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How can policymakers, businesses, and individuals navigate the new era of Artificial Intelligence development? What should we do to ensure the ethical and responsible use of AI systems? In which directions should regulations be moving? In this episode, we discuss how we can shape the future of AI by improving regulations to navigate and mitigate its potential risks; with the guidance of this week's special guests.   Sonia Sennik is the CEO of Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), a global seed-stage program for scalable science-based ventures operating in six countries, and a current board member for Futurpreneur Canada, an organization that provides early-stage financing, mentorship, and resources to support aspiring Canadians in launching successful businesses that contribute to sustainable economic development in their communities. With a decade at Hatch Ltd. managing large projects, Sonia founded the Sonia Sennik Resilience Fund at McMaster University, the largest multi-donor endowment in its history. Moreover, Sonia was the head coach of the Rugby Ontario Senior Women's Team from 2016 to 2018, winning bronze, silver, and gold at the Canadian Rugby Championships.   Marco A.O. Soares is the CEO and founder of JasperVocal Inc., an Artificial Intelligence startup based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. An entrepreneur at heart, Marco is passionate about providing people with innovative services to make the world a better place. Initially the developer of a Math App, Marco shifted his focus to AI after seeing the profound impact it had on a political campaign. A strong advocate for using AI for positive change, Marco has centred his efforts on addressing critical issues such as the mental health crisis within the call centre industry. Alongside his role as CEO, Marco is pursuing his studies full-time at the Hult International Business School in London, England.   Produced by: Sadie McIntosh, Mia Sunner and Aya Samaha

A member of the global Sandler network, Hamish Knox supports private organizations in Southern Alberta, creating and maintaining scalable, repeatable, consistent sales engines and an engaged, motivated team by holding them accountable to implementing the structures, systems, and processes shared in our sessions. Hamish worked in a variety of industries including media, communication services, software, and professional sports before joining the Sandler network, which melded his passions for sales and education. Hamish was named the 2020 David H. Sandler Award winner, Sandler's highest honor, becoming the first Canadian trainer to receive that award. He was the first two-time author in the Sandler network, writing books on topics no one likes to talk about. His first book was on Accountability the Sandler Way and his second on Change the Sandler Way. Hamish is regularly invited by the Sandler Home Office to speak at Sandler's train-the-trainer conferences and Sandler's public Sales and Leadership Summit in Orlando. Committed to giving back so other entrepreneurs can enjoy the same opportunities he had when he launched his business, Hamish is an active mentor with Futurpreneur Canada is a Maple Leaf Club donor to Enactus Canada and is a volunteer judge for regional and national student entrepreneur competitions. Books: Accountability - https://www.hamish.sandler.com/resources/sandler-books/accountability Change - https://www.hamish.sandler.com/resources/sandler-books/change

Lindsey Lewis is an international Life + Business coach with over a decade of experience helping women and a few good men across the world create more success and happiness. Her work has helped hundreds of women over the years. She has appeared on Roundhouse Radio, Breakfast Television, and the cover of WHERE Magazine. She's been a featured speaker at numerous places including The University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University, The Vancouver Business Network, and FuturPreneur Canada. She also: made only 8K her first year of business, has been deeply challenged by anxiety and at times depression, and is a mamma trying to make it all work. Can you relate? For more on Lindsey head over to imlindseylewis.com or find her on Instagram @imlindseylewis Additionally, I'll be donating to and raising awareness for the charity or organization of my guest's choice with each episode now. This episode, the organization is called Red Cross. Please take the time to donate at least $1. These contributions go a long way in supporting those who have been affected by disasters. You can connect with Lindsey on: Website: http://imlindseylewis.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imlindseylewis To connect with me: Interested in working with me as your coach? Book a complimentary 15 minute call here. https://calendly.com/mike-trugman/15min LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-trugman-37863246/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mytrugofchoice/?hl=en   Website - https://miketrugmancoaching.com/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUPyP3vEWc-oDlGASe2XIUg Please leave a review for this podcast on Apple Podcasts! - https://podcasts.apple.com/vg/podcast/mike-s-search-for-meaning/id1593087650?utm_source=Mike+Trugman&utm_campaign=dcbd0b11b0-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2022_03_08_12_14&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_33d78ffe68-dcbd0b11b0-510678693   Resources/People Mentioned: The Way of Integrity - Martha Beck What to Do When it's Your Turn - Seth Godin The Surrender Experiment - Michael A. Singer Letters from Love - Flavia Zenari The Art of New Creation - Jeremy Begbie The Soul of Money - Lynne Twist Overcoming Underearning - Barbara Stanny Martha Beck Jonny Roman Robert Holden Liz Gilbert Byron Katie - The Work  

Join Karen Greve Young, CEO of Futurpreneur Canada, in a deep dive into the world of inclusive leadership. Karen brings her wealth of experience in fostering economic and social inclusivity to the forefront, offering key insights into assembling diverse and effective leadership teams. In this episode, she highlights the balance of lived experiences with professional expertise essential for transformative leadership. Karen addresses the critical importance of genuine representation in the workplace, navigates the challenges of tokenism, and shares practical tactics for building fair and dynamic organizational cultures.

In a world that's changing every day, what is most important to young entrepreneurs? Karen Greve Young is the Chief Executive Officer of Futurpreneur Canada, a national organization dedicated to supporting young entrepreneurs aged 18 to 39. A graduate from both Stanford and Harvard, Karen previously held finance, management and strategy roles in San Francisco, New York and London, UK, at organizations including Bain & Company, Gap Inc. and the UK's Institute of Cancer Research. She was the Vice President, Corporate Development & Partnerships at MaRS Discovery District. Along the way, Karen co-authored a book with her mother about their shared experience through her mother's ovarian cancer journey; and joined the Board of Directors of Ovarian Cancer Canada. We talk about the role of sport in developing leadership skills, practicing gratitude, and the importance of inclusion.

Joanna Griffiths is the Founder and President of Knix and Kt by Knix the direct-to-consumer intimate apparel brands reinventing intimates for real life. Since launching the company in 2013, Joanna has built Knix into one of the fastest-growing intimate apparel brands globally. Through a focus on impact work and product innovation the brand is on a mission to empower people to be unapologetically free. Joanna holds multiple patents and helped invent the leakproof underwear category which is pacing to become a billion dollar category and has changed the lives of millions of people around the world. Joanna broke the Canadian record for the largest publicly disclosed sale of a private company by a female founder when Swedish health and hygiene Giant Essity purchased 80% of Knix valuing the company at just over half a billion dollars. Always one to push for greater change when asked about the record Joanna said she “hopes it is a title she holds for a short period of time and can't wait to cheer on whoever holds it next.” Joanna's long list of accolades includes being named Waterstone's Most Admired CEO and an AdWeek Women Trailblazer. Recently she was named the national winner for EY's Entrepreneur of the Year Award and will go on to represent Canada for the global title in June. Joanna holds an MBA with Distinction from INSEAD, sits on the board of Futurpreneur Canada and released her first book “Life After Birth” via globally renowned publisher Rizzoli in 2021. For more on Joanna and Knix, visit their website, or follow Joanna on Instagram and Twitter.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Futurpreneur has been fueling the entrepreneurial passions of Canada's young enterprise for over two decades. We are the only national, non-profit organization that provides financing, mentoring and support tools to aspiring business owners aged 18-39. Our internationally recognized mentoring program hand matches young entrepreneurs with a business expert from a network of more than 2,600 volunteer mentors.For more information, please visit: www.futurpreneur.ca. Andrea can be reached on LinkedIn here.Andrea's Final 4:Books: The Four Agreements - Don Miguel Ruiz.Best advice: "Don't do it alone, ask for help."Apps: Google Maps & LinkedIn.Favourite restaurants: Working Culture Bread | Varsha Indian Kitchen | The Coriander Indian RestaurantPodcast Publisher: Business Examiner News GroupFor more local news impacting business in British Columbia, visit businessexaminer.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lindsey Lewis was a sensitive child. “The one crying about the bird that fell out of the nest,” as she puts it.Her intimate connection to living things was a challenge early in her life, but in this episode of The Coach's Journey Podcast she describes how she harnessed the power of her sensitivity to become a passionate, brave and creative coach.Throughout her life as a magazine editor, communications consultant and now as the owner of a thriving coaching business, she has always taught and practiced yoga. She explains the importance of physical bodily awareness to the phenomenal energy she beckons into her coaching sessions.The power of an invitation is a key theme in this episode, and Lindsey explains how she learned to instigate and lead interactions that recognise and reflect the value of what she has to offer her clients.Our conversation comes at an exciting time and Lindsey discusses her work on a documentary that will showcase the work of brilliant people seeking to make positive change in the world – something she is well-placed to promote. In this episode, we talk about:Easeful conversationsBeing ‘on path' and what that can do for our health and our workHow to create timely invitations to engageThe terrifying, transformative thrill of group experiencesHow the way we do one thing is the way we do everythingLindsey has a wonderful way of describing the call to adventure, and how to overcome resistance to those ideas that just won't leave us alone.She also outlines what she has learned about the skills that every coach needs to build a successful coaching business:Being her professional selfInvitationsInitial conversationsProposalsNavigating what comes after the proposalsShe generously shares practical tips and advice on each one.To learn more about me, visit https://www.robbieswale.com/, and to learn more about Lindsey, visit https://imlindseylewis.com/coaching/ For information about my wider work, my writing or to buy my books, visit www.robbieswale.com.Music by My Good Man William: listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4KmeQUcTbeE31uFynHQLQgTo support the Coach's Journey, visit www.patreon.com/thecoachsjourney and to join the Coach's Journey Community visit www.thecoachsjourney.com/community. Things and people we mentioned (that you might be interested in):- Robert Holden's workshops https://www.robertholden.com/events/- Martha Beck https://marthabeck.com/- Rich Litvin https://richlitvin.com/ - Amber Krysz https://amberkrzys.com/ - Steve Chandler https://www.stevechandler.com/index.html - Carolyn Freyer-Jones https://carolynfreyerjones.com/ - The Prosperous Coach https://richlitvin.com/prosperous-coach-2-0/ - The Coach's Journey Community https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/community - Joseph Campbell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Campbell - Finding Joe documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8nFACrLxr0- Clear Self vs Clouded Self https://imlindseylewis.com/resources/ABOUT LINDSEY LEWISLindsey Lewis is a professional life and business coach. In the business arena, she works primarily with small businesses run by caring, passionate people who want to create more freedom and income. She also mentors and supports coaches wanting to grow their practice and income.She has appeared on Roundhouse Radio, Breakfast Television, the cover of WHERE Magazine; has been a featured speaker at Green College at The University of British Columbia, Rhodes College and Simon Fraser University; plus businesses and organisations including SAP Labs Canada, The City of Coquitlam, The Vancouver Business Network, Grace Club Vancouver and CPHR BC and FuturPreneur Canada.Her work initially focused on supporting people with handling stress, and increasing happiness. Over the years, it has evolved into a mission to help create a world where each person experiences and shares their own inner strength, capabilities, and true gifts – in their work and in their life.

