Mentors

While strategically coaching merchants at Shopify, Caroline launched a successful Kickstarter campaign that doubled its revenue goal bringing her company Borderline to life. Borderline creates innovative body suits with sizing inclusivity in mind. Session topics: Optimizing your e-commerce store, crowdfunding, and launching.

Working with high growth merchants at Amazon, Daniel has a passion for building scalable business models to accompany heavy growth in new industries. Session topics include: Best practices and considerations for selling on Amazon

As the Chief Brand Officer for the UK's fastest growing company, Gymshark, Noel is responsible for all things 'brand marketing' globally, with a particular focus on marketing to the 'Digital Native' through social media, influencer marketing, creative and PR.
Session topics: Branding & Marketing to local or global audiences.

Karlyn helps leaders lead with the heart & the brain in mind. As a certified Emotional Intelligence & Neuro-Life Coach, Karlyn took some of her learned principles about what makes people successful, and became the Founder of The Success Planner. Session topics: Mindset & Habits principles for leadership and Business Success

From living in a women's shelter as a domestic abuse survivor to building a successful beauty company valued in the millions, Brandi is an unconventional & inspiring leader.

Session Topics: Bootstrapping a product based business & Building a loyal customer base.

Feeling a need for community, Kelly opened the doors to Make Lemonade, a co-working space for entrepreneurial and driven women in Toronto. It has since become a hub for sharing ideas, building businesses, and networking through their monthly lemonade mixer and online platforms.

Session topics: Building a thriving community online & offline

Over the past 13 years, E-commerce expert Vivian Kaye bootstrapped two businesses from ground up including KinkyCurlyYaki, to over 1 million in annual revenue.

Session topics: Audacity (Chad) mindset & e-commerce principles

Sheena Brady grew her side hustle, Tease Tea, into an award winning, 7 figure company that invests in women via it's sister organization, Founders Fund. Sheena's businesses have been featured in dozens of media outlets including Dragons Den, Forbes, Entrepreneur, and more.

Session topics: Pitching your business and gaining PR opportunities without spending a dollar.

Kayley Reed is a startup founder turned self-care advocate, & host of the Self-Care Sunday podcast. She currently manages a network of 300+ micro-influencers, and and works full-time as an influencer marketing consultant for fashion, beauty & lifestyle brands. Kayley has been featured in Buzzfeed, MTV, FASHION and Flare for her entrepreneurial success.

Session topics: Influencer Marketing & Tik Tok

A graphic designer, content planning expert and creator of The Content Planner - the first and only physical planning system for your blog and social content. Kat helps discouraged business owners create a clear path towards achieving their social media goals, so they can be more abundant in wealth, prosperity and purpose.

With a 6-figure e-commerce brand and a recent $42k launch (with $0 ad spend) in her back pocket, Kat brings results-driven expertise and step-by-step strategies to her online community every day.

Session topics: Set Up Is Everything (Planning for 2021) Panel

Manpreet has a deep passion and over 15 years of experience in creating spaces for equal opportunities for women of culturally diverse backgrounds. As Founder and CEO of Veza, Manpreet creates safe spaces and builds a deeper sense of belonging within organizations and communities through the lens of diversity and inclusion in a global market.

Session topics: Leading an Inclusive Organization (at any stag of growth!)

Bailey is the Founder & CEO of SkillsCamp, a soft skills training company, and was named one of Canada's Top 100 Most Powerful Women. Bailey is a TEDx speaker with over 1.5M views, an award-winning digital marketer, and a businesswoman with a talent for helping people develop the skills they need for success.

Session topics: Managing Stress for Entrepreneurs

Makini Smith, is an award-winning entrepreneur. She has successfully crafted a business in personal development as a mindset coach helping women reach their goals, a certified Proctor Gallagher consultant for her mentor Bob Proctor, and 4-time published author.

She is also the host of, the 5 stars rated, A Walk In My Stilettos Podcast for women looking for the tools and motivation to conquer their fears, own their story and uncover the potential hidden within.

Session topics: Set Up Is Everything (Planning for 2021) Panel

Christine is a Canadian entrepreneur who is passionate about helping others find success in what they love to do. She is the founder of CALLO, a brand that represents and promotes equality and empowerment offering handcrafted jewelry and accessories made with sustainable and ethical materials and processes. She is also a business strategist consultant and a former VP-board member for Women’s Habitat of Etobicoke. Through her platform, she hopes to inspire other women and young girls to have the confidence to become the best authentic versions of themselves by giving them tools, tips, and advice on how to be successful in any capacity they choose. Christine believes in inclusion and diversity and she loves helping other women scale their businesses through mentorship and advocacy.

Session topics: Building a Brand, Refining Your Brand, Refreshing Your Brand

Lisa Zamparo is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) in Toronto who helps female led-startups and self-employed women grow their profits and create a sustainable income.

