Ripples of Radical Generosity

" They saw the decline that so many seniors had over the last two years now. And we know that the way to help seniors to rebound is for them to engage in quality fitness. " — Emily Johnson, Founder of StrongerU Senior Fitness In this episode Emily Johnson of SheEO Venture StrongerU Senior Fitness joins Activator Miri Koller to talk about the Venture, how it got started, and supporting and educatin...

"Our oceans are under great threat. Over a billion kilograms of plastic garbage is entering oceans every single year. This is equivalent to over a million elephants, or over 4 million SUVs. A huge amount of garbage." — Dr. Elaine Leung, Founder of Sea Smart In this episode Meet SheEO Venture Sea Smart! Founder Dr. Elaine Leung joins SheEO Activator Karley Cunningham to discuss the importance of pr...

"By making those connections in this very safe environment, it allows people to get all of that support and access they need." — Kerstyn Comley, Co-Founder of MeeToo Education In this episode Meet SheEO Venture MeeToo! Co-founder Kerstyn Comley joins SheEO Activator Joanna Denton to tell us all about the platform, how they got started, and how it works to help young people with mental health chall...

"What's truly important in life and what we're going after here — in the end, it's people, it's relationships. It's how we're bringing value to each other and how we're bringing value to this community." — Shari van de Pol, Founder of CATTLEytics In this episode Meet SheEO Venture CATTLEytics! Founder Shari van de Pol joins SheEO Activator Karley Cunningham to tell us all about the business and wh...

"I want to make sure that those hotels and resorts understand that accessibility is really not as hard to achieve as they might think. And we're here to help." — Kelly Twichel, co-founder and CEO of Access Trax In this episode Meet SheEO Venture Access Trax! Founder Kelly Twichel joins SheEO Activator Vanessa Hall to tell us more about her journey from Occupational Therapy student to entrepreneur,...

“We need to have new ways and new tools to be able to help actually tackle the effectiveness of the therapy.” — Emmanuella Michel, Founder of CogniXR Health TW: This episode contains mentions of mental illness and suicide . In this episode Meet SheEO Venture CogniXR Health! Founder Emmanuella Michel joins SheEO Activator Faryn Jacobs to tell us more about what led her to found the company, how the...

"The pandemic definitely accelerated it, and helped people realize that we can't continue as normal. We have to do things, we have to act in a way that is considerate for everyone in our society. " — Aoise Keogan-Nooshabadi, Co-Founder of Supply Change In this episode Meet SheEO Venture Supply Change! Co-founders Beth Pilgrim and Aoise Keogan-Nooshabadi join SheEO Activator Hannah Senior to tell u...

"I got to experience what it's like when a lot of different ethnicities are valued and celebrated. And so I think that's what led me to see this need and see how different it makes a human feel when they are included and represented." — Ashley Johnson, Founder of Mohala Eyewear TW: This episode contains mentions of rape and sex trafficking in reference to the film "Half the Sky: Turning Oppression...

"SheEO made me feel safe — like I was not so crazy and so different, that there are hundreds, thousands, likely millions of us out there that believe in what we believe, that things can be done differently. And we are doing them differently." — Yasmin Grigaliunas, World's Biggest Garage Sale In this episode Catch up with Yasmin Grigaliunas, founder of SheEO Venture World's Biggest Garage Sale. She...

In this episode: Meet new SheEO Venture City to Sea! Founder Natalie Fée joins SheEO Activator Hannah Senior to talk about City to Sea's initiatives, how they got started, and being part of a larger environmental movement. They also discuss: Engaging people across the UK in their refill campaign Previous successful campaigns Creating impact through behaviour change and retail partnerships Natalie'...

"It found me. And I thought, we can do this better." —Leisa Hirtz, Founder of Bfree In this episode Meet new SheEO Venture Bfree for Gender Equality! Founder Leisa Hirtz joins SheEO Activator Faryn Jacobs to talk about what makes the bfree cup different, what led her to solving the problem of period poverty, and her time in the SheEO community so far. They also discuss: Centering inclusivity for a...

"I feel like I carry them on my shoulders. And I want to be successful, because that's what I want for myself. But because I also want people to look at people like me and say, we can take a chance on these folks." — Terri-Nichelle Bradley, Brown Toy Box In this episode Catch up with Terri-Nichelle Bradley, Founder of SheEO Venture Brown Toy Box in this quick update episode. She talks about the ch...