#metaverse #virtualreality #podcast #xrom Diana Olynick is an Engineer, XR Designer & Award Winner, Speaker, Host of the XR Magazine Podcast. Founder at the agency (M4 Method) where she helps other professionals and businesses to create their own business strategy and design to adopt XR technologies so they can better support their clients and increase brand engagement. She uses techniques from engineering, lean and project management as well as XR Design including storytelling and narrative. Diana is the host of the Show “The XR Magazine” where she interviews creators, artists, and founders from all around the world to share their learned experiences and how they are changing the world with XR. Diana is currently an ambassador at Circuit Stream, an XR Canadian School, a mentor for Futurpreneur Canada, a business mentor for start-ups at North Forge, a mentor for Women in Engineering at the Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba Association and a Committee Member and Writer for the Keytone Professional Magazine publication at EGM. https://ca.linkedin.com/in/dianaolynick https://www.dianaolynick.com/ https://twitter.com/DianaOlynick

S'abonner à la Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/ibm1nD   Vous vous apprêtez à écouter le premier épisode de la Zone enregistré en public: vous avez été plus d'une centaine à venir nous écouter et désormais, l'épisode est disponible dans vos oreilles !  Ça s'est passé le 2 octobre 2022 à l'événement "SORORE: ces femmes qui changent nos narratifs", un évènement entièrement dédié à l'introspection, la connaissance de soi et la créativité, avec des femmes non-blanches inspirantes de la communauté entrepreneuriale de Montréal.  J'ai pu m'entretenir en LIVE avec Mona-Lisa Prosper, entrepreneure, chroniqueuse TV et directrice du programme de démarrage pour entrepreneur.e.s Noir.e.s chez Futurpreneur Canada. Ensemble, on a parlé de ce qui l'a motivé à entreprendre, comment emprunter une voie qui n'est pas forcément celle à laquelle on se destine, créer de la richesse dans les communautés Noir.e.s, savoir quand quitter une entreprise pour construire ailleurs et se sentir alignée.  Avec douceur et bienveillance, je vous souhaite une bonne écoute...  Références: How to know your life purpose in 5 minutes, Adam Leipzig, TEDxMalibu  Dans la Zone, vous retrouverez votre dose bi-hebdo de refléxions et partages sur la créativité, l'entrepreunariat et le bien-être avec des femmes inspirantes et brillantes issues des diasporas non-occidentales. En espérant que chaque épisode vous incitera à plonger vous aussi dans votre zone de génie

Many people dream about being their own boss, opening up their own business and being self-employed. A recent survey actually found that 30% of “traditionally employed” Canadians expect to transition to self-employment in the next two years. But where do you start? There's so much to know about starting your own business and making it successful. What many people don't know is that if you are unemployed or underemployed, there are various programs and resources you can access in BC - self-employment support is one of them. In this episode, we chat with Lynne Brisdon (Manager, Self Employment Program at YMCA of Greater Vancouver), Mike Plumb (Owner at Dusk N Dawn Adventure Co and WorkBC Centre alumni) and Andrea Welling (Regional Director BC at Futurpreneur Canada) about self employment and entrepreneurship in Vancouver, and where you can go to get help getting your business off the ground.Links and Resources:Who's Hiring? Animal Logic: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/whos-hiring-animal-logic-tickets-246837295997Who's Hiring? Vancouver School Board: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/whos-hiring-vancouver-school-board-tickets-2606257576572022 Vancouver Job Fair: https://app.brazenconnect.com/events/nOm9K?utm_medium=workbc-podcast&utm_source=shownotes-selfemploymentepisode&utm_campaign=2022-vancouver-jobfair7YMCA of Greater Vancouver Employment Services, including WorkBC Self Employment Program, Self Employment for Newcomers & Youth Mean Business: https://www.gv.ymca.ca/employment-servicesFuturepreneur Canada: https://www.futurpreneur.ca/en/The Grand Connection: https://grandconnection.ca/Immigrant Services Society of BC - Explore Entrepreneurship: https://issbc.org/service-types/explore_entrepreneurshipDiverseCity Immigrant Entrepreneur Program: https://www.dcrs.ca/our-services/employment-programs/immigrant-entrepreneur-program/Mike's businesses: www.duskndawn.com | Instagram: @duskndawnadventurewww.levelupdate.caGreater Vancouver Board of Trade: www.boardoftrade.comGreater Vancouver Food Bank: https://foodbank.bc.ca/WorkBC Centre Midtown East: https://www.workbccentre-vancouvermidtown-east.ca/WorkBC Centres map: https://www.workbc.ca/Employment-Services/WorkBC-Centres/Find-Your-WorkBC-Centre.aspx

Mona-Lisa is the Director of Futurpreneur Canada's Black Entrepreneur Startup Program. A... The post Lasting Impact for Young Entrepreneurs with Mona Lisa Prosper first appeared on Startup Canada. The post Lasting Impact for Young Entrepreneurs with Mona Lisa Prosper appeared first on Startup Canada.

Get out your pad and pencil, and be prepared to take notes - Lori is back to dig right into her equity crowdfunding campaign currently underway at FrontFundr.  A great episode for any of you currently looking to raise capital for your business, or for those of you who would like to learn more about the ins and outs of an equity crowdfunding campaign. _______________________________ Founded in 2016 and with 6 SKUs in the freezer,  Betterwith Ice Cream is made the Old-World way - with full-fat cream and simple ingredients without tons of sugar or any gums. The team at Betterwith is a small group of super-smart, ice cream obsessed, industry experts that were first introduced to Betterwith as customers. Today, collectively they're on a mission to become Canada's premium ice cream company.  Betterwith Ice Cream can be found in the Western Canadian grocery market (Whole Foods, Safeway, Nesters, Choices and Thrifty's to name but a few) - Post raise, their target is to reach 500+ locations by the end of 2022 and $1M in revenue. ______________________________________ Web: https://www.betterwith.com/ LinkedIn: Lori Joyce Email : lori@betterwith.com   Equity crowdfunding campaign @ FrontFundr : Invest here Antique Bushells Tea Tin here ______________________________________ Please support this podcast by checking out our show sponsors FoodPak: https://www.foodpak.com/ Futurpreneur Canada : http://www.futurpreneur.ca/packheavy Leave a review, rate the show and if you have any questions or feedback I would love to hear from you : hayden@thepackheavypodcast.com  

The vast majority of you may already be familiar with Suzie and Love Good Fats - A quick Google or LinkedIn search will render some fantastic in-depth articles and interviews on her hyper growth business, leadership, marketing and professional career for you to digest. Because of this, I decided to take a different approach for this interview and reached out to LinkedIn with a question: "If you had the chance to sit down with a food based CPG founder who had grown their business to $100 Million of revenue in 3 Years and closed well over 10M in financing - what would you most want to know?" In this episode, Suzie generously provides us with some really insightful and in depth answers to 8 questions from real food based CPG founders and people embedded in the industry just like you! Suzie York has arguably built one of the most interesting businesses to dissect and learn from in recent food based GPG history, and it was an honor to have had the opportunity to sit down with and share a drink with Suzie over the course of this interview. ______________________________________ Web: https://www.lovegoodfats.ca/  LinkedIn: Suzie Yorke ______________________________________ Please support this podcast by checking out our show sponsors FoodPak: https://www.foodpak.com/ Futurpreneur Canada : http://www.futurpreneur.ca/packheavy Leave a review, rate the show and if you have any questions or feedback I would love to hear from you : hayden@thepackheavypodcast.com

In June, 2021 I was fortunate enough to interview Natalie Schneck (episode 29) where we touched on the state of the Canadian printing industry & marketplace, a little on what the market is demanding from printers & how they are accommodating these demands. Today's episode with Kelly provided a great refresher for us all on the direction that the print industry in flexible packaging space is heading in 2022 - what we can expect to see, how it will impact your business and the decisions that you can make for your packaging project. _______________________________ Canflexographics President and CEO, Kelly Roberts has been with the corporation for over 20 years and is responsible for new technology and product research, supplier recruitment, as well as selection of key industry partners. Kelly's extensive education and experience in the printing field enables him to provide practical knowledge and key insight within all aspects of the industry. ______________________________________ Web: https://canflexo.com/  LinkedIn: Kelly Roberts Email : kelly@canflexo.com  ______________________________________ Please support this podcast by checking out our show sponsors FoodPak: https://www.foodpak.com/ Futurpreneur Canada : http://www.futurpreneur.ca/packheavy Leave a review, rate the show and if you have any questions or feedback I would love to hear from you : hayden@thepackheavypodcast.com

I consider myself lucky to have had the opportunity to interview such a wide variety of skilled, confident and highly regarded entrepreneurs so willing to share their stories on this show - and this interview is no different.  Lori gives us all the inside scoop (what?) on her childhood, the impact and value that exposing her youngest son to the business has provided, and most importantly for us all.. the ins and outs of Betterwith. Lori discusses the current Frontfundr, equity crowdfunding campaign that is currently underway at Betterwith (the why and benefits of crowdfunding), some brand building and marketing tips (hint: get out of your own way and get into the spotlight), as well as what she wanted / didn't want to build into Betterwith after what was learned from the experience of her first business - the famous ‘Cupcakes' (co-founded with best friend Heather White) of which the hit reality TV Show 'The Cupcake Girls' was born. There's a lot in this show for you all - but there was so much more that we needed to discuss so hold onto your spoon.. a second helping of Betterwith will be coming very soon _______________________________ Founded in 2016 and with 6 SKUs in the freezer, Betterwith Ice Cream is made the Old-World way - with full-fat cream and simple ingredients without tons of sugar or any gums. The team at Betterwith is a small group of super-smart, ice cream obsessed, industry experts that were first introduced to Betterwith as customers. Today, collectively they're on a mission to become Canada's premium ice cream company.  Betterwith Ice Cream can be found in the Western Canadian grocery market (Whole Foods, Safeway, Nesters, Choices and Thrifty's to name but a few) - Post raise, their target is to reach 500+ locations by the end of 2022 and $1M in revenue. ______________________________________ Web: https://www.betterwith.com/ LinkedIn: Lori Joyce Email : lori@betterwith.com   Equity crowdfunding campaign @ FrontFundr : Invest here Dr. James Richardson : Ramping Your Brand: How to Ride the Killer CPG Growth Curve ______________________________________ Please support this podcast by checking out our show sponsors FoodPak: https://www.foodpak.com/ Futurpreneur Canada : http://www.futurpreneur.ca/packheavy Leave a review, rate the show and if you have any questions or feedback I would love to hear from you : hayden@thepackheavypodcast.com

