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Kind Words from clients, strategic partners, and industry colleagues:

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Leanne Calderwood, #LinkedInLady shares quote on CAY VII: "Connie has the amazing ability to pull powerful groups of people together to work towards a common cause. Connie and Engamio's May the 4th events industry mentoring event was a huge success, bringing together industry mentors and speakers, alongside event professionals looking to elevate their career and job search experience. Congrats Connie and the team at Engamio!"

Jim Huling, Executive Coach at Franklin Covey - Testimonial quote for Connie Cay-Santos

Heather Reid shares quote on Connie: You radiate everything good about our industry - and I'm grateful that I call you colleague and friend. THANK YOU for inviting me to be in your circle of trust - I'm honoured.

Alan Asbridge "Connie was an incredible asset to the Home business at HBC. Her boundless energy and enthusiasm were an inspiration to everyone she touched. Her ability to create inspiring event experiences, through complex national training events, involving large audiences while managing ongoing vendor "in-store" animation programs has been key to elevating our customer experience and fuelling our business for the past 4 years.

Connie is an ideal business partner when collaborating with multiply stakeholders to execute complex events supporting an elevated experience. Her tireless service with a smile and the ability to remain calm and focused under pressure are commendable traits, Connie continued to provide a great return on investments in the way she managed the execution of elevated event programs."

Nikki Gonzales, Chief of Staff quote:
Connie has been an absolute pleasure to work with in the few projects and events that we have had the opportunity to collaborate on. From our first meeting, I could tell how passionate she is about the industry and the work she does and does not hesitate to provide everything she can to ensure success. I would work with her again in a heartbeat, and look forward to continuing to learn from her as well!

Dimash Kunayev quote for CAY VII: She has been a notable member of the community of event professionals and an active member of the local MPI chapter. Since November 2021 Engamio team is lucky to have Connie as our Strategic Partnership Lead.

Connie’s contribution to the development of the events industry and to Toronto’s MPI chapter can be clearly seen throughout numerous successfully executed projects, events, social and volunteering initiatives, and her valuable support and mentorship of the community members.

Her passion for communications, energy, openness to new ideas, out-of-the-box thinking, strategic and systematic approach, professionalism, along with truly impressive experience across different roles at reputable organizations makes her a true leader and a role model for many industry peers and other people from her business network.

Working alongside Connie is a true pleasure. She inspires the whole team to achieve desired goals and objectives and raises the quality and efficiency standards at new levels!

Chris Cooper
"On the professional side of things, Connie has been the glue that has solidified the future formal partnership of Engamio and Ineventors, we have decided to promote their services on all of our future events as the collaboration is seamless and I feel that there is so much value to be added to my business to have them as part of my tool kit so to speak.

On a basic level of communications, Connie exudes calm leadership. I cannot say enough about this in an industry where it can be easy to get carried away with emotions from deadlines, client demands, etc. This is something that is incredibly hard to teach, it sincerely appears to come naturally to her and is a skill set that will make her an incredible leader in any capacity, whether for the association chapter or in business."

Christina Northcott
"I've had the opportunity to work with Connie on numerous occasions over the year in several capacities, including my role as Director at Canada Health Infoway and with the MPI Toronto Chapter Leadership Team.

Connie is an absolute pleasure to work with. She takes the time to understand her client's needs and their business. She is responsive even when given tight deadlines and provides expectational service.

Connie is innovative with her event ideas and project design and is never afraid to take on a new challenge."

Chris Peters - "We recently hired Connie to organize our first-ever virtual conference. We had no experience in this realm and relied on Connie's expertise and advice to develop our program.

She was organized and deadline-driven. We used three platforms that no one on our team had used in the past. This was in order to provide a fluent experience for the conference - complete with breakouts and focus groups, a networking session, and some interactive quizzes.

Not only was Connie exceptional, but her tech support team helped sort out any minor challenges we faced before and during the event.

I would not hesitate to recommend Connie for your future event, be it virtual, live or a hybrid."

