Contributors
Elated Experts, Writers & Team Members
Dan Johnston
Dan owned his first serious business at the age of 12 providing advertising design and marketing services for businesses in his community of Steveston BC. Dan used University as an opportunity to sharpen his social and leadership abilities while studying psychology, marketing and business. After graduation he started with TDMP.com on the ground floor. In 2009 the company won awards for best internet presence and advertising in Canada and was honoured on the Profit 100 list of fastest growing businesses in Canada. Dan took this combined knowledge and used it to create Elated News.
Today Dan Johnston is committed to 3 tenets:
- To help good business owners succeed.
- To help people make incredible changes in their lives.
- To make the world a more inspired place.
Dan Johnston can be contacted at dan@elatednews.com or 604-998-8876 x 21
Quinton Carlin
Quinton Carlin is a world traveler who has backpacked across over 22 countries. Creator of the Mindset-Marketing-Mastermind he teaches individuals how to get better results, personally & financially via a Law of Attraction Training System. Quinton is a sought after Life Coach, Speaker & Marketing Consultant. For your FREE 15 minute consultation 604 340 6986 www.ActionAttractionPRO.com
Cheyenne Kamran
Social Dynamics, Leadership, and Dating Expert Cheyenne Kamran has dedicated his life to creating and implementing strategies for men and women to lead extraordinary lives. He is co-founder of Lifestyle Transformations, a company specializing in empowering men to master their social and dating life as well as their relationships with women – from sky rocketing their confidence to giving them the know-how to have captivating conversations.
Cheyenne can be reached at cheyenne@lifestyletransformations.com, 1-800-261-1482 ext. 706 or visit www.LifestyleTransformations.com
Kate Leinweber
Kate left a successful broadcasting career in the Okanagan to move to Vancouver and pursue her dreams. She is currently a freelance writer, actor and singer. She is also an editor with Elated News. Kate can be reached at 604 988 8876 x 24 or Kate@elatednews.com
Katolen Yardley
Katolen is a Medical Herbalist and a member of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists. Since 1998, she has appeared monthly on Global Television Morning News, where she offers herbal information to the public. Katolen has been a guest on the Discovery Channel’s Healthy Home Show, has been published in the British Journal of Phytotherapy, Shared Vision Magazine and Living + Magazine, taught at the Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine, presented at international conferences including Phytotherapy Canada, the BC Pharmacy Association, the BC Herbalist Association, Powell River Women’s Health Network and Washington State’s Northwest Herbal Fair and appeared in interviews on CKVN News, CBC National News, The Weather Network, CBC Talk Radio, CKNW’s World Today and CFML Radio.
Katolen Yardley, MNIMH Medical Herbalist is in private practice in Vancouver BC, she is the owner of Alchemy & Elixir Health Group a healing oasis and wellness centre in the West End of Vancouver located at # 320-1026 Davie St. Clinic appointments can be booked at 604-683-2298 or by email: info@alchemyelixir.com Website: www.katolenyardley.com and www.alchemyelixir.com
John Hewson
John Hewson founded Peak One Consulting in 1999 to offer coaching and strategic sales marketing and communications services, helping people and organizations get to where they want to be in Life, Business and the Arts. John works in Whistler, Vancouver and The UK with a core team of talented artists and support personnel. John can be reached at 604 318 3745.
Also an arts advocate, photographer film maker and lover of life…
Love life, live dreams and share…
In causing others we fulfill ourselves and a world that works…
Kelsey Grant
Kelsey Grant loves people. Her formal studies in Sociology, Gender, Sexuality and Personal Development inspired a recent move to Vancouver where she’s an active leadership and self expression coach. Inspired by the possibility of a world where everyone is in love with their lives Kelsey Co-founded All iN Coaching and Consulting. All iN focuses on providing visionary tools, time management structures and active coaching to cause each client to produce results in any area of their life.
Kelsey is fiercely passionate about dance, music and performance art, and is the Artistic Director and Producer of Sundown to Sunset Cabaret Burlesque. Kelsey is a sought after personal development and relationship coach, musician and choreographer. She can be reached at kelsey@allincoaching.com, 778-834-7571, or www.allincoaching.com
Anca Sovarosi
Anca Sovarosi is on a quest to travel the world and help empower dreams. A published freelance writer and successful career coach, she can be reached at 778-892-1434 / asovarosi@gmail.com or on www.kungfutango.com
Pia Edberg
was born in a small village in Hunseby, Denmark and moved to Canada when she was just five years old. Her half Filipino and half Danish background have contributed to the making of this unique and culturally diverse individual. 
Because of her natural ability to read people, she found her passions were directed towards understanding human nature (mainly interpersonal relationships and cultural differences) and decided to pursue a degree in Social Psychology. She currently works in the Human Resources department at SAP Canada, as well as involving herself as a Global Diversity Champion for the Vancouver office.
Passionate and creative, Pia’s hobbies and interests include music, playing the guitar/singing, art, all things vintage and reading about social psychology and personal growth. She loves getting people connected through her writing for Elated News as a means to inspire each person to live in a world of harmony.

Brett Martin
Brett Martin is a professional Stand up Comic who headlines Comedy Clubs across Canada and here in Vancouver. Brett also hosts Hurricane’s Comedy Night (999 Marine Dr, North Vancouver, Wednesday’s, 8:30), and can be seen at The Presentation House Theater on December 16th. He also likes hockey, rock and roll, the beach cats and pizza. You can reach him at brettmartinlive@gmail.com
Keyla Stuart
Keyla Stuart spent the first 20 years of her life fostering a love affair with the sport of figure skating. She was a World and International competitor on the Canadian National Team and ranked second in Canada. She left the sport in 2000 to complete an undergraduate degree in Political Science and Psychology from Simon Fraser University.
Through a commitment to finding her life’s purpose, Keyla began “Manifest Destiny”- a movement dedicated to raising consciousness in community. She travels speaking publicly about the power of the quality of our thoughts in creating our realities, and is deeply committed to helping people find their true calling in life. Keyla combines her experience in sport and her dedication to bringing out the best in people in her current career as a successful figure skating coach.
Keyla seeks balance through a daily meditation practice and strives to learn from the amazing people around her. She is also a certified Bio-Energy healer and spiritual advisor. Her hobbies include reading, writing, music, and spending time in nature with her husband and dog.
Alessandra Sagredo
“Life isn’t just about living… it’s truly loving the life you live.”
Alessandra is a recognized facilitator in personal and spiritual growth, life magick and sexual empowerment and has been delivering incredible results for 9 years.
With a passion for travel, culture and learning, she has focused her personal formal training on working with international teachers in areas including Meditation Facilitation, Spiritual Development, Personal Coaching, Counseling Hypnotherapy & the Art of Energetic Magick.
Her life transforming insight and techniques can be found in various international publications and magazines, with her ideas being quoted as “a fresh and truly provocative approach to a dusty subject”.
Alessandra is based out of Vancouver, Canada, but is often found teaching and working one on one with clients throughout North America and Europe. To learn more, visit Sagredo Life Systems



What a SEXY group of writers
Keep up the rockin work everyone!
Cheers,
Quinton
Awesome team! Good work guys!