Made it Happen

This WE RISE episode is featuring Stephanie Santos, owner and founder of Synergy Wellness.  "I began my journey into the world of wellness and holistic modalities years ago, following a very low point in my life. I suffered with severe anxiety and depression and I had no idea why I felt this way or how to help myself. My journey almost came to an end but I truly believe that this did not tran...

This episode is featuring Lynzie Kent, founder of Love by Lynzie & Pop-Up Chapel Co.! Lynzie is a multi-passionate, creative entrepreneur whose work spans weddings, events, content creation, art, design, music and more. Lynzie began Love by Lynzie Events & Design in 2011 and has since planned and designed hundreds of weddings and corporate events. She is the founder of two other successful...

This episode is featuring Your Girl Karly! Karly Polkosnik is a Canadian lifestyle influencer and content creator. When she's not sharing wellness hacks, spreading light in the body confidence community, or crushing her business goals, you can find her every Tuesday and Thursday speaking on Hey Bitches Podcast. Hey Bitches Podcast is Canada's Top 5 Sexuality podcast that brings hilarious...

Introducing the first episode of season 2, and first-ever solo episode! In today's episode, the founder and host of Made it Happen, Sarah Haefling, will be talking about starting this podcast, where the idea came from, and how it has evolved from starting in May of 2019. She talks about the fears of starting the podcast and starting her own business. This leads to the exciting announcement of...

This month's special edition episode in partnership with the Libro-EPIC Social Initiative is featuring COOK-UP Inc.  COOK-UP Inc. is a social enterprise that believes that boosting female entrepreneurs who want to build a thriving business by doing what they love will have a transformative impact, not just for the entrepreneurs, but for our entire community. Female food entrepreneurs still fa...

This week's WE RISE episode is featuring Markie Tuckett, founder of Timber + Plumb! Markie was recently named one of the National Kitchen and Bath Association’s (NKBA) Top Thirty Under 30 as well as the DesignHounds Kitchen Design Influencer of the Year ! As accomplished as she is thus far, Markie has always had a love for anything design related. From a young age, her passion for design deve...

This month's special edition episode in partnership with the Libro-EPIC Social Initiative is featuring GreenerBins & Grown Lady Garments! More than ever before, we face several social and environmental challenges across the globe. These challenges are often complex, multilayered and have great impact on local and global communities and regions. Social entrepreneurship welcomes changemaker...

This week's WE RISE episode is featuring Lora Colautti,  a yoga teacher & studio owner, wellbeing mentor, coach and influencer.  She opened Yoga with Lora 6 years ago and has recently evolved her wellbeing business by branding under her name and offering new wellbeing products and services online, including the Wellbeing Love Notes ebook and Workbook. During life’s defining moments, from...

This episode is featuring Courtney Todd, a Hotel and Restaurant Influencer.  Courtney is on a constant journey to explore unique experiences and share them with her followers to help promote and create enjoyable memories. " You work hard. You save your money. You don’t have the opportunity to go out often. I am here for you to take the chance of trying out new opportunities, so you don’t have...

This week's Special Edition episode brought to you by WEtech Alliance is featuring Myra Tawfik, Professor of Law and EPICentre Professor of IP Commercialization and Strategy.  Professor Tawfik is an expert in intellectual property law. Her research and teaching interests lie in the areas of copyright law, trademark law, international IP law, IP strategy and IP legal history. We talk about: -...

This week's episode is featuring Penny Light, founder of a Marketing Agency, Travel Company, Clothing Boutique Store, and much more! Penny Light, a native of Canada where she thrived for 19 years in various different roles for some Fortune 500 companies on major brands such as Coke, Danone, Kellogg and Pepsi/Frito Lay. Other than an appreciation for the things she learnt along the way she rea...

This week's WE RISE episode is featuring Sandra Paglione, owner of Paglione Estate Winery. Passionate about hospitality and travel, Sandra has enjoyed an illustrious career in the industry for over 10 years, but despite having vineyards on a vision board in her early 20’s, she never would have dreamed she would be at the helm of a winery one day.  She began her career with Four Seasons Hotels...

