Startup Women Podcast Kayla Isabelle

Guests:

Jaclyn Patterson is the Founder of Shopwise, an online sustainable fashion marketplace, making it easier for people to discover and shop smarter from more than 30 purpose driven brands that prioritize both people and the planet.



Christal Duncan Earle founded Brave Soles in 2017. Brave Soles creates handcrafted shoes with upcycled tire soles and is focused on providing opportunities for their customers and fans to love the story behind what they own.



Resources:

Connect with Jaclyn on LinkedIn

Connect with Christal on LinkedIn

Learn more about Shopwise and purpose driven brands and apparel

Get started with Ownr 

Learn more about where clothing, apparel comes from in The True Cost documentary 

Guests:



Tia Upshaw is a dynamic, serial entrepreneur and the Founder and CEO of Blk Women in Excellence.



Tashauna Reid is the owner of College Creative Curations, an online stationery store which addresses common student challenges by creating purposeful stationery items.



Resources:

Learn more about BWIE 

Connect with BWIE's workshops and events 

Check out BWIE's Black Heritage Month 28 Day Campaign

Freelancing is a very unique style of entrepreneurship. For freelancers, they are able to achieve flexibility and do work they are great at. For founders, freelancers are key contributors to their projects and business. In this episode, we talk about the tangible tools that allow freelancers to be successful and how to develop strong, empathetic and successful relationships with them, as founders.



Guests:



Sandra Reimer is a marketing matchmaker at CoLabourNation. Sandra connects overwhelmed founders with Canadian freelancers to accelerate their success by outsourcing marketing and admin.



Jasmine Williams is a Writer, Content Marketing Consultant, and Freelance Coach at Jasmine Williams Media. Jasmine supports creative entrepreneurs, consultants, and growth-stage startups scale with strategic content marketing consulting and coaching.



Resources:





Connect with Sandra on LinkedIn





Connect with Jasmine on LinkedIn





Register your business with Ownr





Discover your strengths. Take Working Genius or Clifton’s Strengths assessments



Outsource your frustrations with Sandra’s guide to hiring trusted freelancers



Find contracts to hire freelancers Hello Bonsai 





Explore Jasmine's freelancing resources, like her business set-up checklist and rate calculator.





Looking for community? Join Jasmine’s Click Worthy Creatives



Check out Jasmine's Freelance Curious newsletter 



Check out Jasmine’s Freelance Business Checklist 

Conor Phillips is an innovator, creative problem solver and serial-entrepreneur, based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. After working in the tourism industry for several years, Conor recognized that something was missing from how small businesses promote their products and services, and how travellers discover the activities, events, festivals and accommodations around them, particularly the tourism they don't know exists. Which led Conor to build her startup, Pathfinder365.   



Natasha Peter is the mind and hands behind Kaska Dena Designs, where she creates pieces that are traditional, modern, and luxurious, including everything from clothing to jewellery. After navigating a dark time in her life, Natasha turned to creating and realized her skills were a source of healing, and gave her purpose and direction.



Resources from this episode: 

Startup Canada's SWAN Cohort for 2023.

Check our Mitacs for innovation and research support 

Check out Women Entrepreneurs of Saskatchewan

For entrepreneurs in the North, check out Incubate North

Have you ever googled the word entrepreneur? What kind of images show up? Who kind of folks do you see represented and associated with the word ‘entrepreneur’. 

More often than not, it isn't women and we believe that needs to change because women are disrupting industries, they are making deep social impact and they are incredibly successful.



Guests:



Dr.Wendy Cukier is the Founder and Academic Director of the Diversity Institute and Academic Director of the Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub. (WEKH)





Vivian Liu is the Founder of mae, Making Auto Easy.



Resources:



Explore WEKH's Research on The State of Women Entrepreneurship 2023

Learn more about WEKH's See It Be It campaign

Key data on women entrepreneurship from WEKH

Explore mae's Car Buying Guide For Women



 

The world is your oyster, its full of opportunities.



But what about trade agreements, laws, market research, and shipping costs?  For entrepreneurs who want to go global, opportunities for growth can quickly feel risky, unclear and even out of reach. For Black and racialized entrepreneurs, these feelings are often amplified.



Evelyne Nyairo is the Founder of Ellie Bianca, a natural and luxury skin care line made in Canada with organic and sustainable ingredients. Myriam Francisque is the National Lead for Black and Racialized exporters at Export Development Canada, where she guides entrepreneurs on their global journeys.



Guests:

Evelyne Nyairo is the Founder of Ellie Bianca.

Myriam Francisque is the National Lead at Export Development Canada for Black and Racialized Exporters.



Resources



Grow your business with EDC Webinars 

Discover EDC's Export Help Hub

Explore what your export journey can look like with EDC

Take the Trade Commissioner Service's export readiness quiz 

Explore the Trade Commissioner Service's step by step guide to exporting 

Explore funding and support for international business

Check out the Canadian International Innovation Program 

Learn more about Exporting from Canada