Charity Boutique selling new & gently used purses, jewelry and accessories. 100% of proceeds are used to fill bags donated to graduates of rehab. In loving memory of Courtney Michaels

Courtney Michaels was an amazing, beautiful and energetic girl. Courtney was bigger than life!She sincerely cared about the people in her life. She had a habit of just reaching out spontaneously to let someone know she was thinking about them, cared about how they were doing or just wanting to tell them............she loved them.She did, however, experience some difficult times in her short life. She spent time at the Renascent in Toronto, Canada, and Aurora Behavioural Health System in Tempe, AZ, in an effort to get better.Suddenly and tragically at 28 years old, she was diagnosed with Stage 4 Cirrhosis of the liver from years of alcohol abuse. Both her liver and kidneys began to deteriorate at a rapid pace. Although her organs may have shut down, it was her addiction that took her life.Before she left us, Courtney told me, her mother Patricia, about an idea she had.She didn't like that women who graduated from Rehab often left there with their personal items in a plastic bag. She wanted better for them. She wanted those women to hold their heads high, to be proud of their amazing accomplishment and to leave with something that showed their value.At that point, she thought she had won the battle and wanted to give back.This is how Purse-Impressions came to be. Now, led by Patricia ( myself), and Courtney's Angels are working hard to make her mission a reality.Off to a great start, Purse-Impressions gathered 400 purses ( in lieu of flowers) and items to stuff them for Courtney's Memorial July 13, 2019. They were donated to the Renascent Centre who has approximately 400 graduates a year!

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Contracted to oversee the development of CheckMate's marketing strategy and introduce Checkmate's mobile technology to the Canadian market. Known as an innovator and thought leader, Patricia a 36 year veteran of the Hospitality Industry, she utilized her revenue management skills to provide hoteliers with the tools to increase REVPAR as Director of Channel Sales Canada.About CheckMateCheckMate is the leading travel technology company advancing On-Demand Hospitality to build a better guest experience. From before check-in through departure, CheckMate’s tools enable hotels and their guests to have a two-way conversation through any means of communication - email, text, or a native app. CheckMate’s mobile tools improve every facet of the guest experience – from a mobile check-in that avoids a wait at the front desk and deals on room upgrades to alerts when one’s room is ready. CheckMate’s On-Demand Hospitality tools are enhancing the guest experience at thousands of hotels thanks to direct hotel partnerships as well as relationships with online and offline travel agencies and metasearch sites.

Online Revealed is the original and only digital marketing conference providing hands on workshops for the travel and tourism Industry in Canada. Over the past 10 years, Online Revealed Canada and A Couple of Chicks™ have produced 10 Conferences and 6 road shows educating over 2000 industry professionals by providing over 150 workshops and keynote presentations. The conference garners industry support from Google ,Microsoft, Bing ,Facebook , Tripadvisor, Travelzoo and Expedia to name a few. Game Changer - Meet-Mentor-Educate is a unique event geared toward upcoming and recent Grads interested in meeting key decision makers in the world of Hospitality, Tourism, Marketing, Food and Beverage and Event Management.

Patricia Brusha is a co-founder of A Couple of Chicks Digital Marketing, Online Revealed Canada and Game Changer-Meet-Mentor-Educate. Patricia is a 36-year veteran of the hospitality industry. She has worked in the United States and Canada in the fields of Sales, Hotel Marketing, Internet Distribution and Revenue Management for large franchise ownership groups and brands. She has extensive experience managing SEO, Social media and paid online advertising strategies and is a Google Certified Professional A Couple of Chicks The digital marketing firm has been delivering digital and social media marketing strategies, branding strategies and award winning campaigns since 2005 to clients in the tourism and hospitality industry including Hotels, Hotel brands, Management companies, DMOs, RTOs, VCBs, Attractions and other tourism suppliers.

NCHR single point of contact o Pricelineo Hotwireo Expedia, Hotel.como TravelocityoAll Brand e-Commerce ,Internet Distribution and Revenue Management DepartmentsoVantis and all other suppliers of GDS or Internet distribution tools utilized by Independent Properties Revenue Management Marketing Expense Consultation Monthly Website Ranking Diagnostic Reports PPC Campaign setups, Management and Monthly reports Assist properties with fully understanding tools available to assist in improving REVPAR and grow market share Assist with development of Unique Landing Pages, Promo Codes or Content for online distribution campaigns Assistance in optimizing Press Releases Provide instruction and guidance for Linking Campaigns, including monthly measurement