announced for June 4 at Harmony Hall - https://mailchi.mp/4007c515dc64/why-not-14204320

04/14/2026

This Friday will be a blast at Harmony Hall as the cfny spirit of radio documentary screens with QA with Alan Cross, Ivar Hamilton and Liz Janis and the Video Roadshow get tickets while you can!

02/10/2026

Got a copy of by and spent some time talking marketing, writing and yesterday with Kyle, a great business book with an interesting analogy looking at the band as a C-suite... worth a read

Thanks for the intro