Leadership Skills Training
Elevate your leadership potential through self-exploration, self-assessment, and self-awareness. Discover new tools and best practices to become a more engaged, insightful, and collaborative leader, driving both personal and team success.
CREATING IMPACT
Purposeful Leadership
Participants in our leadership program gain practical, actionable skills that can be applied immediately to create a positive impact in team-based environments. Our focus is not only on immediate leadership improvements, but also provides deep insights into the essential qualities and strategies required for long-term success as an effective leader.
Spring 2025 Cohort – Open for Enrolment
Orientation – April 17
Program running – April 22 – June 19
Group sessions – Tuesdays & Thursdays 12pm- 1:30pm
About the Program
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Designed for those ready to elevate their leadership, our immersive Leadership Development Training program offers more than just skills — it provides a transformative experience. Become a more effective leader, with newfound confidence and grace, so you can make more meaningful impact. Unlike the typical long and boring online webinars, this is a game-changing experience that weaves together the power of live workshops, interactive group activities and support, along with the guidance of an experienced facilitator. This is about building self-awareness, big breakthroughs, and nurturing one’s unique leadership style, for real-world impact — that goes well beyond your professional life.
The 9 week hybrid program is a combination of online self-study modules and facilitator led group sessions, hosted on our online learning platform, B968 Learning.

A team with experience
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Trinidad Puga Figueroa
Program Team Member
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Angela Bliss
Program Team Member
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Aislinn Mackay
Facilitator
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Jessika Houston
Facilitator
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Karin Burns
Facilitator
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trinidad puga figueroa
Program Team Member
Trinidad was born and raised in southern Chile and came to Canada in 2021. She has a strong interest in community development, focusing on local talents and resources to create solutions that are relevant to each area. She has worked with communities to identify their goals and design development paths that reflect their unique culture and values. As a Program's Team Member at Bungalow, she focuses on creating high-quality materials that reach those seeking growth and learning opportunities. In addition to her work, she enjoys outdoor activities, spending time with family and friends, and has a passion for artisan work and cooking. Trinidad holds a degree in Sociology from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. -
angela bliss
Program Team Member
From a small-town in Ontario, Angela has a background in Human Resources management and a love for design and photography. In her role as Program Team Member at Bungalow 968, she blends her passion with her professional experience, working closely with people and celebrating their successes through the programs we offer. She supports participants through their learning journey, provides detailed program reporting for clients and takes care of many of Bungalow's social and email campaigns.
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aislinn mackay
Facilitator
Aislinn is an educational facilitator and developer with an interest in math and engineering. She has worked as a study session facilitator, designing and implementing engaging workshops and supplemental learning support to students with diverse learning needs. She approaches design and facilitation using applied principles of universal instructional design, continual improvement and scaffolding to enable a successful learning environment. She has developed content for STEM programs at the elementary school level, as well as working with Indigenous outreach organizations aimed at increasing Indigenous youth participation in STEM fields. Aislinn holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from Carleton University.
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jessika houston
Facilitator
Over the past 20 years, Jessika has worked in various management capacities in both the Corporate and Non-Profit Sectors. She has founded two of her own businesses, as well as co-creating several federally funded, community-based life skills programs. In 2016, Jessika earned her Life Coaching Certification from Integrative Wellness Academy.
Currently, Jessika is the Founder and Lead Life Coach of Glitter N’ Grace Life Coaching, is the Program Manager for Surrey SHARES - a storytelling and coaching program for Seniors, is a contracted Facilitator for Bungalow968 Employment and Life Skills training programs and is a member of the Community Mental Health Committee as an Advocate and Presenter and recently became a Published Author.
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karin burns
Facilitator
Karin skilled educator with over 20 years experience learning and growing as a primary grades teacher, high school teacher, outdoor educator, instructor, coach and mentor. She is a recently certified instructional designer with a passion for curriculum design and development with Indigenous communities. Karin has also recently trained in Coaching Leadership. Karin has taught a wide range of participants from diverse cultural backgrounds, neurodivergent learning styles and ranging in age from young to old. She has co-developed education curriculum with First Nations groups, championed STEM education for girls and women, taught and developed curriculum for Waldorf Schools and worked as an outdoor educator in Ontario and BC. As a Squamish resident, Karin greatly values our growing and vibrant community, as well as acknowledges the ancestral lands we work and play upon.
Karin holds a Graduate Certificate in Instructional Design from Royal Roads University, and Bachelor of Education, Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Physical and Health Education from Queen’s University Canada.


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