Made it Happen
143 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 months ago -Made it Happen is a podcast series highlighting female founders, who took a chance, and launched their own business. Through interviews with female entrepreneurs, Made it Happen is dedicated to inspiring others through stories of those who have experienced going out on their own first-hand, discussing all the highs - and the lows. It can be easy to see the glamorous side of starting your own business through the internet and social media, but what does it really take behind the scenes, to launch and run your own successful business. Hear how these inspiring female founders, Made it Happen.
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Building Better Mental Health with Dr. Lauren Cook
October 19, 2020 12:00 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MBLauren Cook, PsyD has a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and Master’s of Marriage and Family Therapy. She is a clinician working with individuals, couples, children, and families. She practices Emotionally Focused Therapy to help clients improve their communication while enhancing emotional closeness. She speaks around the country providing audiences with education about mental health and wellbeing. She is the author of Name Your Story: How to Talk Openly About Mental Health and The Sunny Si...
NOMAD with Melinda Rauch
October 15, 2020 11:00 - 29 minutes - 20 MBThis week's WE RISE episode is featuring Melinda Rauch, founder and curator of NOMAD - a furniture, home decor and design boutique in Kingsville ON, with a global perspective where profits have purpose via social impact endeavors and community engagement. Prior to opening NOMAD, Melinda has previously been a Partner and Founder of HDI Capital based in Mexico City holding the position of Chief Operations Officer and Chief Compliance Officer, published in London based publication Global Custo...
Let's Talk Finances with Clear Margins Consulting
October 13, 2020 10:00 - 19 minutes - 13.2 MBAnthea is the founder of Clear Margins Consulting, a CPA and numbers nerd. She's obsessed with accounting & numbers. She believes in their power to tell truths and inform the future. With a background in accounting, performance analysis, and financial & strategic analysis she helps business owners go from avoiding the financial side of their business to confident money experts. We talk about what made her leave her corporate job to do something different and start a non-traditional accounti...
Let's Talk Finances with Clear Margins Consulting
October 13, 2020 10:00 - 19 minutes - 13.2 MBAnthea is the founder of Clear Margins Consulting, a CPA and numbers nerd. She's obsessed with accounting & numbers. She believes in their power to tell truths and inform the future. With a background in accounting, performance analysis, and financial & strategic analysis she helps business owners go from avoiding the financial side of their business to confident money experts. We talk about what made her leave her corporate job to do something different and start a non-traditional accounti...
Whiskeyjack Boutique with Allison Mistakidis
October 08, 2020 20:00 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MBAllison Mistakidis is a creative and passionate entrepreneur dedicated to building a community of like-minded changemakers. As co-owner of Whiskeyjack Boutique, she has taken an empty storefront in downtown Windsor and turned it into a Canadian-made gift and souvenir shop that has become a destination for tourists and locals alike. Since 2010, Allison has been creating and selling Aloraflora Jewelry at local shows and boutiques as well as online, while building a recognizable and sought afte...
Finding that Entrepreneurial Spirit with 5HUNDREDS
October 05, 2020 14:00 - 38 minutes - 26.5 MB5HUNDREDS was created by Erika Hanchar & Elizabeth Johnston. Two creatives, who independently ran creative businesses and careers frequently crossed throughout the last 15 years. They have collaborated on numerous creative projects from full-scale events to business consulting, media production, and business writing. They saw a need for a professional marketplace that combined consulting services with swift turnaround times, accurate results, and affordable rates. The result was a fresh new...
Building a Business from the Ground Up with EPICentre & Ground Culture
October 01, 2020 11:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MBThis weeks WE RISE Thursdays episode is featuring Brandi Bechard, Founder & Owner of Ground Culture, and Wen Teoh, Director of EPICentre. We talk about the services that EPICentre offers including their VentureWomen Program & businesses that have come from the program, where the idea for Ground Culture came from, programs and services that helped it get started, the most common thing holding women back from starting their own business, pivoting with COVID-19, a key piece of advice for someon...
Thinking Big When Starting a Company with Jive PR + Digital
September 28, 2020 12:00 - 22 minutes - 15.7 MBThis weeks episode is featuring Lindsay Nahmiache, founder of Jive PR + Digital. Recognized as one of the 100 Most Powerful Women in the Financial Post, an Enterprising Women of the Year, Top 40 Under 40, PROFIT: Top Female Entrepreneurs, and ambassador to UN for Women's Entrepreneurship, Lindsay helps companies create financial and social impact in the brand and entertainment industries. Located in Los Angeles, Lindsay divides her time between Vancouver and LA as she operates Jive PR + Dig...
