Actor and founder of The Youth Code, Kalista Zachkariyas discusses her non-profit organization that helps children who have been sexually abused.
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May
18
2013
Canada’s Ambassador for Reggae and Canada’s most awarded female reggae DJ, Carrie Mullings sat down with host Shannon Skinner to discuss her love for the music and her success as a radio DJ and host.
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May
18
2013
Recording artist and former MTV and eTalk host, Anna Cyzon, sat down with Shannon to discuss her latest EP album and what inspires her music.
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Apr
20
2013
Host/Producer and President, Planet Africa, Patricia Bebia Mawa talks about her diverse media company, which includes the Planet Africa brand and Diversity magazine, among others.
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Apr
20
2013
Disco Queen Claudja Barry discusses her long-standing career as a singer, with hits as “Boogie Woogie Dancin’ Shoes,”and her recent film about Jamaican Dance Hall music.
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Apr
14
2013
Apr
14
2013
Author, “Babes on Bay Street,” Janet Graham discusses why she wrote her book and launched a blog of the same name.
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Apr
14
2013
Actress Vanessa Matsui discusses her interactive website Crankytown.ca that helps young girls learn about menstruation.
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Mar
23
2013
Actor Lisa Berry discusses how she transformed her life from once having been overweight and a smoker, to being healthy, fit and followed her dream of becoming an actress.
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Mar
23
2013
Producer/star of the groundbreaking production, ‘da Kink in My Hair, Trey Anthony talks about her success as the first Black female to write and produce a TV show on a prime time Canadian network.
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Mar
21
2013
Curator, Museum of Inuit Art, Alysa Procida talks about her love for the art of the arctic, and why artists play an important in recording our history and memory.
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Mar
07
2013
Stuntwoman Angelica Lisk-Hann discusses her exciting career, fearlessness and how she defied all odds to get into the business.
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Mar
07
2013
Mar
07
2013
Dancer/founder, The Extension Method, Jennifer Nichols talks about her unique method that blends ballet with fitness.
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Jan
11
2013
Publisher/Editor of Good News Toronto: Our Everyday Heroes, a print and online publication, Eva Karpati discusses her not-for-profit endeavour that she started without any background in the field because she felt compelled to change the perception Torontonians have about their own city.
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Nov
19
2012
Oct
30
2012
Oct
30
2012
Co-Founder/CEO, InteraXon, brain guru Ariel Gartner discusses her cool tech company that created thought-controlled programming. Powered by brainwaves.
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Aug
10
2012
Melissa Bessey is the city manager, Toronto Mom Now, an online publication for Toronto’s moms. She is also a former entertainment journalist and is a regular “mommy blogger.”
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Aug
07
2012
Aug
06
2012
Jan Wong was once known as one of Canada’s toughest journalists in the days when she worked for The Globe and Mail daily newspaper. After experiencing workplace depression, Wong set out to write a memoir about her journey and her battle with her former employer. In this interview, Wong discusses her memoir, “Out of the Blue,” is an honest and insightful read for anyone experiencing depression.
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Aug
06
2012
Marilyn Field is the founder/president of DAREarts, a Canadian organization that helps kids at risk have better lives — through the arts. In this interview, Marilyn discusses the inspiration behind the creation of this unique organization and how it is changes the lives of many kids — as well as her life.
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Jun
14
2012
Laura Serra is the founder of Paws for the Cause, an organization dedicated to helping our canine friends – using fashion!. She is also the society columnist for The Globe and Mail, and works in the world of PR as a day job.
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Jun
07
2012
Suzie McNeil is a singer/songwriter and performer, who is known for her powerful voice and magnetic stage presence. In this interview, she discusses her latest album “Dear Love” and the inspiration behind her music and talent. And she shares what is at the heart of her heart.
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Jun
07
2012
Canadian singer/songwriter, Darrelle London, discusses her latest album “Eat a Peach,” love, heartbreak, being “Fine” and why Perez Hilton fell in love with her music — putting her on the map.
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Jun
07
2012
Lesley Scorgie is the best-selling author of the books “Rich by Thirty” and “Rich by Forty.” Based in Calgary, she is a financial consultant dedicated to helping people build wealth. Find out why Oprah had her on the show and how she believes anyone can become rich in this interview.
