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

Get ready to innovate, elevate, and shine under the guidance of 𝐑𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭, a powerhouse with 37 years of experience in the medical device and life science industries. She's not just a mentor; she's also an author and speaker on a mission to make B2B medical device sales shine with magnetism and authenticity. 💫 Join us for this week’s episode of Female Founder Friday to hear us spill...

Get ready to go on a journey with 𝐄𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫, a Female Founder who has been helping business leaders up their game for 20 years💪. She's the founder of Castner Consulting and the “Master Your Message” podcast, which both serve to help entrepreneurs and their teams communicate with better clarity and confidence. She’s also a badass Ironman Triathlete! 🏃‍♀️🚴‍♀️🏊‍♀️ Join us for this week’s...

Get ready to dive into the inspiring world of 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐲, a powerhouse entrepreneur who's not just a one, but a two-time founder! She's the driving force behind The Garvey Group (a strategic communications firm), as well as Crazy Business Women in Balance, an executive coaching practice that empowers women to find more balance and joy in their careers✨. Join us for this week’s episode...

𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐃𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐲 is a serial entrepreneur and the current founder and CEO of two companies: Powerful Ladies and Kara Duffy Coaching & Consulting. Between her multiple businesses, her podcast and her speaking events - Kara is helping CEOs all over the world thrive and increase their profit margins 🌎 Tune in this week for Female Founder Friday to hear Kara’s extraordinary insights on “leveling up” in...

𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐳𝐳𝐨 (@vanessapannozzo) is a next gen(eration) Female Founder making waves in the Canadian real estate industry. Vanessa comes from a family of entrepreneurs, and after college, she realized there was an opportunity for her to not just join the family firm, but to take it to a new level - adding on a property management business. She now serves as the Director of Operations for said bu...

𝐊𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐡 𝐌𝐮𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐝 (@khadirahsmuhammad) became an entrepreneur at 18, when she realized she had a unique gift for understanding and implementing new technologies. As her career blossomed, she decided to create her own agency - Omnipotent Consulting - which is dedicated to helping  businesses find “operational freedom” by implementing technologies, systems and automations that can make their lives e...

𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐚 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐤𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫 (@melissaburkheimer) is a founder who is not afraid to reinvent herself. From being an award winning graphic designer, to an expert sales page designer, to the creative director and launch manager at her own studio, Melissa has excelled in not one, but three different incredible ventures…and she has no plans of stopping there😉 Join us this week on Female Founder Friday to hear...

𝐃𝐫. 𝐋𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫 (@lizette__warner) is a speaker, author and executive coach who holds a PhD from the Mayo Clinic. Her book “Power, Poise, and Presence: A New Approach to Authentic Leadership” brilliantly blends her different areas of expertise to create a how-to guide for individuals looking to unlock their full human potential. Join us this week on Female Founder Friday to learn about Dr. Warn...

𝐉𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐲 is a multi-award winning hypnotherapist and mindset coach for 6-figure entrepreneurs. Formerly a language teacher, Jenna felt a strong urge to change her career after the birth of her daughters. Following that feeling turned out to be the best decision of her life, and led to Jenna being happier and more successful than she could have imagined.     Join us this week on Female Founde...

𝐒𝐤𝐲 𝐌𝐜𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐧 is the founder and CEO of Basecamp Resorts (@basecampresorts), the fastest growing hospitality brand in Western Canada🇨🇦. After finding success with Airbnb in 2017, Sky secured enough investments to build her first boutique hotel property in Canmore, Alberta🏞️. Her portfolio has since grown to 10 modern boutique hotels, with 8 additional properties in development. Sky’s journey to entre...

𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐡 spent 25 years as a financial leader in the corporate world before realizing the “success” she’d found in titles and income had left her unfulfilled. Deciding to leave was the best decision she ever made and created space for an incredible opportunity to emerge - transformational career coaching. Andrea is now the CEO of her own practice and is dedicated to helping other women redis...

𝐃𝐫. 𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐀𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 is a lifelong educator turned Female Founder and Leadership Coach. Since beginning her business (Turning Points LLC) in 2012, she has coached hundreds of clients in the areas of accountability, focus, communication skills, self-development and leadership effectiveness. Join us this week on Female Founder Friday to learn how you can be more intentional in your business. Dr. Alber...

𝐉𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐨𝐧 has always been passionate about human nature and how peoples’ unique energies manifest throughout their lives💟. Her marketing agency, Jade’s Virtual Office (@jadesvirtualoffice) is dedicated to empowering intuitive thought leaders to nurture and grow their client base through intentional strategy and developing sustainable business practices ♻️. Join us this week on Female Founder Fr...

𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐧 𝐆𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐠 is the co-founder of Fika Beauty ( fika.beautystudio ), a sustainable beauty salon located in Kanata, Ontario🇨🇦. Shannon and her business partner (Annie Lam) have a combined 24 years of experience in the industry, and Shannon has been recognized as a top stylist in Ottawa by the popular Canadian media brand, Narcity. Together the two have built a thriving business and workplace cultu...

𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧 is the self-proclaimed “Gardener of the People” - a 7 figure business coach and community builder. Monique became a gardener’s apprentice at 18, initially seeking a peaceful hobby and antidote to her tumultuous childhood. Her passion and aptitude for gardening quickly grew, and by 21 she was booking 5-figure jobs as a garden designer and installer👩‍🌾. Flash forward to today, she is...

𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠 is the Queen of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) 👑. Her business, the SMM SEO Agency (@smmseoagency), helps clients to gain a competitive advantage by optimizing their website traffic, improving keyword ranking and enhancing customer acquisitions.  Don’t miss this latest episode of Female Founder Friday in which Stephanie divulges her top tips for avoiding mistakes as a new busines...

𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐞 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐧 (@lesliedraffin) walked away from her career as a news anchor at the height of the pandemic. Between unbearable stress levels and unequal treatment (compared to her male counterparts), she’d reached her limit. Her breaking point led to an eventual PTSD diagnosis, and kickstarted a journey of self discovery and new appreciation for her mind and body. She now thrives as a menstrual cy...

𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐢 (@aftonbrazzoni) is the founder and CEO of Scribe National, a content strategy and writing studio servicing entrepreneurs and B2B companies across North America & Europe. Afton has helped over 70 clients in the last three years, including popular Canadian brands such as Pipe, WealthSimple and TouchBistro. Her team specializes in helping companies grow their revenue through story...

𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐚 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐬 was always great with numbers but knew she didn’t want to be an accountant. While advancing in corporate finance, she noticed a recurring trend: many individuals lacked the knowledge to effectively utilize numbers. Motivated by this observation, Carla established her own consulting practice (@wealthworthwithin) where she uses her 15+ years of experience in financial planning, analysis...

𝐃𝐚𝐰𝐧 𝐊𝐞𝐫𝐧 reached a pivotal moment in life when her children graduated high school - she had a dream of pursuing a communications degree, but she doubted herself because of her age and being out of the workforce for so long. She decided to follow her gut, and she enrolled in the program. Flash forward almost a decade later - Dawn is now the incredibly successful owner of a creative agency (@ green...

𝐍𝐢𝐤𝐢𝐭𝐚 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐬 (@ thrivewithnikita ) is an award winning Business Confidence Coach & the host of the Podcast, Crafted To Thrive. Diagnosed with Endometriosis in 2009 and Fibromyalgia in 2010, Nikita was forced to learn to live with chronic illness…but what she soon discovered was that her illnesses did not limit her potential, and in fact they empowered her as both a woman and a leader. Now N...

𝐀𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚 𝐋𝐨𝐳𝐚𝐧𝐨 is the CEO & Founder of Zero To Entrepreneur (@zerotoentrepreneurco), an operations consulting firm dedicated to helping clients leverage systems and automations to scale and optimize their business. Alicia is on a mission to make entrepreneurship more sustainable for business owners who desire more flexibility and resources to be able to pursue multiple passions at once.  Client...

𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚 𝐉𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 is the founder of The Cash Flow CFO (@cashflowcfo), a fractional CFO and accounting firm for 7 and 8 figure business. Formerly managing accounting teams in some of the largest companies in the world, Andrea knows what it takes to build a business model that works. Now her firm is dedicated to helping companies scale and reach peak profitability through data and her signature program,...

𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐞 - 𝐊𝐚𝐝𝐭𝐳 is the founder and CEO of BRP Consulting, a practice dedicated to helping businesses create sustainable and highly engaged employee cultures. Lindsay is a brand and mindset specialist that understands how integral one’s values are to their behaviors and how they show up at work, and she’s here to help leaders make immediate and lasting impact on their teams. Join us this week...

𝐊𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐲𝐚 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐨𝐧 had a fabulously unique childhood that included cults, entrepreneurship and a Hungarian ball. Her business savvy Father was her biggest inspiration and advocate, and from an early age he began teaching Koleya business skills and etiquette that would help launch her impressive career. In her early twenties, they started a business together - Absolute Combustion International Inc....