May Contain Wine

Josee Cormier and Alicia Stafford are the women behind Your Way Weight Loss. Together, they help women heal their relationship with food and lose weight without meal plans or counting calories. They are the hosts of the Let's Get Loud Podcast and stars of the documentary - Would You Eat a Donut a Day? Social Media Links:TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yourwayweightlossYWWL on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourwayweightloss/Josee's Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/josee_ywwl/Alicia's Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alicia_ywwl/

Lana and Laura are real-life sisters and founders of The Sister Brand and trademarked WOMAN UP apparel. What started as an interior design and branding studio almost 4 years ago, has now morphed into a multi-faceted empowerment firm. The Sister Brand helps women in business LEVEL UP with kicka$$ branding and website design. You can catch their podcast, WOMAN UP with The Sister Brand wherever you stream your podcasts.LINKS:IG: @thesisterbrand_FB: /thesisterbrandcoweb: thesisterbrand.comPromo for your listeners:$30 off our TSB 5 Minute Brand Audit or POWER CALL with code: WINE

Staci Millard is a wife, mom of 2 girls, and serial entrepreneur.  A 15 year career in accounting led her to working with thousands of small businesses where she learned how much a role they play in our communities. Staci went on grow her own sucessful small business, immersing herself in community as she did it. After selling her business she uses her time and experience to mentor other small busiensses for sucess knowing how they are the backbones of our communities.

Dr Alisha Rai sheds light on a topic that affects 1 in 6 couples in Canada. She shares her journey of pursuing motherhood through years of fertility treatments and multiple miscarriages. Despite many instances of disappointment, her story is one of hope and the power of love. Her motivation to share her journey is to shed light on topics that have been considered taboo and shameful for many woman so that no woman ever has to feel isolated.

Michelle is an entrepreneur and woman in business who isn't scared to take risks. She stays true to her herself, trusts her intuition and she offers us all a chance to live cleaner and healthier through Beauty from Bees. She is a proud mom of 4 and lives near Marwayne, Alberta. While she may live in a small town the little business she started has grown into something pretty big and special!

Jennifer DeFrenza is a wife, mom of two girls and founder of Girl E Kits. Jennifer and her 10 year old daughter Talia started Girl E Kits out of a need more than the dream of starting a small business. Jennifer is not a newbie to entrepreneurship, she has helped her husband start and run his successful painting business for a number of years. By day she works in marketing, she has been in the advertising and marketing field her whole career and has worked for some really amazing brands like The Weather Network and Expedia.When she's not juggling her busy family and professional life, Jennifer can be found with a cup of tea on the back deck, or catching up with her mom or friends.

Jasmine Ancona is a wife, mother of one amazing little girl and the founder of The Mom Market Collective Inc. Jasmine's passion for helping others has inspired her to help other entrepreneurs reach for and achieve their dreams through The Mom Market's Pop Up Vendor Market Experiences. The Mom Market provides one of a kind Market's unlike any other! Focused on bringing communities together! Jasmine and her family recently moved across the country and are loving seeing The Mom Market support and offer the opportunity to thrive to so many small business coast to coast!

Jenna is the Owner and Co-Founder of Frock Box, a personal styling service for Canadian women. After the birth of her second daughter she recognized the need for a shop-at-home clothing option for Moms and soon after, outfits were being delivered to doorsteps across the country. Over the last 8 years, Frock Box has dressed women age 13-94, delivered hundreds of thousands of boxes, and has been featured in Chatelaine, The Marilyn Dennis Show, Fashion Magazine and many other publications. Frock Box aims to inspire confidence through fashion no matter your size or shape.Jenna is a mom, serial entrepreneur and a master problem solver. She is passionate about business, empowering women to follow their dreams and describes herself as an 'idea girl!'

Dr. Julie Thomson has practised family medicine for since 2006 and for the past 10 years she's specialized in medical aesthetics ranging from injectionables to laser, skin resurfacing to more serious skin concerns including acne and melasma.Trained by some of Canada's most respected injectors, Dr. Julie is known for her gentle touch, subtle beautification, and genuine warmth. Dr. Thomson believes in the combination of science and aesthetics to allow women to look natural and feel their best.Dr. Thomson is a mother of two and loves to spend time with her family at home baking, playing games, or hiking in our beautiful backyard, the Rocky Mountains.

Kiara Williams is a transformation coach, author and therapist. She has been coaching for over five years now, with experience in Timeline therapy, hypnotherapy and Nlp Coaching. In 2022 Kiara published her book “Help for the Helpers”, a self help book that includes affirmations to help you reset your beliefs around helping other and setting boundaries. Kiara is an advocate for mental health and personal development! She believes that each individual has unlimited potential and that sometimes we just need a roadmap to unlock our destiny.