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Jun
02
2012
Marianne Katzman is the owner/director of the renowned art gallery, Katzman Kamen Gallery in Toronto. In this interview, she discusses the challenging role as an art dealer, particularly for women.
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May
18
2012
Do you make rash decisions? Find out what Rashmi Biswas, Executive Vice-President, Lake and Associates Canada, and author of “Rash Decisions” has to say about it in this interview.
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Apr
19
2012
Rona Maynard, author, speaker and former editor of Chatelaine magazine. Rona talks about the significance of the mother-daughter relationship and how that impacted her life and career success, and also about the upcoming event – Ignite ‘n’ Connect – that she is speaking at on May 4th in Toronto (hosted by Positive Fabulous Women).
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Feb
05
2012
Christine Platt, founder, artVentures, a Toronto-based contemporary art club dedicated to helping art lovers learn to start or grow their art collections and also become patrons.
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Feb
05
2012
Monica Parker is an actor/writer/producer, and has worked alongside many of Hollywood’s “greatest.” In this interview, Monica talks about her one-woman show: “Sex, Pies and a Few White Lies” – and is sure to make you chuckle.
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Dec
07
2011
C.K. Gray (Carrie Gray) is a romance novelist and interior designer. Her first book “Eye of the Storm,” a self-publishing success story, is grabbing the attention of Hollywood.” The sequel, “After the Storm,” will soon be released.
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Nov
27
2011
Lisa Cripps is the President and Founder of Capital Transfer Agency Inc. Public companies typically use transfer agents to keep track of the individuals and entities that own their stocks and bonds. She is also a contemporary Canadian artist, based in Toronto.
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Oct
20
2011
Medicine Song Woman, Brenda MacIntyre, is a healer, business coach, spiritual mentor and recording artist.
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Oct
08
2011
A 20-year veteran of The Second City, a Governor General nominated writer, an accomplished performer on TV and radio ( CBC ‘s The Debaters ) and a dynamic motivational speaker at conferences and universities across Canada, Deborah Kimmett — an energizing humorist — brings thirty years of wit and wisdom to the room.
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Oct
01
2011
Deborah Ellis is the author of over 20 books for young people, including the highly popular trilogy, Breadwinner. She writes novels and books of interviews that attempt to portray the realities faced by young people in difficult situations around the world. She is also a philanthropist, donating much of her book royalties to charities.
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Sep
18
2011
Elham AyoubZadeh is the President of Art Anywhere, an online company that helps corporations and homeowners acquire contemporary art in a convenient, cost-effective way.
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Sep
04
2011
Nelofer Pazira is an author, actor, filmmaker and humanitarian. She directed and performed in the critically-acclaimed feature film “Return to Kandahar.”
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Aug
21
2011
Aug
14
2011
Living life to the fullest after experiencing a life-altering accident. Shellyann Siddoo is a young motivational speaker who, three years ago, lost her vision and use of both hands, and had most of her upper body severely burnt, while working in a lab.
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Aug
13
2011
Devyani Saltzman is the author of the memoir Shooting Water: A Mother-Daughter Journey and the Making of a Film (about the making of the critially-acclaimed film Water with her mother Deepa Mehta), and has written articles for The Globe and Mail, Marie Claire, The Walrus, TOK: and more.
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Aug
13
2011
Pam Gerrand is a singer/songwriter and sound healer with a passion for personal and planetary healing and transformation.
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Aug
13
2011
Tonia Cianciulli is the founder and executive director of the Wish Opera, a nonprofit organization which fuses together opera, fashion, design, dance, photography and other artistic mediums. A talented soprano, Tonia performed with the Opera York, Toronto Opera Repertoire, Opera Mississauga, Sarnia Orchestra and Brampton Lyric Opera.
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Aug
07
2011
Erica Ross is the Co-Creatrix, Director of Dance Our Way Home, her women’s free-style dance practice, dancer, artist, group facilitator and educator in visual, expressive, spiritual and healing arts, certified hypnotherapist, DJ and mother.
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Aug
07
2011
Charmaine Hammond is an international speaker, best-selling author of On Toby’s Terms” – and champion for community service. Her book “On Toby’s Terms,” about a bad doggy who does good, is presently being made into a feature film.
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