Leslie Wright
"In 2020-2021, Connie was selected as Chair of the Marketing Committee. She demonstrated great leadership qualities and in our current 2021-2022 fiscal year, she was selected as Director of Strategic Partnerships. This committee is vital to the sustainability of the chapter and Connie quickly moved forward with updating the Strategic Partnership Prospectus, not just with updated content, but also in the presentation of the document to make it visually appealing. She took on this role in July 2021 and has already developed new strategic partners and has enhanced the relationship with returning
partners.

Connie was nominated for four chapter awards earlier this year for her outstanding contribution to the chapter. This clearly shows that she has made a huge impression on other members within our community and she continues to do so.

When Connie makes a presentation or contributes to the discussion at the board table, everyone listens as they know what she contributes to the conversation will have value. She is a true team player, positive in her outlook, and brings the best out in others.

I have no hesitation in recommending Connie. She will be an asset to any organization."

Eugen Winschel - "Connie is a very important role model in our organization as she helps represent a voice for her event industry peers and leverages her past experiences to design and improve our client experience journey. Thanks to Connie's great work and ability to inspire people and remove barriers to empower the teams from Development, over Marketing, Sales, Delivery to Service and Support, we are excited that our company will deliver more amazing experiences.

When there is a great leader, people will follow. We are impressed with the calibre of other event professionals whom Connie has helped introduce and welcome to our Nextech Family. As Connie leads a team at Nextech to further improve our processes and our product positioning, I know from my own experience working with her that she also loves giving back to the community. She is very dedicated to her incremental services to the MPI community and the team she leads."

Tami Adams - "Connie is an incredible asset to our team, always thinking ahead strategically to ensure the chapter has a known, fun, professional, and engaging presence online.

With a marketing committee of eight, Connie has done an incredible job leading the team to be engaged, dedicated, committed, and in charge of each of their roles, helping the committee run smoothly and providing a rewarding experience for all. She is a true leader and a pleasure to work with.

Outside of her role as Chair of the Marketing Committee, Connie is a talented Event Strategist I often rely on to assist me with my virtual event planning. I have called on her to consult on technology concerns and event flow planning on several occasions, and she has blown me away. She has walked me through the best way to execute my virtual events, making me feel much better and more prepared to move ahead into this new space."

Liz Akey
"I have had the privilege to volunteer on the Marketing Committee with Connie as our Chair. She has done a tremendous job leading, engaging and inspiring our committee. I have been involved on many industry committees over the years and I must say Connie is one of the BEST volunteers I have ever worked with. In a very challenging time when our industry has been decimated, it takes a strong leader to lead and keep members inspired, involved and engaged.

Connie is extremely organized and definitely keeps our committee members on track. She always makes herself available if we need assistance. Her skill set and knowledge in social media and marketing are commendable. Connie is passionate about our industry and she is so driven and committed to MPI.

Connie has called us #TeamAWESOME and we certainly all do feel AWESOME to be a part of this committee due to her strong leadership and kindness. It has most definitely been a silver lining for me during COVID to be involved with such a professional who I greatly respect, admire and am now a new friend."

Sanjeev Jadhav
Cluster Director of Group Sales

Marriott Hotels
"I've had the pleasure of working closely with Connie in her capacity as the Strategy & Operations Manager at HBC where she hosted several events & conferences at our hotel. As a lead on event logistics, Connie demonstrated effective project management, decision making and planning skills. As a result of Connie's exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail, HBC hosted successful events to meet the company's mandate.

Connie is a role model who also loves to volunteer and dedicates her time and energy to help empower Meeting and Event Management professionals. Individuals like Connie inspire others to step it up for the embellishment of our industry. I would highly recommend Connie to any organization or institute of repute."

Loreta Vescio
National Cosmetics Operations Director

Hudson's Bay Company
"It's been a pleasure knowing Connie for over 12 years, and it is inspiring to have watched her career growth at HBC, and now in her entrepreneurial venture as an Events & Meeting Strategist.

