Run it Like a Girl

What would a Canadian from Wishart, Saskatchewan be doing in Akron, Ohio?  Well for Dr. Cathy Faye, the answer is helping to run The Cummings Centre for the History of Psychology, The largest reposit…

Caroline Granger grew up on a farm in Prince Edward County, an island on the north shore of Lake Ontario, west of Kingston.

That is until her life took a sharp turn, and she left for Paris, France to …

Professor Hillary Nunn was hired by the English Department at the University of Akron as a Shakespearean Scholar.

Her current work is fascinating, investigating recipe books from as far back as the 15…

As Canadians wade into the unknown waters of legalized marijuana, and potentially a multi-billion dollar industry Dr. Kari Kramp is hard at work in her lab trying to figure it all out. Kari heads up …

Canadians fell in love with Kailie Humphries during the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, when she and Heather Moyse became the first Canadian women to win gold in Olympic bobsledding. And Kaillie w…

Cheryl Hiebert was born in Winnipeg, and says she didn’t have any easy start. By the time she was in high school, Cheryl was noticing depression and anxiety creeping in. Cheryl is now a wellness coac…

Growing up in Northern Ontario, Tammy Vallieres says she had a beautiful home life, but struggled in the school system.  As a matter of fact, it wasn’t until she aced some college and university prog…

After 17 years of living in Toronto Christina Lord was in need of a change. She’d been laid off from a job at one of Canada’s top animation companies, and life became overwhelming.

With the support of…

Theresa Teixeira spent her childhood summers on the lake at the family cottage; it’s where she developed into a competitive paddler.  Throughout her athletic career Theresa would go on to compete in …

Trish Tonaj is an author, entrepreneurial coach and speaker.  Her latest book, Breaking Barriers, features the stories of 10 female entrepreneurs who’ve reached success in their respective business v…

Christine Robertson is a Partner and leads marketing, communications and sales at PwC Canada. Her career has been more like a jungle gym than a straight path to get her where she is today. 

Not too lo…

Delane Cooper worked in the tech world - in sales and marketing to be precise, but was given the opportunity, following her marriage, of switching careers to something more creative.

After exploring h…

Crystalee was blow away by the steep learning curve that went with getting a business off the ground, especially with young kids in the home. And that’s when she came up with the idea for The Mama La…

Bonnie Kearns has seen the best and the worst of humanity. As a nurse with the Canadian Red Cross, she’s been called to the scene of natural and man-made disasters around the world, including 9/11 at…

The road to an executive position at Kingston Health Sciences Centre was laid years ago for Queens University grad Theresa MacBeth.

After an enjoyable stint as the director of publicity and promotions…

After working as a school teacher, and owning her own photography studio Jenny Fitz found another passion, connecting up-and-coming female entrepreneurs from around the world with experts in that fie…

Dr. Hazel Barton has taken two of her life passions, and combined them into an extraordinary career. She’s a microbiologist working at the University of Akron in Ohio, and an avid cave explorer. Dr. …

For her entire life, growing up in Sarnia, Ontario, Marlo Taylor thought she was going to be a lawyer, right through to a degree from Queen’s University in Kingston, before discovering that the legal…