OV Boss Babes

Inspired by their love for their hometowns in the Ottawa Valley, camping, and surrounded by nature, this creative couple wanted to create a sustainable candle collection that reminds you of experiences, the great outdoors and everything that is our beloved Ottawa Valley, while also being vegan, cruelty-free, and phthalate-free. J.P. Waxington candles are made with 100% North American soy wax, and...

Shana Sibera and Hanna Hall were two friends that met working together at another hair studio in downtown Pembroke when they both realized that they wanted to open up their own hairstyling studio and decided to embark on this path together, creating Mack & Lily! These ladies gave the low down on everything that goes on behind the chair that our hairstylists have been trying to educate their client...

We're all familiar with landlords renting out homes but what about property managers that are wanting to say goodbye to the 9-5 and embark on a new path to become a full time AirBnb entrepreneur?! Jennifer Cobus decided to take things up a notch further when she not only took her passion for renovating properties and turning them into luxury AirBnb chalets and cabins, but started her vacation rent...

Dr. Sandy Musclow ND/LAc, MSc, PGeo is a naturopathic doctor who provides individualized holistic primary health care to children and adults out of her practice, Foundation Stone Medicine in Madawaska Valley. Naturopathic doctors work with their patients to identify underlying causes of illnesses and develops personalized treatment plans to help address them. From sinus infections, headaches, UTI'...

If you love doughnuts....and I mean really love doughnuts, there's a new donut shop that is total drool worthy! So move over Tim Horton's and Krispy Crème, because there's a new kid in town and they pulled a Tyra Banks and life sized up! 🍩 Perfected by Samantha Armstrong and her husband Tyler, Holey Confections donuts are larger than life and are known as Ottawa's best 140 layer donut, not to men...

The pandemic through a curveball at everyone, including Codie Stevens, but it ended up working out in her favour, as she opened her own oral health practice, Roots Dental Hygiene! Codie shares why seeing an independent hygienist has its benefits (like, you don't actually have to see a dentist for oral care, her services are covered under your medical benefits, no waiting room!) as well as all of t...

Melanie Pieschke was working for the MRC Pontiac when she decided to take a leave of absence for a year and started selling clothes at the Sears store counter, realizing that she loved it and never looked back. She opened her fashion boutique Jolie Folie in Hello Shawville because she was passionate about building economic development in her community and wanted to give people a reason to shop loc...

Calling all future biz owners, entrepreneurs, business leaders, career professionals or anyone looking to develop their business skills and gain valuable education and experience to think like a leader. The two-year Business program at Algonquin College Pembroke Waterfront campus is delivered in a compressed format over 42 weeks, provideing you with a well-rounded education in multiple areas of bu...

Registered Nutritionist Skylar Nesbitt empowers and educates her clients to improve their health beyond just healthy eating habits. She helps clients with their health and well-being through nutrition, lifestyle, stress management, meal prep, and more. Being a milspouse herself, Skylar Nesbitt understands the different stressors that it can have, dealing with moves, deployments, feeling of isolati...

It all started with a dream, two dogs, a love for beer, their community and home in Petawawa, and their biggest supporter, wife and mom Tina McNish, which told them to put their best "paws" forward, and stop talking about opening up a brewing company and just do it already! And so in the fall 2019, that's what Richard and Brady McNish did. You can find Dog House Brewing Company beer across the Ott...

Our final and highly anticipated guest headliner for our anniversary special "Where Are They Now" is with Stephanie Anne Hughson, aka xogingy! ✨ Although this is Steph's first time on OVBB, her story perfectly wraps up our "where are they now" anniversary special, as Steph has quite a success story, starting her career working for a US-based fitness company from home and teaching #PopPilates, eve...

Jacquie Kuntze is a serial entrepreneur who doesn't let society's expectations of what a career should look like define her. She has been teaching babes to own their magic through makeup artistry for the past 8 years and is one of the most sought after makeup artists in the wedding industry. This babe also has her own cruelty free and vegan makeup line, is the co owner of Astrid Park camper motel,...

Krista Lee was a stay-at-home mom running an at-home daycare until her kids left for school... and she was wondering what next. She never thought that owning a consignment store was in store for her, but when the opportunity presented itself when the previous owner was taking a step back, the entrepreneurship world called to her and she never looked back! @applecheeksconsignment is the perfect pla...