Kara Goldin is the Founder of Hint, Inc., best known for its award-winning Hint water, the leading unsweetened flavored water. She has received numerous accolades, including being named EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2017 Northern California and one of InStyle's 2019 Badass 50. Previously, Kara was VP of Shopping Partnerships at America Online. She hosts the podcast The Kara Goldin Show and her first book, Undaunted: Overcoming Doubts and Doubters, was released October 2020 and is now a WSJ and Amazon Best Seller. Kara lives in the Bay Area with her family and 3 labradors.

Nina Purewal faced an unexpected childhood tragedy, which inspired her mindfulness and meditation journey over twenty years ago. After climbing the corporate ladder in sales & marketing for nearly a decade, she took a sabbatical and moved to California to unplug and live in an ashram for a year to further her learning of ancient wisdom and letting go. It's been her greatest passion to help others find happiness through adversity. With that, she founded Pure Minds, a social enterprise that conducts mindfulness and meditation workshops for the corporate sector, with over 50 clients. She is the co-author of the International Bestseller, Let That Sh*t Go and has also partnered with A Kids Company About as a podcast host and kids meditation mentor.

Deb is a mother of 2, a born and raised Calgarian, graduate of UofC in Geology, cake artist and an entrepreneur. She is the founder of CAKEify Studio, a Calgary startup, and Canada's first interactive DIY cake decorating studio, which hosts events like Paint Nite, but with cake. Deb exited the energy industry in 2016, planned her business in 2017, executed the first steps in 2018 and opened the studio in August 2019.Deb is a tenacious and entrepreneur who is a key figure in the Calgary business community, and actively works to support and uplift other women in her industry.

Sarah moved to Canada 22 years ago from Lebanon. She loves travelling, meeting people from all walks of life and collecting experiences from all over the world. She started her charcuterie business, One Bite Box as a mental health outlet. She is a huge supporter of anything with high vibes that feels good to her soul and always tries her best to live in the moment.

Deeply passionate about inclusion and owning the parts of ourselves that make us unique. Shailynn was given a 12 year life expectancy and has gone from planning her funeral to planning a future. Shailynn now works as a public speaker and diversity model, while documenting life with a disability.

Julie Cole is a recovered lawyer, mom of six and co-founder of Mabel's Labels. She has helped her company bring their product to a worldwide market, gain media recognition and win countless awards. Cole is a passionate entrepreneur, writer, and sought after speaker. Julie is no stranger to the media, having appeared on NBC's The Today Show, HLN's Raising America, Breakfast Television, The Marilyn Denis Show, CP24, among many others. Her articles have appeared in The Huffington Post, Today's Parent, The Globe and Mail, Profit Magazine, Working Mother Magazine, and numerous websites. When she's not juggling her busy family and professional life, Julie is an engaged community member serving on boards and volunteering. She is passionate about women's issues, mentoring young entrepreneurs, and social justice.

Tollisha is The Founder and CEO of The Official Glue. She's a seasoned

Rachelle is a born and raised small town girl with big dreams! She moved to the big city to get her degree in business, a masters in accounting, and her chartered accounting designation; however, it doesn't stop there. She is extremely passionate about seeing and hearing women who are killing it! She loves to share stories of women who follow their dreams, achieve great things, and are an inspiration to other women. She shares these stories through her Designed to Inspire podcast. Rachelle is also the owner of Dani + Madi clothing boutique, in Spruce Grove, Alberta and online, where her and her staff help women dress themselves in a way that makes them feel happy and their most confident.

Ruth Alexander is a Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist (CLHMS™), top-producing Realtor®️ with Coldwell Banker Mountain Central in Calgary, Alberta. Ruth's extreme success, like many things, came with hard work and dedication. In chatting with Ruth you'll hear her story of rebuilding, perseverance, beating the odds, and following her passion to create a life she loves.

Elizabeth Gilbert is a critically acclaimed novelist whose immensely popular works of nonfiction expand our understanding of creativity, spirituality and love. Oprah called Liz a rock star author when the world fell in love with her for her memoir Eat, Pray, Love and then she blew us away again when she taught us to lead brave, authentic and creative lives through her book Big Magic. Her Ted Talk has 20 million views and is among the 25 most popular of all time. We're honoured to have her join us in Canada for Wine, Women & Well-Being's upcoming leadership conference.

Welcome to the May Contain Wine Podcast! I'm Lisa Webb, and I am here to build a community of fantastic women one incredible journey at a time. I was inspired to create Wine Women and Well-being during my own journey as an ex-pat. I wanted to start this podcast to hear the stories of other incredible women all over the world. I hope you enjoy the series, to learn more visit @winewomenwellbeing on Instagram or www.winewomenwellbeing.com.

