Upcoming Meetups & Events

• June 9: Wave Maker Craft Brewery & Taproom (Cambridge Chapter) - RSVP
• June 11: PORTSIDE Social Bar & Kitchen (Niagara Region Chapter) - RSVP
• June 18: Make, Take & Connect: DIY Wooden Canadian Flag Workshop - Home Depot Waterloo (Locally Connected Community Hub) - RSVP + PODCAST
• June 23: Classic Indian (Eastbridge Chapter) - RSVP
• July 9: Sleeman Breweries - Retail Store & Taproom (Guelph Chapter) - RSVP
• July 9: Broken Rail Brewing (Stratford Area Chapter) - RSVP

Feeding Connections: Thanks to Our Happy Hour Meetup Sponsors!

• June 9: Wave Maker Craft Brewery & Taproom - Cambridge
  • 1 x sponsorship opportunity is available.
• June 11: PORTSIDE Social Bar & Kitchen - St. Catharines
  • 1 x sponsorship opportunity is available.
• June 18: Home Depot - Waterloo
  • Home Depot - Waterloo
• June 23: Classic Indian - Waterloo
  • Classic Indian
  • 1 x sponsorship opportunity is available.
• July 9: Sleeman Breweries - Retail Store & Taproom - Guelph
  • 1 x sponsorship opportunity is available.
• June 9: Broken Rail Brewing - St. Marys
  • 1 x sponsorship opportunity is available.

Sponsor an upcoming meetup ($200) and help create an unforgettable experience! Your support not only enhances the event but also puts your business in the spotlight, connecting you with a diverse and engaged community. Click here for full sponsorship details. 

Member Shoutouts

• A huge shoutout to Lana Nguyen of Regal Nails Cambridge for generously supporting both our Eastbridge and Cambridge Business Connections chapters as a valued Annual Meetup Door Prize Sponsor! Your community spirit helps make every gathering more exciting—thank you, Lana!
• Congratulations to Locally Connected Community Hub (LCCHub) volunteers Krysta Hajovic, Vince Vasco, Ashley Close, Matthew Grosvenor, Stephen Brode, and Robert Bruski for representing the LCCHub in this year's Ultimate Bowling Fundraiser where our team raised $627 in support of Hockey Helps the Homeless (HHTH) Waterloo Region. More than $8,000 was raised, which in turn supports local beneficiary partners, House of Friendship, oneROOF Youth Services, YW Kitchener-Waterloo, Starling Community Services, the Cambridge Shelter Corporation, and The Working Centre.
• Big shoutout to Rob Cooper Photography for beautifully capturing the energy and connections at our Career Insights from Industry Professionals forum at Lester B. Pearson Public School — and the vibrant moments from our May Eastbridge Business Connections Meetup at Stockyards Brewery. Your talent brings our events to life.
• A warm welcome to Esther Weber, the newest member of the Woolwich Business Connections volunteer committee! We’re thrilled to have her on board!
• We’re excited to welcome Kathleen Taylor and Richard Reist as co-chairs of our newest chapter—Niagara Region Business Connections! Join us in celebrating this exciting expansion into southern Ontario at their inaugural Meetup on June 11. RSVP here and be part of the launch!

Online Resources

• Regional Business Card & Member Directory (winter 2025 issue)
• ConnectSWO - South + Southwestern Ontario’s largest and most freely accessible shop local business directory
• Photo Gallery
• Meetup Feedback Form
• Community Outreach
• Milestones & Achievements
• Sponsors
• RSVP to your next Meetup

New Members

Eastbridge Chapter

• ActionCoach - Kim Parsons
• Birch & Velvet - Komal Chawla
• Classic Indian - Vennila Thirumaran
• Gathering Ladies and Outstanding Women - Sara Lodge
• Home Depot - Waterloo - Vidal Bairos
• Longevity Achieved - Alaeddine (Al) Jabri
• Maniarasan Tamilarasu
• Mara Santo Domingo
• Maxwell Building Consultants - Liam MacDonald
• Nucleus Technologies Inc. - Mike Brown
• Pradeep Chan
• RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc - Natalia Podolean
• Stockyards Brewery - Kate Scharoun
• Tim Grieve

Kitchener-Waterloo Chapter

• Carlos Naranjo
• Debbie Brown
• Dina Zahir
• EMKAL IT - Ray Angod
• Gary Miller
• Judy Reidt
• Karin Harbach
• Kelly Anne Smith
• Klyne Financial - Mac Graham
• Laabs Engraving - Les Ankucza
• Prima Payments Corp. - Arnold Radford
• Primerica - Furtuna Ogbatsion
• Rishik Gupta
• Rohan Kumar
• Sufiyan Shah
• Tammie Deubry

Guelph Chapter

• Chaiwala - Imran Ismail
• Co-Operators - Becky Meyer
• Guelph Urbex Walking Tours - Jaclyn Goldman
• Kru Jagad
• Oscar Gatto
• Partner.Co - Beverley McAleese
• Published Author, J. M. Tibbott - Marilyn Kleiber
• VCT Group - Miguel Salinas
• Wright Wealth (Guelph) Inc. - Trevor Wright

Stratford Area Chapter

• Brenda Roy
• DEJAXS Tree Service Inc - Dishon Maurice
• Ewyn Weight Loss Studios Stratford - Monique Boersen
• Terra Nova Nordic Spa & Cafe - Jodi Pendry
• Vibe Signs - Pete L

Niagara Region Chapter

• Coldwell Banker Momentum Realty Brokerage - Kathleen Taylor
• Dominion Lending Centres Forest City Funding - Brenda Bullivant
• Jennifer Poynton Desjardins Agency - Jennifer Poynton
• Miss'es Clean - Rachel Epp
• NPHI - Bob Kish
• Tradebank - Richard Reist

Non-Chapter Specific

• Access Storage - Maylen Pa-ala
• Andy's Custom Contracting - Darryl
• Elev8 Aesthetic Medicine Inc. - Rinku Dhaliwal
• Faith Dube
• Integral Electrical Solutions - James Kuepfer
• Richard Schumacher
• SegoviaQ Properties Solutions Inc. - Alejandra Segovia
• Three Oaks Renovations - Mike Hornsey
• Truleaf Garden Consulting - Almas Khalam
• Valvoline Global Operations - Raman Manaise

Annual Meetup Door Prize Sponsors

• DT Shawarma (Bridge Street West)
• Eby Manor Golden Guernsey Dairy Market
• Enspire Dental Opportunities
• Expedia Cruises (Fairway Road South)
• Expedia Cruises (Waterloo)
• Freshco (University & Bridge)
• Garrett Peck Visuals
• Gecko Websites
• Grand River Tanning Salon
• Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce
• Hand & Stone - Guelph
• Hand & Stone - The Boardwalk

We look forward to seeing you at one of our many upcoming Meetups! Click here to confirm your spot (if you haven't already)!