WIL Talk (Women in Leadership Talk‪)‬ Vicki Bradley

What is the ugly truth about the world of beauty: Is it doing more harm (to both you and the planet) than good? Join us for a conversation with CEO, Susannah Dellinger of the Bright Beauty Collective as she shares her journey over the past 17 years as a top executive for leading luxury brands such as Trish McEvoy, Laura Mercier, Dr. Brandt Skincare to name a few. She started her own personal health journey when faced with sudden hormonal issues, adult-onset acne, unexplained infertility, and ...

Revolutionizing conflict with creativity, how does one do that with grace? Karen Valencic, Mechanical engineer, and author of Spiral Impact, Aikido Master combines her experience with conflict resolution and leadership to offer a fresh view to transform the leadership journey. Karen loves the art of Aikido, a martial arts practice that began back in the early 1900s and is the truest form of martial arts. She takes us on a journey of how power moves with us rather than against us. Aikido ...

From passion to purpose – what does that look like?For Cathi Nelson, founder and CEO of Photo Managers, author, and community builder, shares her story of passion of storytelling by turning it into a thriving community of purposeful human beings. In 2009, Cathi began organizing photos for family and friends, which very quickly turned into a thriving business with over 700 members worldwide. She purposefully built this business to be able to create a legacy, community, and human-to-human...

How often do you think about your impact on the world? We welcome Tonya Dickenson, Founder and Creative Director at Asymmetric by Design to the show where she shares her journey of having a dream at 10 years old and actualizing that 40 years later.Tonya combined her creative flair with her business acumen from her pharmaceutical career and created Asymmetric by Design, a sustainable, one-of-a-kind jewelry brand. It is recognized for its socially responsible practices, but more importantly for...

What does it take to make that move from corporate to being a small business owner? Find out now with Susie Dantas, Ex -executive, at L’Oreal International in Paris, Montreal, and most recently PepsiCo where she spent a very successful career in marketing and innovation. During Covid, Susie had an eye-opening experience and realized she needed to have more flexibility and autonomy. She was intrigued by the idea of combining her passion for beauty with her years of experience in the corporate ...

Why is male allyship so important especially for female leaders? Join us as we speak with Dr. Anju Virmani who spent many years as Director of Engineering and is passionate about her role as a director for many boards which include Payments Canada, Ontario Power Generation and Ontario Health. She migrated to Canada at the young age of 20 and sadly her education was not recognized. But she knew she had to find a way to build a life and sustain herself in her new country and even after a lot of...