Dana Kaluzny (she/her), BA, PMP
I wear a lot of hats…so you don’t have to.
Oh hello! Thank you for meeting me here.
I co-own a small business (with my partner in life and love): Endswell is almost 10yrs in the making! I’ve cycled 200km while 7 month’s pregnant to raise over $20,000 to support cancer research. I am a freelance Event Producer, Facilitator, Public Speaker, Performing Artist and Community Advocate.
I bring front of the class, disruptive, fun-loving energy to everything I do. It’s how I play the long game.
I’m here to support you and your team to play the long game too.
After 15 years’ experience working in for profit and not-for-profit, founding two small businesses while making time for my own pleasure AND raising two boys, I know how to juggle personal and professional. It is so important that we center our own enjoyment while doing change-making work!
The teams and business partners I support are playing the long game too. Their vision for organizational and social change is both urgent and their impact will take time to be fully realized.
My work will support you and your team to stay in the game and bring your big vision to fruition by focusing on meaningful relationships, communication and organization to take practical next steps (your little wins matter!).
You will develop new skills in concepts of collaborative, person-centered and strategic planning, project management, event production and communication techniques that are engaging, within your capacity - and not boring!
My Story
WATCH: A 10min pop-up talk on Disrupting the Script of Collaboration and Consultation. Originally filmed and edited by Studio 204 for the 2021 Xcelerate Summit. Closed captioning available as part of the video options.
LISTEN: Whose Idea of Success Are You Living? - Business as Activism Podcast with Elijah Selby
"...It was a massive realization to me actually quite recently, that my idea of success was not my own...and that story was running through my head, was holding me back from truly enjoying, and defining for myself, what success and joy in my career was, and what the possibilities are."
As humans, we learn through storytelling. When we hear about other people's journeys it can be elucidating and it can actually feel supportive of our own journeys.
Hear my story of moving from traditional success to embracing my own definitions of success--one that allows for evolution and growth. Listen here, or wherever you get your podcasts at “Business as Activism”.
My Method & Lineage
The methodology I developed is about more than "getting the work done".
It's about centering people.
It's about as many people as possible feeling satisfied and enjoying the process of working together.
Inspired & Influenced by: Project Management Institute PMP Certification. Schulich Masters in Project Management Certification. Queen's Sociology Degree. Tamarack Institute Collective Impact Theory Training. Racial and Social Justice Training and Scholars. Harm Reduction Theory. Trauma Counselling. Design Thinking. Brené Brown. adrienne maree brown. Malcolm Gladwell. bell hooks. Team Sonja and PMCF’s Ride to Conquer Cancer.
