PEMBROKE — We are delighted to present to you Canada’s first and only conference for Canadian Military Spouses. The MilSpouse Collective is a network of Canadian military spouses focused on support, collaboration, and celebration. The collective is fresh take on networking that mixes business with pleasure. Think professional development with a cocktail in hand. What started as a series of pop-up events for Petawawa-based military spouses grew into a dream of one, large, unifying conference for military spouses across the country. This spring, we are seeing that dream realized.
The event and collective were created by Jessica and Katie, owners of Paperback events and proud military spouses. This Annual Conference gives Canadian military spouses the skills and confidence needed to pursue or strengthen their entrepreneurship, start a viable and portable business, or to grow their professional network and skills. By attending the MilSpouse Collective Annual Conference, participants not only gain professional skills but become part of a creative and established network of military spouses from our communities. “We believe in creativity and success through collaboration, and the conference is built on this belief” states co-founder Jessica. This means that if you’re just starting off your career, returning back to work, volunteering, thinking about a side hustle, or just wanting to network and socialize, this is the conference for you! You don’t have to own your own business, this conference is for ALL Canadian Military Spouses.
The conference’s headlining sponsor, EGM Insurance, is a long-time supporter of employing military spouses and the primary insurance provider for group home and auto insurance for the military community. The conference’s supporting sponsor, Caitlin Ritchie, is also a military spouse and conference presenter. The MilSpouse Collective Annual Conference will feature a keynote by colour wielding queen and prominent internet MilSpouse Ariel Garneau of PMQ for two, and will see a number of presenters from the military community travel from all over Canada to share their insights and expertise with conference attendees.
Tickets are officially on sale for the conference and can be purchased at milspousecollective.ca. There are sponsorship opportunities available for this event, including the opportunity to sponsor local military spouses to attend. On this year’s conference, co-founder Katie states, “this is going to be the first of many modern events that unite Canadian Military Spouses and we can’t wait to learn, network, and celebrate with other MilSpouses in May.” For more information, please contact the Paperback girls at the information below.
Jessica Khouri-Charysz and Katie Tollis-Flabbi
[email protected] | 613-633-0413 | milspousecollective.ca
About the MilSpouse Collective
The MilSpouse Collective is a network of Canadian military spouses focused on support, collaboration, and celebration. The founders of the collective created it to address the need to develop both a social community for Canadian military spouses and alternative career options for a population that struggles with underemployment.
There are over 50,000 Canadian military spouses – some are growing their business, some are looking for new or flexible employment, others are looking to start their own business, and most are looking to build a social and supportive community. The MilSpouse Collective is here for that.
