Spotlight Series Galleries – Women of Influence https://www.womenofinfluence.ca Mon, 28 Aug 2023 13:56:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://www.womenofinfluence.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-woi-favicon-32x32.png Spotlight Series Galleries – Women of Influence https://www.womenofinfluence.ca 32 32 Trade Talk: How Mandy Rennehan is ‘Redefining the collar, blue™’ – Event Photo Gallery https://www.womenofinfluence.ca/2022/11/03/trade-talk-how-mandy-rennehan-is-redefining-the-collar-blue-event-photo-gallery/ Thu, 03 Nov 2022 18:22:19 +0000 https://www.womenofinfluence.ca/?p=373746 #ngg-gallery-99e5fa7728c2edc8e89cb09f731c6b36 .ngg-pro-masonry-item { margin-bottom: 10px; }
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On October 29, we sat down with three groundbreaking experts who not only shared their personal stories, but also reveal key learnings for any woman navigating mental health, ageism or fertility challenges. Together they helped unpack associated stigmas in the workplace and the resulting impact on career growth, while providing tangible insights for a path forward.

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One of the key ingredients of success for any entrepreneur is to be truly passionate about what you do. But what does it really take to leave a secure corporate career and turn your hobby or interest into a profitable business? On October 21st we tapped into the trade secrets and compelling journeys of three award-winning entrepreneurs who did exactly that.

]]> Women of Influence Evening Series – Lifestyle Panel https://www.womenofinfluence.ca/2019/06/17/women-of-influence-evening-series-lifestyle-panel/ Mon, 17 Jun 2019 14:37:05 +0000 http://www.womenofinfluence.ca/?p=202086

On June 13, 2019 we welcomed to the stage 3 leading entrepreneurs who have built some of Canada’s biggest lifestyle brands. Thank you to our panellists Lexi Miles, Roxy Earle and Hana James for sharing their key insights into the life of an entrepreneur, and thank you to Cisco and BDC for being the Presenting Sponsors of this inspiring evening. 

Notable guests

Our Panelists

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Meet Hana James

Hana James is a co-founder of Greenhouse, its Director of Community, and a co-author of The Greenhouse Cookbook, a national bestseller. After completing a BSc at McGill University, Hana was en route to medical school when she decided to explore another passion: helping people improve their health through food. In 2011, Hana founded Café Shu, a juice bar and healthy café with two locations in Toronto. In 2014, Hana joined her close friends Anthony Green and Emma Knight in founding Greenhouse.

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Meet Roxy Earle

Canadians were first introduced to Roxy Earle on the Real Housewives of Toronto but since her stint on the show Roxy has used her platform to champion body positive ideals in beauty & fashion. After her groundbreaking size inclusive line from 0-22w with Canadian retailer Le Château and her latest swimwear line with Knix she is focused on continuing to take fashion lines into the inclusive space in a stylish way. She has worked with some of the largest brands throughout Canada and the US, such as a global ambassador for the Dove Show Us campaign, in addition to launching her modelling career by walking in New York Fashion Week. But she is most proud of launching the #MySizeRox movement and campaign. Backed by her bold personality and positive message of empowerment for girls and women, she’s become the leading body activist and speaker inspiring women from around the world to feel good about themselves.

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Meet Lexi Miles

Lexi Miles is the Founder and CEO of WAXON Laser + Waxbar, boldly launched beauty destination WAXON Waxbar in 2012 for both women and men on the go. Now with 13 locations nationwide and the launch of its innovative new-to-market laser, Lexi oversees all aspects of the WAXON business – from franchise building and day-to-day operations of existing locations, marketing, social media and growing WAXON’s independently produced product line.

To listen to the live event, visit our Live from the Podium audiocast and gain insights and inspiration.

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]]> Women of Influence Luncheon Series – Tina Brown https://www.womenofinfluence.ca/2019/05/22/women-of-influence-luncheon-series-tina-brown/ Wed, 22 May 2019 16:13:15 +0000 http://www.womenofinfluence.ca/?p=200825

On May 21st, 2019, we were inspired by one of the most iconic media moguls of all time and discovered what it takes to build a legacy career. Tina Brown is an award-winning journalist, editor, author, and event producer. During each of her editorships at Tatler, Vanity Fair, and The New Yorker, Tina identified ways to overhaul content to dramatically increase readership. A true media visionary, she has repeatedly proved her ability to predict “the next big thing”. Tina’s portfolio includes iconic works including the Vanity Fair cover featuring a nude photo of a very pregnant Demi Moore.

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Our Keynote Speaker

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Meet Tina Brown

Tina Brown is an award-winning journalist, editor, author, and founder of the Women in the World summits. Between 1979 and 2001, she was editor-in-chief of Tatler, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker and authored the 2007 best-selling biography of the Princess of Wales, The Diana Chronicles. In 2000, she was awarded the honor of Commander of the Order of the British Empire by the Queen for her services to journalism. In 2007 she was inducted into the Magazine Editors’ Hall of Fame.

