Brands for Better Community Meetup - with Serial Entrepreneur Amielle Lake
About this Event
Can you build a successful company and use that company to solve real-world problems?
At our August 11th Community Meetup, we’re excited to welcome Amielle Lake, Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer of CarboNet to share about entrepreneurship, impact, and what it really takes to build a business that does well and does good.
CarboNet is a Vancouver-based company bringing safer, more effective water treatment technology to market. Their work focuses on removing key contaminants from industrial wastewater so that water can be safely reused or disposed of, tackling one of the most important and complex environmental challenges facing industry today. Oh yeah... and Amielle and her cofounders also won the BC Business Entrepreneur of the Year in 2024.
Amielle’s journey spans entrepreneurship, cleantech, venture building, sales, marketing, investing, and community leadership. She previously founded Tagga, a customer data platform acquired by Campaign Monitor, served as an Entrepreneur in Residence at UBC, and co-founded Women’s Equity Lab, which helps women learn and participate in early-stage investing.
In this talk, Amielle will share lessons from her CarboNet journey, the opportunities, challenges, and decisions involved in building a company at the intersection of commercial success and environmental impact.
Whether you’re a founder, operator, investor, student, marketer, or someone curious about purpose-driven business, this evening will offer an honest look at what it means to build with both ambition and impact.
As always with Brands for Better, expect thoughtful conversation, genuine connection, and a room full of people who care about making the world better one community at a time.
What to Expect:
- Connection: Experience the magic of storytelling that builds bridges between cultures and perspectives.
- Emotion: Get ready to laugh, cry, and feel inspired by the varied, short-story-style personal narratives of our carefully selected storytellers.
- Inspiration: Discover new perspectives and be moved by the raw, authentic human experiences shared on stage.
These meet-ups have been selling out quickly, so grab your spot today!
Tickets are by donation, and free for BFB Volunteers. Donations are appreciated, and will help with the costs associated with hosting this event and Brands for Better's ongoing good work as a not-for-profits in Vancouver.
Want to make a "How can we help?" pitch?
At each Meetup, we feature short 3-minute How Can We Help? pitches from individuals or organizations doing meaningful work in the community. It’s a chance to share your initiative and let the audience and the Brands for Better network know how they can support you.
Our goal is to raise awareness, connect volunteers and resources, and help amplify great local initiatives.
Space is limited to 2 pitches per event, so apply early!
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Why Attend
As the digital world grows noisier and we increasingly question what’s real, what’s human or AI, true or fabricated, what we’ll crave most are things that are tangible and trustworthy. That’s why in-person communities are becoming more vital than ever: spaces where real people gather, connect, and act together.
About us Brands for Better
The Brands for Better Foundation is a volunteer-driven not-for-profit initiative. Our mission is to connect, inspire, and activate change-makers to make the world better one community at a time. Learn more at brandsforbetter.ca.
Brands for Better believes that the biggest and most impactful change is created when people and brands unite their power; their resources, ideas, strategies, experience, and their people. We connect brands and individuals who want to create positive change, with opportunities to tackle pressing environmental and social issues in our shared community.
Accessibility needs.
Accessibility needs, as requested at time of sign up, will be accommodated to the best of our ability. Upon request, we can help with wheelchair access and accomodate requests for unobstructed views, and keep volunteers on hand to support in whatever way we can. This in-person event will be available in English only.
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Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
CAD 0.00 to CAD 50.00
