Elaine's Kitchen Table | Create Better Family, Health, Business, Self

Bring kleenex for this moving story from Kristyn Carriere, founder of 7 Summits Snacks, and learn what it is like to launch a new food product into the North American market. Kristyn was a fellow winner of the " Stacy's Rise Project " for 2023! Show Notes: https://www.elaineskitchentable.com/167 Connect with Kristyn: Website: https://sevensummitssnacks.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/7su...

Winnie came to Canada 30 years ago as a financially struggling student from China, working several low-paying jobs to sustain herself. Eventually, she started her own accounting business that now serves over 200 small businesses! How? Listen in as she tells her story! Show Notes: https://elaineskitchentable.com/166 Connect with Winnie: Website: Vision2Reality Foundation: https://www.v2rf.org/ Webs...

Mom of 6. Product inventor. Lawyer. If that is not an expert in mom-run business I don't know who is! Listen in as Tricia talks about legal protections, bringing ideas to life, and getting out of your own way while doing it.   Show Notes: https://elaineskitchentable.com/165 Connect with Tricia: Website: https://www.thecleverbaby.com/   Connect with Elaine: Website: https://elaineskitchentable.com...

Join Anna as she walks us through the "Women's Exporter Program" - which has trained over 110,000 globally and has only recently come to Canada! Show Notes: https://elaineskitchentable.com/164 Connect with Anna: UPS Women's Export Program Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annabarrerabrason/ Connect with Elaine: Website: https://elaineskitchentable.com Instagram: @elainetancomeau LinkedIn: http...

Stacy Madison grew her "accidental business", Stacy's Pita Chips, from $19,000 in annual sales to $65 million before being purchased by PepsiCo. She did it without an "exit strategy", just a customer-first strategy, and she is so very generous with sharing her story, experience and expertise. I met Stacy when selected as one of 4 inaugural Canadian winners of the "Stacy's Rise Project" . She conti...

When Laurie hit menopause, stubborn hormonal fat led her to gain 50 pounds which she just could not shake. Then, she tried intermittent fasting, lost 50 pounds in 15 months and kept it off! Do you find it so much harder to release weight than you used to? Learn about "intermittent fasting" with Laurie Lewis - a simple and effective way to increase your health, with the side benefit of stabilizing...

Woohoo, Season 11 is here! Tune in for a quick preview of what you can expect, and Elaine and her husband Ron give 4 quick tips to Create Better Family, Health, Business and Self. Connect with Elaine: Website: https://elaineskitchentable.com Instagram: @elainetancomeau LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elainetancomeau/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElainesKitchenTable Twitter: https://twi...

I have been able to get a lot of media exposure over the years - TV news, magazines, newspapers, websites, etc. One of my secrets? Rania! Rania Walker is the Founder and President of Front Door PR, an integrated PR, Media, Marketing and Event Management agency. A natural storyteller, Rania combines her expertise as a former television producer and host along with her graduate work in message desig...

Are moms your target market? Then lucky you!  Women make more than 80% of household purchasing decisions, so who better to study and listen to for your marketing. In this short, sweet podcast I give you my 3 top tips for marketing to moms that I have learned over the years with my company Easy Daysies - let me know what you think! Click and hold for show notes... Connect with Elaine: Website: http...

Many entrepreneurs spend most of their marketing time, money and energy on the things that matter least, while ignoring the thing that matters most.  Are you one of them? Click for show notes... Connect with Elaine: Website: https://elaineskitchentable.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elainetancomeau LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elainetancomeau/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/...

Join Angela Crocker, author of "The Content Planner: A Complete Guide to Organize and Share Your Ideas Online" as she gives tips on providing the most effective content for your business' social media following! Click and hold for show notes Connect with Elaine: Website: https://elaineskitchentable.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elainetancomeau LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elain...

Did you know the average student loses up to 2.6 months in math skills and up to 2 months in grade level reading skills during summer holidays? Elaine gives you 5 fun, quick and free ways to bridge that summer learning gap! Click and hold for show notes Connect with Elaine: Website: https://elaineskitchentable.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elainetancomeau LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin....

