MJ DeCoteau
Founder, Re-Think Breast Cancer, MJ DeCoteau speaks about why she started her organization
Mariel Hemingway
Actress and healthy living advocate, Mariel Hemingway, discusses her latest documentary film, "Running From Crazy," why health and wellness is important to her and how to achieve it.
Kristina Ejem
Girls Just Wanna Box founder, Kristina Ejem, is featured in our Woman to Watch special segments...here's why.
Jenna Brooks
Fitness trainer Jenna Brooks is a Woman to Watch...find out why we think so.
Kaitlyn Regehr
Women's sexuality & burlesque historian, Kaitlyn Regehr, discusses the importance of self-love and body image, and her documentary film on the Queen of Burlesque, Tempest Storm.
Whitney Wilson
Fundraiser, John Howard Society of Toronto, Whitney Wilson is on a mission of bringing yoga and meditation into prisons across Canada.
Tina Petrova
Award-winning filmmaker, Tina Petrova, is also a motivational speaker and advocate of healing chronic pain.
Lynda Budd
Tea Alchemist, Lynda Budd discusses her unique business, TeAlchemy.ca, and love for tea that takes her around the world.
Gloria Green
Oncology dietician and artist, Gloria Green has been working at SickKids Hospital for 18 years, whose work with children has reflected her artwork, bringing raw emotion and sentiment to her art.
Stephanie Joanne
Celebrity personal trainer, Stephanie Joanne is regularly seen on CityLine and her weekly fitness segments on CityNews and regular appearances on Breakfast Television.
Dr. Vivien Brown
Dr. Vivien Brown, Toronto-based family physician and VP, MEDISYS Health Group, talks about the key health issues women face, and in particular, how to prevent some cancers with vaccines.
Shauna Ireland
PR Consultant, Shauna Ireland, discusses why "align and shine" is her motto, and the reason collaboration vs competition is the new business model.
Jana Webb
Yoga expert and founder, JOGA, Jana Webb discusses her powerful yoga technique that she uses to train top level athletes.
Lori Kennedy
Nutritionist & founder, WOW! Weight Loss Lori Kennedy provides tips on how to lose weight healthily.
Vanessa Matsui
Actress Vanessa Matsui discusses her interactive website Crankytown.ca that helps young girls learn about menstruation.
Jennifer Ettinger
Fitness & Style Expert, and Founder, Fit Your Style, Jennifer Ettinger talks about finding your inner beauty.
Jennifer Nichols
Dancer/founder, The Extension Method, Jennifer Nichols talks about her unique method that blends ballet with fitness.
Leslie Traill
Leslie Traill, Founder, Sexy Over Sixty provides tips on how to handle menopausal years and stay and feel beautiful from the inside-out.
Liliane de Vries
Liliane de Vries, founder, ALIVE, discusses how to have an extraordinary life.
Jan Wong
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.
Laure Ampilhac
Laure Ampilhac discusses how she got past her shyness and fear of speaking in front of people, to becoming a professional public speaker and "Queen of Networking." She is the co-founder of HA Solutions Inc., a personal development organization.
Synchro Canada senior national team
ON-LOCATION INTERVIEW: a Shannon Skinner Special Report. Members of Synchro Canada's senior national team - on the road to London 2012 - sat down with Shannon Skinner to discuss how they push past fear, their keys to success, hopes and dreams about the 2012 Olympic Games. Team members include: Jo-Annie Fortin, Tracy Little, Karine Thomas and Erin Willson. On location at the Etobicoke Olympium Pool, where the team members met other athletes taking part in the 2012 Ontario Age Group Synchronized Swimming Championships [interview date: May 20, 2012].
This is part of an on-going series of on-location interviews for Extraordinary Women TV.
Rachael Smith
Rachael Smith is the founder of Yard Sale for the Cure, a unique fundraiser for the Canadian Breast Cancer Research Foundation. In this interview, Rachael discusses her journey from having had breast cancer to how she got the idea for Yard Sale for the Cure, and why it's important.
Salimah Kassim-Lakha
Salimah Kassim-Lakha, founder/director of YogaVision and Yoga Without Borders, shares why "laughter yoga" is good for your health.
Kelly Nolan
Kelly Nolan is a compounding pharmacist and director, Avita Health & Restoration Clinic, based in Brampton, Ontario. She is an expert in bio-identical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT), something so many women face, which she discusses in this interview.
Dr. Adrienne McRuvie
Dr. Adrienne McRuvie is a chiropractor and doula, and talks about the growing role of the doula.
Kristin Crowe
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.
Monika Burwise
Monika Burwise is a modern day mystic and co-founder, Global Awakening Institute. After near fatal car accidents drastically changing the course of her life, she has turned her experience into an inspiration message of personal transformation to help others. In this interview, she shares her inspiring story of how show met her now husband. It is not your usual love story...
Brenda MacIntyre
Medicine Song Woman, Brenda MacIntyre, is a healer, business coach, spiritual mentor and recording artist.
Barbara Schreiner-Trudel
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.
Dr. Nicola Bird
Nicola Bird, Ph.D. is a new generation, visionary psychotherapist who pioneered a groundbreaking approach to personal transformation and brain retraining.
Janeen Halliwell
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.
Morwenna Given
Trained in the UK as a Medical Herbalist (BSC) and established a clinical practise in UK and Canada; now solely in Canada. Medical Herbalist is the oldest form of medicine known to mankind with proven efficacy and superior to many orthodox drugs. Morwenna has unique insights into the failings of the current system of medicine ( OHIP ) and its causes.