Pow Wow Pitch Podcast

“As an entrepreneur, you can affect your community and your people. You can add things that have been forgotten in the business world and be the change you want to see.” Bernice Clarke is the owner and founder of Iqaluit-based UasaU Soap. Bernice shares how she gained the confidence to use the land, animals and traditional ways to make her products and build her business through the encouragement...

“It’s about the power of community that we have Indigenous culture; that’s the foundation.” Patrice Mousseau is the creator of Satya Organics, a skincare company that delivers organic products for those sensitive skin conditions. Patrice shares her journey of starting up Satya Organics and scaling it to more than 900 retailers across Canada and her vision for the future. In this conversation, Patr...

"It's about reconciliation within ourselves, as the true and original entrepreneurs of Turtle Island. This is a take-back of our financial sovereignty." Lynn-Marie Angus and her sister, who come from the Gitxaala, Nisga'a, Metis, and Cree Nations, started Sister’s Sage to become their own bosses and create a safe work environment that promotes wellness culture. Lynn-Marie shares how a focus on col...

“It’s about more than starting a business. It’s about healing intergenerational trauma, reclaiming your space, and grounding it in an Indigenous way.” Leigh Joseph is an ethnobotanist and the Founder of Sḵwálwen Botanicals from the Squamish First Nation. Leigh brings together Indigenous science and self-care rituals to create skincare experiences grounded in the natural world. Leigh shares her ent...

“Take small steps, consistently every day, and you will get to where you want to go.” Anna Cote is Anishnabeg of Kitigan Zibi and the Founder of Birch Bite, a popular restaurant that prepares traditionally harvested foods with respect and a focus on good health. Anna shares her steps from preparing and delivering meals to opening up a bush trailer and now owning and managing a thriving restaurant....

“You can heal your traumas and loss through your business, and once we heal ourselves, we can heal others.” Anishnaabe entrepreneur Jennifer Harper, Founder and CEO of Cheekbone Beauty, shares how she started and scaled Cheekbone Beauty, lessons learned along the way, and her vision for creating the world’s most sustainable beauty business that reflects and celebrates Indigenous faces and culture.

"You have to embrace failure as part of your business journey." Kayoki Whiteduck is a herb farmer, herbalist, environmentalist, founder of Mitigomin Agriculture and Algonquin from Kitigan Zibi. Kayoki shares his journey from planting his first seeds and selling his first harvest of chocolate mint tea at local farmer's markets in glass jars to expanding his line to 26 blends, selecting sustainable...

“I use a dream board. Scratch it in writing, set goals and regularly visualize.” Ojibwe Birch Bark Coffee Founder Mark Marsolais-Nahwegahb shares how he addresses water security through coffee. Mark reflects on reclamation, business reconciliation, sovereignty, building a purpose-driven business, and how to harness focus to move mountains.

"Don't be shy about being ambitious and being happy with 'your' version of big." This conversation with Nicole McLaren, Founder of Raven Reads and Member of the Métis Nation of BC, explores Nicole's move from a corporate career to entrepreneurship, her vision of building North America's Indigenous distribution centre, and her reflections on family, ambition, branding and medicine wheel teachings a...

“You’ve got to learn where you’re from and seek your truth.” In this raw and reflective conversation, cultural educator, dancer and designer Deanne Hupfield from Temagami First Nation, shares her journey, lessons and reflections on intergenerational trauma, searching for community, cultural appropriation and entrepreneurship as a tool in seeking truth.

“Live your courage." In this inspiring interview, Indigenomics Institute founder and author Carol Anne Hilton shares how the hashtag #Indigenomics snowballed into a movement, what it takes to lead systems change, and lessons in healing, self-reflection and self-awareness.

“I represent so much. That’s the cornerstone of Indigenous business. We don’t stand alone.” In this hilarious, touching and unfiltered conversation, Indigenous erotica author, poet and photographer Tenille K. Campbell from English River First Nation in Northern Saskatchewan shares her perspectives on making money, sexuality, Indigeneity, community, failure and healing.