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What We Can Learn About Oil and Gas From Suzanne West

When you hear the words oil and gas in this town, you can’t help but conjure up visions of boardrooms packed with men and stodgy conventions on environmentalism. This is why it was so refreshing to see a very forward-thinking woman named Suzanne West speaking on the subject at the Women of Influence luncheon on June 5th.

Suzanne has proven to be a trailblazer as a leader in oil and gas, a sector that isn’t well known for having a female presence at the top. Determined to do things outside of the established approach, she successfully started up four of her own companies in the last 15 years, one of which she just sold for a cool $358 million last year.

While the sale of Black Shire Energy in 2013 might have seemed like a great opportunity to kick back and enjoy the fruits of her labour, Suzanne had very different plans, which involved looking at Alberta’s biggest industry with a fresh perspective, valuing people and the planet as much as profit. Her latest venture, Imaginea Energy Corp, is investigating more sustainable ways to operate while promoting a collaborative culture in the office. After the luncheon, we asked Suzanne to share her inspiration for adopting this new business model:

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