Jason Bacon

As soon as you chat with Jason, you know he’s an Albertan: he has that quiet calm manner of someone who appreciates country living coupled with a love of all things entrepreneurial. Albertans never care where you were born or where you come from - they just care about what...

Val Pleym

Marketing, content creation and the customer journey are where Val's passion lives. Val loves getting involved in the 'nuts & bolts' of how customers discover, explore, purchase, experience and then share these experiences with others. Her passion for the outdoors & adventure...

Meet Gail Chamberlain: Firecircle Member

Owner/ Executive Director Original Traders
Sainte-Justine-De-Newton, Québec

About Gail

Gail came to Firecircle with a mission: to complete Firecircle’s 5x5 Method™ and her business plan – in ONE MONTH! And guess what? She did just...

Destination BC Wine Tourism Experience Development

Firecircle is very honoured to be working with Destination BC and Wine Growers BC on a tourism sector experience development project called Cultivating Experiences: Elevating BC Wine Tourism. We have been taking 10 wineries from throughout BC...

The questions “How do I know this is the right price for my product?”, or “How much should I charge for my product?”, are common questions from new members to Firecircle. The good news is that there are so many ways to determine “the Right Price”...

We have so many good things to share in this month’s newsletter, starting with the wonderful news that Firecircle is a finalist in the 2023 Canadian Tourism Awards for Tourism Innovator of the Year!

…..We’re so honoured to be amongst the finalists for this prestigious award....

Are you a water enthusiast with a passion for adventure and entrepreneurship? Have you ever dreamt of turning your love for stand-up paddleboarding into a successful business venture? Look no further! In this blog post, we will guide you through the exciting journey of starting your very own...

Not all of us are born with natural business skills or entrepreneurial abilities, but they can be developed over time. Like most skills, implementing and practicing them will inspire learning and improve our understanding and implementation of certain functions. This is where a business mentor...

Welcome to 2022!  For us here at Firecircle, the beginning of a new fiscal quarter. The holidays were a reset and gave us a wink of time to think about the future.

We've been working on our quarterly business plan - part of our larger annual plan - which is in turn part...

We're “LIVE” from Ottawa this week at Canada’s national TIAC Tourism Congress 2021! - and if being together in one big room were not enough to celebrate, it's been so wonderful reconnect with and meet many new champions of our Canadian tourism industry. After 2 days of lively...

At Firecircle, we spend a lot of time working with clients on creating a sense of place in their tourism businesses. There is no more powerful way to connect with your customers than by appealing to their senses.  How you make them feel is a huge part of building your brand.  

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