She's On Top Podcast
23 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago -Hosts Jessica Wright and Tracy Hornik are the co-founders of She’s on Top, a community of women entrepreneurs and change-makers. Their mission is to celebrate, elevate, and connect women of all ages and from all walks of life. From musicians, leaders in tech, actors, comedians, athletes to women-led businesses, they share their stories, believing that what we see in another may inspire us. What are their struggles? What gives them the most joy? How do we even define success and what does it look like? Their show is a combination of great information on how to succeed in business to a thoughtful and often humorous take on what it means to be a woman in today's world.
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Why The World Is Not Designed For Women And What We Can Do To Change It with Dr Carin Bondar.
February 24, 2022 09:00 - 26 minutes - 60.9 MBGetting tenure as a professor takes many years. It’s hard and intense work and men and women are equally skilled and ambitious about this. However there is a point in the process where women start to drop behind or out all together, usually in their 30’s when they start to have children. Men traditionally at this point have wives at home to take care of the childcare but women aren’t so lucky. As a result, as in many professions, we have lost brilliant women because they just don’t have the ...
You’re Networking All Wrong and How To Get It Right with Networking Expert J.Kelly Hoey
February 03, 2022 09:00 - 35 minutes - 80.5 MBJ.Kelly Hoey transformed her career through networking and in the process became an expert on the subject. Today she is a sought after keynote speaker, has a podcast on the topic and recently released a book ‘Build Your Dream Network: Forging Powerful Relationships in a Hyper-Connected World’. Business Insider exclaimed that Build Your Dream Network “completely changed the way I think about networking” and we do too. Like many of us this is an area where we struggle, which is why we jumped...
Why We Need More Women In The Music Industry And How To Achieve It with Aloe Blacc
January 13, 2022 09:00 - 29 minutes - 67.2 MBIt’s our first podcast of 2022 and we are celebrating it with our first male podcast guest, Aloe Blacc. Aloe is a Grammy nominated musician, singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, and philanthropist. Aloe fell in love with hip-hop as a kid and started writing rap songs when he was nine. His illustrious career has focussed on love, good energy and positivity. “When I signed a major-label contract, I recognized the power of having a larger audience, and I promised myself that I’d use my ...
How To Conquer Your Hidden Prejudices And Support The Movement For Change with Dana Hill, aka Mama Doll, Founder of The Black Doll Affair
December 02, 2021 09:00 - 36 minutes - 83.6 MBToday we’re chatting with Dana Hill, the founder of The Black Doll Affair. On December 17, 2007, after witnessing a "Doll Test" on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Dana was inspired to create The Black Doll Affair. The infamous “Doll Tests” from the documentary “A Girl Like Me” showed that black children associated black dolls with being “bad” and “ugly” and made it clear that they preferred white dolls, which they deemed “pretty” and “good.” The Black Doll Affair is a philanthropic organization ...
How We Can Find Our Power and Manifest Our Dreams with Indiana Gregg, CEO and Founder Wedo
November 11, 2021 09:00 - 31 minutes - 71.9 MBToday we are sharing our conversation with Indiana (Indy) Greg who is a 5x founder and creative visionary, about her life and latest passion project, a new online platform called Wedo. In a career spanning over 20 years, Indy has led teams in the tech, fintech, real estate, fashion, music and cosmetic industries, and consulted show-stopping brands like LVMH, IKEA and Sony to name just a few. And she's also a rockstar (yes a real rockstar), who did it all while raising three children as a sin...
Building A Business That Spans Decades - The Benefits and Secret Sauce with Tory Wright
October 28, 2021 08:00 - 22 minutes - 51.2 MBToday we are speaking with someone near and dear to Jessica’s heart, her sister Tory. Jessica comes from a family of female entrepreneurs. Her mother opened a highly successful paper store in Yorkville in the 70’s called The Papery, which went on to be franchised in Ottawa and Victoria, BC. In the early 80’s her sister started a company called Paper E. Clips, a wholesale greeting card and paper products company, which distributed to retail stores across Canada. When she started out she was a...
Behavioral Economics: What Your Customer Wants and Can’t Tell You, with Melina Palmer.
October 14, 2021 08:00 - 36 minutes - 84.2 MBDid you know that 99% of decisions are made by the subconscious brain? And that changing a key word or phrase can have a huge effect on your bottom line. It’s actually a science and there’s a name for it, “Behavioural Economics.” Today we’re talking with Melinda Palmer who is the Founder and CEO of The Brainy Business. The Brainy Business provides behavioral economics consulting to businesses of all sizes from around the world. Melina also has a podcast of the same name in which she expl...
