Sip, Learn & Create | Your Next Level Starts Within

You can have the strategy, the goals, the ambition, and the to-do list… and still feel like something inside is holding you back.

Maybe it shows up as overthinking.
Maybe it shows up as burnout.
Maybe it shows up as people-pleasing, second-guessing yourself, avoiding hard decisions, or constantly feeling like you need to do more to prove yourself.

As entrepreneurs, business owners, leaders, and growth-minded people, it is easy to believe the next level comes from a better strategy, a better system, or the next “thing” we need to learn.

But what if your next level starts with who you are being?

This July at Sip, Learn & Create, we are creating space for something many of us rarely give ourselves in business: a chance to pause, reflect, reconnect, and grow alongside people who are also building something meaningful.

We are halfway through the year. Summer is full. Life is busy. Business keeps moving.

And before the second half of the year runs away from us, this is a beautiful opportunity to ask:

Am I leading from confidence and clarity?
Or am I still operating from patterns that are keeping me safe, but also keeping me small?

✨ If this feels like the kind of room you have been craving, reserve your seat early. We are keeping this evening capped at 35 attendees so the conversations can stay real, intentional, and meaningful.

This is not your standard networking mixer.

Sip, Learn & Create is designed to be one of Nanaimo’s highest-value rooms; a warm, welcoming space where entrepreneurs, business owners, professionals, and growth-minded people can move beyond small talk, learn something meaningful, and build real relationships.

You’ll get guided connection, practical learning, thoughtful reflection, local refreshments, raffle prizes, and most importantly, a room full of people who are choosing to grow personally and professionally.

🎤 Featured Speaker

Sheila Leclerc
Professional Certified Coach, Facilitator & Founder of Sheila Leclerc Coaching

🌟 Topic

Your Next Level Starts Within
Moving beyond survival mode to lead with confidence, clarity, and purpose

✨ About the Speaker

Sheila Leclerc is a Professional Certified Coach, facilitator, and co-founder of the Cowichan Women’s Business Network.

Through one-on-one coaching and workshops, Sheila helps leaders and entrepreneurs gain clarity, strengthen confidence, overcome limiting patterns, and lead with intention so they can create meaningful, sustainable success without sacrificing their well-being.

With a background in hospitality and outdoor adventure tourism, Sheila took the leap from the corporate world into coaching over a decade ago to create a life of greater purpose, balance, and fulfillment.

Today, she helps passionate achievers redefine success, not as relentless hustle, but as sustainable growth, confidence, leadership, and well-being.

🔍 What You Will Explore

In this interactive session, Sheila will guide us through:

✅ Your Authentic Essence
A deeper look at the natural strengths, qualities, and ways of being that help you lead from a more grounded and confident place.

✅ Survival Patterns
How the automatic patterns that once helped protect you may now be influencing your leadership, decision-making, relationships, energy, and results.

✅ Confidence & Clarity
How to recognize where you may be operating from pressure, fear, comparison, overthinking, or people-pleasing, and how to shift into a more intentional way of leading.

✅ Personal Leadership
Why your next level of business growth may require a new way of being, not just a new strategy.

✅ Guided Reflection
A practical exercise to help you leave with more self-awareness, more clarity, and insight you can actually apply in your business and life.

✨ What You Will Walk Away With

This is not just a “feel good” personal growth talk.

You will leave with:

• A clearer understanding of what may be driving your decisions
• More awareness of the patterns that may be holding you back
• A deeper connection to your natural strengths
• Practical insight into how you show up as a leader, business owner, professional, and human
• Meaningful conversations with people who are also choosing to grow
• A chance to reset before stepping into the second half of the year

Because the way you lead, make decisions, set boundaries, communicate, trust yourself, and show up in relationships directly impacts your business and your life.

👥 Who This Event Is For

This event is especially valuable for:

• Small business owners
• Entrepreneurs
• Self-employed professionals
• Freelancers
• Business leaders
• Employers
• Growing businesses
• Professionals in leadership roles
• Anyone craving more confidence, clarity, alignment, and purpose
• Growth-minded people who want to build meaningful relationships in the community

Whether you are growing a business, leading a team, navigating a transition, feeling stretched thin, or simply ready for your next level personally or professionally, this evening will give you space to reflect, connect, and walk away with practical insight.

🥂 The Sip, Learn & Create Experience

We believe networking should feel natural, not awkward.

You can expect:

🥂 Intentional Connection
Guided networking that helps you meet people without the pressure of forced small talk.

🧠 Meaningful Learning
A thoughtful, interactive session designed to support your personal and professional growth.

🌱 A Mid-Year Reset
A chance to pause, reflect, and reconnect with who you are becoming in the second half of the year.

🍪 Local Refreshments
Snacks and treats from local community supporters.

🎁 Raffle Prizes
Giveaways from local businesses and community partners.

💬 Real Conversations
Time to connect with entrepreneurs, professionals, and growth-minded people in Nanaimo.

💛 A Room That Feels Different
A welcoming space where people come to connect, learn, share, and support one another.

☀️ Why Make Time for This in the Middle of Summer?

Because summer gets full.

There are trips, family plans, client work, patios, beach days, and a million things pulling for your attention.

But sometimes the most valuable thing you can do for your business is step away from the noise for one evening and get back into a room that reminds you of who you are, what you are building, and why it matters.

This is one evening to connect, learn, reflect, and grow with people who understand what it feels like to be building something.

You do not have to grow alone.

🎟️ If you already know this is the kind of reset, connection, and community you need this month, reserve your seat now before the room fills.

📍 Event Details

Date: Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Time: 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Doors Open: 5:20 PM
Location: Beban Park Social Centre, Room 1 & 2
Address: Nanaimo, BC

Ticket: $15 per person
Includes the session, guided networking, refreshments, and raffle entry.

🎟️ Limited Capacity

To keep the room intentional, welcoming, and high-value, this event is capped at 35 attendees.

Our goal is not to pack the room. Our goal is to create a space where people can actually connect, learn, and have meaningful conversations.

That is why the cap matters.

When the room is smaller, people actually have a chance to meet, talk, listen, and build real relationships.

Once the seats are gone, registration will close.

🤝 Community Supporters

We are proud to be supported by local businesses and community members who believe in connection, collaboration, and Nanaimo’s growth.

A big thank you to our July community supporters:

• Amanda Gangoso
• Dairy Queen Country Club Mall
• Cosmic Salt
• Columbia Bakery
• Datasphere Dynamics
• Self Discovery Wisdom Podcast
• Modern Marketing Advantage
• Kare Tax Services
• Cedar & Silk Picnics

Their support helps us create a more welcoming, thoughtful, and high-value experience for everyone in the room.

💛 Final Invitation

Your business growth is not separate from your personal growth.

The way you lead, make decisions, hold boundaries, communicate, and trust yourself all impact your results.

So come spend one summer evening with people who are building, growing, reflecting, and choosing to lead their lives and businesses with more confidence, clarity, and purpose.

We would love to have you in the room. 💛

🎟️ Reserve your seat today. Space is limited to 35 attendees.

📝 The Fine Print

• Event capped at 35 attendees to maintain a high-quality experience
• This session will not be recorded
• Refunds or ticket credits for a future Sip, Learn & Create event are available up to 72 hours before the event
• Questions? Reach out to BinishaWealth@gmail.com or Mortgage@DamienRoss.ca