Lisa combines her Bay Street finance experience with a passion for personal development in a way that is revolutionizing the business community. She sees entrepreneurship as a vehicle for personal growth, and profit as a powerful tool for making positive change in the world.

Session topics: Money Mindset

Brand Strategist, Reagan Bradley, helps entrepreneurs attract opportunities and through the power of branding. Her brand strategies clarify what you do and how to market yourself or business authentically online, so you can share and do more of what you love.

Session topics: Brand Strategy, one on one mentorship

I found meditation during very fidgety savasana's in yoga class. Though it was not a smooth beginning, I eventually became hooked when I was able to experience a different relationship with my thoughts and feelings. Over the past 5 years, I have completed over 500 hours of training in meditation, taking a particular focus in mindfulness practices. I love approaching our every day challenges through the lens of meditation to cultivate more care and compassion in our lives.

Session topics: Meditation, Mindfulness Practices

Amanda Baker is the COO at Founders Fund and Tease Tea, and contributing writer for ethical fashion at slice.ca. Amanda brings her expertise and experience working with and in social purpose businesses.

Session topics: Defining your Brand's Social Purpose

As a Montreal native, Deborah studied at McGill University where she earned both her B.Sc. and M.Sc. specializing in biochemistry and environmental toxicology. She then went on to pursue her law degree in the United Kingdom, at the University of Leeds, and thereafter moved to Canada’s capital, where she joined the MBM team in 2016.

Deborah’s practice focuses on general intellectual property litigation, with an emphasis on trademark and copyright disputes. In a complementary manner, Deborah also focuses on pure trademark law. Her areas of expertise include strategic trademark guidance and counselling, trademark portfolio management and enforcement. Deborah acts on behalf of Canadian as well as foreign clients before the Federal Courts, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office. Further, she frequently collaborates with foreign associates to secure international trademark protection for her clients.

Session topics: Intellectual property strategies

Jesmine Onyeukwu, fondly known as ‘The Life Harmonist’ to many clients, is an international certified productivity, peak performance and leadership consultant and coach for business leaders and their teams. She is a strong advocate for harmonious living, with a passion for achieving sustainable and peak performance. Her innovative concepts have been featured across various global business leadership platforms. Jesmine holds a BSc in Economics with a minor in Education. She is also an OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Database Administrator, a certified professional organizer, as well as a business strategist.

Jesmine is the Founder/CEO of JessylsCharm and The Organizing Academy and is on a mission is to equip leaders, teams, and businesses with the tools necessary to work and live effectively and harmoniously.

Session topics: How to be a more thriving business leader

Session topics: Goal Setting

Introvert Entrepreneur and Engineer. Jose had to really get out of his comfort zone to learn sales and marketing. He claims he does not have a Sales personality AT ALL but has read, studied, and learned on the field for the past 10 years becoming a Top 1% sales performer at HubSpot and becoming a Sales and Growth Coach and Mentor for Startups. Jose is a proud father and Husband, loves Progressive rock, and all sports, especially Soccer and Football (Go Hawks!)

Heidi partners with innovative companies to provide executive leadership in human resources,mentorship and coaching. She brings almost twenty years of experience in multiple industries, including the private and not-for-profit sectors, and has extensive networks in the community. Focused on transformational HR, since 2007, she founded an HR practice and built three HR departments for companies from the ground up. She is the Vice President, Talent and the HR, Leadership and Culture advisor for Invest Ottawa and Bayview Yards. Heidi’s energetic leadership and constant innovation have earned her several awards, including the inaugural nationally recognized 2018 Leadership Agency Award for Woman of Distinction, a 2017 Top 25 HR Professional, and a 2012 Ottawa Business Journal/Ottawa Chamber of Commerce Forty Under 40 Award. A dedicated volunteer and advocate, Heidi gives her time, expertise and mentorship to support a variety of organizations including the Ottawa Labour Market Planning

Michael joined the firm in November 2018. As a Montreal native, Michael is fluent in English and French and able to assist clients in both official languages. His practice areas are focused in corporate and commercial law, wills and estates, and commercial leasing. He can assist clients with all their estate planning needs as well as their business matters such as: incorporations, dissolutions, purchases and sales of businesses, and reorganizations. Having studied abroad, Michael can offer clients a unique perspective and creative solutions to their legal matters.

In his free time Michael likes to play soccer, visit his family in Montreal as well as take time to travel and explore new destinations and cultures.

Conor’s top priority is helping you make informed financial choices to grow your wealth with confidence and protect your family against the unexpected. As a Certified Health Insurance Specialist (CHS®) designation holder, Conor specializes in family and executive estate planning. He also has extensive expertise and accreditations in investment planning and corporate life/health insurance solutions. Conor has made regular radio appearances and has been invited to speak at numerous conferences and seminars on the fundamentals of personal and corporate financial planning. Conor attended university in Kentucky on a swimming scholarship where he competed at the national collegiate level, setting several school records and qualifying for the 2012 Canadian Olympic trials. Originally from Waterloo, Ontario, Conor now lives in the suburbs of Toronto with his wife and daughter where they enjoy an active lifestyle.

