Mingles

December Mingle @ Save on Foods Centre

Posted on: December 13, 2011

On December the 7th, Prodigy members attended a special Prodigy event hosted by the Save on Foods Centre, and the Victoria Royals. The event had a great turn out, and many members stayed after the mingle to enjoy a free Royals game, which was a Christmas gift from the Prodigy Group. The Royals lost the game, but everyone still had a great time mingling among Victoria’s leading professionals.

We have great crowds regularly attend our mingles and events, so we thought we’d get a more in-depth look into some of the business professionals whose are often amid the crowd. At our December 7th mingle, we talked with two business men about their small businesses in Victoria.

Dan Harsent was at the mingle representing My Ribbon Gift, and he was just in time for the holidays! My Ribbon Gift is a website that allows you to shop from home, or as Dan puts it, “in your underwear”. My Ribbon has Gift Certificates ranging from $35-$350, and allows the recipient to choose their own gift, which eliminates the chance that they’ll receive a gift they don’t like. Dan gave us an eloquent quote to sum up the company, “flowers die, chocolate goes to your hips, give the gift of choice.”


Chris Gillen was also at the mingle, representing Dial A Geek, a company that specializes in on-site computer, networking, and mobile phone service and repair. They offer everything from a simple, on-site and on-demand repair to a comprehensive and proactive outsourced IT solution for businesses and professionals. Dial A Geek focuses on small to medium businesses, and mingles are a great place to meet those companies! Chris spoke about how great it is to have so many small to medium businesses in Greater Victoria, and with such a variety of specialities. He swears that his techs never get bored because they visit such an array of different companies on a daily basis.

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