Business Built Different

Rachel Leslie
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What does it look like to build a business on your own terms? Welcome to Business Built Different, a podcast with Sisters in Solidarity in partnership with the Canadian Women's Foundation. In this series, host Jillisa Brown sits down with women and gender diverse entrepreneurs from all over Canada to explore the realities of building and leading businesses in systems that weren't designed with them in mind. Through candid conversations about challenges, choices, and growth, we explore what feminist entrepreneurship looks like in practice and how entrepreneurs are expanding our understanding of what business can be.

Episodes

  1. 1d ago

    Who Gets to Be Heard with Mandy Acosta

    What does it mean to create space for voices that are often overlooked? In this episode, Mandy Acosta reflects on storytelling, accessibility, and building as a Deaf Black woman navigating systems that were not designed with her in mind. Through podcasting and community partnership, she shares how feminist entrepreneurship can look like visibility, advocacy, and challenging assumptions around who gets to be heard.

  2. Jul 15

    She Builds Different with Keisha Paul

    What does it mean to build a business on your own terms? In this episode, Keisha shares her journey as a Black woman entrepreneur in Winnipeg and reflects on what feminist entrepreneurship looks like in practice. From redefining success to creating a business rooted in community, care, and accessibility, this conversation explores what happens when women choose to build differently instead of fitting into traditional expectations.

  • 2 Episodes

About

What does it look like to build a business on your own terms? Welcome to Business Built Different, a podcast with Sisters in Solidarity in partnership with the Canadian Women's Foundation. In this series, host Jillisa Brown sits down with women and gender diverse entrepreneurs from all over Canada to explore the realities of building and leading businesses in systems that weren't designed with them in mind. Through candid conversations about challenges, choices, and growth, we explore what feminist entrepreneurship looks like in practice and how entrepreneurs are expanding our understanding of what business can be.

Information

  • Creator
    Rachel Leslie
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    2
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2026 Rachel Leslie
  • Show Website
    Business Built Different