Anisa is a marketing strategist based out of Ottawa, Canada. She is the co-founder and CMO at 3Skills, a career coaching business with the mission to build the most employable people in the world. Anisa runs Organic Marketing for Growth an 8-week program where she teaches women entrepreneurs how to scale their service-based businesses and attract quality clients using organic marketing alone. Using her VCS Framework (Validate, Create, Scale), Anisa helped scale 3Skills to over 200 paid clients in less than 2 years. She is a wife and mom of 2, a two-time immigrant, originally from Athens, Greece, she speaks 5 languages and she knows 1st hand the importance of not just building a successful business but also building a legacy for you and your loved ones.

Ashlee Froese is a Toronto-based branding, entertainment and fashion lawyer and trademark agent, who founded Froese Law. Froese Law is a cross border boutique branding, corporate, commercial and intellectual property law firm. Ashlee is recognized as a Certified Specialist in Trademarks Law by the Law Society of Ontario (one of 6 women lawyers in Ontario who holds this designation) and has been ranked as one of the top 1000 trademarks lawyers globally. Ashlee is also one of 39 lawyers across Canada who received the Lexpert Zenith Award for being a change maker in law. Ashlee’s scope of practice includes trademarks, copyright, licensing, domain name, social media, marketing, advertising, packaging and labelling laws and negotiation and drafting of commercial agreements. Ashlee holds numerous leadership and mentorship positions including, executive committee member (Ontario Bar Association), brand strategy council member (Canadian Marketing Association), advisor (Ryerson Fashion Zone), committee member (Intellectual Property Institute of Canada), committee member (International Trademarks Association), past co-chair (Fashion Group International), and past-chair (Toronto Intellectual Property Group). Ashlee is a guest speaker and published author on branding and fashion law across North America and is regularly asked to provide media commentary on key legal developments. Ashlee is actively working with the Ontario government to have fashion recognized as a cultural industry. Prior to launching Froese Law, Ashlee was a partner on Bay Street

Ezra Firestone has been recognized by Shopify and Entrepreneur Magazine as a leading ecommerce expert and a refreshing voice in the entrepreneurial community. He has founded multiple 7- and 8-figure brands (generating over $115.3 million in the past 4.5 years), and shares his personal and professional insights through Smart Marketer and Zipify Apps. An outspoken proponent of “people over profit,” he leads a team of 95 employees while traveling the world educating business owners on how to build brands with integrity and purpose. Most recently in 2020, Ezra partnered with Shopify to create their premier course on Facebook advertising.

Stephanie Christine Karlovits has 9 years of business experience as the Founder and CEO of a 26 person company called EPIC Fitness + Lifestyle in Ottawa, Ontario. She also has experience as a business consultant and business professor. EPIC Fitness + Lifestyle focused on one-on-one functional personal training, alternative health care services and a smoothie bar + cafe. She was heavily involved in community events and charity endeavors throughout that time. In 2017 Stephanie was a recipient of Ottawa’s 40 Under Forty Award at age 32.

In 2020 Stephanie decided to close EPIC Fitness + Lifestyle due to COVID-19. She assisted her staff in becoming entrepreneurs in their own right, then, retreated into Nature to rest and engage in self discovery. She devoted her daily life to simple living, spiritual education and life visioning. Stephanie has a formal background in Psychology with numerous certifications and diplomas in holistic nutrition, functional training, facility management, leadership, mindset, spiritualism, and energy medicine. Her life philosophy and lifestyle focuses on honouring the soul’s urges within, transcending limiting beliefs, alignment with divine intelligence, creativity and peace. “A large life doesn’t have to be hard if you are aligned to your true nature.” She currently lives out of a suitcase allowing her to go where her heart leads (her heart typically leading her to mountains, ocean and forest), is writing her memoir, working one on one with a few clients, is a “Fractional CEO” for one company at a time, and is in school studying Consciousness.

Brooke Gordon is passionate about supporting women. She is a Regional Manager for BDC’s Client Diversity strategy, where she connects business owners with people and programs to grow and scale their business. Brooke is committed to ensuring ALL Canadian entrepreneurs thrive through every step of their business journey with the help of dedicated partner organizations and regional hubs across the entrepreneurial ecosystem.

An entrepreneur herself, Brooke is the founder of a social enterprise to support women in their personal and professional growth from a foundation of health. She is also a weightlifting enthusiast and passionate volunteer with the Soroptimist International Live Your Dream Award and Dream It Be It programs, supporting education and career mentorship for women and girls.

Brooke has a Master’s in entrepreneurship and commercialization (MEEi) and both a Bachelor’s and Master’s in Engineering Physics from McMaster University. She is additionally a certified Personal Trainer and Health Coach.