On today's show Aaron and I kick off 2022 with a great conversation focused on the CHFA's past, present and future. A really great episode for those of you who are in need of an industry network refresh, or are new to the food based CPG world and sitting on the fence about becoming a CHFA member and all of the benefits and programs that you can leverage to further accelerate your business.  _______________________________ Formed in 1964 from a grassroots community of health food pioneers, the Canadian Health Food Association is Canada's largest national trade association dedicated to the natural health and organic products industry.  The association represents manufacturers, retailers, wholesalers, distributors, growers and importers of natural and organic products, including foods, vitamin and mineral supplements, herbal products, homeopathics, sports nutrition products, fibers and health and beauty aids.  The CHFA represents more than 1,000 business owners and operators within an industry that contributes $3.5 billion to the Canadian economy. Vancouver  Conference : April 21-22, 2022 CHFA Now trade show : April 23-24, 2022 Toronto Conference : Sep 15-16, 2022 CHFA East trade show : Sep 17-18, 2022 ______________________________________ Web: https://chfa.ca/  LinkedIn: Aaron Skelton Email : askelton@chfa.ca   Become a CHFA Member : here ______________________________________ Please support this podcast by checking out our show sponsors FoodPak: https://www.foodpak.com/ Futurpreneur Canada : http://www.futurpreneur.ca/packheavy Leave a review, rate the show and if you have any questions or feedback I would love to hear from you : hayden@thepackheavypodcast.com

Located in Kelowna, BC and along with business partner and COO Martin McDermott, Babz was launched in January 2021 with two Gluten-Free Flatbread mixes and more recently 5 new Plant-based Meat Alternative SKUs.  Their mission is to provide high-quality, easy-to-prepare plant-based foods. Their products consist of seeds and grains, are high in protein and fibre and are incredibly easy to prepare - just add water, beer or wine.  In this episode we cover Myrna's startup story at Babz from the lightbulb moment right through to where the business is today. We discuss Myrna's approach to obstacles, early sales and marketing, along with some great discussion on leadership and workplace culture.  Myrna has owned and operated successful real estate brokerages and consulted for over 20 years in the areas of communication, leadership, and entrepreneurship. It's with this unique and specific skill set that Mynra has been able to develop Babz into the fast moving startup that we are witnessing today. ______________________________________ Web: https://www.buybabz.com LinkedIn: Myrna Selzler Park Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink & Leif Babin ______________________________________ Please support this podcast by checking out our show sponsors FoodPak: https://www.foodpak.com/ Futurpreneur Canada : http://www.futurpreneur.ca/packheavy Leave a review, rate the show and if you have any questions or feedback I would love to hear from you : hayden@thepackheavypodcast.com

Denise Goodyear, the heart and soul of Intuitive Media, has spent more than 20 years helping clients to optimize their marketing strategies and budgets – no matter how much they have to spend – to achieve real results.As President of Intuitive Media, Denise is happiest when meeting new people, building relationships, and helping businesses grow through marketing management, digital strategy, advertising, and training.An award-winning marketer, Denise began her career in media sales, but developed a deeper passion for marketing and communications strategy, spending nearly a decade as a partner in a successful agency before branching out on her own. To build on her marketing education, Denise successfully completed the Digital & Social Media Program at Memorial University in 2019 and has nearly 20 years sales and marketing experience with various organizations and businesses throughout the province and the country.She's an active speaker on entrepreneurship and marketing, bridging the gap between education and industry, and working to provide the tools and knowledge owners and managers can put to work in their businesses.When she's not working, Denise is an active volunteer and mentor, lending her time and skills to organizations such as Futurpreneur Canada, CHBA-NL, NLCA, and others, in addition to NLOWE, where she currently sits as volunteer President.Connect with Denise here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/denisegoodyear/#GaleForceWins has new episodes every Tuesday evening on Youtube and audio wherever you get your podcasts.You can also visit https://galeforcewins.com/ To message Gerry visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerrycarew/ To message Allan visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allanadale/

For this week's Inspirational Leadership Podcast I spoke with Dr. Shahab Anari who helps audiences flourish and build high performance habits with his positive-psychology-based methodology. He's also the co-founder of North Star Success Inc, a world-class personal branding agency that helps business professionals build their brand, grow their business, and make more impact. Shahab is a busy professional speaker, trainer and coach. He regularly speaks on topics of high performance and personal branding (virtually and in-person), where he has shared the stage with legendary speakers such as Tony Robbins, Deepak Chopra, Brian Tracy, Jack Canfield, and Robert Kiyosaki. He's also the best-selling author of multiple books that have been widely read worldwide, and his work has been featured on the Wall Street Journal, Yahoo! Finance, Toronto Star and Forbes. Shahab consistently creates content for his ~290,000 engaged social media followers. He sits on the board of ICF (International Coaching Federation) Toronto, CAPS (Canadian Association of Professional Speakers) Toronto, and he also does mentoring with Futurpreneur Canada. In 2020, he was named a Top 25 Canadian Immigrant. Shahab is the Dad of two beautiful sons, Kason and Aiden, and he's happily married to his wife, Katty.

I met Destiny & Kelsey at the From the Ground Up conference and trade show, where they were awarded as the Bronze winner of Outstanding Product of the Year, alongside Marilyn Cordoba, from Panela Lemon (Silver) and Todd & Melinda Kopet from Alkeme Foods (Gold).  Bangin' Bannock was founded in 2021 by three Indigenous women entrepreneurs who were brought together by the 3C Challenge in 2020 (a 45 day Indigenous Entrepreneur Program) where they created and developed their business idea - a convenient bannock dry mix sold by the bag - the solution to getting more people to cook the traditional staple by just adding water and oil. Bannock (a quick bread usually fried or baked much like a Scone, Tea Biscuit or Damper which is common in Australia), was introduced into the indigenous culture during colonisation and the segregation of indigenous communities onto reservation lands. Bannock isn't a traditional indigenous food but rather a food that has been adapted into indigenous culture. Bannock is a source of nostalgia, a familiar symbol of home and the associations that come with it like safety, comfort, community, and good times! The team at Bangin Bannock value community and giving back, and donate to a different cause dear to them monthly - as well as connecting with community, customers and working to fulfil a future dream of opening an indigenous business hub where collaboration and mentorship will be front and centre.  Bangin Bannock can be found online via their own website (shipping right across Canada) and at select retail locations. ________________________________________ Web: https://banginbannock.ca/  Instagram: @banginbannock Contact:  eatbannock@gmail.com  ______________________________________ Please support this podcast by checking out our show sponsors FoodPak: https://www.foodpak.com/ Brad Bodnarchuk : ​​https://www.bradbodnarchuk.com/new-strategy-session  Futurpreneur Canada : https://www.futurpreneur.ca Leave a review, rate the show and if you have any questions or feedback I would love to hear from you : hayden@thepackheavypodcast.com

I met Marilyn at the recent From the Ground Up conference and trade show, where she was awarded as the silver winner of Outstanding Product of the Year.  I was lucky enough to sample Marilyn's Hazelnut cookie and wasn't surprised when she received recognition for her product - stunningly decadent and all wrapped up in a beautiful brand and story.  Today's conversation touches on Marilyn's journey through entrepreneurship - from the seed of the idea, the current mechanics of her startup business, right through to the overarching vision for Panela Lemon. Marilyn's mission at Panela Lemon is to bring happiness to each one of her customers in the form of a treat. All of her products are plant based, preservative and artificial dye free and produced using high quality and local ingredients. Panela Lemon cookies are available online via the Panela Lemon webstore, COHO retail, BC Local Root, Spud.ca & Kula Kitchen - and can also be found at 14 retail locations around metro Vancouver. ________________________________________ Web: https://panelalemon.com/  Instagram : @panelalemon Contact:  hello@panelalemon.com  ______________________________________ Please support this podcast by checking out our show sponsors FoodPak: https://www.foodpak.com/ Brad Bodnarchuk : ​​https://www.bradbodnarchuk.com/new-strategy-session  Futurpreneur Canada : https://www.futurpreneur.ca Leave a review, rate the show and if you have any questions or feedback I would love to hear from you : hayden@thepackheavypodcast.com

Founded in 2019 and located in Rossland, BC Alkeme Foods is the realised manifestation of two dreamers and doers - Todd and Melinda Kopet.  Their Gluten Free Sourdough Bread takes centre stage within their bakery, featuring a crisp, rich crust and a taste that balances the fresh, earthy, sweet flavours of their GF grains with some light lactic and acidic flavours from the fermentation. Made using certified or tested gluten free flours, their bread is processed in a dedicated gluten free facility and baked-to-order in small batches. Their delicious bread and other baked products are available online via their website and in 36 retail locations around BC.   ________________________________________________________________________ On this episode Todd and Melinda share their Alkeme story - beginning well prior to uprooting their lives from Seattle, WA after they began to take note of life around them.  They noticed the abundance of quick, easy, cheap and disposable convenience. Together they made lists and notes, determined what they cared about and what they valued. When the time was right in 2016 they took the leap of faith and moved away from the security of their corporate careers and city-lives with their two children, to a slow and quiet life nestled in the mountains of BC. Fast forward to today and their life is anything but slow operating and tending to Alkeme Foods.  Most recently Alkeme was recognised as the gold winner of Outstanding Product of the Year at the “From the Ground Up” conference and trade show held in September by Andrea Gray-Grant and her team at Good to Grow. Web: https://thisisalkeme.com/  Instagram : @thisisalkeme  Contact:  hello@thisisalkeme.com  ________________________________________________________________________ Please support this podcast by checking out our show sponsors FoodPak: https://www.foodpak.com/ Brad Bodnarchuk : ​​https://www.bradbodnarchuk.com/new-strategy-session  Futurpreneur Canada : https://www.futurpreneur.ca Leave a review, rate the show and if you have any questions or feedback I would love to hear from you : hayden@thepackheavypodcast.com

