It is so refreshing to be able to talk with other new entrepreneurs about concerns and triumphs in business because there are few other people who can understand. It is also great that we can have an interchange of ideas. -Florence Amundson, Mystic Dreams, Kamloops BC-
Mentoring Champions
A Champion is ambassador for the Women’s Enterprise Centre mentoring program in their community. They help spread the word and promote the program and its benefits to local women entrepreneurs. A champion uses their connections and makes new ones to help recruit potential mentors and mentees. The Champion plays a very important part in the success of the program.
These women also facilitate the peer mentoring groups in their communities. They share their experiences and knowledge to assist women business owners in growing and succeeding in their business.
Jill Earthy, momcafé Network Inc
Throughout her career, Jill Earthy has been fortunate enough to work with many strong and successful women who have inspired her. ...more
Sandy Herle, Close To You, Parksville
Sandy Herle has played many different roles in her community; from President of the Rotary Club of Parksville to Mayor of Parksville ...more
Angie Barnard, Painted Turtle Guesthouse, Nanaimo
It might very well have been fate that led Angie Barnard and her husband Bruce to open the Painted Turtle Guesthouse in 2004. ...more
Betty-Ann Thomson, B.A. Thomson Consulting, Kelowna
When Betty-Ann Thomson first launched her consultancy, she was excited about the prospects, but ...more
Julie Breton, Blend business + design, Nelson
Julie Breton first became an entrepreneur in 1999 when she decided that she had way too much creativity bottled up inside ...more
Karen C. Mason, CFP, CLU, RHU, Mason Financial, Sooke
Karen C. Mason is all about the numbers. Since 1983 she’d been working in financial services in a variety of roles, including training financial ...more
Kathline Holmes, Gailforce Resources, Castlegar
Growing up in an entrepreneurial family meant that it was only natural for Kathline Holmes to one day become an entrepreneur herself. ...more
Nitanis Desjalais, Shape Shyphter Studios, Port Alberni
Nitanis Desjarlais, a natural storyteller, started Shape Shyphter Studios in 2003 with a vision to bring other people’s stories to life through the lens of a camera in documentary films.
Patricia Currie, Northern Lights Coaching Services, Oliver
Patricia Currie went from working for IBM for more than 31 years in financial, sales and marketing roles to becoming a certified coach and launching Northern Lights Coaching Services. How and why did she make that transition? ...more
Pauline Penner, OBB Gifts!, Victoria
Well on her way to a successful career in law, Pauline Penner put on the brakes when she saw an opportunity for a business that had a lot of potential. ...more
Sheri Reynard, Design First Landscape Services and the Garden Gal, Salmon Arm
Sheri Reynard has been somewhat of a chameleon throughout her life. She’s moved from being a successful executive, to a stay-at-home mom...more
Sherry Moir, Opening Doors Business Development Network, Sidney
Sherry Moir has been an entrepreneur for the majority of her career, intermittently spending a little time working for the federal government ...more
Jennifer Deane, Coaching, Training & Consulting, Squamish
Jennifer Deane found the inspiration she needed to take her business to the next level during the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics ...more
Beth Garrish, Life! Uncorked Coaching Services, Oliver
From operating a refrigeration business, to running a real estate office to becoming a personal coach, Beth Garrish has been an entrepreneur her whole life ...more
Terri Knox, Service Enhanced Training, Kelowna
Terri Knox accumulated a wealth of experience while dealing with the public in her 22 years in the airline industry ...more
Madeleine Shaw, Lunapads International Products Ltd.,
Questioning the status quo has always been a way of life for Madeleine Shaw. In fact it was for that very reason that she says entrepreneurship was a natural fit for her ...more
Sandra Wright, Accupro Trademark Services LLP, Lower Mainland
Growing up in an entrepreneurial family, Sandra Wright was never very far away from the realities of being self-employed ...more
Connie Linder, Insight Creative Communications, Vancouver
After years working in capital markets as a financial advisor and business executive, Connie Linder recognized the prevailing notion that a choice had to be made between ...more
