Month: December 2013

NEWS RELEASE:     FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Guests on tonight’s episode of Extraordinary Women TV on Rogers TV TV personality Debbie Travis; AND filmmaker Nimisha Mukerji TORONTO, Dec. 16, 2013 – Tune-in tonight for the next episode of season two’s Extraordinary Women TV, when host Shannon Skinner speaks with TV personality and entrepreneur, Debbie Travis, […]

SHANNON’S TRAVEL BAG: travel tips for women Shannon Skinner, along with her sheepdog, Bob, visits Sugar Ridge Retreat Centre in Ontario. _____________     If you are looking for a peaceful, health-focused retreat where you can enjoy Ontario’s breathtaking nature, good food and get in some hiking or cross-country skiing, along with your furry canine […]

…and become their “go-to” authority. As an entrepreneur or expert in your field, you need to stay ahead of the competition. It has never been more true than in the economic environment we have been experiencing. While there are a number of marketing tools that can be of tremendous use, publicity is one of the [...]

SHANNON’S TRAVEL BAG: Travel Tips for Women Shannon Skinner reviews one of Toronto’s most stylish and elegant lounges: Parlour. Shannon experienced the new holiday season’s dinner-sharing menu. __________   If you want to gather a few of your girlfriends for a “girl’s night out” in Toronto and are looking for an intimate place where you [...]

NEWS RELEASE:     FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Guests on tonight’s episode of Extraordinary Women TV on Rogers TV Rose Barroso, Barroso Homes; AND Canada’s leading tea expert, Lynda Budd TORONTO, Dec. 2, 2013 – Tune-in tonight for the next episode of season two’s Extraordinary Women TV, when host Shannon Skinner speaks with Rose Barroso, founder, [...]

Last night, I watched a TVO “semi-documentary” entitled, Farewell, about British-born journalist/aristocrat, Lady Grace Drummond-Hay, and her 1929 journey around the world in a Zeppelin air ship — the only female passenger and the first woman to do so. While I was aware of this historic event, I had never heard of Drummond-Hay before. And [...]