Stevan is the CRO and owner of Planted Expo, a trade show, platform and network to connect Canadians to local vegan and plant-based businesses offering new, innovative and inspiring products, services and practices. The Planted website is a great educational resource offering online courses and definitely make a point of checking out their chats section where you will find the latest from leading voices in the plant-based movement.  Be sure to head along to one of their upcoming trade shows where you will find over 200 vegan edible and lifestyle businesses, as well as a great lineup of leading plant based speakers from around the world. Trade show dates : Vancouver - November 20-21, 2021 Toronto - March 26-27, 2022 For 15% off tickets use the promo code Pack Heavy at the checkout Web: https://www.plantedlife.com/  Contact Stevan:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevanmirkovich/  ______________________________________ Please support this podcast by checking out our show sponsors FoodPak: https://www.foodpak.com/ Brad Bodnarchuk : ​​https://www.bradbodnarchuk.com/new-strategy-session  Futurpreneur Canada : https://www.futurpreneur.ca Leave a review, rate the show and if you have any questions or feedback I would love to hear from you : hayden@thepackheavypodcast.com  

Bruce provides us with great insight into BC's Blue Economy and the role that the emerging BC seaweed industry is playing by helping to solve some of the biggest challenges humanity is facing today; climate change, economic instability and food security. Bruce and I touch on some exciting innovation currently underway in the seaweed and algae bioplastic space (a serious contender in the replacement of petroleum-based polymers in the future) and the impact that this will have on flexible plastic packaging and the CPG industry. Seaweed is becoming an increasingly popular ingredient and is a fantastic dietary source of iodine, vitamin K, B, zinc and iron. With this taken into account, the potential to utilise seaweed as an ingredient in your food based products to create a unique flavour, point of differentiation, nutritional boost is definitely worth considering!  ________________________________________________________________________________________ Bruce Wallinger serves as a food sector director and board member with the Pacific Seaweed Industry Association (PSIA). He is also a freelance business consultant working with natural and plant-based food entrepreneurs and companies.  Prior to consultancy work, Bruce was the vice president at Orca Specialty Foods Limited, Canada's leading value-added seafood processor. He also worked for Icicle Seafoods as a national sales & marketing manager for Canada. Prior to working in the seafood industry, Bruce worked directly and extensively with BC First Nations communities and tribal associations as an advisor assisting with environmental impact assessments, community-based planning, and funding.  Bruce earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in geography at UBC with continuing education at BCIT and Sauder School of Business. Web: https://seaweedindustry.ca/   Email:  bruce.wallinger@seaweedindustry.ca  ________________________________________________________________________________________ Please support this podcast by checking out our show sponsors FoodPak: https://www.foodpak.com/ Brad Bodnarchuk : ​​https://www.bradbodnarchuk.com/new-strategy-session  Futurpreneur Canada : https://www.futurpreneur.ca Leave a review, rate the show and if you have any questions or feedback I would love to hear from you : hayden@thepackheavypodcast.com  

Kerry provides us with a great explanation and insight into the value that a broker can bring to your business, and some context surrounding where a broker fits in relationship to the food brand / manufacturer, distributor and retailer dynamic. Other key takeaways from the episode include some discussion on noteworthy market & industry shifts and trends, questions to ask a broker when qualifying them for your business, some insight into membership at the Food Executives Club of Vancouver and the strong network of industry professionals that frequent events and monthly luncheons. ______________________________________ For over 60 years The Food Executive Club of Vancouver has served the vendor and retailer community in BC, connecting top executives from Canadian retail banners (so think Choices, Costco, HY Louie, London Drugs, Overwaitea, Quality Foods and T&T to name but a few) to members of the community who are primarily CGP sales and marketing executive AND people just like you - owner / operators who want to network and build relationships to help their business thrive in a competitive market. It's fair to say that The Food Executive Club of Vancouver has built one of the strongest industry communities in Canada and definitely worth looking into if you're determined to build face to face relationships. Kerry is currently the president of the organisation and thrilled to introduce the club to us during this episode. ______ Founded in 2014 by President Jim Kavanagh, Brandseed Marketing has over 30 years experience in the grocery Industry ranging from in-store retail, category and brand management. The overall focus of BrandSeed Marketing is to add value to your company and become your brand's champion in the Canadian Market while assisting you, the manufacturer, in delivering your product, your goals and your ideas to your quiver of distributors and retailers. https://www.fecov.com/ https://www.brandseedmarketing.ca/  Email:  kerrys@brandseedmarketing.ca  ______________________________________ Please support this podcast by checking out our show sponsors FoodPak: https://www.foodpak.com/ Brad Bodnarchuk : ​​https://www.bradbodnarchuk.com/new-strategy-session  Futurpreneur Canada : https://www.futurpreneur.ca Leave a review, rate the show and if you have any questions or feedback I would love to hear from you : hayden@thepackheavypodcast.com

“...the most powerful starting point will always be an honest investigation into yourself. Your definition of happiness. Your definition of success. Your definition of who you are.“ Mehrnaz Bassiri I had the honor and pleasure of chatting with Mehrnaz Bassiri who is a progress specialist, educator and public speaker as well as the award-winning founder of MyGradeBooster, a tutoring company that has helped hundreds of students achieve academic success—and often develop life-changing skills in the process. Mehrnaz uses her 13 years of experience as an educator and her own uplifting life story to help others overcome their challenges and reach their goals. Through her workshops for groups and organizations, she shares how embracing a strategy of small, simple, consistent, positive actions leads to success. Mehrnaz is the recipient of Futurpreneur Canada's “The Sky's Your Limit Entrepreneur of the Year” award and has been featured in TEDx, Thrive Global, Trello, the Huffington Post, and more. Because of her own life experience of overcoming sometimes extreme obstacles, Mehrnaz is passionate about elevating others' abilities to meet and exceed their goals, achieve more, aspire to more, and create more fulfilling lives. For more of Mehrnaz: Instagram: @gritisanoun https://www.instagram.com/gritisanoun/ Website: https://mehrnazbassiri.com/ Website: https://mygradebooster.com/ For ALL things Successful Diligence: https://linktr.ee/shelmy_life - Podcast listeners get 50% off ALL paid courses available in the school: https://successful-diligence.teachable.com ** (Code: Podcast50) Sign up for the Successful Diligence™ Newsletter so you never miss a thing! https://successfuldiligence.ck.page/ We appreciate your support! Every penny helps and really does help and make a difference! https://anchor.fm/successfuldiligence/support OR https://www.buymeacoffee.com/diligence ~ Thank you for listening and sharing! Copyright © 2021 Successful Diligence™, LLC All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/successfuldiligence/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/successfuldiligence/support

If you're aged between 18-39, in need of funding to turn your idea into a tangible reality or get your startup off the ground AND love the idea of being paired with a mentor, I recommend that you get in touch with Mina Haghighi from Futurpreneur Canada - contact details below. Futurpreneur has been driving the entrepreneurial passions of Canada's young enterprise for two decades and is the only national, non-profit organization that provides financing, mentoring and support tools to aspiring business owners aged 18-39. With an internationally recognized mentoring program that matches young entrepreneurs with a business expert from a network of more than 2,000 volunteer mentors, you will be on your way to Packing Heavy on your businesses success. Futurpreneur has been on my radar for a while now as William McKinnon from Canadian Alliance Terminals Inc. and episode 14 was a mentor and Lanna Lucas from Hunter Browns and episode 27 said nothing but great things about her experience!  Mina certainly didn't disappoint with this extremely insightful episode, providing us with a huge amount of detail on the Futurpreneur program, the value that it can bring to you as an early stage founder and the programs that you can leverage to level up your game.   Mina Haghighi C. 604-362-5344 E. mhaghighi@futurpreneur.ca W. https://www.futurpreneur.ca/en/ Please show your support - leave a review, rate the show and if you have any questions or feedback I would love to hear from you : hayden@thepackheavypodcast.com

In this episode, I had the distinct pleasure of talking to Faaria Wali, the Business Development Manager at Futurpreneur Canada, to discuss incorporating trends and humanity into course development. Follow Faaria on LinkedIn & Instagram!  Are you ready to learn more about developing your eLearning portfolio and find your tribe? Join my Freelance Learning & Development Network on Facebook and follow me over on Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube and/or Twitter for all things eLearning! Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please leave me a rating and review, and share it with your friends. Have an incredible day!

Meet Michelle and Caroline, two business leaders from either side of the entrepreneurship coin. From the start-up side, Michelle Leona is the Owner and Head Brewer of Wolseley Kombucha - a women-owned and operated business kombucha brewery. From the support side, Caroline Ksiazek, the Regional Lead in the heart of Canada for Futurpreneur - Canada’s only national, non-profit organization that provides financing, mentoring and support tools to aspiring business owners aged 18 to 39. Our guests provide great tips on how to leverage the power of your network and use mentorship to get ahead, as well as tips for securing grants and funding for your Canadian business. If you prefer video format, watch now on YouTube or take us with you as you go by Subscribing Now wherever you get your podcasts.

Entrepreneurship is on the rise, as more and more people seek meaning and control over their work. But figuring out what, exactly, they want to do and how, exactly, they want to do it can be one of the toughest parts of building a new business. Stories can help - by giving new entrepreneurs the clarity, confidence and courage they need to succeed. And that's what I explore in this episode with Karen Greve Young. Karen's the CEO of Futurpreneur Canada, the only national non-profit organization in the country that's dedicated to supporting young entrepreneurs age 18-39. Futurpreneur’s unique model combines loan financing, mentorship and other resources to fuel the success of thousands of young entrepreneurs in every Canadian province and territory. Before joining Futurpreneur, Karen worked in leadership roles at non-profits around the globe, most recently serving as the Vice President of Corporate Development & Partnerships at MaRS Discovery District, a global innovation hub based in Toronto. Karen shares stories of how they help entrepreneurs use their own stories to shape and grow their businesses, through processes ranging from business model design to mentoring. She also tells us how Futurpreneur has stepped up its own storytelling, sharing entrepreneurs' stories across staff, partners and the board to strengthen connections to the purpose and people they serve. As a result, they've tripled their employee engagement in less than three years. Plus, we explore the role entrepreneurs play in helping communities create, share and deepen the stories that bring them together, by developing places and experiences where everyone can support shared values. Join us to hear the incredible stories of entrepreneurs like Devon Fiddler, who started SheNative accessories to employ and support Indigenous women, and Mai Eilia, a refugee who started home-building business Magnum Construction to create employment for other refugees – and find out more about how you can use stories to grow your business today.

