Month: April 2014

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:     Season finale tonight of Extraordinary Women TV on Rogers TV Guests: JoAnne Butler, VP, Ontario Power Authority AND Anne Sado, president, George Brown College TORONTO, April 15, 2014 – The season finale of Extraordinary Women TV features Shannon Skinner’s interviews with special guests JoAnne Butler, VP, Ontario Power Authority, and […]

The moment we make the decision to pursue a dream or inner calling, we probably have no idea how long and far that journey will take us. Or how long the passion will last, given passion’s “ebb and flow” nature. Besides, creating value in this world takes time and space. This morning, I was reminded […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:     Episode 21, season 2, of Extraordinary Women TV on Rogers TV Guests: Rhiannon Traill, President/CEO, Economic Club of Canada AND Kathy Cheng, President, WS & Co. TORONTO, April 8, 2014 – In this 21st episode of season two’s Extraordinary Women TV, host Shannon Skinner sits down with Rhiannon Traill, president […]

This March, I attended a dinner in Saskatoon where I received the University of Saskatchewan’s College of Arts and Science, Alumni of Influence Award 2014. It is the first award of this nature that I have received, and I am both honoured and humbled. At the end of the evening, I gave an off-the-cuff speech […]

SHANNON’S TRAVEL BAG: Travel Tips for Women Shannon Skinner takes in Horseshoe Resort’s Fit Chicks fitness retreat. _____________     This Spring, I officially became a “chick” — not a term I would associate myself with since, well, when I was sporting short skirts and Dr. Martens boots many moons ago. That all changed when […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:     Episode 20, season 2, of Extraordinary Women TV on Rogers TV Guests: philanthropist Margaret McCain and Ann Kaplan, president/CEO, iFinance Canada TORONTO, April 1, 2014 – In this 20th episode of season two’s Extraordinary Women TV, host Shannon Skinner sits down with one of Canada’s most recognized philanthropists, Margaret Norrie McCain, […]