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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Business & Finance
Apr
27
2012
Sarah Liberatore is the founder of STLTO Wine. She was recently awarded with the “Top 30 Under 30 Innovators.” Find out what it is like to be a young 24 year-old entrepreneur. In this interview, she also talks about why she supporting the Ignite ‘n’ Connect event hosted by Positive Fabulous Women on May 4th.
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Apr
25
2012
Rebecca MacDonald
Founder/Executive Chair, Just Energy Group
Apr
19
2012
Kristin Crowe
President, T.A.S. Communications/Alarm System/Falcon Security
Kristin Crowe is President, T.A.S. Communications/Alarm System/Falcon Security. She is based in Ontario, Canada. Kristin’s story of overcoming breast cancer and redefining beauty in her life is sure to inspire you.
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Apr
16
2012
Host Shannon Skinner sits down with Katia Millar, founder and chief inspirational officer, Positive Fabulous Women, and gets an update on the organization since Katia’s first appearance on the show in September 2010.
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Apr
07
2012
Martina Ernst is the President/CEO of Wo-Built Inc, one of few female-led design and build companies in the Greater Toronto Area. Wo-Built believes that women are great assets to the building industry, especially in the finishing trades. They provide mentoring and support for women, and help cultivate their distinctive talents whenever possible.
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Apr
07
2012
Meifang Zhang is the Deputy Consul General China, based in Toronto. As a diplomat and former attache, Meifang lives an exciting life, meeting and working with many of world leaders and other high-profile individuals. The chances of a woman in China rising to the level that Meifang has achieved are slim. Find out how Meifang made it happen.
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Apr
07
2012
Trish Petersen is a money coach. In this interview she talks about how our mindset around money, feelings, beliefs and behaviours have an impact on our financial success. Getting caught in this emotional vortex with money can prevent us from living wholeheartedly.
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Apr
07
2012
Judy Suke is a motivational humourist who, after remarkably surviving a number of heart attacks and strokes, is dedicated to bringing hope and humour to the world.
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Mar
03
2012
Feb
05
2012
Colleen Sidford
VP, Chief Investment Officer, Ontario Power Generation
Colleen Sidford is VP, Chief Investment Officer, Ontario Power Generation. Colleen manages a $20 Billion pension fund and discusses a program for women that she created to help women working at OPG empower themselves and achieve success within the organization.
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Jan
19
2012
Aleksandra Knezevic is the founder of HA Solutions. After leaving her war-torn homeland of Serbia for Canada, she discovered the challenges of being an immigrant who could not speak English. She turned her difficulties into an inspiring story that transcends survival into a successful business helping others.
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Jan
16
2012
Keiley Abbat, animal welfare advocate and owner of Small Wonders Pets supply store based in Toronto, provides some tips on how to have a healthy relationship with your pets.
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Jan
15
2012
Jila Mott is an award-winning financial advisor and certified general accountant, with Keybase Financial Group. She provides tips on how women can build wealth — and preserve it.
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Jan
15
2012
Donna Dasko is the National Chair of Equal Voice, an organization dedicated to electing more women in politics in Canada.
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Jan
14
2012
Debbie Bullock, founder, Women of Wonder Money Club (wowmoneyclub.com), talks about her new money club and the importance of financial literacy for women, because 9 out of 10 women will be alone at some point in their lives.
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Jan
14
2012
Tara Uzra Dawood is President of Dawood Global Foundation and serves on various boards and Advisory Councils of eminent organizations throughout the world, particularly those focused on the rights of women and children. She’s a recognized world authority on women entrepreneurship. She was the first female CEO of a publicly listed financial institution in Pakistan, which she founded with Asian Development Bank; Tara grew her company to become an industry leader in managing Mutual Funds with top payouts for its unit holders.
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Dec
17
2011
Patricia Muir integrates her personal and business experience with a blending of professional coaching and quality assurance to serve CEOs, Executives and Executive Teams. Her signature coaching programs Personal Quality and Leadership™ and Executive Encore™ are based on her unique approach.
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Dec
17
2011
Irene Patterson is a 25 year newspaper veteran who has worked for almost all of the major Newspaper Groups in Toronto. She is presently the associate publisher of Metro News, Canada’s largest free daily newspaper.
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Dec
15
2011
Martha Deacon is the founder and CEO of The Townships Project, created in late 1998 in response to then President Nelson Mandela’s challenge to do something about the poverty in his country. The Townships Project, a Canadian registered charity, has worked for 13 years with local microfinance organizations in South Africa to extend small loans to start or expand small businesses, always exploring how to make these loans more effective in the fight against poverty.
