OV Boss Babes

Holly Molenaar
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OV Boss Babes

Your source to learning about ambitious female entrepreneurs, business owners, co-founders and business professionals in the Ottawa Valley, Lanark County and surrounding areas and their successful businesses in industries such as beauty, wellness, business, fashion and much more! New episodes released every Monday on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your favourite podcasts.

  1. 3D AGO

    Episode #202 - Anyone Can Be a Boss - Not Everyone Can Be a Leader with ALM Construction

    Lindsey McGarry started her career as a domestic violence counselor, but after hitting her stress capacity and experiencing career burnout, she found herself at a crossroads. Just as she began to reconsider her path, a serious car accident left Lindsey bedridden. This life-altering event sparked her determination to dive into research in the construction and landscaping industry, ultimately motivating her to launch ALM Construction and Landscaping, a bhsiness built on integrity and quality. Lindsey is a visionary entrepreneur with over a decade of experience in construction and landscaping. Her keen eye for detail and unwavering dedication to customer satisfaction have established her as a trusted professional in the industry. In this episode.... 👷🏼‍♀️We discover how this former domestic violence worker went from working in social services to managing a construction and landscaping biz 🦺 Lindsey explains how she educated herself and fully immersed in this field, despite having no prior background in business or construction management – and dominated it! 👏🏼 Lindsey shares what has been like leading a male-dominated team, while also enticing more women to consider a career in construction and landscaping 💸 Lindsey divulges when she started generating enough revenue to finally start receiving a paycheck herself - and why it was worth the wait

    49 min

  2. JUN 26

    Babe Beyond the Brand - "People Build Successful Businesses" with Champagne Collective Co.

    Meet Ashley Kay – the visionary behind The Champagne Collective and your go-to systems and processes guru, with her women led team famously known as “The Girls Who Get Shit Done.” With a background in corporate leadership, a Bachelor of Business, and over a decade of experience working in demanding, high-pressure, and time-sensitive corporate roles, Ashley is all about turning chaos into clarity. Tell me how you made the shift from working in project management for 7 years to becoming a visionary entrepreneur? How did you see your business model of offering virtual services look different from others and why was this something you wanted to take on? After years of thriving on the corporate world, this boss babe traded the 9-5 grind working in project management for entrepreneurial freedom as a virtual assistant – and she never looked back. Now, with a powerhouse team of 14 Virtual Assistants, she helps entrepreneurs around the world streamline, scale, and succeed. When she’s not optimizing businesses, Ashley’s embracing life in beautiful British Columbia – running trails, sipping wine, cuddling her dogs and embracing motherhood with her sweet baby girl, and is living the dream.

    59 min

  3. JUN 12

    Boss Babe Corner Ep. 121 - Alyssa Spills The Coffee Beans with Barron Canyon Coffee & Tea Co.

    Alyssa and Spencer Pearce are a veteran-owned coffee loving couple that embarked on their coffee roasting journey six years ago. They dedicated themselves to learning the art of crafting exceptional and fresh coffee, quickly recognizing the impact of their newfound passion. As their skills developed, they began sharing their hobby with friends and family, igniting a spark of enthusiasm around them. In 2020, when they both found themselves off work, they decided to transform their hobby into a business. Little did they know that this decision would lead to the creation of Barron Canyon Coffee & Tea Co., a brand that would grow rapidly and gain recognition within the community. Throughout their entrepreneurial journey, they encountered numerous challenges and made plenty of mistakes, a journey that many entrepreneurs can relate to. However, these experiences ultimately strengthened their resilience and shaped them into the business owners they are today - and Alyssa is here to talk about how their vision for the perfect cup of coffee came to be, and a community that endlessly supports them.

    25 min

  4. MAY 26

    Episode #201 - Let's Talk Neurodiversity with Dragonfly Family & Learning Services (pt. 2)

    Erin Curtis is a graduate of Toronto Metropolitan University’s Child and Youth Care program with over a decade of experience supporting neurodivergent individuals through ABA. After moving to the Ottawa Valley in 2018, she founded Dragonfly Family and Learning Services to meet the growing need for inclusive, family-focused support. As a Certified ABA Parent Trainer, Erin is passionate about empowering caregivers through collaborative, person-centered plans that honor each family’s unique journey. In this episode, you're going to learn about neurodiversity, learn about different diagnosis, and therapy, wait lists and more. Erjn and her team understand the unique needs of neurodivergent brains, providing you with the understanding and reassurance that they will succeed. In this episode.... 🧩 Erin shares what it means to be neurodivergent, how to explain neurodiversity to both adults and to children and her motivation to provide Home-based Applied Behaviour Analysis therapy to families in Renfrew County 🤯 We dive into lengthy government waitlists, limited funding options, the desperate need for respite, high therapy costs, and the increasing demand for support for children with autism and ADHD 🧩 Erin shares her perspective around the education system and its improvements towards accommodating supports, such as additional EA's, sensory breaks, skilled inclusionary, and education to educators around supporting students with exceptional needs 🌈 Erin shares how she is creating an inclusive collective space for other mom’s and parents of neurodivergent children, to share common struggles, gain effective strategies in supporting their child, and receive positive, professional support

    35 min

  5. MAY 22

    Episode #201 - Let's Talk Neurodiversity with Dragonfly Family & Learning Services (pt. 1)