Talking All Things Business with Cedar Valley Selections & Small Business Centre
September 24, 2020 14:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MBThis weeks WE RISE episode is featuring Myrtle Donnipad, the Youth & Entrepreneurship Advisor at WindsorEssex Small Business Centre, and Surria Fadel, Partner & Product Developer at Cedar Valley Selections. We talk about the services available for local businesses in the WindsorEssex area, the creation of Cedar Valley Selections & starting at farmers markets to now being sold in nation-wide retailers, what has been the key to success for this business, obstacles small businesses are currency...
The Gist of Levelling the Playing Field with Ellen Hyslop
September 21, 2020 11:00 - 29 minutes - 20.1 MBEllen Hyslop is a co-founder and head of content at The GIST. Ellen has developed the signature voice and tone of The GIST that has resonated with 100,000+ female fans (and growing!) across North America. She leads The GIST’s content strategy including written content, social media, co-hosting The GIST of It podcast and managing a team of content contributors. As a lifelong avid sports fan, Ellen is not only passionate about her fave teams, but also about leveling the playing field in the sp...
Let's Talk Women in Tech with WEtech Alliance & Beaux App
September 17, 2020 00:00 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MBThis week's WE Rise episode is featuring Yvonne Pilon, President & CEO of WEtech Alliance & Mara Beaux, Founder of Beaux App! You won't want to miss this episode where we talk about all things women in tech! We talk about what WEtech alliance is and the services they offer, the creation of Beaux Beauty App, pivoting businesses due to the pandemic, how COVID is affecting business owners, entrepreneurs, and women, how the tech industry has changed over the last 10 years, inspirations for women...
Creating a Collaborative Community with Workforce WE & WOWofYQG
September 10, 2020 20:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBThis week's WE RISE episode is featuring Kavaughn Boismier, President & Founder of The Women of Windsor Mentorship Collaborative, and Tashlyn Teskey, Manager of Projects and Research with Workforce WindsorEssex. Kavaughn Boismier is a senior leadership professional for the financial industry with over six years in Wealth Management as a Private Wealth Consultant & Wealth Advisor; Kavaughn is honoured to be one of only 16% females and 1% visible minority in the Professional Advisory space in...
Making it in the Heath & Fitness Industry with Pearl Cicci
September 04, 2020 15:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MBPearl Cicci is a Nutritionist, Health Coach, and personal trainer with a passion for educating people about nutrition. Her goal is to make it easy and simple to achieve optimal health. Taking a very holistic approach, Pearl is focused on the overall well being of a person. Using plant-based approaches Pearl works with women entrepreneurs to increase their energy levels and optimize their health. She believes that, with proper information and guidance, everyone can become the healthiest versi...
Making it in the Health & Fitness Industry with Pearl Cicci
September 04, 2020 15:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MBPearl Cicci is a Nutritionist, Health Coach, and personal trainer with a passion for educating people about nutrition. Her goal is to make it easy and simple to achieve optimal health. Taking a very holistic approach, Pearl is focused on the overall well being of a person. Using plant-based approaches Pearl works with women entrepreneurs to increase their energy levels and optimize their health. She believes that, with proper information and guidance, everyone can become the healthiest versi...
Building a Dream with Nour Hachem-Fawaz
September 03, 2020 12:00 - 46 minutes - 31.6 MBWE RISE: Through Build a Dream – the non-profit that she founded in 2014 — Nour utilizes her 13 years of experience as a workforce advisor, mentor, and influencer to inspire youth to make informed career choices that challenge the status quo. Her experiences are not just limited to the workplace… Nour watched her mother struggle and persevere as she started and grew a successful auto parts company in a male-dominated field. Through real-world examples of how embracing diverse workplaces lea...
Build a Dream with Nour Hachem-Fawaz
September 03, 2020 12:00 - 46 minutes - 31.6 MBWE RISE: Through Build a Dream – the non-profit that she founded in 2014 — Nour utilizes her 13 years of experience as a workforce advisor, mentor, and influencer to inspire youth to make informed career choices that challenge the status quo. Her experiences are not just limited to the workplace… Nour watched her mother struggle and persevere as she started and grew a successful auto parts company in a male-dominated field. Through real-world examples of how embracing diverse workplaces lea...
Behind the Scenes of Launching Two Businesses at Once with Alisha Kumar
September 01, 2020 12:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MBAlisha Kumar is a social media and digital marketing expert living in the PNW. She has 11+ years of marketing & PR experience and is the founder of a digital marketing agency called The Social Project. Now working with some of the globe’s most innovative and forward thinking brands, Alisha helps businesses create and implement marketing strategies through social media platforms to increase both organic & paid growth, convert followers into paying customers, and by making sure their social me...
