Author, facilitator, business owner. Michelle Bailey is all three. She’s also a person who believes in mindfulness, gratitude, outsourcing what you’re not good at, work-life integration, and self-care. As an agency owner, and the founder of My Big Idea, Michelle’s personal and professional goal setting process has helped countless individuals set, and reach their goals. Hear what she has to say about gaining clarity, setting your goals, and her own next big ideas, in this episode.

Courtney Reardon, Director of Institutional Equity Sales, BMO Capital Markets is also the 68th American woman to summit Everest, and survive. In this episode, Courtney will tell us about her expedition, and share the insights she gained along the way that can help all of us become more successful at home and at work.

The statistics are in, and the proof is in the outcomes. With diverse boards, outcomes are better – financially and otherwise. However, women are still under-represented at boardroom tables across North America. Katie Kelley, Vice-Chair, US Commercial Banking with BMO Harris, and Traci Bransford, General Counsel, Business, and Entertainment Attorney bring their passion for increasing the number of women on corporate boards to this discussion about why it’s so important to have that diversity at the tabl

As a small business owner, finding talent you can trust, hiring the right employees, and building a team you trust can feel like a challenge. Carol Robinson, principal founder of Harbour West Consulting and Clear Talent People Solutions, and her colleague, Tara Parry, join Kathleen to discuss some ways to make the process less challenging, and how hiring based on shared values may lead to better human resources decisions.

A career in STEM, a realization that a lack of diversity is not going to change itself without advocacy and an incredible outpouring of support. Those were the keys that propelled Jodi Kovitz, founder of #movethedial, to spearhead a global movement to advance the participation and leadership of women in technology.

Failure. A word that conjures up a feeling of not being good enough, or not trying hard enough. But what if you looked at failure differently? In this episode, Barbara Mowat, President of Impact Communications and GroYourBiz, talks to Kathleen about using those experiences to build strength and resilience, and the importance of surrounding yourself with advisors that give you the support and feedback you need when you face setbacks.

Tracy Moore, the host of Canada’s longest-running lifetime show, Cityline, joins Kathleen in a conversation about what it takes to juggle being a business owner, a parent, and a television personality. It’s a relatable, real, and refreshing conversation about what it takes to be your authentic self while managing your own expectations in relation to the expectations society places on women today.

On today’s episode of Her money, her way, Kathleen discusses having conversations with your children about money, particularly when it comes to leaving a legacy, inheritances, and bringing up your reasons for the decisions you made as you planned your estate. The key? Talk early, talk often, and don’t be afraid of the conversations.

Janice McDonald and Clare Beckton, co-authors of the 2016 report entitled A Force to Reckon With: Women Entrepreneurs and Risk, and the 2018 report entitled Everywhere, Every Day Innovating: Women Entrepreneurs and Innovation discuss how they became passionate about the topics of risk and innovation among women entrepreneurs, what they learned through the process of their research, and why this research is important.

Silvio Stroescu, President of BMO InvestorLine, is on a mission to ensure that everyone feels like online investing is for them. In this podcast, Silvio takes the time to dispel myths about online investing, share how the process actually works (hint, there are humans behind the scenes), and why online investing makes sense for investors of all types – regardless of gender, age, and investing knowledge.