The Origin of DIARIES
Seniors have a precious resource: their vintage experience, knowledge and wisdom. Their inspiring stories need to be written and preserved before they are lost forever.
Will, a former national and international publisher and Janet, also a successful business entrepreneur, are both seniors, who believe in the power of story-telling as a means of giving seniors a special and
much-needed voice.
They got together in October 2025 to create an easy and enjoyable means by which seniors could add further meaning and purpose to their lives, and to have those stories shared with other seniors.
They created DIARIES: Seniors writing for Seniors.
Since then the response from seniors has surged beyond expectation and resulted in an ever-growing number of new writers sharing their stories with appreciative and enthusiastic readers across the world.
The Two Seniors behind DIARIES
Janet Benedict
Janet Benedict has spent her career building connections, inspiring entrepreneurs, and helping people share their stories.
After 22 years in Corporate Canada, where she trained and motivated thousands, Janet went on to build and successfully sell her own marketing company. She later founded The Canadian Networker, creating a community dedicated to networking, learning, and supporting entrepreneurs.
But as retirement approached, Janet realized that her next chapter would be about something much closer to her heart.
Together with her co-founder, Will, Janet created Diaries — a place where seniors can share the stories, adventures, memories, and experiences that have shaped their lives.
For Janet, Diaries is more than a collection of stories. It is about connection, preserving memories, celebrating life experiences, and making sure the voices of seniors continue to be heard.
She delights in discovering the wonderful stories shared by Diaries writers and believes that every story matters, every memory has meaning, and every connection is worth celebrating.
Will Brubacher
Like the sparks from a blacksmith’s anvil, the stories of a people forge the legacy of their new generation. So when Will retired as a successful national and international publisher and best-selling writer, his entrepreneurial nature saw the incredible worth in
preserving the invaluable stories of a passing era of our seniors.
Diaries was created as an opportunity to give seniors a much needed and significant “voice” to share their unique “inside” perspectives, life experiences and precious memories with their families, friends and the world.
Their personal stories not only serve to shape the diverse lives of our seniors but to also define a very unique generation in the
cultural mosaic of our Canadian history.
And this explains why it has grown so exponentially in the short time that Will and Janet, who shared Will’s vision, have been developing it.