I'm proud to have witnessed her professional and personal growth and know that she is a great business partner with a creative mindset that can always get the project done and delivered with an elevated experience. Our successful 2019 Beauty University event was attributed to Connie's attention to detail, her experience with our event run of the show, and her understanding of the venue flow and operations enabled her to execute smooth on-site logistical event support and knowledge for the vendors and our planning team.

Future companies and clients will be blessed to have her inspirational spark on their team. It's been a pleasure working with Connie, and no doubt that she will be successful when she follows her passion for connecting purpose with experiences."

Noora Mousa
"I had the pleasure of working with Connie at Nextech AR on multiple projects. She’s an outstanding person and leader in our executive team who enjoys supporting and empowering others.

She’s professional, inclusive, innovative, with a go-getter personality and a can-do attitude.

Connie was always looking for ways to increase efficiency and was extremely effective at managing teams and projects.

It was wonderful working with Connie, and I highly highly recommend her!"

Julie Danaylov, CSEP, RVP
Co-Founder

A2D2 Aerial Dance Cirque Company

"I had the pleasure of working with Connie on a Professional Development virtual session in the Fall of 2020. Connie was in our speaking line-up as a LinkedIn advisor, specifically as it pertained to helping event industry professionals optimize their professional social media presence.

Connie's topic garnered incredible engagement at the event and excellent feedback following the event. Her attendee satisfaction scores were outstanding! Connie was a joy to work within the pre-production, production, and post-production phases. She was mindful of deadlines and consistently over-delivered. I am so grateful to have worked with such a phenomenal human and would do so again in a heartbeat.

If you are considering working with Connie you should do it. I promise your first experience will not be your last!"

Linda Difonzo
Executive Leader | Recruiter | Sales Professional
Connie is a dedicated business partner committed to the success of individuals and the organization. She is a committed, positive, independent individual who invests time in teaching and growing people. She believes in the success of the team and does not allow obstacles to slow her down. I have had the pleasure of working with Connie in growing a business that was very new to HBC.

Through Connie's partnership, we achieved great success, accomplished new goals and innovation of new brands. Connie has taught me to believe in the final destination. Through her, I have grown in my own personal career and welcome the invitation for her visits to my market. Thank you, Connie, for being such an influencer in my business and in my learnings at HBC."

Andrew Watson
Sales Manager at Westin Wall
"In my previous role, I had the good fortune to partner with Connie and welcome the Hudson’s Bay Company Home Roadshow to Richmond, BC three years in a row. Connie’s professional ability to source, plan, and execute flawless events with many moving pieces while at the same time facing the pressure of time constraints is a testament to her fortitude and skills as an Event Planner.

Her attention to detail and clear understanding of event logistics ensure smooth execution on the day of. I have no doubt that she will do amazing in her new ventures at CAY VII.

Thank you, Connie and I’m looking forward to working with you again in the near future!"

Martine Laberge
Business Development Manager, Destintation Montreal
"It was a pleasure working with Connie on the successful HBC Montreal Roadshow! Connie knows what she wants, she is organized and detailed oriented, transparent and she worked hard to make sure everything was perfect.

I really appreciated her trust and her ability to delegate while focusing on results. I look forward to working with her again."

Tony Banco
Canada-Wide AV partner

PSAV

"I have had the pleasure of working with Connie Cay-Santos for over four years with the audiovisual needs of her past HBC National Roadshows and Leadership Conferences.

As the project lead and decision-maker in the past HBC offsite conferences, Connie demonstrated excellent work ethics and professionalism while working with me in negotiating service contracts, and when she worked with each city's onsite AV team during the execution of her national events. Her organization skills, detailed schedules, and thorough communication of the event vision and logistics enable our AV service team to perform our best work.

We are excited that Connie is keeping up to date on industry trends and continues to stay in touch in learning how she can help elevate the audiovisual experience for her future clients and projects. I am excited for Connie in her new venture at CAY VII and certainly look forward to more opportunities to work with her in the future."

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