Jessica Silverman is a Business Startup Coach to aspiring entrepreneurs seeking greater clarity + simplicity to live their true life’s purpose. Through her coaching, she guides her clients with mind-body empowerment tools to spark the transformation of a physical and spiritual awakening to live + feel her most ALIVE self. At an even deeper level, the core foundation of her teachings unleash a deep...

This week's WE RISE episode is featuring Linda & Gloria, owners of Magnolia Ranch! When Linda & Gloria began working together with the Neighbourhood Charitable Alliance (NCA) on the Spring Bling Gala, they realized how similar their work ethic was as well as their "eye for design". They have established a reputation that you can trust and are excited to use their skills to w...

New Special Edition Segment in partnership with the Libro-EPIC Social Impact Initiative! More than ever before, we face several social and environmental challenges across the globe. These challenges are often complex, multilayered and have great impact on local and global communities and regions. Social entrepreneurship welcomes changemakers to be strategic and creative in tackling some of these c...

This week's WE RISE Episode is featuring Shelby Pearce, founder of Lunar & Co. Shelby grew up in a small town in South Western Ontario called Wallaceburg. Following high school, she moved to the big city of Toronto and began a career in the non-profit sector organizing leadership tours and speaking in front of thousands of youth Canada-wide. She also led international volunteer opportunit...

Alyssa is a Productivity Strategist for creative entrepreneurs and founder of Your Most Profitable Quarter Yet . A recovering procrastinator herself, she became obsessed with figuring out how the Oprah’s, the Beyoncé’s, and the Marie Forleo’s of the world were running empires, staying creative AF, and making it all look easy.  As soon as she figured this out, her business did a complete 180. She m...

This special edition WE RISE episode is focusing on the importance of mentors and advisors to founders and the power within the network, brought to you by WEtech Alliance and Haltech Regional Innovation Centre. This episode is featuring Yvonne Pilon, President & CEO, WEtech Alliance, Kate Tomen, Women’s Entrepreneurship Coordinator, WEtech Alliance, Shann McGrail, Executive Director, Haltech R...

Andrea Moxham is the Founder of Horseshoe + co., a platinum HubSpot Solutions Partner. Andrea revels in the details of inbound marketing and thrives on helping her clients squeeze every ounce out of their HubSpot investment. In her spare time, Andrea can be found cuddling her baby girl Sadie, watching true crime documentaries or trying to convince her husband to get goats for the hobby farm where...

This week's WE RISE episode is featuring photographer, Vicki Bartel. As a self-taught photographer, wife and mother of two,  her journey began over a decade ago when her son was born, after purchasing her first camera. From there, her career bloomed into photographing some of the most beautiful and luxurious weddings in Southwestern Ontario. It was during this time, she began noticing how man...

Picture a musician. Now, picture a businessman or businesswoman. The two images are probably polar opposites. But, for Lauralee Sheehan, former Lovely Killbots rockstar / indie record label owner turned founder and CCO of her own digital agency , the latter could never have happened without the former. Lauralee is living proof that music, tech, entrepreneurship, and being an artist are all complet...

This week's WE RISE episode is featuring Linsey Pecile, founder of Urban Artistry! Her pursuit for passion had been a long time coming until she founded Urban Artistry. Their mission at Urban Artistry is to help people create the events of their dreams without the financial burden that typically comes along with that. Of course in the process of that, she also gets to follow her dream which e...

Lauren Cook, PsyD has a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and Master’s of Marriage and Family Therapy. She is a clinician working with individuals, couples, children, and families. She practices Emotionally Focused Therapy to help clients improve their communication while enhancing emotional closeness. She speaks around the country providing audiences with education about mental health and wellbein...

This week's WE RISE episode is featuring Melinda Rauch, founder and curator of NOMAD - a furniture, home decor and design boutique in Kingsville ON,  with a global perspective where profits have purpose via social impact endeavors and community engagement. Prior to opening NOMAD, Melinda has previously been a Partner and Founder of HDI Capital based in Mexico City holding the position of Chie...

Anthea is the founder of Clear Margins Consulting, a CPA and numbers nerd. She's obsessed with accounting & numbers. She believes in their power to tell truths and inform the future. With a background in accounting, performance analysis, and financial & strategic analysis she helps business owners go from avoiding the financial side of their business to confident money experts. We tal...