Women in Leadership and Entrepreneurship

Join Heather Barnhouse, Partner in our Edmonton office, as she explores women in leadership and entrepreneurship, and the ecosystem that supports them. In episode 29, Heather chats with Elizabeth Osler, CEO and Executive Director of the Law Society of Alberta, about leading in workplaces and creating culture in challenging environments. More information about the Law Society of Alberta can be...

Join Heather Barnhouse, Partner in our Edmonton office, as she explores women in leadership and entrepreneurship, and the ecosystem that supports them. In episode 28, Heather chats with Miral Mehta, founder and CEO of Geodesic Innovations, about overcoming adversities in the entrepreneurial journey. Miral is also an ophthalmologist and co-founder and CEO of Atom Health. More information about Atom...

Join Heather Barnhouse, Partner in our Edmonton office, as she explores women in leadership and entrepreneurship, and the ecosystem that supports them.

Join Heather Barnhouse, Partner in our Edmonton office, as she explores women in leadership and entrepreneurship, and the ecosystem that supports them. In episode 26, Heather chats with Catalina Vasquez, COO of Nanostics Inc. about her views on recent developments in the pharmaceuticals industry and oncology research. Nanostics is a medical device and biotechnology company...

Join Heather Barnhouse, Partner in our Edmonton office, as she explores women in leadership and entrepreneurship, and the ecosystem that supports them. In episode 24, Heather chats with Kiely Beaudry, CEO of Parkland Flower about her experience in growing a business in the cannabis sector. 

Join Heather Barnhouse, Partner in our Edmonton office, as she explores women in leadership and entrepreneurship, and the ecosystem that supports them.  In episode 24, Heather chats with Radha Khosla, Partner in our Dentons Toronto office, about the importance and need for allyship, and the practical ways for leaders to embrace conversations about this subject and how to move it for...

Join Heather Barnhouse, Partner in our Edmonton office, as she explores women in leadership and entrepreneurship, and the ecosystem that supports them. In episode 23, Heather chats with Shawna Vogel, Managing Director and General Counsel at a leading private real estate developer and operator in Canada, on how professional service providers can best support their entrepreneurial clients...

Join Heather Barnhouse, Partner in our Edmonton office, as she explores women in leadership and entrepreneurship, and the ecosystem that supports them.  In episode 22, Heather chats with Mary Cameron, Principal and founder of Ozone Advisory group about all things related to good governance and the importance of high-performance board governance for private companies to achieve their goal...

Join Heather Barnhouse, Partner in our Edmonton office, as she explores women in leadership and entrepreneurship, and the ecosystem that supports them. In episode 21, Heather chats with Alicia Dubois, CEO of the Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation about her professional journey and the opportunities that lie with being part of the Indigenous economy. Alicia joined the Alberta Indigenous O...

Join Heather Barnhouse, Partner in our Edmonton office, as she explores women in leadership and entrepreneurship, and the ecosystem that supports them. In episode 20, Heather chats with Courtney Burton, Partner in Dentons’ Calgary office, where she practices in the corporate/commercial group and is the co-lead of the Energy department. Courtney talks about WomenLEAD and how the network p...

Join Heather Barnhouse, Partner in our Edmonton office, as she explores women in leadership and entrepreneurship, and the ecosystem that supports them. In episode 19, Heather chats Deidra Helmig, owner and consultant of Boreal Services Group Inc., about her journey as an entrepreneur and finding what is truly meaningful to her as an entrepreneur. Boreal Services Group Inc. helps businesses de...

Join Heather Barnhouse, Partner in our Edmonton office, as she explores women in leadership and entrepreneurship, and the ecosystem that supports them.  In episode 18, Heather chats with Michelle Cotton, Founder of Solstice Canada Corporation, an environmental management consulting company that helps their clients understand, manage and reduce their environmental impact, while suppo...

Join Heather Barnhouse, Partner in our Edmonton office, as she explores women in leadership and entrepreneurship, and the ecosystem that supports them. In episode 16, Heather chats with Michelle Scarborough, Managing Partner, Strategic Investments and Women in Tech Venture Funds at BDC.

