Rebecca LeHeup, Executive Director, Ontario Culinary Tourism Alliance, discusses why she is is passionate about the interrelation between food, agriculture, tourism, arts and culture.
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Jan
11
2013
Founder, Toronto Underground Market (TUM), Hassel Aviles discusses how TUM, the first and only social food market of its kind in Canada was created to promote budding food entrepreneurs and Toronto home cooks, and why it has evolved into an event-oriented food incubator.
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Dec
09
2012
Kelsey Ramsden, founder/president, Belvedere Place Development, a B.C.-based construction company. She is ranked #1 female entrepreneur in Canada by PROFIT Magazine. Her day job? She builds roads.
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Dec
08
2012
Winemaker and founder, Vintage One Wines, Alejandra De Miguel discusses how growing up in Mendoza, Argentina with a family of winemakers influenced her to create her unique winery.
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Nov
18
2012
Founder/CEO, Fresh Intelligence Research, Corrine Sandler is a trailblazer. She has been recognized as one of Canada’s top female entrepreneurs, ranked #20 on PROFIT Magazine’s Hot 50, and Women’s Post’s Top Women to Watch.
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Oct
10
2012
Founder, SmartBrideBoutique.com, Andrea Lown discusses her unique classifieds website helps brides create the wedding of their dreams on a realistic budget without sacrificing designer names or fabulous style.
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Oct
10
2012
RateHub Founder/CEO is a serial entrepreneur. In this interview, she discusses her unique company that helps people with their mortgages, and also about her terrific hobby: kite-surfing.
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Aug
06
2012
Ivy Ackerman is the founder of Butter and Egg Road travel club. It’s focus is on food, travel, art and culture, and can be found in Toronto, New York, Chicago, Miami and other cities soon. Ivy discusses the creation of this unique club and why travel is important to so many people.
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Aug
06
2012
Katherine Hague is the co-founder, ShopLocket, a unique online store where you can sell products quickly. Katherine is a young entrepreneur, having started her first business as a youth.
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Jul
13
2012
Pat Mussieux
Founder, WealthyWomenLeaders.com
Special Report: I sat down with Pat Mussieux, founder of WealthyWomenLeaders.com, in this on-location interview at the Ignite ‘n’ Connect event in Toronto, to discuss why many women entrepreneurs do not succeed in business. Pat provides some great insights and real solutions.
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Jul
08
2012
Heather Dubbeldam is an award-winning architect. In this interview, she demystifies what an architect does and discusses the importance of sustainability, eco living, and why there are not more women in the field — and what she is doing to change that.
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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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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
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
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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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
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
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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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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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
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
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
Ebonnie Rowe is the president of PhemPhat Entertainment and founder of Honey Jam, an annual multicultural showcase of upcoming artists in all genres of music, where talents such as Jully Black, Nelly Furtado, Reema Major and others have performed at the beginning of their careers.
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Aug
04
2011
A Connoisseur of Life, Making It Happen Specialist, internationally trained Professional Coach, and Thursday Night Soccer Player. She is a world traveler, a foodie, and a magnet for incredibleness.
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Jun
26
2011
Farah Perelmuter is the CEO & Co-Founder of Speakers’ Spotlight, North America’s most innovative speakers bureau, representing the most extraordinary speakers, leading thinkers, expert trainers and inspiring individuals.
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Jun
26
2011
Founder of Essence to Success Inc., a Certified Transformation Coach, Certified Passion Test Facilitator and Canadian Ambassador for Connected-Women.com. She is also the contributing author to Marsh Engle’s book “Amazing Woman What’s Your Story?”
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Jun
26
2011
Anne Day is the founder and president, Company of Women, an Canadian organization dedicated to help support, connect and promote women– both professionally and personally. Anne Day has run several charities, was the editor of a national parenting magazine, and worked for government, but always the focus has been on women and children. A ‘social entrepreneur,’ Anne has been instrumental in the start of numerous programs and organizations, and has won several awards. She is the author of Day by Day.”
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Jun
26
2011
Carolyn Ellis is the founder of Brilliance Mastery, a program that helps women entrepreneurs and business leaders own their brilliance so the mission of their business can be communicated clearly, powerfully and profitably.
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Jun
26
2011
Mary Aitken is the founder of Verity, a private women’s club in downtown Toronto. Verity is a business, social, fitness and wellness club, which includes: a women’s spa, Sweetgrass; George, one of Toronto’s top restaurants; and a boutique hotel, The Ivy at Verity.
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