In October 2008 Brown launched and edited the digital news site The Daily Beast, which won the news website of the year award in 2012 and 2013. She launched Tina Brown Live Media in 2014 to expand Women in the World internationally with summits in London and Delhi and with smaller salons throughout the United States. In 2017, she published The Vanity Fair Diaries which was chosen as one of the best books of 2017 by Time, People, Amazon, The Guardian, The Economist, Entertainment Weekly, & Vogue.

To listen to the live event, visit our Live from the Podium audiocast and gain insights and inspiration.

 
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]]> Women of Influence Evening Series – Joanna Griffiths https://www.womenofinfluence.ca/2019/03/12/women-of-influence-evening-series-joanna-griffiths/ Tue, 12 Mar 2019 15:16:24 +0000 http://www.womenofinfluence.ca/?p=198111

On March 7th, 2019, we welcomed to the podium top entrepreneur Joanna Griffiths, to share her insights on how she disrupted a $2.5 billion underwear industry and created a brand for every body.

Notable guest

Our Keynote Speaker

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Meet Joanna Griffiths

Joanna is the Founder and CEO of knix, a brand that is reinventing intimates for real life. Since launching the company in 2013, Joanna has built knix into a global leader in the intimates’ category while building a community of women who are passionately taking on life by breaking down the taboos and boundaries that get in their way. Fueling the brand’s growth is Joanna’s dedication to innovation, design and comfort for products that need to multitask as much as the women who wear them do. The online retailer’s product line has grown to include everyday essentials including tanks, tees and lounge in addition to its core collection of underwear and bras. Offering a best-in-class customer experience, Joanna involves customers every step of the way by listening to product feedback and featuring them in the brand’s campaigns.

Prior to starting knix, Joanna honed her marketing and PR skills at some of the world’s leading entertainment companies including Universal Music, Toronto International Film Festival, Canadian Broadcasting Company and was Director of Business Development for the award-winning social recommendations start-up bre.ad. Joanna holds an MBA with distinction from INSEAD, where she won the Business Venture Competition and the Women’s Award for Entrepreneurship, securing the initial capital to start the business. knix was a finalist in the prestigious EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2017 Ontario Awards program for the emerging category.

To listen to the live event, visit our Live from the Podium audiocast and gain insights and inspiration.

 
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]]> Women of Influence Evening Series – Tech Panel https://www.womenofinfluence.ca/2018/11/15/women-of-influence-evening-series-tech-panel/ Thu, 15 Nov 2018 19:49:49 +0000 http://www.womenofinfluence.ca/?p=191266

On November 8th to meet a panel of trailblazing thinkers and change makers. These women are building digital futures in vastly different industries, but share one thing in common: they have each broken the male-dominated tech bubble to leverage innovative ideas and establish hugely successful businesses, all at an impressively young age.

Notable guests

Our Panelists

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Meet Eva Wong

Eva is Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at Borrowell, a financial technology company that helps Canadians make great decisions about credit. Borrowell offers free credit score monitoring, personal loans and product recommendations to over half a million members, making it one of Canada’s largest fintech companies. With a background in management consulting and business development, Eva has worked in both the business and not-for-profit sectors in Canada and abroad, including roles at Maple Leaf Foods and Oliver Wyman. She holds degrees from Harvard University and Queen’s School of Business.

Eva was named one of 20 tech start-up founders to follow by Twitter Canada and is on the 2017 Women in FinTech Powerlist. She enjoys biking, cooking and exploring the city with her husband and two kids.

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Meet Huda Idrees

Huda is the Founder and CEO of Dot Health, a real-time personal health data platform. With a background in engineering from the University of Toronto and a prolific career at some of Toronto’s best known startups including Wattpad, Wave, and Wealthsimple, her latest venture is transforming the way people access and control their own health information for good. Huda’s work has been featured in The Globe and Mail, Metro News, CNBC, and Metro Morning. She has been recognized amongst the Top 5 CEOs in Toronto Life and as a Top 25 Women of Influence in 2017. Huda serves on the Business Innovation and Development committee at Sinai Health System and on the Canadian Federal Economic Strategy Table for Health and Biosciences.

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Meet Sage Franch

Sage is the co-founder and CTO of Crescendo, a tool for personalized unconscious bias training in Slack. A seasoned developer and technical educator, Sage has contributed code to startups and nonprofits across North America. In her previous roles at Microsoft, Sage specialized in cognitive computing, mixed reality, and blockchain, and prior to that she created global-scale online courses for developers as an educator at Microsoft Learning. Now splitting her time between Toronto and Montreal, Sage is an active participant in the AI ethics and transhumanist communities, and believes in building inclusive technology that improves the human experience.

To listen to the live event, visit our Live from the Podium audiocast and gain insights and inspiration.

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