Behavioral Economics: What Your Customer Wants and Can’t Tell You, with Melinda Palmer.
October 14, 2021 08:00 - 36 minutes - 84.2 MBDid you know that 99% of decisions are made by the subconscious brain? And that changing a key word or phrase can have a huge effect on your bottom line. It’s actually a science and there’s a name for it, “Behavioural Economics.” Today we’re talking with Melinda Palmer who is the Founder and CEO of The Brainy Business. The Brainy Business provides behavioral economics consulting to businesses of all sizes from around the world. Melina also has a podcast of the same name in which she expl...
The Power We All Have To Dramatically Change The Lives Of Others with Amanda Clark and Kym Hannah
September 30, 2021 08:00 - 38 minutes - 88.2 MBAmanda Clark and Kym Hannah are two incredible women who have changed the face of adoption. They are the founders of TEAMworks which is a non profit foundation that seeks to improve and enhance the lives of special needs children locally and internationally. We first learned of their incredible story when we interviewed Emily Chang last season, the author of The Spare Room. If you haven’t already listened to that podcast we encourage you to check it out. The Spare Room is about creating y...
Harnessing The Superpower Of Your Hormones For Better Business Results with Dr Ashley Margeson, ND
September 16, 2021 12:15 - 41 minutes - 95.6 MBThere is a lot of discussion these days around hormones and most of it is negative. We’re told how to “deal” with our hormones. How our hormones are causing mood swings. How our changing hormones are the source of a lot of misery and discomfort. But what if your hormones were actually your superpower? What if working with your hormones could lead to better success in your career or business? In this podcast we chat with Dr Ashley Margeson, ND who is a naturopathic doctor, an entrepreneur...
She’s on Top - Our Story!
July 01, 2021 08:00 - 23 minutes - 53.2 MBThis is our last podcast of Season One and we’d like to start by thanking you. We are so grateful for all our loyal listeners and the positive feedback we’ve received. Please keep sending us your comments and suggestions so we can make this podcast better and better. Since this is the place where we share the stories of women entrepreneurs and change-makers, we thought it would make sense to share our story too. The story of She’s on Top, this community and why we created it. Our mission i...
How To Create a Successful Business by Leading with Kindness with Robin Kovitz, President and CEO, Baskits Inc.
June 17, 2021 08:00 - 34 minutes - 79.9 MBCan you create a successful business while leading from the heart? What does leading with kindness look like and how do we implement it? In this interview we chat with Robin Kovitz, the CEO and Founder of Baskits Inc, about how having a more feminine approach to business is not only doable but profitable too. Baskits Inc, is one of Canada’s fastest growing companies. Baskits designs, manufactures and delivers beautiful gift baskets across Canada and the US. It has over 40,000 customers fr...
Define Your Social Legacy To Live A More Intentional Life with Emily Chang, CEO, McCann Worldgroup, China.
June 03, 2021 08:00 - 34 minutes - 78.2 MBDo you have your own social legacy? Would you like to unlock the power to lead a more intentional life? Today we are talking about purpose. Whether it’s personally or professionally we are all looking for it. Why are we here? How can we make an impact? How can my business make an impact? If these are questions you are struggling with you are going to want to listen to our conversation with the incredible Emily Chang, Global CEO, Ted X speaker and author of the bestselling book, The Spare Roo...
Building Community, One Sip at a Time with Erica Campbell and Jaime Dobbs, aka The Beer Drinking Ladies
May 20, 2021 08:00 - 36 minutes - 83.9 MBHow do you create a thriving community? Is there a secret or is it just luck? In this podcast we chat with She’s On Top ambassadors, Erica Campbell and Jaime Dobbs, owners and operators of the very successful Society of Beer Drinking Ladies (SOBDL). The SOBDL began in late 2013 and is now North America’s largest organization for womxn and the beer community. As one of the leading organizations in the Ontario craft beer scene, the SOBDL is proud to offer womxn and those that identify, safe...
The Business of Being an Artist and How You Balance Both with Award-Winning Filmmaker and Author Ann Shin.
May 06, 2021 08:00 - 35 minutes - 80.4 MBIn this podcast we chat with the amazing Ann Shin. Ann is an award-winning filmmaker whose compelling films and series have aired on multiple networks. Her film My Enemy, My Brother, premiered at Tribeca Film Festival and was shortlisted for a 2016 Academy Award, and nominated for an Emmy. Ann is also an award-winning poet and author as well as a principal at Fathom Film Group, a female-led production company. Her first novel, The Last Exiles, was published this April and was inspired b...
