Maggie
(Milne) Chicoine is the "Idea Sculptor", Keynote Speaker,
Master Coach, Facilitator, M.C., writer and entrepreneur.
Strategic
Systems Thinking: Leverage!
Originality & Creativity
Getting Out of Stuck, Bogged and Muddled -
as an Organization or as an Individual
Maggie
is known for her expertise as a seasoned speaker and facilitator who
relies on more than theory to get her point across. Her firm, previously
MMI (1986), The Idea Sculptor, has a reputation for
zealous, interactive high content programmes with a twist of ingenuity.
Maggie has developed stimulating connections with participants in the
mudhuts of Ghana and executive boardrooms in Canada and Australia. Above
all, she loves the North; her home base is Thunder Bay, Ontario.
She is committed to continued professional development. She is certified
with the Herrmann Brain Dominance Institute (Whole Brain Thinking
and Facilitating), as well as training in Learning
Organizations (Nevis, Dibella and Gould) at Harvard. She has
studied Creativity at the Monroe Institute and Creative
Problem Solving with Dr. Betty Edwards at the Boston School
of Fine Arts. She invests one month annually into her personal professional
development, receiving her Masters in Coaching in San
Diego California (2004). She was first certified as a coach in1989.
She is a regular at the Maui Writers' Conference. In the spring of 2008,
she will continue to study with Byron Katie in doing "The Work".
Maggie believes in studying with the best in the field, which has led
her to certification workshops featuring Meg Wheatley, Jean Huston,
Peter Senge and the like.
Maggie
is a founding Director of the Canadian Association of Professional
Speakers (CAPS) and a member of the International Federation
for Professional Speakers and NSA (1991). She holds membership in the
International Coach Federation as well as the International
Association of Facilitators, Chamber of Commerce, and is a
founding Champion of Leadership Thunder Bay.
Maggie has been the Atlantic Speakers Bureau's "Consummate
Speaker of the Year". Northern Ontario Business magazine
chose her as one of the north's "Most Influential Women":
in May 2001, Maggie was honoured for "demonstrating phenomenal
influence as an inspiration to others in Northern Ontario." In
April 2002, she received the "Outstanding Mentor" award from
the Young Entrepreneurs of Canada. In 2004, she received the "Amplifying
the Thunder Award" from the Thundering Women Festival. In 2005
she was awarded "Business of the Year" by PARO Centre for
Women's Enterprise. In March 2006, the Thunder Bay Business Women's
Network awarded her their first Lifetime Membership Award. She was excited
about her role as judge for the NOB Women of Influence Awards and the
Provincial Debating Championships (2007).
Her claim to fame is her ability to jump in with both feet and get passionate
about the work at hand. She has a long list of "firsts": first
female to be hired on contract with the Canadian Grain Elevators; founding
Executive Director of the Multicultural Association of Northwestern
Ontario, and the Ontario Prevention Network. Editor of "Rural Connections",
and a wedding and funeral photographer with her parent's family business.
Maggie has never been traditional and she has never stood still!
Her client list includes Corporations, Businesses, Municipalities, Not-for-profit
agencies, Leaders and Front line folks. Her projects range from vulnerable
entrepreneurs to executive retreats. She has a knack for connecting
with almost everyone, and thrives on the challenges of vibrant new programming
based on solid research and principles.
Her work on leadership is included in the anthology, The Master's Collection:
Executive Insights for Global Leadership. Her column, Creative Confessions
appears in MidWest Edge, Country Register and Transforming Boundaries
magazines. Her new book, "Creative Confessions, from Vulnerable
to Valuable" highlights the paths of northern women entrepreneurs,
and is due to be released later in 2008.
Maggie recently announced her marriage to Richard Chicoine, and gained
a huge and hearty family in the process.
1 800 587 1767 1 807 939 3000 www.theideasculptor.com
INTRODUCTION:
Maggie Chicoine
(pronunciation:
Chic - Win')
Maggie
(Milne) Chicoine claims she is more than a seasoned speaker: she's marinated!
In the
keynote speaking and training business since 1986, Maggie specializes
in Originality and Strategic Systems Thinking. She has studied creativity
and systems thinking at the Whole Brain Institute, Organizational Learning
Strategy at Harvard, and attends the Maui Writers Conference annually
to hone her skills as an author and columnist.
Maggie
is a founding member of the Board of Directors for the Canadian Association
of Professional Speakers… one of Northern Ontario's Most Influential
Women… a mentor, professional Coach and an enthusiastic volunteer
with organizations such as MEMO and Leadership Thunder Bay…and
a lover of life in general.
Maggie's
company, The Idea Sculptor, is known for twisting reality
with ingenuity, and that's when she brings laughter into the equation.
As she says, it's all about leverage.
Please
welcome…(insert topic)…. Maggie Chicoine