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Dec
05
2011
Christel Wintels is a founding national franchise partner and Vice President Operations, Ontario with the Referral Institute Canada. The Referral Institute is a training company specializing in referral generation training.
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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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Nov
12
2011
Marcy Berg
Founder, Mortgages For Women
Marcy Berg is the founder of Mortgages For Women.com Inc. Marcy’s passion is telling women exactly how it is and letting them decide which mortgage product they can live with. Since 2005, she has helped a lot of women get on the right financial track. Her women clients are married, single, separated, divorced or widowed and they all know “Prince charming is not a mortgage strategy”.
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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
09
2011
Oct
09
2011
Kathleen D. Mailer, is Canada’s leading authority on self-publishing, author of How To Write & Publish Your Own Book: From Conception To Bookstore in 90 Days and Founder/Editor-in-Chief of Today’s Businesswoman magazine.
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Oct
08
2011
Judi Johnstone is the Vice President of First Vancouver Finance, an alternative financing solution for businesses.
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Oct
08
2011
Janet Auty Carlisle is the founder of Living la Vida Fearless Coaching Services. She speaks to women 45 and older who are in transition about the elephant in the room. What’s the elephant in the room? Fear: of failure or success. Janet speaks from experience and lives her own message of empowerment. Janet can also be found at her community on Zoomers.ca.
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Oct
08
2011
Janet Baccarani is a tax-savvy financial advisor dedicated to helping her clients find the right blend of wealth creation and preservation for their long-term security and family needs. She is the founder of Dedicated Financial Solutions and Widowed.ca, an online resource for widows, widowers and their loved ones.
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Oct
08
2011
Barbara Schreiner-Trudel is the CEO of Joy Here and Now, a Joy Coach, and founder of Toronto’s Centre of Spiritual Living. She has inspired people to create new careers, experience greater fulfillment, freedom, and peace of mind. Barbara has the capacity to create a safe environment for participants, and people leave her presentations inspired to take action.
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Oct
05
2011
Moira Sutton is a Life and Success Coach, Author, Host, Producer and a Professional Speaker. Her vision is to inspire and empower individuals world wide to make a difference and live life with passion and on purpose.
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Oct
04
2011
Kim Kucher is the Managing Director of Step Ahead, a not-for-profit organization that offers educational workshops and mentorship programs for female entrepreneurs.
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Oct
01
2011
Janeen Halliwell
Director, We Move Forward 2012 retreat Celebrating International Women's Day 2012 on Isla Mujeres, Mexico
Janeen Halliwell is spearheading a 3-day International Women’s Day event on Isla Mujeres, Mexico in March 2012. The event ‘We Move Forward 2012’ (WMF) is about women coming together to form community and explore and set in motion actions for realizing their potential.
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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
Penny Simmons is the Founder & CEO of Penny Loafers Shoe Shine Company,a chain of upscale shoeshine kiosks in Toronto.
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Aug
14
2011
Maureen Brown is a diversity management expert & founder of DiversityTrainersPlus, providing assessment, planning and training for organizations on diversity.
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Aug
14
2011
Jennifer Brouwer is the founder of Jennifer Brouwer Design. She is based in Markham, Ontario.
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Aug
14
2011
Founder of Lisa Ferguson Interior Design, as well as Decor Mentor, an educational and collaborative community for interior design pros and consumers.
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Aug
08
2011
Kelly Drennan is the Founder of Fashion Takes Action, a national non-profit organization that works with fashion based businesses to help them become more sustainable.
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Aug
07
2011
Sheri Andrunyk is the founder of Women For Women and IC (Insightful Communications) Publishing.
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Aug
07
2011
Jody Steinhauer is the Founder, President and Chief Bargain Officer of The Bargains Group Ltd., who used her skill and innovation to build a socially conscious, multi-million dollar business. She is based in Toronto.
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Aug
06
2011
Katia Millar is the Founder & Chief Inspirational Officer of Positive Fabulous Women, an organization geared to connect, empower and inspire — creating a space where women come together to share experiences, insights and resources all while having fun and making meaningful connections. There are more than 5,000 members in the Greater Toronto Area.
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Aug
04
2011
Lisa Delorme is the Co-Founder & CEO of Rent frock Repeat, an online company that rents designer dresses.
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Aug
04
2011
Jennifer Black is a Financial Advisor and founder of Widowed.ca, a free online resource for widows, widowers and their loved ones.
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