Brittany Kolba hails from Calgary, Alberta and deems herself a social media maven who's passionate about helping others level up and rise. After almost ten years in the oil and gas sector, Brittany took a sharp left turn into an international beauty organization, leading hundreds of women globally, speaking at conferences, sharing trainings with the field and using social media marketing to elevate her brand awareness while creating authentic relationships with both her team and her customers. Top in sales, recruiting and leadership in Canada, and reaching the highest executive rank company wide, Brittany chose to break away and seek more. She thrives in diversity, authenticity and creativity. Brittany shares she is most passionate about empowering entrepreneurs to find their calling and do scary things to reach their dreams. Find out more about Brittany @ brittanykolbasocial

Dr. Jordin Wiggins is a Naturopathic Doctor, women's Sexual Health Disruptor and author. She is revolutionizing the way we deliver, educate, and talk about sexual health, wellness, and pleasure for women. Dr. Wiggins helps entrepreneurs and professional women have as much success in their relationships as they do in their careers through learning to receive, trust, and attract. She is the founder and CEO of The Pleasure Collective, and the author of The Pink Canary, an exploration into the hidden secret to optimal women's wellness which she discusses with us in addition to her many experinces in distrupting the world of sexual health for women. You can find more about Dr Jordan Wiggins at thepleasurecollective.com on on Instagram @ drjordinwiggins

Carlee Krtolica is the editor of the highly acclaimed lifestyle blog, Styled to Sparkle, where she shares helpful advice on everything from interior design and DIY renovations to wine, travel, fashion, beauty, family, and more. Throughout her influencer career she has collaborated with a number of well-known international brands such as IKEA, Wayfair, Bed Bath & Beyond, buybuy BABY, Cabela's, J.Crew, Hyatt, and Samsonite. Carlee has a Bachelor of Commerce Degree majoring in Entrepreneurship as well as her Wine & Spirits Education Trust Level 2 Certification. She currently works as a freelance interior designer and lifestyle blogger. She lives in Canada with her husband, two daughters and dog named Hattie. If you want more of Carlee follow along on her socials @styledtosparkle

Selin Bilgin, B.A, C.H.N, is a speaker, an award winning holistic nutritionist, podcast host, best selling author, and the founder of Luscious Living: Where Personal Growth Meets Wellness. She believes that lasting change and ability to live our most productive and satisfying lives both personally and professionally, arises from developing our mind, meeting our unique nutritional requirements, and upgrading our habits. Selin shares her fresh, actionable, and inspiring messages about wellness as well as personal and professional growth. You can learn more about Selin at selinbelgin.com

Janine Rogan is a CPA and financial educator from Calgary, Alberta. She is a passionate keynote speaker on the topic of financial feminism. Her company, The Wealth Building Academy educates and empowers women to take control of their financial future. For the last decade Janine has be writing and speaking about money most recently launching an investment course “The Wealth Lab” to teach individuals how to invest. If you want to learn more about Janine you can find her at janinerogan.com or on Instagram @janinerogan

Tiffany is Founder of From Divorce to Destiny. She also holds positions at X17 labs, and serves as advisor for organizations including W/M Nexus, Ethical Markets, and Njovu Foundation. We talk with Tiffany about her experience with high conflict divorce and how this helped her come to the realization that family court systems are unprepared and uneducated in dealing with high conflict family matters.

Anna Lozano is the Co-Founder of Love Powered Co., the affirmation company. She is a mom of 2, an entrepreneur, a business coach, an investor and passionate about making the world a happier and healthier place! We chat with Anna about her business, busy life and how she manifested a partnership with Jillian Harris. She lives with her family in BC and can be found at: @_annalozano @lovepoweredco and lovepoweredco.com

Shaista is a chemical engineer by trade and a passionate world traveller. After meeting her boyfriend now husband in university he moved to halifax and the couple decided they would meet up around the world instead of traveling back and forth. Shaista shares her favourite travel destinations, how she has built her instagram network and her excitment as she prepares to be a new mom! If you want to learn more about Shaista and her travel, fashion and lifestyle journey you can find her on instagram @aman.shai.xox

Brittany is a passionate entrepreneur who bet on herself, went all in on her business, took a risk, and made a leap that many would find terrifying. We talk about her entrepreneurship journey and inspiration for starting her business. She is the owner of Bliss and we promise that you'll find her story inspirational. If you want to learn more about Brittany you can find her on instagram @blissokotoks and @littleblissnest.

