The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners

In today’s episode, I sit down with Linda Heeler. Linda is a Professional Certified Coach, owner of Live Inspired Life Coaching, and host of the Normal Lies podcast. Linda brings a unique set of skills and knowledge developed from her experience as a wife, mother, dental hygienist, animal lover, volunteer, and active member of her community. Linda lives south of Rochester, NY, is married, and has...

Welcome to the Female Founder Friday podcast, a collection of inspiring conversations with the most interesting female entrepreneurs and small business owners. I’m your host, Lindsay White and together with my incredible guests we’ll explore the struggles of being a female entrepreneur, the most important lessons, and the future of women leaders in business.  Speaking of struggles, one of the bigg...

I am so excited to bring you the very first episode of the Female Founder Podcast! This season, I am so excited because we really are representing business owners and CEO’s from all across the world. It is amazing to me that in Season 2, we have grown so much that we are able to have conversations that really are Global! What I really love about every single conversation with these female founders...

Welcome to the final episode of Season 1 of the Female Founder Friday podcast! It has been an amazing season, where I had the privilege and honor of speaking with 18 incredible Female Founders. They each had unique experiences, insight, and golden nuggets to share which is why I wanted to dedicate this final episode to some of my biggest takeaways from these amazing women, and share it all with yo...

On today’s episode, I have the privilege of sitting down and speaking with not one, but two passionate and inspiring female founders - Linda and Saawan of North Water. Proud immigrants to Canada, they found each other 12 years ago. In their travels across the world, and to the Rocky Mountains, they noticed that there was a large amount of garbage and plastic bottles wherever they went – and it ins...

Today’s Podcast guest, Lindsay Recknell, is a speaker, facilitator and mental health advocate who has experienced the power of hope firsthand and used it to create positive change in her life. Lindsay’s work is all about helping others rediscover hope amid challenge – and teaching us how to use it to create radical positive change in our lives. As an expert in hope and a Certified Psychological He...

This weeks' podcast guest, Taya de Baat, is a born and raised Calgarian, wife, and mother of two miracle littles, Co-founder of Taylynn Business Solutions. Taya, is on a mission to support business owners on their journey to share their passion. With her background in management, marketing, and systemization, Taya and her team have helped many Canadian business owners design businesses that a...

Today’s Podcast guest Dawn O'Connor isn't just the founder of Focus Bubbles, she's also the Chief Bubble Host. I can tell you from experience that she has an incredible ability to make everyone feel welcome, capable, and ready to GSD (get sh*t done.) Dawn created Focus Bubbles during Covid when clients were seeing their teams struggling to stay connected and focused; companies were...

My guest this week, Pauline Greenidge, knew from a very young age that she wanted to work for herself.  And it's no surprise that as Founder and Principal at UpWard HR, her business is built around some very personal experiences of reinvention, resilience, curiosity and possibilities.  Pauline can trace her journey of connection and resilience back to when her family relocated from the bustli...

If there's one word to describe Kim Hayden, it's resilience.  From a "crap-tastic" childhood (her words!) in Wichita, Kansas, to a successful career as a TV host and producer, all the way to an award winning career as a real estate agent, Kim's career is a colorful as she is! Now, as the founder of the Resilient Series , Kim promotes and empowers women in business with her...

Brandy Payne is a champion for workplace mental health.  From her time as an Associate Minister of Health here in Alberta, and now in her own practice, she has focused on bringing mental health to the forefront for organizations, leaders and their teams. It's Brandy's unique approach, that one size definitely does not fit all, that makes her unique as a workplace mental health consultant...

Susan Elford is a serial creator and community builder.  She has an incredible talent for bringing people together, aligning them all to a purpose, and energizing the group to make amazing things happen. She's also a PR pro, communications master, and coach extraordinaire! It was Susan's drive to find success in her work, and her life, that led her to start Elford Communications 18 years...

Robin has created something really beautiful with her Lymph Balance Centre.  It's a peaceful, but also joyful space, that welcomes clients as they invest in their own health and wellness.  It's the little things that make the difference...like custom essential oil blends, and warm cozy beds.  It's even Robin's own original dot-art that graces the walls.  The atmosphere is so so...

Denise Summers is an incredible Business Storyteller.  As the owner of Amphora Communications she guides entrepreneurs and small businesses owners as they craft communications that speak right to the heart and soul of their clients. It's Denise's own story that is super compelling! She decided, in her early 40s, to leave her lucrative corporate career and go back to school.  She became t...

Susan Kandalft has had an incredible career.  And there's no doubt that her success is grounded in her own work ethic, as well as her ability to build incredible relationships.  That's a big part of why her business Executive Solutions is celebrating 35 years in business in 2021! Susan's self described "PhD in Recruitment and People" has been earned through lots of heart a...

My guest on episode #4 of Female Founder Fridays is the owner of Quiet Pathways , Tracy Guillet .  Tracy is a councillor who has focused her practice on introverted teens and adults. As a self professed "quiet person", Tracy spent most of her life feeling like she didn't quite fit in our extroverted world.  As she embraced her authentic, introverted self she began to see things diff...

Thank you for joining me for Episode #3 of Female Founder Fridays!  My guest, Kelly Sinclair from KS Communications, is someone who I love connecting and collaborating with! Like so many Female Founders (including me!), she didn't actually intend to start her own business.  Kelly changed her mind after some really challenging times in her personal life that made her rethink the way she wanted...

Welcome to the very first episode of Female Founder Friday!  I thought it was only right that I share my story with you to kick off this amazing project.  I'm so pleased to be vulnerable and share with you my journey to being a Female Founder, and how I combine my two passions, for leadership coaching and people strategy, to support and guide other business owners. If you have any questions o...

Thank you for joining me for Episode #2 of Female Founder Fridays!  In this inaugural episode I'm chatting with my dear friend Nancy Hoeght the Owner & Creative Designer at Blondie Baskets.   In our chat Nancy talks about what inspired her to start her custom curated basket company, how she's filling her beautiful baskets with locally created goodies and lots of love, and also what s...