Psychologist Dr. Michelle Deering is back by popular demand to talk to working moms about increasing our mental health, while reducing our stress. Who doesn't want that combo?   Show Notes: https://elaineskitchentable.com/160   Connect with Dr. Michelle: Instagram: h ttps://www.instagram.com/curativeconnections/ Website: https://www.curativeconnections.com/  Connect with Elaine: Website: https://e...

Nobody starts a big business - but some people build one up from scratch! Listen in on Miranda's journey to build her company Thinkific into a billion dollar unicorn company! Show Notes: https://elaineskitchentable.com/159 Connect with Miranda: Website: https://mirandalievers.com/ and https://thinkific.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mirandalievers/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/...

Join parenting expert Nadine as we discuss how to "energize" your parenting! Who couldn't use a bit more energy? Show Notes: https://elaineskitchentable.com/158 Connect with Nadine: Website: https://nadinestille.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nadinestille/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadinestille/ Connect with Elaine: Website: https://elaineskitchentable.com Instagram: @elaine...

Join Felicia as she walks us through her journey from being an engineer to a financial planner, with wisdom from her book "Financially Smart Business". Show Notes: https://elaineskitchentable.com/157 Connect with Felicia: Felicia's book, "Financially Smart Business" Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/feliciaclee/ Website: https://financiallysmartbusiness.com/ Connect with Elaine: Website: https:...

Join us for a "foodie business" interview so epic, we split it into two parts! Charlene Li of Eatable and Lyndsay Scott of Kindred Cultures will inspire you with their brave stories of going from kitchen-table idea to grocery store shelves! Connect with Charlene: Website: https://eatable.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eatableinc/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eatableinc Connect wit...

Join Elaine, Angela, Yvonne and Joy, as these 4 moms, with a total of 14 children between them, discuss how they do (or do not do) allowance! There are many different approaches covered here, hopefully one resonates with you! Show notes: https://elaineskitchentable.com/119 Connect with Elaine: Website: https://elaineskitchentable.com Instagram: @elainetancomeau LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/i...

Join Elaine, Angela, Yvonne and Joy, as these 4 moms, with a total of 14 children between them, discuss how they do screen time! There are many different approaches covered here, hopefully one resonates with you! Show notes: https://elaineskitchentable.com/120 Connect with Elaine: Website: https://elaineskitchentable.com Instagram: @elainetancomeau LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elainetanco...

In this episode we have 2 lovely ladies who have succeeded in inventing, manufacturing and selling their own baby products! Learn about: How to go from mom with a problem to mom inventor Manufacturing - on shore, off shore? Product testing and prototypes Patents, trademarks, and ripper-offers Mistakes we have all made - that hopefully you can now avoid! Show notes: www.elaineskitchentable.com/101...

Join Maria as she recounts her amazing entrepreneurial journey, and shares what she has learned from working with top businesswomen at her companies Mompreneurs and RevolutionHer. Tissues are mandatory! Show Notes: https://elaineskitchentable.com/Maria Connect with Maria: Website: https://revolutionher.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/revolutionhertm LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/m...

So many of my conversations during the pandemic have steered toward mental health, especially when talking about parenting. So, I thought who better to talk about it than Registered Child Psychologist, Dr Vanessa Lapointe? Episode 92 with Dr Vanessa on parenting is one of our most popular episodes, so I know you will get so much out of this interview as we talk about: Types of mental health issues...

Jae Park took over the family business, a local bakery, and said, "Let's not be a regular business, let's be the best in the world at something." Now Inno Foods sells more coconut cluster snacks than anybody (tens of millions of dollars per year)! Learn from Jae as he teaches us: How to "pick yourself" instead of waiting for others to do so How he "fails" 200-300 times before launching a successfu...

Mellisa has an incredible story! Growing up without a lot, she used food bank facilities and breakfast clubs to stay nourished. Now, she regularly donates to these causes as founder and CEO of Spread'Em Kitchen Co., which produces deeeeeeelicious plant-based spreads, dips, cheese and more! Learn from Mellisa's journey as she found her place in the universe, at an intersection of her passion and he...

Vivian started up KinkyCurlyYaki to solve a problem for herself - to find hair extensions that fit her natural hair texture as a Black woman. Then, she sold over $1,000,000 per year. Then, she sold the business! This all happened over a 10-year period, so buckle up and let's come along for the ride! Show Notes: https://elaineskitchentable.com/156 Connect with Vivian: Instagram: https://www.instagr...