    Erin Curtis is a graduate of Toronto Metropolitan University’s Child and Youth Care program with over a decade of experience supporting neurodivergent individuals through ABA. After moving to the Ottawa Valley in 2018, she founded Dragonfly Family and Learning Services to meet the growing need for inclusive, family-focused support. As a Certified ABA Parent Trainer, Erin is passionate about empowering caregivers through collaborative, person-centered plans that honor each family’s unique journey. In this episode, you're going to learn about neurodiversity, learn about different diagnosis, and therapy, wait lists and more. Erjn and her team understand the unique needs of neurodivergent brains, providing you with the understanding and reassurance that they will succeed. In this episode.... 🧩 Erin shares what it means to be neurodivergent, how to explain neurodiversity to both adults and to children and her motivation to provide Home-based Applied Behaviour Analysis therapy to families in Renfrew County 🤯 We dive into lengthy government waitlists, limited funding options, the desperate need for respite, high therapy costs, and the increasing demand for support for children with autism and ADHD 🧩 Erin shares her perspective around the education system and its improvements towards accommodating supports, such as additional EA's, sensory breaks, skilled inclusionary, and education to educators around supporting students with exceptional needs 🌈 Erin shares how she is creating an inclusive collective space for other mom’s and parents of neurodivergent children, to share common struggles, gain effective strategies in supporting their child, and receive positive, professional support

    47 min

  6. MAY 8

    Boss Babe Corner Ep. 120 - Scratching the Business Itch with Moose Munchies Candy Co.

    Calling all sweet tooth enthusiasts! If you're located in or around the Town of Smiths Falls, there is a boss babe whose delicious handmade fudge, saltwater taffy, and maple hard candies will have your tastebuds exploding! Gillian Manton's homemade fudge and candy business is quickly becoming a local favourite and is gaining momentum, as she has mastered the art of creating mouthwatering products that has customers coming back for more. This babe is unstoppable, as she has already launched Moose Munchies Candy Co. in Sobey's and Foodland across Ontario! In this episode.... 🍫 Gillian shares how she first took a stab at making homemade fudgeand why this kitchen experimentinitially went wrong 🍫 Gillian tells listeners the secret tomaking her fudge unmeltable - and why her customers keep coming back for more! 🍫 We chat vendor markets and what it takes to feel comfortable and confident behind your booth to stand out and sell ANY product to customers 🍫 We learn more about the Small Business Centre’s Starter Company Plus Program and how this program helped Gillian level up in business

    40 min

  7. APR 25

    Episode #200 - Realities of Rental Property Ownership with MTM Construction & Property Management

    Tegan Mackey is a dynamic force in the world of real estate and property management. Along with her spouse Matt, together they have mastered the art of transforming properties into thriving investments. After discovering their love for renovating homes, Tegan and Matt quickly realized the potential of rental property ownership, and merged together Matt's construction company and their rental property business together, creating MTM Construction & Property Management in Smiths Falls. They realized that you need thick skin, quick thinking and in-person meet & greets with potential tenants (not to mention valid reference checks) in order to find success in this business. Tegan not only shares landlord secrets, renter property investing tips, and how to leverage financing opportunities, but she also dives into ... 👉🏼 How Tegan and Matt assess which properties are best suited for rental purposes and how they renovate them into move-in ready homes 👉🏼 Discussing societal discrimination against renters (ie. single mom’s, large families, pet owners) and how Tegan and Matt are changing that narrative for their renters 👉🏼 Tegan and Matt initially financed their first rental properties and various options available for those looking to break into in the rental biz 👉🏼 Horror tenant stories - everything from couch bed bugs, pet ducklings, and accidentally discovering a tenant in a bathtub 🛀

    58 min

  8. APR 18

    Episode #199 - Challenging the Rules of Design with Angkst of Boredom

    Creativity has always been in Candice Allen's DNA. She thrives in the realm of her imagination, relishing the challenges of creatively solving problems and finds excitement in the prospect of learning something new. Challenging the traditional “rules” of design has always been this babe's motto, as she beliebes that design is not just about making things look pretty, but also about creating visual solutions that work. With over 15 years of graphic design, Candice has been immersed in a wide range of projects including graphics and art production/creation, social media management/content creation, logo design and development, as well as website design, launching her graphic design biz, Angkst of Boredom in Pembroke, designing logos and content for clients such as Stone Moss Construction, FN Good Food, Women's Sexual Assault Centre and more! In this episode.... 👩🏼‍💻 We discover how Candice's passion for graphic design began at Kushys Cannabis, where she explored various techniques in promotional marketing designs 👩🏼‍💻 We learn when Candice started atttracting clients and how she turned her new found passion for graphic design and content marketing from a hobby to a business 👩🏼‍💻 Candice shares if she has designed contracts in place with her clients and if she receives pushback whenever they aren't satisfied with a finished design 👩🏼‍💻 Candice divulges what she thinks about CHAT GPT image generator and if she believes that it will eventually replace graphic designers in the future

    53 min
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Your source to learning about ambitious female entrepreneurs, business owners, co-founders and business professionals in the Ottawa Valley, Lanark County and surrounding areas and their successful businesses in industries such as beauty, wellness, business, fashion and much more! New episodes released every Monday on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your favourite podcasts.

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  • Creator
    Holly Molenaar
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    390
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Holly Molenaar
  • Show Website
    OV Boss Babes

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