In this episode Meet new SheEO Venture BelleVie! Co-Founder and CEO Trudie Fell joins SheEO Activator Hannah Senior to talk about BelleVie's innovative model for care, and what led her to this journey and supporting our growing aging population to to live the life that they that they want to live. They also discuss: Traditional funding structures for healthcare in the UK Measuring impact as a soci...

"We're doing a program about bringing the Obama portraits to the metaverse. We will have as our special guest, the first black woman to ever be selected to paint presidential portraits, Amy Sherald. The big issue with VR and the metaverse is, what will students see? So we make sure that we have over 100 plus virtual field trips that are as diverse as our students." — Kai Frazier, Founder and CEO o...

“ Within the SheEO community, it really helped shaped my mindset as an entrepreneur and really looking at opportunities that will strategically position EduCare to be a leader. The business is only as strong as the founders and the mindset of the founders. “ — Fowzia Mahamed, Founder and CEO of EduCare In this episode Catch up with SheEO Venture EduCare! Founder and CEO Fowzia Mahamed talks about...

“You will have heard of the saying, money makes the world go round. At SheEO, we know that money is not the only thing that makes our world go around, because we operate in the spirit of radical generosity.” — Maria Calibo-Sales In this episode This special episode of the SheEO.World podcast was recorded live at the 2021 Australian Summit. Join Maria Calibo-Sales alongside a panel of SheEO Activat...

"What I realized was, if I was sitting with all this trauma around my business and what I wanted to do, and not being able to take the next step in my head, then I was actually not benefiting the thousands of First Nations kids around the world that we want to work with." — Mikaela Jade, founder of Indigital In this episode This special episode of the SheEO.World podcast was recorded live at the 2...

"We actually found out that RainStick won Best of Innovation in the Smart Home category for the show. So it is incredibly exciting for us. We're going to be there, we've been working on our trade show, we're getting ready for all that entails. But you know from that and the pre-orders, it has been absolutely wild." — Alisha McFetridge, Co-Founder and CEO of RainStick Shower In this episode Catch u...

This podcast episode was recorded primarily in French. Special thanks to Activator Anik Lehouiller for hosting. In this episode Catch up with SheEO Venture Technologies Ecofixe! Founder Marisol Labrecque joins Activator Anik Lehouiller to share what's been happening with the company, including a recent raise, new initiatives, and connections within the SheEO community that have helped her along th...

"I've nearly sold out of cans, orders have been flying in. Lots and lots of people coming into the shop and congratulating us. We've had a lot of inquiries. Literally, I've been refilling stock 24/7." — Reni Wereta-Gargiulo, founder of Atutahi In this episode: Meet new SheEO Venture Atutahi! Founder Reni Wereta-Gargiulo joins Vicki Saunders to talk about her kawakawa, kumarahau, and horopito-based...

"Fast forward a year. And we're launching POLLAST!C, working with communities to collect pollution from the beaches and the waterways. We're paying them a fair wage to do it. So we're giving people jobs, putting food on their tables, and then we're taking that pollution and we're turning it into packaging. " — Rebecca Percasky, Co-Founder of The Better Packaging Co. In this episode Catch up with S...

"I've heard so many no's. So many no's, because it's not the normal business model and evidence of best practice is a really big thing when it comes to funding and stuff. And for me, it's like, well I'm working with elders and I have over 60,000 years of cultural knowledge, we know what's best practice. " — Leanne Sanders, founder of Visual Dreaming In this episode Meet new SheEO Venture Visual Dr...

"Centralizing the food system was the largest social experiment that we don't talk about how much it's failed. So I constantly think about, it's not our job — even from Kete Kai's perspective — it's not our job to go into community and say, 'This is what you should do.' But it's our job to come in and say, 'This is the knowledge that we have around creating what we create and why we do what we do....

"So many times we sit there not actually knowing how to Ask. And so that's what SheEO teaches. If you Ask, there's just so much love, and care and kindness in this community. " — Billie Jo Hohepa-Ropiha, founder of BDÉT In this episode Meet new SheEO Venture BDÉT! Founder Billie Jo Hohepa-Ropiha joins Vicki Saunders to talk about her mission to eliminate a trillion wet wipes. They also discuss: Ho...

This special episode of the SheEO.World podcast was recorded live during a session with IWF Toronto . Vicki Saunders joins host Lisa Lyons Johnston to talk about what's new with SheEO and experiencing community support during COVID. She also touches on: Stories from SheEO Ventures Gotcare, Farm From a Box, Sisters Sage, The Better Packaging Co. + more Programming for Activators + Ventures, and cre...