Kindness Café Windsor with Ola Ahmed
August 27, 2020 20:00 - 21 minutes - 14.7 MBWE RISE Thursday: Ola Ahmed is the founder of Kindness Café, a social enterprise in Windsor, Ontario. Ola is an international student with a graduate degree in medical biotechnology and cancer research. While growing up in Egypt, her mother cooked a lot of food for friends and family. They prepared a lot of food, ate a lot of food, but they also threw out a lot of food. They threw food out to make sure that the next meal was fresh. However, on the very same night, as Ola walked the streets o...
Let's Talk Event Planning with Lauren Smith
August 24, 2020 11:00 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBThis week's episode is featuring Lauren Smith, event planner and founder of Modern Collective & Toronto Business Babes! Lauren is a passionate event planner, connection creating expert, and lover of all thing’s events + travel. Lauren helps busy entrepreneurs create in person connection with their online community so they can strengthen their relationships, provide incredible value and turn their community into raving fans. After starting her career in corporate and absolutely falling in ...
Transitioning to Marketing and Entrepreneurship with Taylor Lanoie
August 20, 2020 21:00 - 27 minutes - 18.6 MBBorn and raised in Amherstburg, Ontario, Taylor's first introduction to social media was working for a few local radio stations. However, a career in marketing didn't really appeal to her, and instead, she spent three years studying accounting, believing it was best to pursue a career that would "make a lot of money." Realizing there was more to life, she followed her heart. She began pursuing opportunities in marketing that led her to land a job in Canada that allowed her to travel and teac...
Transitioning to Marketing and Entrepreneurship with Taylor Lanoie
August 20, 2020 21:00 - 27 minutes - 18.6 MBBorn and raised in Amherstburg, Ontario, Taylor's first introduction to social media was working for a few local radio stations. However, a career in marketing didn't really appeal to her, and instead, she spent three years studying accounting, believing it was best to pursue a career that would "make a lot of money." Realizing there was more to life, she followed her heart. She began pursuing opportunities in marketing that led her to land a job in Canada that allowed her to travel and teac...
The Creation of Business Babes Collective with Danielle Weibe
August 17, 2020 02:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBThis week's episode is featuring Danielle Weibe, founder of Business Babes Collective & Vancity Business Babes! Danielle is an entrepreneur and business strategist. She coaches women to build successful businesses and connects them through events, workshops & masterminds and coaches them to create a community, facilitate collaborations, and create partnerships that elevate their brands. Danielle’s background in business started at age 20 when she launched her first business & then went on to...
Building a Six-Figure Marketing Agency with Creative Solutions
August 10, 2020 11:00 - 21 minutes - 14.6 MBOnce an Executive Assistant with a side hustle, companies turn to Hollie when they need business strategy, human centric social media, and creative marketing solutions. Over the past six years, Hollie has built Creative Solutions to a six-figure marketing agency by bridging the gap between strategy and fulfillment in the world of marketing. She leads a bright, amazing team of creatives and delivers rock-solid strategies uniquely tailored to each client’s goals. She is a dad-joke-loving, 90's...
Building a Six-Figure Marketing Agency with Creative Solutions
August 10, 2020 11:00 - 21 minutes - 14.6 MBOnce an Executive Assistant with a side hustle, companies turn to Hollie when they need business strategy, human centric social media, and creative marketing solutions. Over the past six years, Hollie has built Creative Solutions to a six-figure marketing agency by bridging the gap between strategy and fulfillment in the world of marketing. She leads a bright, amazing team of creatives and delivers rock-solid strategies uniquely tailored to each client’s goals. She is a dad-joke-loving, 90's...
Introducing Windsor-Essex Female Entrepreneurs with WE RISE
August 01, 2020 21:00 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MBI have officially teamed up with RISE Windsor-Essex to bring to you stories of Windsor-Essex’s very own female entrepreneurs! Every Thursday, tune-in as I feature a new women in business in our area! Today I welcomed Susan Anzolin, Sabrina DeMarco and Nicole Anderson from the Windsor Essex Economic Development Corporation to talk about how they are supporting women through the Women Entrepreneurship Strategy. Learn about how RISE Windsor-Essex was developed and listen to the tremendous reso...
