This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences - Switch: Work Life Balance to Work Life Integration - Brent proposes it’s the time to turn off that belief that you can create a work-life balance and look to the possible future to understand and transform into work life integration.
A Brentwood alumnus, Brent Barootes has had a series of careers that require fast pace, odd hours and constant multi tasking. In addition to his work he has been an avid volunteer and community benefactor since the University. His career took him into sponsorship marketing where he worked for such organizations as the Montreal Canadiens farm team in Fredericton, New Brunswick on the broadcast side and marketing, then to the Calgary Flames and Ottawa Senators radio broadcasts designing, selling and implementing corporate sponsorship programs. From the pro sport world Brent moved into both the non-profit industry at the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation overseeing fund development and corporate sponsorship. In 2001, Brent launched his own company, now a leading national sponsorship marketing agency in Canada
Brent works to “balance” his work and family while volunteering for over 20 hours a week with his daughter’s Cub pack, her hockey team, dedicates community service through Rotary all in Calgary and also sits on two non profit boards in BC. This is all in addition to over 150 travel nights for business a year and 25-35 public speaking engagements per year. He has concluded he cannot make his work and life “balance”, so he integrates the two and will tell you all about that in his TEDxBrentwood Talk.
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