Catharine Bowman is a lymphatic researcher and lymphedema advocate who speaks with us about her inspiration for her research and how she has used her community to get to where she is today. She gives us an idea of what it was like to give a Ted Talk and being nominated for Forbes 30 under 30. If you want to learn more about Katherine's incredible research you can find her on instagram @catharinebowman

In this episode we get a glimpse into Fotini's passion for negotiations and helping others develop the confidence to take on whatever comes their way. We discuss how she found her talent for negotiation and how she uses this skill to build her network. She walks us through her experience writing her book and how negotiation is at the center of our everyday conversations. Find Fotini on Instagram @fotiniicon

We had the privilege of chatting with Amel about creating global businesses as digital nomads! She walks us through how she built a successful brand by creating a network and landing on the cover of Forbes Magazine as well as speaking at their women's conference. Amel is an inspiration to women who are looking to build a successful brand despite circumstances that are constantly changing. To learn more about Amel and her business find Tandem Nomads on Instagram @tandemnomads

Dr. Shar and Andrea are the founders of The Empowerment Project, an organization focused on helping individuals explore and ignite transformation in our daily lives and the lives of others by mastering our physical, mental and emotional states. They talk to us about how they came together to explore the importance of mindfulness and how they shifted their career paths to create this company. If you want to learn more about their work you can find them at theempowermentproject.thinkific.com and on Instagram @the_empowerment_project2

Eve is the founder of Capability Career Group, a company that focuses on diversity and inclusion in organizations. Eve explains her journey to founding this company and how she leveraged her past experiences to build her future successes. To connect with Eve find her on Instagram @eveaboka and @capabilitycareergroup or capabilitycareergroup.com

In this episode we meet Shannon Christensen who tells us all about how she built her non-profit Mamas for Mamas. She has a passion for working with marginalized populations and used this drive to start a registered non-profit organization dedicated to reducing the negative impact of poverty on low-income mothers and their families. If you want to learn more about Shannon and Mamas for Mamas visit mamasformamas.org or on Instagram @mamasformamas

In this episode we chat with Elena, an alignment coach, speaker, co-author and entrepreneur who recently moved from South Africa to Canada. She shares her experiences as a proud new Canadian and explains her journey to becoming an alignment coach. She's used her own past challenges to help women build better futures for themselves. To learn more about Elena and her alignment coaching visit elanavandeventer.com and on Instagram @elanavandeventer

Melinda and Lisa walk through her journey from Berklee College of Music to starting her own consulting firm and Women Who Rock, an organization focused on creating an equal presence for women in the music industry and giving back to women's health. She talks through the challenges and excitement of being an entrepreneur. Find Melinda at womenwhorock.info and @officialwomenwhorock

Michelle talks with Lisa about how she has built a strong community of women around her health and wellness brand by supporting women through private coaching to develop a lifestyle that works for them. As a devoted mother and business owner, Michelle takes us through her daily practices to incorporate healthy eating and activity into her daily life. Find Michelle on Instagram @themichellemethod or on her website michellemcgrattan.com

Today we chat with Jess about the life experiences that have shaped her. She talks about how she chooses joy every day and explains how grief has taught her gratitude. She covers the importance of being your true authentic self and how she remains grounded enough to share that version of herself with the world each day. If you want to continue to be inspired by Jess find her on Instagram @thejessicajanzen and you can support her foundation at @loveforlewiston

Chau Lui speaks with us about how she took over her family business to build Paris Jewellers into the national brand we know and love today, and how the practice of gratitude is at the centre of this company. She talks about the necessary pivots they made due to the pandemic and she also shares what an honour it was to be chosen to create Kaitlyn Bristowe's engagement ring! Find Paris Jewellers on Instagram @parisjewellerscanada or at parisjewellers.ca

Dr. Kristen Mark is a sex and relationships researcher, educator, and therapist. We talk about her research in the area of sexual health and the intersection of sex and relationships with a focus on sexual satisfaction, compatibility, desire, and desire discrepancy. She talks about her study “keeping the spark alive” and answers some questions I had about healthy sex in relationships. If you want to learn more about Dr. Kristen you can find her at kristenmark.com

I spoke with Jenn about her many life experiences from being a mom, a realtor and starting a podcast. Jenn walks us through her belief in manifestation and how she uses this tool to guide her towards the life she sees for herself. We talk about the importance of celebrating women just as she does on her podcast. If you want to give it a listen or learn more about jenn visit @jenziegler.realestate

Chelsea is a speaker, writer, social justice activist, world traveller, Director of Communications for the #MakeItAwkward movement and Co-Creator/Co-Owner of Not That Funny, a tabletop game designed to uncover the damaging truths behind everyday jokes directed at many marginalized groups and individuals. We discuss all of that and more in this episode in addition to a discussion on how to overcome descrimination as women. You can find more about chelsea @chelsea_gouchy

Ashley is the owner and founder of The Bare Home, a sustainable products company. We discuss entrepreneurship and how Ashley has surmounted many obstacles throughout her time as an entrepreneur. Ashley also shares her experience owning a business as a mom as well as her journey living overseas. If you want more about Ashley find The Bare Home on instagram @the.bare.home