Run it Like a Girl

Whether it’s because of  layoffs, redundancy, or personal choice, many people are starting over in their careers. Now imagine starting over, thousands of miles from home,  in a new country, and a new…

Renee Brinkerhoff is a rally race car driver, something she took up in her mid 50s. Believe it or not, she knew nothing about being a race car driver, and had no real desire to be one, but followed a…

Ainka Jess is one of the top 100 most powerful women in Canada according to Women’s Executive Network.   WXN, a powerful network of professional women in Canada, awarded Ainka the prestigious title i…

Angela Lilly is an amateur elite triathlete - competing in a grueling sport that involves swimming, running and cycling. She’s also competed in 7 Ironman events over the course of a decade, achieving…

Stephanie Mitton and Myrrhanda Novak run a podcast called Women Don’t Do That.  They have conversations with ‘women change-makers and risk-takers.'

The podcast was formed, on-the-spot, when Stephanie,…

When she was in high school, Rachel Weeks enjoyed English literature, particularly writing.  But she also liked math and science. It was her English teacher who suggested a career like engineering, w…

Welcome to season 3! On this episode Bonnie talks with Samantha Bailey, #1 bestselling  author of WOMAN ON THE EDGE. 

Samantha's  literary success did not come overnight and the journey was not withou…

There’s no two doubts about it; Miriam Micael has a cool job. She’s a project management engineer with the Canadian Space Agency.

Miriam has worked on several projects since joining the CSA three year…

Following some deep soul searching, and the breakdown of a relationship, Heather Guluk made an impulsive decision to climb a mountain in the Himalayas, despite knowing very little about mountain clim…

Even a quick glance Nasheen Liu's bio, would tell you that she never backs down from a challenge. At 19, she left her native China to study at the University of Heidelberg in Germany. Not only was sh…

At the age of 30, Misty Shearer re-joined the Canadian Forces; this time as a combat engineer. Originally from Hamilton, Ontario, Misty was an experienced member of the forces, having spent years as …

Growing up in the Quinte Region of southern Ontario, Erin Bury didn’t really even know what it meant to be an entrepreneur. Erin is now the CEO of Wilful, an online estate planning start-up, based ou…

Mitzie Hunter would like to be the next premier of the province of Ontario.  And she may well get that chance.  Mitzie is a Liberal member of provincial parliament, representing a Toronto area riding…

Joanna Chiu is a senior journalist for the Toronto Star based out of Vancouver......and says there is very little diversity in the leadership of Canadian newsroom, with most decision-makers being whi…

Sarah Ditmars has combined two of her passions into a career that continues to evolve. Her first love was sports.  Sarah says she played every sport growing up, and recalls when her parents, fed up w…

Eva Wong is the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Borrowell. Eva talks about the pros and cons of being a woman in the tech industry. She tells us that not all tech companies have done a grea…