The business of being an artist and how you balance both with award-winning filmmaker and author Ann Shin.
May 06, 2021 08:00 - 35 minutes - 80.4 MBIn this podcast we chat with the amazing Ann Shin. Ann is an award-winning filmmaker whose compelling films and series have aired on multiple networks. Her film My Enemy, My Brother, premiered at Tribeca Film Festival and was shortlisted for a 2016 Academy Award, and nominated for an Emmy. Ann is also an award-winning poet and author as well as a principal at Fathom Film Group, a female-led production company. Her first novel, The Last Exiles, was published this April and was inspired b...
The Business of Being a Woman in the Music Industry with Liina
April 22, 2021 08:00 - 37 minutes - 85 MBWhy are only 2% of music producers women? How do we break down gender stereotypes when it comes to women in music? How do we give a platform to minorities in the audio industry? And how do we inspire more girls and women to go into technical industries? In this episode we chat with the incredible Liina, who passionately answers these questions and more. Liina is a music producer, mixing engineer, musician, songwriter and educator. Basically she’s brilliant!!! Originally from Finland she...
Dr Ebony Butler on The Unique Challenges of Women of Color and their Mental Health and her Entrepreneurial Journey.
April 08, 2021 08:00 - 31 minutes - 71.8 MBOur guest today is a guest we’ve had before on our YouTube channel. We were so impressed with her that we had to have her back. Dr. Ebony Butler is a registered psychologist and food relationship strategist. She focusses on helping women heal from trauma and deal with diet and eating disorders. Recognizing that many women could not afford counselling or might be intimidated by it, lead to her newest career as an entrepreneur. Last year at the beginning of Covid she launched, “My Therap...
Newsletter Do’s and Don’ts with Email Marketing Guru Joanna Track
March 25, 2021 08:00 - 31 minutes - 22.6 MBDo you have a newsletter or are thinking about creating one? Are you curious about what a good newsletter looks like and how effective it can be for promoting your brand? Then you’ll want to listen to this weeks podcast with our friend and email marketing guru Joanna Track. As the Executive Publisher of The Bullet and Co-Founder and Chief Strategist of Newsworthy, Joanna knows firsthand how to create content that entertains, informs, and cuts through the noise. She gives us a step-by-step gu...
Learn to be Limitless with the Unstoppable Tracy Schmitt
March 11, 2021 09:00 - 26 minutes - 19.3 MBCan we achieve anything we want? Are some people just lucky? How much of your success is determined by your attitude? According to today’s guest, the “Unstoppable Tracy Schmitt,” we are all born limitless. Tracy is a decorated athlete in skiing, world cup sailing, and mountain climbing. She is a motivational speaker, an international humanitarian, and a global consultant to companies like Air Canada and Uber. Those would be incredible achievements for any woman but Tracy was born a fou...
How To Cultivate Self-Love And Tap Into Your Inner Self-Confidence with Raia ‘Coach’ Carey
February 25, 2021 08:00 - 30 minutes - 21.8 MBIs self-love something you can cultivate or are you born with it? What is self-talk and how does that affect the people around you? In today’s episode, we chat with Raia ‘Coach’ Carey. Raia is a certified life coach and motivational speaker who is having an incredible impact. Her goal is to equip people with tangible tools they can use to steer themselves towards self-awareness, resilience, and sustainable success. In this enlightening interview, Raia talks with us about self-love, body sha...
How to ignite your sales with selling expert Nikki Rausch, The Sales Maven.
February 11, 2021 11:00 - 29 minutes - 21.2 MBAre you convinced you are not a natural salesperson? Do you struggle to connect with possible prospects and clients? Can anyone sell? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you’ll want to listen to this podcast. Nikki Rausch is the CEO and founder of “Sales Maven”, an organization dedicated to “authentic selling.” With 25+ years of experience selling to prestigious organizations like The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and NASA, Nikki shattered sales records and received “t...
Welcome to the She's On Top Podcast!
January 25, 2021 21:43 - 1 minute - 9.77 MBHosts Jessica Wright and Tracy Hornik are the co-founders of She’s on Top, a community of women entrepreneurs and change-makers. Their show is a combination of great information on how to succeed in business to a thoughtful and often humorous take on what it means to be a woman in today's world.