October 2022 Thank you for tuning in to Amplified, supporting Amplify: East in various ways and being a believer that there isn’t a shortage of remarkable women in Atlantic Canada (or anywhere)! In this final and very short episode of Amplified, I close this chapter and give you a sneak preview of my next podcast…
Amplified #10: Creating an inclusive economy, with Alexandra McCann
Join me for our last Amplified conversation with the inimitable Alexandra McCann, Executive Director of ONSIDE. ONSIDE’s mission is a prosperous Nova Scotia driven by inclusive innovation, entrepreneurship, and comparative advantage. Alexandra has a wide-ranging, impressive background. She was the Chief Operating Officer for Dockside Investco, a Nova Scotia-based portfolio management company; as well as…
Amplified #9: Being intentional about diversity with Amplify’s curator, Liesl Harewood Mulholland
March 2021 Join me for this beautiful conversation with Liesl Harewood Mulholland. Liesl has been a LINCHPIN behind Amplify: East since its inception. She joined me to curate all of our stories not long after the project’s inception. In 2019, she wrote “I see you” to talk about her work curating stories for Amplify: East….
Amplified #8: Connecting with mentors can change the trajectory of your career, with Techsploration & EnPoint
January 2021 Join me for this ultra-inspiring conversation with Emily Boucher, Interim Executive Director of Techsploration and Chantal Brine, CEO of EnPoint. Emily and Chantal both share personal stories of how mentorship has transformed both their careers and lives, and share how they’ve used this as fuel in their work helping connect girls and young…
Amplified #7: Gender + UX, with Ceara Crawshaw
I met Ceara Crawshaw at a water cooler at Startupfest 2018 in Montreal. It goes to show the importance of staying open because you never really know when you’re going to happen upon a great conversation! Ceara and I somehow got to talking about podcasts and planned a follow-up chat for a few weeks later. …
Amplified #6: Prompting deeper thinking, with Christy Gray
Christy Gray is one of the most thoughtful people I’ve met – which I think you’ll agree with after listening to this gem of an interview with her. I met Christy in 2012 in an 8-month leadership development program and since then, she’s gone on to complete a PhD, run multiple businesses and become a…
Amplified #5: Practice, with Nadine Kelly
I hope you’re ready for a treat! I had this chat with Nadine Kelly in 2018 – we met through a podcasting fellowship and she kindly agreed to be interviewed for the show. Nadine is a physician-turned-entrepreneur, who teaches yoga and curates beautiful spaces for people – in particular, women. Her website, Yogi MD, lists…
Amplified #4: Femme Wonk, with Katie Davey
Katie Davey is a rising star in New Brunswick. I first met her a few years ago when she was competing in ‘Our Top Talent’ – an event I co-organized with longtime colleague, Rachel Mathis. The event was designed for top graduating students to connect with NB employers. After I launched Amplify, Katie was one…
Amplified #3: #NotASupplyProblem, with Louise Adongo
Louise Adongo was one of the first people I approached when I was considering launching what became ‘Amplify’. I approached Louise because she’s one of the most thoughtful people I know and she’s very good at giving real, direct and gentle feedback – a very rare skill. She suggested the tagline, ‘#NotASupplyProblem’ in an email,…
Amplified #2: Reframing gender in tech, with Sage Franch
Thanks so much for joining me for episode 2! I absolutely loved this conversation with Sage Franch. I learned so much – I hope you take away lots too! A few notes on this conversation: This was recorded in late summer / early Fall – you’ll hear Sage mention moving to Montreal for an accelerator,…
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