Shifting Careers & Building A Business with Abby White
August 01, 2020 21:00 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MBAbby is the founder of Abby White Co. and coaches her clients on how to use the power of their mind to create their dream life and achieve success. She uses her art to create online resources and guides that inspire consciousness shifting while tying in mindfulness, spirituality, and the Law of Attraction. Abby believes that the time spent here on earth should feel as fulfilling and happy as possible! Abby has been a self-employed photographer/videographer for the last 10 years and recent...
From Passion Project to Full-Time Business with Pretty By Her
July 21, 2020 21:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBKelly Broocks is the founder of Pretty by Her, a business in the Waterloo Region that started as a fun little side gig out of her love for creativity while she worked her other dream job as a Social Worker in the Children’s Mental Health field. In September 2018, Kelly took the leap and left her social work job to take Pretty by Her full-time. She uses Pretty by Her as a platform for helping others feel better, which has always been the main vision of the business. Every product she makes is...
Building A Wellness Marketing Company with Katie Costa
July 13, 2020 13:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBA scientist by training and creative by nature, Katie Costa holds a BSc from the University of Guelph in Nutritional and Nutraceutical Science, and an MSc in Human Health and Nutritional Science. The Wellness Marketer is her alter-ego, and it was created as a platform to serve other health and wellness professionals and businesses to help them thrive online. A life-long learner, Katie is constantly wrapping her head around the latest Instagram algorithm or industry trends to deliver the bes...
The Creation of a Self-Love Swimwear Company with Calista Desousa
July 06, 2020 13:00 - 26 minutes - 17.9 MBCalista Desousa is a young 19-year-old entrepreneur from Canada. She started a handmade crochet business at the age of 16 and has now launched her very own swimwear company, ALFA. Calista’s main focus and purpose is to empower women and to be a leader and a teacher for self-love. We talk about everything from how the business got started, the messaging behind the company, self-love rights and body positivity, why she decided to handmake the products instead of manufacturing, fast fashion, ...
The Creation of a Self-Love Swimwear Company
July 06, 2020 13:00 - 26 minutes - 17.9 MBCalista Desousa is a young 19-year-old entrepreneur from Canada. She started a handmade crochet business at the age of 16 and has now launched her very own swimwear company, ALFA. Calista’s main focus and purpose is to empower women and to be a leader and a teacher for self-love. We talk about everything from how the business got started, the messaging behind the company, self-love rights and body positivity, why she decided to handmake the products instead of manufacturing, fast fashion, ...
Getting Kreative with Krista Wismer
June 24, 2020 01:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MBKrista Wismer is the owner & designer of Kreative! She is a 24-year-old graphic designer, living on the bruce peninsula & has been running her business since high school. She is completely self-taught, has a love for formal stationery, an obsession with German cars & her two dogs, Ava & Maya! She specializes in wedding & personal stationery, business branding & handpainted doormats! We talk about starting her business when she was just 16 years old, how she learned graphic design, marketi...
All Things Cosmo, Clothing, Content & Consulting with Samantha Feher
June 22, 2020 01:00 - 42 minutes - 28.9 MBSamantha Feher is a journalist based in NYC, where she works for Cosmopolitan Magazine, along with three side hustles. Sam is a content creator, the owner of an online clothing boutique called Brunch Club, and a freelance consultant. We talk all about working at Cosmo, including creating content for the magazine, her favourite thing about working there, and of course some behind the scenes Bachelor content you won't want to miss! We also discuss the creation of her online clothing boutiq...
All Things Cosmo, Clothing, Content & Consulting
June 22, 2020 01:00 - 42 minutes - 28.9 MBSamantha Feher is a journalist based in NYC, where she works for Cosmopolitan Magazine, along with three side hustles. Sam is a content creator, the owner of an online clothing boutique called Brunch Club, and a freelance consultant. We talk all about working at Cosmo, including creating content for the magazine, her favourite thing about working there, and of course some behind the scenes Bachelor content you won't want to miss! We also discuss the creation of her online clothing boutiq...
Let's Talk Social Media with Nikki Tighe
June 10, 2020 01:00 - 20 minutes - 13.8 MBNikki is a marketing manager for a service company, running social media accounts for clients on the side, and working on her own influencer accounts when she has free time! She calls herself the queen of writing captions and is an endless source of internet culture references. We talk about all things social media from starting her own social media business, finding her first clients, what it's like as an influencer, how she built her following, what to consider when working with brands, ...