Join Heather Barnhouse, Partner in our Edmonton office, as she explores women in leadership and entrepreneurship, and the ecosystem that supports them.  In episode 16, Heather chats with Janet Riopel, President and CEO of the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce, about how the chamber is supporting, advocating, educating and connecting businesses in and around Edmonton as they navigate through t...

Join Heather Barnhouse, Partner in our Edmonton office, as she explores women in leadership and entrepreneurship, and the ecosystem that supports them.  In episode 14, Heather chats with Alexandria Favret, founder of Powerhouse Print, a print brokerage that helps clients find the highest quality and best pricing in printing services. Heather and Alexandria discuss her entrepreneursh...

Join Heather Barnhouse, Partner in our Edmonton office, as she explores women in leadership and entrepreneurship, and the ecosystem that supports them.  In episode 14, Heather chats with Shannon Pestun, founder and CEO of Pestun Consulting Inc., about the importance of disruption in the capital markets for the benefit of women entrepreneurs. Prior to starting her own consulting company,...

Join Heather Barnhouse, Partner in our Edmonton office, as she explores women in leadership and entrepreneurship, and the ecosystem that supports them.  In episode 13, Heather chats with Lazina Mckenzie, current manager of ThresholdImpact Venture Mentoring Service (VMS), a mentorship program for coachable entrepreneurs hosted through the University of Alberta. Prior to joining VMS,...

Join Heather Barnhouse, Partner in our Edmonton office, as she explores women in leadership and entrepreneurship, and the ecosystem that supports them.  In episode 12, Heather chats Amanda Wyatt, owner of Just Bee Yoga, about her unique perspective on organizational health and wellness. Amanda’s background encompasses social work, entrepreneur, yoga and meditation instructor, giving...

Join Heather Barnhouse, Partner in our Edmonton office, as she explores women in leadership and entrepreneurship, and the ecosystem that supports them.  In episode 11, Heather chats Terri Davis, Founder and CEO of Profound Talent, about her journey as a solopreneur and building a company set out to disrupt the recruitment industry. You can find more information about Profound Talent...

Join Heather Barnhouse, Partner in our Edmonton office, as she explores women in leadership and entrepreneurship, and the ecosystem that supports them.  In episode 10, Heather chats with sisters Justine and Kendall Barber about their entrepreneurial journey in building Poppy Barley, a Canadian luxury brand that’s rethinking every step of the fashion industry. Poppy Barley has grown...

Join Heather Barnhouse, Partner in our Edmonton office, as she explores women in leadership and entrepreneurship, and the ecosystem that supports them. In episode 9, Heather chats with Michèle Hecken about how she is using her 25 years of global entrepreneurship experience to help female CEOs who want to lead change in their companies. In addition to being a seasoned entrepreneur, M...

Join Heather Barnhouse, Partner in our Edmonton office, as she explores women in leadership and entrepreneurship, and the ecosystem that supports them.  In episode 8, Heather chats with Jodi McDonald, founder and president of Keystone Labs Inc. and her journey through entrepreneurship and her passion for science that has propelled her to success. Keystone Labs is a privately held, i...

Join Heather Barnhouse, Partner in our Edmonton office, as she explores women in leadership and entrepreneurship, and the ecosystem that supports them. In episode 7, Heather chats with Tracey Scarlett, independent director and strategic business advisor, about leadership and the perspectives she has gained throughout her entrepreneurship journey. Tracey is passionate about creating stron...

Join Heather Barnhouse, Partner in our Edmonton office, as she explores women in leadership and entrepreneurship, and the ecosystem that supports them. In episode 6, Heather chats with Kristina Milke, President of K-GAR Consuling Inc., a company that specializes in CFO and business advisory services. Kristina is also a co-founder of Valhalla Private Capital in Edmonton and Managing Partn...

Join Heather Barnhouse, Partner in our Edmonton office, as she explores women in leadership and entrepreneurship, and the ecosystem that supports them. In episode 5, Heather chats with Lisa Grotkowski, Principal Consultant of Write to Communicate Inc., a company that specializes in planning and implementing outcomes-focused communication and change management.