Allison Dore started her career in the entertainment industry as an actor. It wasn’t until her older brother, renowned comedian Jon Dore, encouraged her to try stand-up that she got introduced to the world of comedy. This fall, Allison launched Howl & Roar Records – a female centric comedy record label aimed at empowering artists and facilitating the creation of content for women and underrepresented performers in comedy.
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. Join us on November 8th and learn from this panel of trailblazing thinkers and change makers.
Jacqueline Dupuis is the executive director of the Vancouver International Film Festival. Since joining the organization over six years ago, she has played a major role in transforming the event into an internationally recognized celebration of screen-based and immersive storytelling that acts as a catalyst for creators’ development.
Holly Ransom is the CEO of Emergent, a specialized consulting firm focused on building the capacity of organizations to execute change. At just 28 years old, she is one of the world’s most highly regarded thought leaders, asking the tough questions and providing insight into emerging trends and challenges affecting businesses and working professionals today.
There’s a difference between bragging and self-advocacy. Here’s why you need to know how to do the latter, and some tips for getting started.
Join us on October 31st for this exciting opportunity to meet Michele Romanow, a serial entrepreneur, Dragons’ Den resident investor, and the woman who is changing the technology landscape for global consumers and providing a platform for entrepreneurs to transform their million dollar ideas from something of their imagination to something they can hold.
Gemma Sheehan became the #1 ranked Ontario female MMA fighter at the age of 21, after ten years in the sport, attaining a record of 5 -1 and a Pan Am gold medal in Brazilian jiu jitsu. Today, she’s teaching girls and women how to defend themselves, and be confident, assertive, and powerful through Girls Who Fight.
Taryn Herritt and Angela Osborne’s vision for The Atelier, an inaugural conference that celebrates the best women in business, arose from an unofficial and unintentional brainstorming session in early summer 2017. While catching up over lunch that day, they launched into the topic of personal development and realized that as far as business conferences go, their experience was lacking. Combining their collective background in event planning experience, marketing skills and business operations intersected, and The Atelier was born.
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Meet Gemma Sheehan, a former MMA champion turned entrepreneur