In celebration of TTREB, The Toronto Real Estate Boards's 100th Anniversary, and in recognition of all of her personal successes, this week on the show I am joined by TTREB President – Lisa Patel.This Episode of The MindShare PodCast is sponsored by KiTS Keep-in-Touch Systems, and The Buzz Coneference, and is a Founding Member of the Industry Syndicate Media Network.From her childhood, she has had an entrepreneurial spark. Her parents created and ran a number of businesses, including motels, hotels, department and convenience stores, restaurants, and more across Ontario—and she followed in their footsteps. As a child, she began her own entrepreneurial ventures selling giftwrap and bubble gum to her school friends and running a candy shop. She is now an award-winning Real Estate professional, entrepreneur, and social activist. Her successful brand has been included by McGraw-Hill in an educational textbook and studied by students in business, business professionals and entrepreneurs. The National Post featured her on “the Art of Networking.” And in 2009, Ryerson University recognized her as a Top 30 Under 30 and named by Ryerson University as the “Art of Diversification.” She was also a former host for a television show with Rogers TV: A Greener Durham.Over the past 15 years, she has volunteered with numerous community organizations, she has worked with several groups, including the Canadian Youth Business Foundation (now known as Futurpreneur Canada), for close to 15 years as a mentor and coach to assist young entrepreneurs meet their business goals. She is a mentor for the University of Information and Technology, assisting young leaders in their career endeavours, as well as a Director at the Ajax-Pickering Board of Trade.  She has shared her knowledge and experience with many organizations, speaking on topics such as human connections, transformation, entrepreneurship, and women in business. She has spoken to a number of audiences, including University of Toronto's Women in Business group, Speakers Slam 2018, Royal LePage Signature on Success, WXN Women's Executive Network, and Ryerson University. A promoter of lifelong learning, she has a diverse background in education, including Public Administration and Government, Public Relations, Project Management, Finance, Marketing & Communications, Leadership, Life Coaching, Metaphysical Teachings and Adult Education. She continues to use this skill set today to offer her clients, community and her mentees the best of her wisdom. Please subscribe, rate the show, and share your thoughts by leaving a review. You can also get more #MindShare on Facebook @MindShare101 and Instagram @davidgreenspan101. Check out YouTube #MindShare101, and https://mindshare101.com/While on my site, be sure to download your free copy of The 7 Ways To Communicate eBook. It will help you know how to deliver the right message to right audience across the right channel, so you can build more MindShare. AND if you want to be part of our Private MindShare Community where we meet 2x's a month live to share ideas, tips, tricks, and to motivate each other, where our MindShare Masters get access to our private VIP Q&A with our Special PodCast Guests each week, and where you get daily marketing & sales tips delivered right to you, plus the opportunity to motivate, learn, and network with a whole bunch of people just like you, just click here to join - https://mindshare101.com/plans/group-coaching/ If you would like to be a guest on the show, or know someone that should be a guest on the show, and/or  if you would like to Sponsor the show, please send us a message to info@mindshare101.com 

Futurpreneur Canada recently announced the launch of the RBC Rock My Business Start-Up Awards, eight awards of $10,000 each given annually to diverse, young, aspiring entrepreneurs who participate in Futurpreneur's newly expanded, three-part digital workshop series Rock My Business, and then develop and submit a completed business plan and cash flow statement.Starting in 2017, the quarterly Rock My Business workshop series has been funded by RBC Foundation, in support of RBC Future Launch (the bank's $500 million commitment to empower Canadian youth for the jobs of tomorrow). Since then, it has equipped more than 1,800 young, aspiring entrepreneurs from across Canada with the skills, confidence and knowledge needed to launch a business, enabling them to work toward developing a launch-ready business plan and realistic cash flow statement, guided by Futurpreneur's expert business advisors.At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Futurpreneur pivoted to continue supporting aspiring entrepreneurs by reworking the in-person workshops into a digital offering, allowing for greater national participation.To apply for an RBC Rock My Business Start-Up Award, participants who attend both the Rock My Business Plan and Rock My Cash Flow workshops before the end of March 2021 will need to prepare, refine and submit their completed business plans and cash flow statements by the end of May 2021. The winners will be announced in June 2021.To know more about Rock My Business Series, we had a chat  with  Karen Greve Young, CEO of Futurpreneur Canada.Karen Greve Young is the Chief Executive Officer of Futurpreneur Canada, Canada's only national organization dedicated to supporting young entrepreneurs. Futurpreneur's unique model combines funding, mentorship and start-up programs to fuel the success of thousands of young entrepreneurs in every Canadian province and territory.Karen is an accomplished non-profit leader dedicated to fostering inclusive economic and social prosperity through new approaches and partnerships.Prior to joining Futurpreneur in 2018, Karen was the Vice President, Corporate Development & Partnerships at MaRS Discovery District, a global innovation hub based in Toronto. During her seven-year tenure, Karen led corporate strategy development, implementation and measurement, managed a global network of innovation partners and oversaw community engagement including marketing, communications and events.

Jill Earthy is the CEO of Women’s Enterprise Centre of British Columbia, a provincial non-profit organization helping BC women start, lead and grow their own business. Jill started and grew two businesses, Momcafe Network and Nasco Staffing Solutions. With this experience, Jill now leads various entrepreneurship and funding ventures to support female founders, like Investment Funds Institute of Canada, Forum for Women Entrepreneurs, Futurpreneur Canada, the RAISE Collective, Female Funders, and the Brookfield Institute for Innovation + Entrepreneurship. Jill holds a Bachelors from the University of Western Ontario, and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Victoria.Jill talks about the value and challenges of being a female founder, technology democratizing access to education, and how to ask for help constructively. Reach out to Jill on Twitter and LinkedIn. Stay up to date with Witty through our website, LinkedIn or email us at podcastwitty@gmail.com.Support the show (http://wittypod.com)

Tony McGrath, a former soldier, and elite athlete came to Canada as a new immigrant after a career as a senior executive in banking, insurance, and retail in the UK and Europe.After heading up a number of startup enterprises he led the investment group and management team to launch a new Canadian insurance company.Tony is a partner in a consulting practice, which focused on leadership mentoring, strategy and execution planning, and business turnaround. He facilitates workshops, seminars and is a frequent speaker at conferences in North America and the UK. He has been a sought after interim CEO in challenging business situations and is currently CEO at Calgary’s The GRAND theatre.He sits on a number of Advisory Boards for start-up companies and entrepreneur incubators in Canada, sat on the Alberta Board of Directors of the Certified Management Consultants. He volunteers as a business mentor for Futurpreneur Canada, Haskayne Business School, and The Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship. He has a particular interest in the Social Enterprise business. For access to show notes, including Tony McGrath's work and special workbook related to this episode. click here. 

Bestselling author of Canada 150 Women and a sought after speaker and advisor, Paulina Cameron shares with us a step-by-step plan on how to bring your entrepreneurial dreams to life.  Supporting thousands of start-up businesses with Futurpreneur Canada, her role as CEO of Forum for Women Entrepreneurs (FWE) is to educate, mentor, and connect women to grow their business.  Her advice on raising capital, what it takes to make a radical change in women entrepreneurship, and all the programs readily available with FWE Canada are just some of the takeaways in this week's episode.  Tune in for inspiration and how you can build a great network around you to support your thriving business.

Emily Mills is the award-winning founder of How She Hustles, a network with 18K social media followers that reaches diverse women through sold-out events and digital content. For 10 years, her events in Toronto have focused on entrepreneurship and leadership, attracting CEOs to Olympians. Emily created the digital photo series HERstory in Black featuring 150 inspiring Black women, that earned national media coverage with CBC including a one-hour TV documentary. She launched Startup & Slay, a six-part digital video series featuring diverse women entrepreneurs from British Columbia to Nova Scotia with sponsors CIBC, Futurpreneur Canada and Ryerson University. Most recently, she hosted a Virtual Meet-up series in response to COVID-19. A frequent public speaker and emerging leader to watch, Emily also held a roundtable with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about entrepreneurship and economic opportunities for Black women in 2019. She was invited to meet First Lady Michelle Obama in Toronto, and was proud to host two tables of diverse women and mentees during a recent Canadian visit by President Barack Obama. Emily was named to Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100 list by Women's Executive Network (Mercedez-Benz Emerging Leader Category), the 100 Accomplished Black Canadian Women list, and was honoured as a Ryerson University Alumni of Distinction. She was humbled to be appointed to the national committee for Women Deliver, the world's largest conference about the health and wellbeing of women and girls held last year in Vancouver, British Columbia. She also sits on a joint TaskForce with CivicAction and City Councillor Brad Bradford that will feed into the Mayor of Toronto's Economic Support and Recovery Task Force for COVID-19. A graduate of Ryerson and York Universities, Emily studied music, journalism and PR. She is a married mother of two young boys. Learn more at howshehustles.com or find her on Instagram and Twitter @howshehustles.

Emily Mills is the award-winning founder of How She Hustles, a network with 18K social media followers that reaches diverse women through sold-out events and digital content. For 10 years, her events in Toronto have focused on entrepreneurship and leadership, attracting CEOs to Olympians. Emily created the digital photo series HERstory in Black featuring 150 inspiring Black women, that earned national media coverage with CBC including a one-hour TV documentary. She launched Startup & Slay, a six-part digital video series featuring diverse women entrepreneurs from British Columbia to Nova Scotia with sponsors CIBC, Futurpreneur Canada and Ryerson University. Most recently, she hosted a Virtual Meet-up series in response to COVID-19. A frequent public speaker and emerging leader to watch, Emily also held a roundtable with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about entrepreneurship and economic opportunities for Black women in 2019. She was invited to meet First Lady Michelle Obama in Toronto, and was proud to host two tables of diverse women and mentees during a recent Canadian visit by President Barack Obama. Emily was named to Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 list by Women's Executive Network (Mercedez-Benz Emerging Leader Category), the 100 Accomplished Black Canadian Women list, and was honoured as a Ryerson University Alumni of Distinction. She was humbled to be appointed to the national committee for Women Deliver, the world’s largest conference about the health and wellbeing of women and girls held last year in Vancouver, British Columbia. She also sits on a joint TaskForce with CivicAction and City Councillor Brad Bradford that will feed into the Mayor of Toronto’s Economic Support and Recovery Task Force for COVID-19. A graduate of Ryerson and York Universities, Emily studied music, journalism and PR. She is a married mother of two young boys. Learn more at howshehustles.com or find her on Instagram and Twitter @howshehustles.

