Are you prepared to be POA?

 June 12, 2019 |Colleen O’ Connell-Campbell
POA. Power of Attorney. Except that often the P stands for PANIC and the A stands for AVOID. I am – as are many of my friends - at a stage of adulting when my role as Power of Attorney is feeling more real and more onerous than on that day I said “yes”...
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When Cybercrime Hits Your Business

 May 22, 2019 |Colleen O’ Connell-Campbell
Businesses enforce sign-in procedures and door passes. They install security cameras. They turn on security lighting at night. They may even have patrols to secure their grounds and buildings. But the three experts I spoke with this month agreed: Your...
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What Prince, Aretha, and 50% of Wealthy Canadians got wrong

 April 10, 2019 |Colleen O’ Connell-Campbell
What could the late, great musicians Prince and Aretha Franklin possibly have in common with 50% of wealthy Canadians? Prince died April 21, 2016 with a $200 million estate… and no will. Aretha Franklin died August 16, 2018 with an $80 million estate…...
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Curious about Cannabis: Part 2

 October 17, 2018 |Colleen O’ Connell-Campbell
Today, Cannabis becomes legal in Canada. It’s been available legally in this country as a medical treatment option for 10 years. I admit that up until this year, I’ve had a holier-than-thou attitude about marijuana. I was skeptical, wondering if some...
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Let’s really talk about mental health

 October 03, 2018 |Colleen O’ Connell-Campbell
This morning I’ll be at The EY Centre for the 11th Annual Leaders for Mental Health Breakfast. It seems many of my important conversations happen over breakfast. (Link to last week’s post) Despite the ungodly start time of 7:00 am, close to 1000 of Ottawa’s...
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Essential Family Conversations: Aging

 September 26, 2018 |Colleen O’ Connell-Campbell
Aging is a particularly hard topic to talk about – as parents with our kids, and as kids with our parents. Many of us won’t have the conversation until we’re forced to. I chose to bring it up at breakfast one day... My mom died when I was 19. So it makes...
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What does Blockchain block?

 July 04, 2018 |Colleen O’ Connell-Campbell
Last month I hosted the second event in our newly established Elevated Conversations Series. The events are cozy, by-invitation-only gatherings that introduce smart investors, entrepreneurs, business owners and professionals to each other, and to experts...
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Curious about Cannabis

 May 23, 2018 |Colleen O’ Connell-Campbell
There’s a famous quote by French journalist Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr that translates as ‘the more things change, the more they stay the same’. A couple of months ago I hosted a small group of clients and prospective clients at a local establishment...
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Fiddler's Friends 2018

 April 25, 2018 |Colleen O’ Connell-Campbell
Annually since 2005, spearheaded by my father, Dan O’Connell, my family has been organized Fiddler’s Friends. Fiddler’s Friends is a traditional fiddle ‘focused’ music concert showcasing Danny O’Connell Memorial award recipients. It is both a fundraiser...
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Celebrate Yourself

 February 14, 2018 |Colleen O’ Connell-Campbell
Every year since 2010, I have hosted a Ladies Valentine’s Day Tea for my clients, my professional contacts and their friends. It was an idea that had been percolating since I set up shop as an advisor in 2001. I wanted to create an opportunity to connect...
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