Behind the Scenes Jess

Madison and Janessa started their entrepreneurial journey with a company called STMNT that helped empower women by having control over their clothes and their impact on the environment. When COVID-19 abruptly but a top to STMNT, they pivoted their business into service and how products that disinfect spaces to be safe from COVID. 

Madison shares advice for young entrepreneurs, what it's like working closely with family, who inspired their entrepreneur journey and so much more!

You can find InTheClearZone 

https://clearzone.ca/ 

https://www.instagram.com/intheclearzone/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/intheclearzone/

This week i got to catch up with a friend of mine!

Dozie and I went to high school together, and as along as I’ve known him he has been creating music! With now over 5 thousand months listeners on spotify, Dozie is that much closer to achieving his dream!

In this conversation with Dozie, I explore what inspires his song writing, how he balances working a 9-5 while also pursuing his dream, how he overcomes the difficulties of the music industry and what’s its like to get back on stage at live events!

I loved getting to know more about Dozie’s music and the process behind the scenes. I hope you all enjoy, Let's get into it!



DOZIE ON SPOTIFY 

DOZIE ON INSTAGRAM

On this week’s episode I went #BehindThe Scenes with Kasia Gruchalla-Wesierski, Gold Medalist who recently compete at the Tokyo 2020ne Olympics in the Women’s 8 Rowing!

This week I sat down with Laurenne Mericer, Founder of Treadstone Sports, a marketing agency based out of Calgary working with NHL players to collaborate and connect with the cities and communities they play in.

We talk about her start into the sports world working with the Nashville Predators during their playoff run, how she decided to shift her career path and start something completely new, then eventually found her way back into sports by starting Treadstone. Laurenne sheds light on the difficulties of being an entrepreneur and advice on how to push through them! I love learning about this side of marketing, especially in sports and how Treadstone works with athletes to support locally! I can’t wait for the first hockey game back in the dome, but in the meantime listen to this great conversation ! Let's get into it!

This week I really went behind the scenes with the one of the creative producers at HBO Max Mikki Bennett. As the creative producer Mikki cuts and creates all of the trailers we see for HBO originals such as the new Gossip Girl, Starstruck, the Justice League, and most every new HBO show you see out there!

Mikki shares how she got into the film & TV industry, not very many people can say they knew what they wanted to do right out of high school but Mikki did and she never stopped until she got there! Her story shows true determination when chasing your passions!

I absolutely loved Mikki and getting to understand the creative process behind trailers! Mikki also opens up about a charity and cause close to her heart. The @pancan has affected her family and so many others across North America. 

 You can catch Mikki on Instagram, Linkedin and even more importantly you can donate to Pancreatic Cancer Research ( click me!) 

On this week’s episode of Behind the Scenes I sat down with Crystal Mak, who is currently working as the Executive Assistant to the founders of @437 Swimwear . An absolute networker extraordinaire, Crystal has managed to utilize social media to create new meaningful relationships with some pretty cool #GirlBosses in Toronto.

With a “never say No “ mentality coming out of covid, Crystal is leading the way with her go getter attitude. This conversation really opened my eyes to the power of social media and some of the best uses to grow your network, professionally and personally.

If you are looking to expand your network take a look at @MondayGirlTo. You get to connect with top Canadian women from a range of industries every month, attend cocktail networking hours (not awkward, I promise), and it’s already helped my career so much since I joined. If you’re interested I can refer you here: https://www.mondaygirl.ca/socialclub

Crystal is very open to making new connections so feel free to connect with her->

- Instagram

- LinkedIn

- TikTok