In conversation with the dynamic Julia Wood living in Toronto Canada. She is a Business Development Manager for the Greater Toronto Area at Futurpreneur Canada. Futurpreneur Canada is the only national, non-profit organization that provides financing, mentoring, and support tools to aspiring business owners aged 18-39. Futurpreneur has been fueling the entrepreneurial passions of Canada's young enterprise for over two decades. As a Business Development Manager, Julia works with entrepreneurs to ensure that they have the tools they need for success, including business planning and financial modelling support. Prior to joining the team at Futurpreneur, Julia worked in both the private and public sectors, in Canada and abroad. Most recently, she was working for a Canadian start-up that supported Newcomers in starting or buying a business in Canada. Outside of work, Julia has a passion for local food and sustainable agriculture. She volunteers as a Board Member with a Farmers' Market in the City of Toronto. In this episode we talked about Julia's career pivots and her work with Futurepreneur Canada.Enjoy this episode! To have your questions and stories featured in future episodes, visit the website: https://ireniaroussel.org to book your spot and come into the spotlight. You can also send me a voice message via my Anchor by Spotify Channel. Your feedback is very important to me, so remember to follow, rate and review this podcast on Apple Podcasts. The Canadian Side Hustle & Business Podcast was produced by Irenia Roussel including all branding, social media and artwork. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/irenia-roussel/message

Paulina Cameron is the powerhouse CEO of The Forum for Women Entrepreneurs (FWE) and has juggled babies and business for a while. She leads a national organization and team that educates, mentors and connects women entrepreneurs to be wildly successful, promoting strong economies and thriving communities.   Previously she was the Regional Director for Western Canada at Futurpreneur Canada. She supported hundreds of entrepreneurs in launching their businesses and is a sought after mentor and speaker. A champion of gender equality, she is the author of bestselling book Canada 150 Women: conversations with champions, leaders and luminaries; and has gained international recognition for her work.  Ok, so her incredible list of accomplishments go on forever...here are some more: She is a Visiting Professor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Simon Fraser University, Has advised the federal government and the Prime Minister on Canada's $800M Youth Employment strategy.  She was the co-founder and president of Young Women in Business, which grew from a conference to a national organization.  She currently serves on the Board of Directors for YWCA Metro Vancouver, Immigrant Employment Council of BC, and the Government of British Columbia's Small Business Roundtable.  In This Episode, You Will Learn About: Not second-guessing your intuition to what you should Her biggest mistakes came from not listening to her gut When women invest in themselves, the impact on their business is significant  Women are more likely to reinvest their revenues back into their business and into their employees To ‘find' money in your business, you first need to start with what you want your life to look like  There is glamorization around attaining a hockey stick growth in business Fast growth is NOT the only way your business has to grow There are quite a few options for debt, equity and grant financing  Grants (There is no such thing as free money), the best source of verifying grants in Canada The focus should be to generate revenue over finding money When it makes sense for a small business to get financing  Women often under finance their business Craving long periods of solitude to help your emotional bandwidth Public Shoutouts: Viktor Frankl “Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” Ryan Reynolds "Worrying is like a rocking chair, it gives you something to do, but it gets you nowhere." Innovation Canada Concierge Service  Woman Entrepreneurs Organization of Canada: WEOC Futurepreneur Canada SheEO DreamMakers Ventures Disruption Ventures Janet Bannister -------- Renée Warren is an award-winning entrepreneur, a 7-figure business starter, and the founder of We Wild Women, a business dedicated to helping women launch their dream business. She previously founded an industry-recognized PR agency that worked with funded technology startups from South Africa to San Diego. She's a mom to Irish Twins (not planned), a published author, and a drummer. Rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcast "I love Into The Wild, and think it's the best thing since sliced bread."

As an entrepreneur, you need to understand the key elements of your business plan. But you don’t need to figure out all the answers by yourself—just ask Karen Greve Young, CEO of Futurpreneur. Futurpreneur Canada has been fuelling the success of young Canadian entrepreneurs since... The post Rock Your Business Plan with Karen Greve Young – February 20th 2020 appeared first on Startup Canada.

Au programme à notre émission de radio, nous recevons Nalitha T.-Paradis, gestionnaire des communautés entrepreneuriales chez Futurpreneur Canada pour parler des services offerts aux entrepreneurs. Un organisme national sans but lucratif qui offre des services de mentorat et de financement complets dédiés aux jeunes et nouveaux propriétaires d'entreprise de 18 à 39 ans.

Au programme à notre émission de radio, nous recevons Nalitha T.-Paradis, gestionnaire des communautés entrepreneuriales chez Futurpreneur Canada pour parler des services offerts aux entrepreneurs. Un organisme national sans but lucratif qui offre des services de mentorat et de financement complets dédiés aux jeunes et nouveaux propriétaires d'entreprise de 18 à 39 ans.

Manuj Aggarwal and Edwin Frondozo discuss how to start your own business, and launch your brand from scratch, in this brand new episode of bootstrapping your dreams show.  What are you waiting for? Tune In Now! In this episode, we will learn about: How focusing on other entrepreneurs will help you when you are starting your business How to build your network while launching your businessMisconceptions around brands and how to build your brandHow to grow in a competitive marketHow to use your work experience learning in your businessHow to scale your businessLaunching a business from side-hustle ·      About Edwin FrondozoEdwin Frondozo is a successful businessman and podcaster. His podcast "The Business Leadership," where he interviews top business and influential leaders, has been awarded as Podcast of the Year at the Notable Awards (2018). In addition, he is Product Director and co-founder of Slingshot VoIP, a telecommunications business provider specializing in cloud solutions. He also participates as a leader in Startup Canada, a community that offers advisory services for new entrepreneurs in their projects. Education: Graduated in Computer Engineering at Carleton University (Ontario) 1995-2000. Experience: He worked as a volunteer in Futurpreneur Canada (mentor), Startup Weekend (organizer) and Toronto Region Board of Trade (member of the Young Professional Committee).  Accomplishments: Edwin has a podcast on business leadership. He has received several awards for his outstanding labor, such as Podcast of the Year at Notable Awards (2018), Silver in the Business category at Canadian Online Publishing Awards (2017).   Fun Facts: Edwin is a marathoner, and in fact, he is preparing for the BMW Berlin Marathon (September 29, 2019).   Links & Mentions From This Episode: Edwin’s Website: https://thebusinessleadership.com/ Edwin’s Online Course:  https://www.skillshare.com/classes/Podcasting-Scale-Your-Production-through-Systems-and-Processes/1331877025/TetraNoodle consulting services: https://bootstraptechstartup.com  TetraNoodle professional training: https://courses.tetranoodle.com  Thanks for Tuning In! Thanks so much for being with us this week. Have some feedback you'd like to share? Please leave a note in the comments section! Enjoyed the episode? Kindly share it with your friends. Don't forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic episode updates for our "BootstrappingYour Dreams Show!" 

Karen Greve Young is Futurpreneur Canada CEO. Futurpreneur Canada is the only national, non-profit organization providing resources, financing and mentoring to aspiring business owners aged 18-39.

In this episode we talk to Lorie Corcuera who back in 2012 called off her wedding. It wasn’t until her partner asked her to marry him, she realized that the relationship wasn’t right for her. Calling off her wedding, and choosing herself over pleasing everyone else, gave her the strength to leave her job, create a successful business and become a coach and a mentor.    About Lorie: Lorie Corcuera is the Co-Founder and CEO at SPARK Creations & Company Inc., a training and development organization that inspires people and companies to create meaningful cultures and workplaces. Over the past 20 years, Lorie has cultivated her people and culture development, community relations, and leadership coaching experience as both a strategic and progressive senior human resources leader and business consultant in the technology, interactive entertainment, retail, hospitality, manufacturing, professional services, and non-profit space. Lorie has a Bachelor of Commerce and Business Administration from the University of British Columbia, is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) with The Coaches Training Institute (CTI), is a Certified Emergenetics Associate with Emergenetics International, an active mentor for Futurpreneur Canada, Dress for Success Vancouver, HR Tech Group, Young Women in Business and Forum for Women Entrepreneurs, and Co-Founder of the social enterprise Enspire Foundation. Lorie is passionate about elevating the life experience at work and cultivating a community that is igniting and enriching our human spirit. To learn more, go to sparkcreationsinc.com.   I hope that you enjoy our conversation but as always there is some adult language so when listening, it’s recommended that you pop your headphones on! If you enjoyed our intimate conversation then feel free to leave a comment at the bottom of this page or rate us highly over on iTunes!   Resources: Feel free to connect with Lorie over on social media: Follow Lorie on Instagram @loriec8Follow Lorie on Twitter @loriecorcuera Follow Spark Creations on Instagram @sparkcreationsFollow Spark Creations on Twitter @startyourspark Find out more about Spark Creations by visiting www.sparkcreationsinc.com

There is so much hope in young entrepreneurs and promising future to every startup that we tend to forego. Conversely, Karen Greve Young never misses out on these business ideas that may actually change the world. CEO of the Futurpreneur Canada, a non-profit organization that has been fueling the entrepreneurial passions of Canada's young enterprise for two decades, Karen touches on how they help manage young entrepreneurs launch and grow their business. A master consultant and fundraiser, she reveals the way to keep everyone moving in the same direction given that they are the only national non-profit organization that provides financing, mentoring, and support tools to aspiring business owners aged 18-39. As she goes through the surprises in her CEO journey to date, discover the challenge that national organizations face these days and how it gets sorted.