Our third guest headliner for our anniversary special "Where Are They Now" is with the beautiful Callee Kuiack of West on Main in Downtown Pembroke! When Callee first came on the pod, she had just opened her (formerly named store) Cork and Coral and we were both emotional as we had talked about how she had not even been opened for 3 months when the pandemic forced her to shut it down. But Callee n...

Alexis Sapera is a military veteran whose love for creating artisanal crafts and products inspired her to start her business, EWE Crafts. You're also in for a fun story on how Alexis came up with her biz name (and had sheep living in her home!) Alexis is also a recent grant recipient of Enterprise Renfrew County's Starter Company Plus Program, which provides three months of business coaching, busi...

Our next guest headliner for our anniversary special "Where Are They Now" with co-owner Brodie O'Connor from Blondie Apparel ! Brodie is one half of the Blondie babes, as co-owner Michelle Vandentillaart just welcomed her baby at the time of recording this episode, but Brodie filled us in on what's been going on with Blondie! In this episode, Brodie shares with us: 👉🏼 Blondie Apparel's brand new...

Ella's Keeping Company is a well known boutique in Renfrew that was founded in 1999. The addition of "Ella's" came in 2007 when owner Lisa Vincent knew it was time to expand. She attributes her boutique's success to her dedicated staff who connects and creates long-term customer relationships, helping shoppers to not only find what they're looking for, but by making them feel great and empowered,...

Our anniversary "Where Are They Now" episode premier begins with Portia Hoffman Strang, the boss babe biz owner of The Urban Lounge & Spa in Petawawa gets candid with our listeners and shares what she's all been up to since she last came on the podcast in January 2021 In this episode, Portia gets raw and real about: 👉🏼 The struggles she had with postpartum depression and navigating motherhood as...

Are you someone that really enjoys outdoor experiences, like hiking through Algonquin Park or whitewater rafting at OWL rafting? Or maybe exploring hidden gems like Bonnechere Caves or hitting the slopes at Calabogie Peaks. But you don't have to be an adrenaline seeker to enjoy outdoor acitivities - maybe you enjoy enjoy kayaking on the Ottawa river or teaching teens and youth survival skills. The...

Fire Team K-9’s Inc. is a non profit corporation and proud Service Dog provider for Wounded Warriors Canada and the Royal Canadian Legion, Ontario Command that provides Service Dogs to military veterans, EMTs, firefighters and police officers. Their service dogs are trained to help a veteran reintegrate into civilian life, which provides the veteran an increased sense of confidence and security, w...

Katie Turner is a well known psychic and medium who has the ability to tap into timelines providing glimpses into the past, present and future. She is also a Paranormal Expert and Paranormal Investigator with the Canadian Supernatural Research Society, and you can also check out her show Paranormal Investigator on Netflix to watch some paranormal investigations in some haunted places right here in...

Krista Maryk is known as the viral Hauntingly Krista on Tik Tok, YouTube and Instagram and is captivating her followers with videos of her exploring abanonded homes, haunted hotels, creepy cemeteries and sharing spooky tales of haunted places across Ontario. She's a paranormal investigator, video content creator, hosts chilling ghost walks, and apparently she's got a ghost living with her! In this...

The Crafter's Collective Company is a little shop with a big love for local dedicated to supporting creators, makers, and artisans throughout Carleton Place and beyond that initially started as a craft pop-up to help small businesses succeed during the pandemic. Owner Jennifer Lang, who used to own and operate Accountless Bookkeeping, has always had passion for helping small businesses. What start...

Are you pregnant and expecting a little one soon? Need that perfect baby gift for your bestie and want to support local? Do you want your toddler to stand out from all the other kids? Look no further and head to Downtown Pembroke, where you will find Carleen Clouthier and trendy Canadian lifestyle baby boutique, Canadian Baby Co! With items for newborn to 4 years old, including apparel and footwea...

When asked what they know about their pelvic floor, most women would say “umm I don’t know… kegels?” And before this episode, when I heard the word kegels, I immediately thought of the Sex and The City Episode with Samantha Jones referencing them and thought that's all the excerise I needed after a baby to tighten my pelvic floor up again. But that isn't the case. Pelvic floor physiotherapy can he...