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SUMMARY:Virtual FCC Women Entrepreneurs Summit
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the FCC Women Entrepreneurs Summit virtual event. Gain insights to boost your leadership skills\, connect and build personal and professional growth. \nThis year’s speakers will inspire you to think differently about managing your finances and building resiliency in your business and everyday life. \nWednesday\, March 8\, 2023\n10 – a.m. PST \nFind the event time for your area.   \n\nSt. Johns (Nfld.) | 2:30 p.m.  NST\nHalifax (Atlantic) | 2 p.m. AST\nOttawa (Eastern) | 1 p.m.   EST\nWinnipeg (Central) | 12 p.m. CST\nRegina (Central) | 12 p.m. CST\nEdmonton (Mountain) | 11 a.m. MST\nVancouver (Pacific) | 10 a.m. PST\n\nThis event will be recorded and available to registrants only for a limited time.  \nRegister here\nAgenda\n10:00 am – Welcome – Katelyn Duban \n10:05 am – The Power of Purpose – Zahara Al-Harazi \n10:35 am – Women in Ag: Our blood\, sweat\, and tears too– Lauren Van Ewyk \n11:15 am – You don’t need to be a millionaire to have millionaire mentality – Pattie Lovett-Reid \n11:55 am – Wrap up – Katelyn Duban \n  \n\n\n\n\nFeatured speakers:\nZahara Al-Harazi\, Entrepreneur\, Leadership Expert \nThe Power of Purpose \nYour brand reflects your organization’s culture\, and that culture reflects your purpose\, daily habits and values. Leadership expert Zahra Al-Harazi will share how the key to building great companies lies in enabling learning\, skills\, opportunity and connection. \nPattie Lovett-Reid\, Finance Expert\, CTV News former Chief Financial Commentator \nYou Don’t Need to be a Millionaire to have Millionaire Mentality \nWhat do the rich do differently than the rest of us? Pattie will share nine strategies affluent individuals follow to build their wealth – and how the average person can begin to incorporate these strategies into their everyday financial plan. \nLauren Van Ewyk\, Psychotherapist\, Registered Social Worker\, Mental Health Advocate\, Sheep Farmer \nWomen in Ag: Our blood\, sweat\, and tears \nHow do we identify as women in ag? How can we step into this identity\, embrace it\, and champion it? Lauren will discuss self-care and some practical strategies to embrace wellness. \nLauren Van Ewyk is an engaging speaker\, registered social worker\, foster mom and mental health advocate. She has appeared in numerous radio\, television and print articles concerning the issues of adoption\, foster care\, mental wellness and mental health in the agriculture sector. \nShe and her husband raise sheep in southwestern Ontario. She is a doctorate student\, founding member\, and CEO of the National Farmer Mental Health Alliance; Lauren seeks to meet the needs of farmers and their families across Canada and the US. \nKatelyn Duban\, Emcee\, Podcaster \nKatelyn Duban\, born and raised in Southern Alberta\, married into agriculture in 2016. At the time\, it was not her intention to be an active member of the farm but quickly found a passion for farm life. In 2018\, while working in the field found herself searching for a podcast that shared the stories of the importance of women in agriculture and wound up falling short. She began working on her own podcast and in the spring of 2019\, she launched The Rural Woman Podcast. \nSince then\, she has interviewed many incredible women in agriculture doing amazing things in the field. With close to half a million downloads\, Katelyn continues to share the importance of Women in Agriculture while sharing her own story through social media under the handle @WildRoseFarmer. \n\n 
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SUMMARY:Female Founders Funders and Fortifiers Speaker Series
DESCRIPTION:Organizer: Accelerate Okanagan and BDC \nLocation: Sandhill Wines \nRegistration Link \nDescription: \nBDC’s Thrive Venture Fund for Women\, Accelerate Okanagan\, and e@UBCO are thrilled to host the next edition of the Okanagan’s 4F event series. Join us on International Women’s Day at Sandhill Wines in downtown Kelowna for a celebration of gender equity and the advancement of women in technology! \nThis event features a panel discussion hosted by Krista Mallory of the COEDC. Krista will interview three female entrepreneurs who are at various stages of the entrepreneurial journey. Each panelist provides a diverse perspective and valuable insights from their unique experience building a business. Attendees are encouraged to stay after the panel for additional networking and peer connection. \nCome celebrate the achievements of women in technology and be inspired by the entrepreneurial journeys of our panelists. \nAgenda \n4:00-4:30 Doors Open & Networking \n4:30-4:40 Opening Welcome \n4:40 – 5:15 Panel Discussion \n5:15-6:00 Networking \nMeet Our Moderator \nKrista Mallory is the manager of the Central Okanagan Economic Development Commission\, a service of the Regional District of Central Okanagan based in Kelowna BC. A believer in the power of working together\, Krista supports Canada’s fastest growing metro area by developing and nurturing relationships and connecting newcomers\, businesses and entrepreneurs to community resources and networks. In addition to acting as a connector\, Krista leads a team of six highly skilled professionals and a 45-member Advisory Council in advancing workforce development\, business retention and expansion and investment and talent attraction initiatives. \nMeet Our Panelists \nVanessa Lo is a fourth-year nursing student at UBCO. She is also a research ambassador\, and research assistant for The Health Informatics and Equity lab\, and The Create in Immersive Technologies Graduate Training Program. She co-founded VanTech Medical\, a research and development startup aimed at developing cost-effective and innovative medical devices and platforms. VanTech Medical is currently part of e@UBCO’s Mentor2Market program and the team is working on their first medical device aimed at solving the issue of difficult intravenous access. \nAmanda Holyk is the Founder and CEO of iMaster Health\, a MedTech startup focused on digitizing rehabilitative care for chronic health conditions. She is a certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist and has a Bachelor’s of Human Kinetics from the University of British Columbia Okanagan. Amanda’s experience working in academia and healthcare allowed her to recognize a global gap in rehabilitative care\, and build a business focused on implementing technology-based solutions to reduce a major strain on the healthcare systems and improve patient’s quality of life. \nAshley Ramsay co-founded the animation studio Yeti Farm Creative in 2007. She had previously spent over a decade honing her production and business skills at leading Vancouver studios in various roles. As CEO and Momma Yeti\, Ashley embodies Yeti’s core values leading the studio management team\, corporate strategy\, partnerships\, acquisitions and intellectual properties. Ashley is extremely active with government initiatives and industry boards\, serving as a Director for the Canadian Media Producers Association and as a Director on the British Columbia Business Roundtables. She is currently a board member at Accelerate Okanagan and has previously served with the Okanagan Film Commission. \nTicket includes a glass of wine and light appetizers. Please bring ID and drink responsibly. 
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