Lorie Corcuera is the Co-Founder and CEO at SPARK Creations & Company Inc., a training and development organization that inspires people and companies to create meaningful cultures and workplaces. Over the past 20 years, Lorie has cultivated her people and culture development, community relations, and leadership coaching experience as both a strategic and progressive senior human resources leader in the technology, interactive entertainment, retail, hospitality, manufacturing, professional services, and non-profit space. Lorie is passionate about elevating the life experience at work and cultivating a community that is igniting and enriching our human spirit. Through their SPARK Essentials Women's 2.5 Weekend Retreats and other various program, SPARK has supported over 2,500 women in our community. Lorie is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) with The Coaches Training Institute (CTI), an active mentor for Futurpreneur Canada, Dress for Success Vancouver, HR Tech Group, and Forum for Women Entrepreneurs, and Co-Founder of the social enterprise Enspire Foundation. Lucca and Rebecca dig in with Lorie to discover what's changing in the corporate world of self-development, how Lorie got into what she's doing, and where she's going next!

Lift Accounting is locally owned and operated by Jordan N. Brown, CPA, CA who has over seven years of experience providing professional services to private businesses in the Calgary and Saskatoon markets. Jordan holds both a Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s degree in Accounting from the Edwards School of Business at the University of Saskatchewan and is a Chartered Professional Accountant. The passion Jordan has for helping entrepreneurs start and grow their small businesses has increased through extensive volunteer experience with non-profit organizations such as Enactus Canada, Junior Achievement Saskatoon, and Futurpreneur Canada. As a firm believer in the concept of life-long learning, Jordan is continually upgrading his professional skills through education programs offered by the Institute of Chartered Professional Accountants of Saskatchewan (CPA Saskatchewan) and other training organizations. For a free 60 minute business consultation contact Jordan Phone: (306) 713-2477 Email: jordan@liftaccounting.ca Web: www.liftaccounting.ca If you want to be on the show or want to advertise contact us diacre@valeriacollective.com Follow us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/valeriacollective/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/valeriacollective/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/valeria-collective/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/3keyswithdiacre/support

Sarah shares her journey to being a Plus Sized Model, Certified Personal Trainer, Influencer and starting her own Fitness Studio. Also, hear tips on Instagram and how the platform is changing for entrepreneurs.  0:00 Bio: Sarah Taylor is a Certified Personal Trainer, Plus Size Model, Motivational Speaker, Blogger, Former Miss Plus Canada, and the Special Project Editor at Fabuplus Magazine. Her mission is to help women on their journey to their best Lives: Body, Mind and Soul. 3:10 – Sarah’s story – How her challenges led her path to self love and entrepreneurial life. 4:45 – Sarah created a dream board and plus size almost didn’t make it in the board. Hear how she became a Plus sized model MODELLING A PLATFORM FOR MORE   6:00 – Modelling was a platform leading Sarah to a greater purpose in helping women: body, mind, and soul. 7:00 - Sarah’s tells us why her studio is not just about working out but helping to build confidence and self love too. 8:33 – Great discussion on diet culture and thinking food as fuel. 9:06 – Penny asks Sarah if her positivity is a big part in her success.  INSTAGRAM HISTORY AND HOW INSTAGRAM IS CHANGING 10:55 – Here is where Sarah shares her knowledge on instagram and how important it is to be a responsible influencer. 14:20 – This leads to a conversation on Instagram strategy, posts and stories. 15:34 – How structure like planning meals plays a role in an entrepreneur’s life. | 17:16 – Back to discussing Instagram and hiring and agency to build a strategy for both accounts    UNIQUE 3O DAY CHALLENGE COMING SOON 19:00 – How a 30 Day Challenge on Instagram will work and how it combines fitness as well as self love. 20:30 – More discussion on stories versus regular posts. How posts would go viral and being an influencer. Sarah tells us about how one of her posts went viral. 23:44 – IGTV and where is it going and more about being authentic STEPS TAKEN TO OPEN THE STUDIO 30:03 – Sarah shares how she decided to open up her studio and what were the events. She mentions Furturpreneur that helped with funding. Plus, the importance of financial support and moral support is so important. 37:10- Hear Sarah’s heartfelt message to women. CONNECT WITH SARAH: https://fitnessbysarahtaylor.com/ https://sarahtaylorsjourney.com/ INSTAGRAM : @fitnessbysarahtaylor   and @sarahtaylorsjourney STUDIO ADDRESS: The Purple Door, 693 Bloor St. West Lower Level, Toronto, ON M6G 1L5 FUTURPRENEUR OF CANADA -https://www.futurpreneur.ca/en/ Who they are: Futurpreneur Canada is a national, non- profit organization that provides financing, mentoring and support tools to aspiring business owners age 10-39.  

Emmanuel Cameron n’est pas millionnaire ni même quelqu’un qui se présente comme un entrepreneur à succès. Malgré tout, c’est un entrepreneur en série qui a connu de nombreux échecs et qui, aujourd’hui, se considère comme un micro-preneur. Il partage aujourd’hui son temps entre son job de jour chez Futurpreneur Canada et son l’incubateur Le Garage à Longueuil, dont il est le président du conseil d'administration. Dans cet entretien, il nous révèle notamment comment survivre en s’alimentant dans les événements de réseautage et pourquoi il n’aurait jamais dû investir dans des cartes de hockey. Voir Acast.com/privacy pour les informations sur la vie privée et l'opt-out.

Karen Greve Young is the Chief Executive Officer of Futurpreneur Canada, Canada’s only national organization dedicated to supporting young entrepreneurs. Futurpreneur’s unique model combines funding, mentorship and start-up programs to fuel the success of thousands of young entrepreneurs in every Canadian province and territory. Karen is an accomplished non-profit leader dedicated to fostering economic and social prosperity through new approaches and partnerships.   How did the birth of Futurpreneur Canada come about?   When Futurpreneur Canada started two decades ago before Karen even lives in Canada, there really wasn't an ecosystem for startup founders. On an event, an entrepreneur started with a blank canvas or a blank landscape without whole lot of support and in response to that a group of Canadians; that was started by a Canadian members of industry and then supported by the federal government, got the idea of providing collateral free low interest loans to entrepreneurs. Futurpreneur realize that money is an important part particularly for young entrepreneur especially if they don’t have other equity and access to funds there business. Another part that is important for Futurpreneur is its mentorship. They also make sure that the entrepreneurs also get a mentor, a guide and the support of an individual to help them on their journey and that has always been part of the motto of Futurpreneur. Futurpreneur financing, mentorship and its tools to help support these entrepreneurs from ages 18 to 39 so that they can use these in order to start their business. It is also the only organization supporting entrepreneurs that does this in every province and territory in Canada. What matters to them is an entrepreneur who is young, has an idea or a business model and can use the mentorship that they provide in order to bring the business idea to reality.   Karen talks about the entrepreneur journey and how they work to support it:   Entrepreneur starts with passion. They start with an idea and goal of what they want to achieve and pretty quickly they realize that they needed fuels (funds) to achieve this to get their ideas down in writing and to plan it out to get the resources they need. And often they need the confidence to actually start.   What excites Karen most about this industry:   "From wannapreneur to entrepreneur"   Entrepreneur is the umbrella term for people starting a business but obviously there are many types of entrepreneurs. What Karen is really excited about as being a part of Futurpreneur is the scope of all the main street businesses in Canada. That means Canadian from smaller towns can come back to their hometown after college and have a vibrant job opportunities just like on the large city without having to go to a large city. It is really important that they focus on opportunities that are broader, rural and urban, and for the whole diverse range of people whether they are doing it part time with the side hustle or full time.   The biggest entrepreneurial mistake that Karen see from time to time:   It takes a certain amount of confidence start a business You need to have confidence to yourself and your business but should not reach arrogance or hubris. As soon as an entrepreneur stops listening to people who disagree with her or with him; that is a recipe for disaster. Having a mentor or advisers or talking to your customers who you know will say something straight given what is not what you want to hear is vital. Karen also shared with us how this situation could lead to becoming a confident blocker. Listen to my episode Ariel Garten from Muse - episode 45 where we dive in through what confident blockers do to you and what you should do to stop it. "Invite people with different opinions"   Marketing/Entrepreneur Tips:   Sometimes we focus too much on the messages that we want to get out that we as humans we put things in what we want to convey rather than what we want them to hear and feel. So always keep your customers in mind and focusing on what's in it for them and what are they looking for from what you are doing and REPEAT, REPEAT, REPEAT. "The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago and the second best time is today" – Chinese Proverb   Favorite Habit that made her say wow she was a part of:   Getting out of the field and visiting their team around the country. One specific experience that Karen had was being in Halifax visiting the House of Auto Details which is an auto detailing company; a female founded who has found a gap in the industry and several years later is still going strong. The very next day, she met Nathon Kong is a Montreal-based company creating bespoke custom-tailored suits with the help of a 3D scanner which is made by local artists and some of it are done by patients from the local mental health facilities. "You are trying to embark on a new path there is no better time than now" Personal Habit:   For Karen, it is all about how she starts her day early in the morning and do workouts and journaling and get things done. The last thing that she will do before getting her kids ready is she Muse headband for about 3 to 10 minutes. She uses her Muse headband to meditate, be mindful and set herself up for the day she wants to have. You can listen to Ariel Garten the founder of Muse on episode 41   Resources Recommendation:   MaRS startup library The power of mentors and partnership Tools from Futurpreneur: Business Plan Writer Entrepreneur Pathway Library Inspiring people to follow: Melinda Gates Richard Branson Aileen Lee of Cowboy Ventures Hot spot: Webber’s on Highway 11, ON Halifax Central Library   About Futurpreneur:   Futurpreneur Canada has been fueling the entrepreneurial passions of Canada’s young enterprise for two decades. We are the only national, non-profit organization that provides financing, mentoring and support tools to aspiring business owners aged 18-39. Our internationally recognized mentoring program hand matches young entrepreneurs with a business expert from a network of more than 2,800 volunteer mentors.   More about Karen:   Prior to joining Futurpreneur in 2018, Karen was the Vice President, Corporate Development & Partnerships at MaRS Discovery District, a global innovation hub based in Toronto. During her seven year tenure, Karen led corporate strategy development, implementation and measurement, managed a global network of innovation partners, and oversaw community engagement including marketing, communications and events. She has previously held finance, management and strategy roles in San Francisco, New York and London, UK, at organizations including Bain & Company, Gap Inc. and the UK’s Institute of Cancer Research. Along the way, she co-authored a book with her mother about their shared experience through her mother’s ovarian cancer journey. Karen holds an MBA from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business and a BA in Economics from Harvard University.   Connect with Karen:   LinkedIn: Karen Greve Young Website: Futurpreneur.ca Twitter: @Futurpreneur @KarenGreveYoung Facebook: Futurpreneur   Thanks again for tuning in! To help out the show: Please leave an iTunes review or post a comment below. Your help is greatly appreciated. If you know any Canadian Innovators whom you like us to feature, please feel free to email us. Listen to more innovators who are crushing it here. I’m still channeling Gary Vee! Ratings and reviews are my oxygen! Have you seen the new CanInnovate resources & tools page, that provides different offers and discounts. Who doesn’t love to save money? We are a big supporter of Unsplash.com photos. Special thanks to Ian Schneider!

