KEY TAKE AWAYS
Network – get out there and make connections. I had to learn how to network as it is a skill to develop. Come out to events and prepare for them. Have your elevator pitch ready and step into your truest self when you share it. Build your team – figure out what you excel at and what you need help with and find those people. For example, accountant, lawyer, social media etc
Look for resources to help you – look for grants, programs and other resources to help you advance in your area. For example, there are grants for women, racialized women, new immigrants etc. Look for what supports are out there to help break through barriers that we face.
Hold on to hope – Remember your dream (whether it is entrepreneurship, being a corporate leader, being a politician, an advocate etc.) and don’t give up hope. All things are cyclical, including entrepreneurship, and so remember your achievements during those tough times and persevere.
Amanda Hunter:
Resilience is Messy!
Aim for progress rather than perfection.
Sometimes, You’ve Got to Walk Away Learning Never Goes to Waste
Celebrate Every Win
Dr Linda Pajoel:
Many women have suffered the motherhood penalty for so long that it has become a norm, but it doesn’t have to continue. Whether you are a woman around the child bearing age, or you are a mom with a grown up child(ren), or your enterprise is women-focussed, this topic is for you or people in your network.
Dr Linda discovered through personal experience that stock investment profits can be used to eliminate motherhoodrelated income interruptions. She discovered that irrespective of all the challenges motherhood threw at her, her stock investments kept growing uninterrupted, enabling her to bounce back after childbirth.
Conventional solutions to motherhood-related income interruption such as maternity leave pay, saving in high yield savings account or engaging in real estate Investing have been unable to adequately fill the financial needs of women facing motherhood because the pay is less than what the woman used to earn, savings run out faster when income stops, or investment profit is too small to make a difference.
An unconventional solution to motherhood-related income interruption is to Invest in stocks the warren buffett’s way. This involves safely investing lots of money in the stocks of established profitable businesses before your first (or next) child, so that your stock investment profits per year equals or exceeds your salary per year. When done right, this type of stock investing could
Vanessa Simon:
KEY TAKE AWAYS
Resilience - Overcoming challenges and adapting in the face of adversity, always remember Why you started.
Empathy - Understanding and connecting with the needs of others, both customers and team.
Consistency - Delivering high-quality experiences every time, ensuring trust and reliability
Passion - Do It with Love. Infusing heart and energy into every dish, making every moment memorable, let your passion become the purpose
Believe in Yourself - Confidence in your vision and abilities can break down any barrier, turning challenges into stepping stones and making you unstoppable in the pursuit of your goals
Amanda Kroetsch:
Give what YOU need, Create what YOU need, Design what YOU need, Provide what YOU need and Get what YOU need out of the businesses that you birth.
When you are solving a problem that YOU have or had, YOU are automatically an expert and the best person for the job.
Life IS The Therapy - create a life and business that is therapeutic and nourishing. Use life to heal and grow. Create your business with EVERYONE of every ability in mind, starting with yourself. Be true to YOUR needs and wants and support and success will follow
Is it A OK to want and need money and LOTS of it. As women we tend to be less assertive and outspoken when it comes to money. This is a patriarchal construct and is a barrier to success.
Rosa Lupo:
Networking/Business Development is key to everyone and essential for your professional and business growth regardless of industry
Working a Room – Not so bad anymore, but I’ve walked into lots of rooms full of white males and thought “oh boy”. Find Your Niche – in whatever you do there is probably some particular nuanced thing that you do better than anyone else find that niche. For me it has been complex transactions involving separating fighting family members and finding a way to separate their real estate holdings Most people haven’t done this even once but I’ve had the distinct pleasure of doing this on 3 different occasions. Usually happens when the matriarch who ran everything passes away and now the children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews don’t get along and they want to separate. This becomes a tricky balancing act of egos, family history and tax considerations. Find the Time to Mentor – all have some wisdom and experiences to impart. Take someone under your wing and teach them the ropes, be an ear and take a real interest in their career path. You may even learn something from them. This is a different world and the next generation has some things figured out better than we did. So they may surprise you on some stuff
Have Fun Every Day – we all have pretty stressful days and careers. Be sure that you find the fun