Brands for Better Meet-up - "People on a Mission" with Scot Sustad

Schedule

Tue Jan 13 2026 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

TBD based on numbers | Vancouver, BC

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Discover how purpose-driven communities turn connection into real-world impact and why collective action is more powerful than ever.
About this Event

Come ready to kick off 2026 with connection, purpose, and inspiration.


Scot Sustad, Co-Founder of Brands for Better and leader of our Community Team, will share why community matters more than ever in a world shaped by AI, automation, and global uncertainty.

Scot believes that communities united by shared values and purpose are one of the most powerful forces on earth, and he speaks from a deeply personal lens. He’ll also unveil the 2026 vision for the Brands for Better Community Meetups and what lies ahead!

Expect a night that sparks personal insight, deeper connection, and renewed excitement for the year ahead.

Outside his Brands for Better volunteer commitments, Scot is a serial entrepreneur and currently the Co-Founder and Head of People & Product at Bureau.


What You Should Expect:

Connection: Gather together with likeminded professionals eager to do good in their communities.

Inspiration: Get energized by Scot's talk about community and meet organizations driving serious impact across Vancouver.

Action: Connect with abundant opportunities to contribute to the transformative missions of our "How can we help?" organizations.

These meet-ups have been selling out quickly, so grab your spot today!

Light snacks and non-alcoholic beverages provided. Please bring your own drinks (or reusable water containers).

Tickets are by donation, and free for BFB Volunteers. Donations are appreciated, and will help with the costs associated with hosting this event, and support both the Beaumont Studios and Brands for Better's ongoing good work as a not-for-profits in Vancouver.



Want to make a "How can we help?" pitch?

Fill out this form: https://forms.gle/RLQ6EmW4KTg1cjoRA

At each Meet Up, we have 3-minute "How can we help" pitches. Individuals and organizations doing impactful work in the community use these short pitches to share about their initiative and how the audience and Brands for Better network can help them.

The goal is to raise awareness of great things happening in our city, provide access to our network for volunteers and resources, and tap into our individual and brand networks to amplify the needs to the community at large.

Please note, "How Can We Help" pitches are not intended to be used as a way to drive fundraising for your intiative.

Space is limited to 2 pitches per event.

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.

Promotional marketing images.

We may have a photographer at this meet up for promotional marketing images. If you are not comfortable with us using your photos on our social or our website, please speak to us directly.

Marketing list.

Be aware that by attending this event, you will be automatically signed up to receive Brands for Better email marketing for future event awareness.


Brands for Better Foundation is a volunteer-driven not-for-profit initiative. We are honoured to live and work (uninvited) on the traditional, ancestral and unceded (stolen) Coast Salish territories of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, Tsleil-Waututh and Musqueam Nations, commonly known as Vancouver, BC. Learn more at .

Brands for Better believes that the biggest and most impactful change is created when brands unite to share resources, ideas, strategies, experience, and 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.

By partnering with other brands, every company can have a more incredible impact on issues that they know matter to their local communities. If a brand has the will, this framework will help them make change beyond what they could have imagined.

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Where is it happening?

TBD based on numbers, TBD, Vancouver, Canada

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Tickets

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