À Tendance Entreprendre aujourd'hui, Sophie Dudot, gestionnaire des communautés entrepreunariales chez Furturpreneur, nous a parlé des services offerts par l'organisme, de réseautage, l'événement Entrepairs, etc. Futurpreneur Canada est le seul organisme national à offrir du mentorat, du financement et des outils aux jeunes entrepreneurs de 18 à 39 ans. 

À Tendance Entreprendre aujourd'hui, Sophie Dudot, gestionnaire des communautés entrepreunariales chez Furturpreneur, nous a parlé des services offerts par l'organisme, de réseautage, l'événement Entrepairs, etc. Futurpreneur Canada est le seul organisme national à offrir du mentorat, du financement et des outils aux jeunes entrepreneurs de 18 à 39 ans. 

I am so excited for today’s episode! Joelle Foster is an amazing women with so much life experience. She has mentored, coached and inspired so many entrepreneurs in their journey and she knows what it takes. Joelle has been there for me when I was faced with the challenge of taking my business to the next level and she has been a sounding board for so many. Her passion and positivity is contagious and this episode is full of amazing advice, stories, experience, laughter and real life. It’s always a treat to get to spend some time with Joelle and having her on Fempower is extra special because her message is so foundational to this show and to so many of our lives – helping us to find our inner power, to believe in ourselves and to face our fears, to know our worth and to thrive. Joelle is best known as a spirited activist for entrepreneurship in Canada.  In March 2018, she left Winnipeg to lead the new University of Calgary Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurial Thinking as the inaugural Executive Director.  Prior to this, Joelle was a Director for Futurpreneur Canada, for 7.5 years overseeing Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Nunavut and NWT.  Under her leadership, in Manitoba alone, 325 businesses opened their doors. She achieved a 91% success rate over 7 years.  She has affectionately earned the title of “Start-Up Mom”.  Supporting a wide range of entrepreneurial initiatives, she currently sits on the Board for North Forge Technology Exchange and the Canadian Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (CCSBE).  In recognition of her work, Joelle was the 2017 recipient of Volunteer of the Year Award from the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce and she received the Board of Directors Excellence Award from the Manitoba Business Council in 2016.  She was a nominee for the YMCA-YWCA Women of Distinction Award in Business in 2015, a finalist for the Spirit of Winnipeg awards in 2015 and was the Runner Up for the Start-up Canada Award for Ecosystem Builder of the Year in 2014.   We discuss: Her background, growing up in Nunavut and the early challenges she faced Her business foundation in college and her toolkit of skills How to learn the skills you need in life and business that you won’t get from post-secondary learning What drives Joelle’s passion and motivation for entrepreneurship The books that Joelle recommends (links in show notes) How Joelle can tell if an entrepreneur has the characteristics for success How to decipher the skills of a good vs. bad mentors What type of entrepreneurs Joelle would invest in The importance of Failure How to survive entrepreneurship The differences between men and women in their approach to business and advice that Joelle has to help women excel The challenges that Joelle has faced and advice she gives Things she would have liked to tell her younger-self Why she left Winnipeg as a Women leader Joelle’s definition of PMS - it’s not what you think! The importance of mentoring others How Joelle uses her feminine vs. her masculine power in leadership What women should be doing for seeking funding or investment for their business Understanding VC funding Knowing your worth and having the confidence to walk out of the room. Motherhood, adoption, supporting relationships, and role-models Joelle’s take on work-life integration The entrepreneurial life-style with small children Joelle’s most important things that she has learned in her journey so far Where Joelle finds the energy within herself to give as much as she does How shifting her mindset changed her life and what defining moment made it happen. How Joelle selects her tribe How Joelle hires people and why Joelle’s take on the entrepreneurship at the International vs. Canadian scale – where Canada is at and what we can learn from the rest of the world and timelines for Canada to make an impact globally How women can succeed in funding at a global stage Joelle’s hidden talents and desired super powers! The Goddess that I assign to Joelle

Today’s episode is one that got Alissa all excited, truly inspired, and one she considers to be a valuable experience. Our guest today is someone who’s really a smart, driven, passionate, heart-driven business owner. All throughout this episode, you will hear Asmâa’s insatiable desire to help people reach the summit of business success. This is an episode where we can learn how strength themes can come together and be a beautiful recipe of being able to do exactly what it is that you do in the gifted way that you do it, just as how Asmâa has. About Asmâa Methqal Asmâa Methqal is an executive-level, trilingual professional with over 19 years of expertise delivering marketing solutions for various large industries.Asmâa is the founder of Maestra, a hub for marketing, branding, technology, and communications, with a passion for holistic business solutions. The company helps entrepreneurs, companies, and multi-disciplinary teams design and implement well-orchestrated marketing strategies that amplify their presence and impact.Asmâa is a master composer of business symphonies who holds two Master degrees in her field. She is also an Associate Faculty at Royal Roads University; and a mentor of young entrepreneurs and startups with the Innovation Centre of the University of Victoria and Futurpreneur Canada. Asmâa’s Top 5 StrengthsFinder Strengths Achiever Strategic Activator Empathy Relator   Key Takeaways When you surround yourself with people who are better, smarter, on the same trajectory as you are, you will elevate yourself to a whole new place. You need to build your community and your tribe before your product is out there. Whatever stage of your business that you’re in, you have a lot of shoulds on your plate. You have to be able to articulate your mission before you can take that next step. It’s really hard to see the picture when you are in the frame. Marketing is not just something that you just snap your fingers and do it. Time-Stamped Show Highlights [01:28] Getting to know our remarkable guest. [04:22] What is Maestra and what are Asmâa’s superpowers? [08:19] An important takeaway for your business.“If you don’t have your clear mission identified, if you don’t have you clear why identified, don’t do any of those things yet.” [09:31] The heart and the soul of Asmâa’s business and why she does what she does.“The way I do business that is different than other companies is that I am really, really committed. I need to feel that I really resonate with what they’re doing. [11:26] Asmâa’s incredible top five strength themes. [15:29] Asmâa’s biggest area of challenge in her business.“I can do it for others but when it’s for myself, it’s harder.” [18:26] Asmâa explains why she’s so passionate about teaching others.“I was able to connect all the dots for them and show them in a clear way.” [21:49] Alissa and Asmâa talk about possible action plans. [25:42] The next step to getting Asmâa’s first workshop booked and planned.“I think one of the reasons why I got where I got is I’m not afraid of failing. When I fail, you fail forward.” [28:07] What Alissa thinks of Asmâa’s plans.“When you are at a table and you’re working with another business owner, it’s good to have other people who are working through that with you.” [33:11] Alissa’s little challenge for Asmâa as she prepares for her workshop launch. [34:45] Podcast recommendation of the week! Selected Links for This Episode Connect with Asmâa on Twitter Connect with Asmâa on LinkedIn Maestra Website Maestra Facebook Page LEAF Certification Podcast of the Week: Marketing Your Business Podcast with Stu McLaren Frickin’ Awesome Resources Frickin’ Awesome Entrepreneurs Facebook Community From Frustrated to Frickin’ Awesome by Alissa Daire Nelson Daire Success Coaching website StrengthsFinder 2.0 test StrengthsFinder 2.0 by Tom Rath

Paulina Cameron, Director BC & Yukon, Futurpreneur Canada Paulina in an impact-driven leader. She is currently the Director for BC & Yukon at Futurpreneur Canada- a national NPO providing early stage resources, mentorship, and financing to startup entrepreneurs aged 18-39. Paulina also currently serves on the Government of Canada’s Expert Panel on Youth Employment, advising the Prime Minister Trudeau, Minister of Youth, and is one of Simon Fraser University’s leading innovators, as a visiting professor teaching Entrepreneurship and Innovation. @futurpreneurBC @p_a_cameron (twitter + Instagram) www.futurpreneur.ca Expert Panel on Youth Employemnt, Government of Canada www.canada.ca/youthpanel

Mary Jane Copps embraced her alter ego – The Phone Lady – in 2006 and she has worked with over 400 clients training over 10,000 individuals how to communicate more effectively on the telephone.  Mary Jane has been profiled as a communications expert by the Wall Street Journal, National Post, The Globe & Mail, CBC, CTV, Global as well as other publications, television and radio outlets throughout North America (including a very silly skit on This Hour Has 22 Minutes!). She is also the author of: The Phone Book: Essential Telephone Communication Skills and write a weekly blog on all things … phone! In May of this year, Mary Jane was awarded the national 2016 BDC Mentorship Award through Futurpreneur Canada for her work with young entrepreneurs, helping them grow their businesses and maximize their impact on the economic growth of Atlantic Canada.

Dairy Farmers of Manitoba chair David Wiens has an update on the proAction Initiative. Jennifer Lusby of Futurpreneur Canada talks about ag innovation in the province.

Napoleon Hill Foundation Certified Instructor, Tom Cunningham (too tall) interviewed Peter Goral. Peter Goral is the Vice President, Business Development and Client Relations for TechBlocks, a company designed to help clients of any size prepare themselves for the transformation in the digital world. As a seasoned Sales Executive Peter has serviced National and International business with direction and guidance with respect to building and growing their footprint in the market. He’s adept at offering counsel in people development, business development, marketing, planning, and go to market strategies. Peter is also a Mentor with Futurpreneur Canada and he’s currently assigned to help a young start-up team at a company called Protractr get their business ready for market. He’s always open to hearing from people with new business ideas that are looking for a catalytic experience in breaking new ground and extremely generous with his time not only for his clients but for those young entrepreneurs that want to grow their  business. Peter is an accomplished Artist, trained in the UK, and is currently showing his work across Canada. In 2011 he incorporated a marketing company ArtEnvy Inc. operated by his wife Jude who promotes his work into private and corporate collections across North America. His Twitter Account is among the Top 100 Accounts in Toronto for 13 months in a row as of this month. http://tblocks.com/