Getting Real About Real Estate with Alexa Miller
June 07, 2020 03:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MBAlexa Miller was born and raised on the Beautiful Bruce Peninsula, on a farm with her family in the small town of Wiarton. After college, she made the move to Alberta for almost a full year, but she missed the beauty of home and moved back in 2016. Upon returning she got a job as an assistant with a local top producing realtor, where her passion for Real Estate began. After a few years of being an assistant, her mentor sat her down to discuss getting her license. She put in the work, and aft...
What it Takes to Make it in the Beauty Industry with Julia Williamson
June 01, 2020 12:00 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MBAfter graduating from the University of Western Ontario & working in numerous fields, Julia has opened her own lash studio in her hometown. She now makes her own hours, executive decisions, and income. Julia strongly supports all women who want to become girl bosses and claim autonomy over their own lives. We talk about taking that leap to start a business, how she got into the industry, how she manages that work-work balance, advice for those thinking of starting their own business, how s...
What it Takes to Make it in the Beauty Industry with Julia Williamson
June 01, 2020 12:00 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MBAfter graduating from the University of Western Ontario & working in numerous fields, Julia has opened her own lash studio in her hometown. She now makes her own hours, executive decisions, and income. Julia strongly supports all women who want to become girl bosses and claim autonomy over their own lives. We talk about taking that leap to start a business, how she got into the industry, how she manages that work-work balance, advice for those thinking of starting their own business, how s...
Managing Four Thriving Businesses with Clio de la Llave
May 25, 2020 11:00 - 41 minutes - 28.3 MBYou may know her as the Founder of Booje Media, a digital marketing agency in Vancouver, Co-founder of Dew Edit scrunchie brand and Spade and Sparrows wine, or most recently, Podcast Nation. She is also the manager of people and brands including Kaitlyn Bristowe. Clio and I talk about her journey as an entrepreneur, starting her own marketing agency, Booje Media's new Pay it Forward Campaign, working with influencers, co-founding a wine company, and scrunchie line, pivoting your business, ...
Managing Four Thriving Businesses with Clio De La Llave
May 25, 2020 11:00 - 41 minutes - 28.3 MBYou may know her as the Founder of Booje Media, a digital marketing agency in Vancouver, Co-founder of Dew Edit scrunchie brand and Spade and Sparrows wine, or most recently, Podcast Nation. She is also the manager of people and brands including Kaitlyn Bristowe. Clio and I talk about her journey as an entrepreneur, starting her own marketing agency, Booje Media's new Pay it Forward Campaign, working with influencers, co-founding a wine company, and scrunchie line, pivoting your business, ...
Turning a Side Hustle into a 6-Figure Business with NIU BODY
May 18, 2020 12:00 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MBConnie Lo and Laura Burget are the founders of NIU BODY, a 100% natural and vegan skincare company. They started the brand when they were both 23-years-old, with just $4,000 and a huge problem to solve. Their mission is to make natural beauty accessible for all women, with effective products all under $40. Since launching 3 years ago, NIU BODY is now carried in >350 retailers across North America, has thousands of 5-star reviews online, and has appeared in publications like ELLE, Popsugar, a...
Turning a Side Hustle into a 6-Figure Business with Three Ships
May 18, 2020 12:00 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MBConnie Lo and Laura Burget are the founders of Three Ships (formerly known as NIU BODY), a 100% natural and vegan skincare company. They started the brand when they were both 23-years-old, with just $4,000 and a huge problem to solve. Their mission is to make natural beauty accessible for all women, with effective products all under $40. Since launching 3 years ago, Three Ships is now carried in >350 retailers across North America, has thousands of 5-star reviews online, and has appeared in ...
Talking All Things Entrepreneurship with Erin Bury
May 10, 2020 20:00 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MBOne of Marketing Magazine’s top 30 Under 30, Erin is an entrepreneur, marketer, former journalist, and startup advisor/investor. She is the co-founder and CEO at Willful, an online estate planning platform that makes it easy for Canadians to create a will in less than 20 minutes. Prior to Willful she held leadership roles at communications agency Eighty-Eight, startup publication BetaKit, and at Sprouter, which was acquired by Postmedia in 2011. Erin is a frequent speaker with Speakers’ Spot...
Talking All Things Entrepreneurship with Erin Bury
May 10, 2020 20:00 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MBOne of Marketing Magazine’s top 30 Under 30, Erin is an entrepreneur, marketer, former journalist, and startup advisor/investor. She is the co-founder and CEO at Willful, an online estate planning platform that makes it easy for Canadians to create a will in less than 20 minutes. Prior to Willful she held leadership roles at communications agency Eighty-Eight, startup publication BetaKit, and at Sprouter, which was acquired by Postmedia in 2011. Erin is a frequent speaker with Speakers’ Spot...