OV Boss Babes

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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. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
4.7
out of 5
57 Ratings

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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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