Alpina International

Personal Branding Workshop - November 6, 2010
YWCA Program Centre, 535 Hornby Street, Vancouver
Personal Branding is a Core life skill in the 21st century! How your Personal Brand is  perceived by others is a key factor for professional development in a challenging and global business environment. Alpina International's Personal Branding workshops teaches you how to master the business of being You and leveraging the power of your Personal Brand for career success.
How is your personal brand being perceived currently and does it do justice to who you really are? Are you receiving the recognition you deserve? We will help you identify your valuable traits and implement a strategy to enhance your identity. In addition we will learn the following:

-Understanding Personal Branding
-Characteristics of strong Personal Brands
-Discovering your standards & values – the bricks and mortar of Personal Brands
-Tools of the trade - A Personal Branding tool kit for the 21st century

Teg Brar, Msc. - Workshop Leader & Author http://www.personalbrandingedge.com
Teg Brar is an innovative educator and mentor with a passion for helping people leverage their Personal Brands for career success in the 21st century. He has been an instructor, international education counselor and a career development executive for the last seven years with prestigious organizations such as the British Columbia Institute of Technology, Cesar Ritz Colleges Switzerland and Vancouver Premier College. Previously, Teg held several management positions in luxury hotels in Switzerland, United States, Australia and Canada for 13 years. He presently serves as a Mentor in the Leaders of Tomorrow Program at the Vancouver Board of Trade.

Teg’s educational background includes a Master of Science Degree from Johnson & Wales University, USA; Diploma from Ecole Hotelier Cesar Ritz Switzerland and a Certificate from City and Guilds Institute, London, UK.

Associations
-Mentor, Leaders of Tomorrow Mentorship Program, Vancouver Board of Trade
-Author, Personal Branding Edge , a blog about managing your identity
-Author, Hospitality Basics, a blog about service experience and hospitality
-Principal, Alpina International, an innovative educational agency
-International Education Councellor, Cesar Ritz Colleges Switzerland
-President, Educational Institute Chapter Vancouver, American Hotel & Lodging Association
-Member, Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International
-President, Cesar Ritz Alumni Chapter, Canada