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Karlyn Percil-Mercieca
Helping women use their brain & emotional intelligence to activate their full potential
Karlyn Percil guides ambitious women to amplify their voice, achieve their goals and improve their well-being by helping them master their thoughts and increasing their emotional intelligence. The tangible tools Karlyn provides result in an increase of women’s overall well-being,leadership impact in the workplace, and the ability to lead meaningful, productive and fulfilling lives. Karlyn, a Mindset Mentor holds a Certificate in Neuroscience Coaching, is trained in Positive Neuroplasticity with Dr. Rick Hanson and is licensed to facilitate Emotional Intelligence Assessment [EQ-i 2.0, EQ 360]. With a focus on the science of well-being & success for women especially women of color in the workplace, she is currently completing a Certificate in Positive Psychology. A financial industry leader for over 23 years in the Technology & Operations sector, Karlyn experienced mental burnout and the cost of ‘emotional tax’. This personal low led her to design the Success Planner - a neuro-based daytimer formatted around proven success strategies from top thought leaders like, Napoleon Hill, Arianna Huffington, Robin Sharma, Brene Brown and Anthony Robbins. Today, her life’s mission is the advancement, empowerment and mentorship of women and girls via her SisterTalk Group and signature program, Inclusive Leadership Pathways to Success - a 7 brain-science module based program designed to transform high potential employees into dynamic and impactful leaders. A trusted voice in the conversation around success, leadership, mentorship and workplace success & wellness, Karlyn has been featured four times on the Oprah Winfrey Network, CNN Money, Huffington Post, TV One, CBC, CTV and The Toronto Star. Audiences can regularly see Karlyn give leadership & life advice on the internationally syndicated Cityline - North America's longest-running daytime show for women. |
Sean Jones
Sean Jones (born June 30, 1998) is a Canadian actor, singer, songwriter, and award winning director. He made his film debut in MGM's romance movie Every Day (2018), an adaptation of David Levithan's novel with Michael Sucsy directing. Later this year he will also be making an appearance in HBO's Fahrenheit 451 (2018), an adaption of Ray Bradbury's classic 1953 novel of the same name, with Ramin Bahrani directing.
Sean was born in Toronto, Canada. At the age of 12 his pursuit of acting began when he started directing and performing in his own original short films. Shortly after that, his hobby of filmmaking quickly budded into his self owned production company known today as The artist. It has produced its first award winning title Antithetic (2018), Rift (2018) its latest original title is in production. Sean has trained in acting, voice and dance internationally in cities including; New York, Vancouver, Los Angeles and continues to master his craft in Toronto. |