By Janice McDonald
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My next guest is unlocking youth potential in Canada through STEM.
Jennifer Flanagan is the President, CEO and visionary behind Actua - Canada's leading science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) youth outreach organization that includes a national network of 43 universities and colleges that engage youth, ages 6-26, in STEM learning experiences.
So much to talk about with this visionary and friend who is making the world a better place with her bold vision. I'm excited to hear her career journey so far and lessons learned along the way.
Welcome to the show Jennifer Flanagan!
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I’m excited to introduce you to another remarkable person with a fascinating career who is making the world a better place: Dr. Heather Lank.
Let me tell you a little about out her. In 2018, she was appointed Parliamentary Librarian of Canada. She joined the federal public service in 1990 and assumed progressively more senior leadership roles working for the Parliament of Canada in the decades before her appointment.
The vision of the organization is to be Parliament’s preferred and trusted source of information and knowledge. She has so much to c share form her career and I’m excited to share her wisdom and perspective with all of you.
Welcome to the show Dr. Heather Lank!
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Parliamentary Librarian - Heather Lank
So, are the Olympic Games on your mind? I absolutely love watching them!
I went with my family to the Vancouver Olympics in 2010 and it was so memorable. In a few weeks, Paris will be transformed! The Games will open with a flotilla of athletes floating down the river - that same river that will be a venue for open-water swimming events. It’s going to be incredible and my next guest has the Olympic Games very much on her mind.
It's a pleasure to welcome Dr. Karen MacNeill to the show today. She is a part of the incredible team behind Team Canada at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games this summer. A Mental Performance Consultant, Psychologist, and speaker, she helps athletes, leaders and organizations unleash their highest potential so they shine when it matters most. She has worked with athletes competing at the last 5 Olympic games and competed herself at the international level for over a decade. Her career includes so many accolades and tons of recognition, so you know we have so much to talk about.
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Today’s guest is another trailblazer with a mile-long impressive bio. I am delighted to welcome Leslie Weir to the show. She is the Librarian and Archivist of Canada - the first woman to be appointed to the position since the National Library of Canada and the National Archives of Canada merged to form Library and Archives Canada (LAC) in 2004.
Her career to date reflects numerous accomplishments in innovation, including the new Preservation Storage Facility - a state-of-the-art building that is the first net-zero carbon archival preservation facility in the Americas and the largest automated archival facility in the world. We want to hear about that huge undertaking and so much more.
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These are challenging times so I’m happy to continue to spotlight inspiring people making the world a better place.
My fearless friends, I am excited to introduce someone whose career has a long impressive bio that she continues to add to and is defined by so many firsts. The Honourable Senator Marie-Paule Charette-Poulin. The book about her life called She Dared to Succeed by Fred Langan, is available everywhere including Amazon. Grab your copy today!
Check out the book! - She Dared to Succeed: A Biography of the Honourable Marie-P. Charette-Poulin
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So excited to highlight another interesting person who’s making the world a better place for all of you- my fearless friends! My guest is Julie Savard-Shaw. Well, what an impressive bio! She’s making a difference in a big way. Let me tell you about her:
Julie Savard-Shaw brings a tremendous background in advancing gender equality and women's rights from an intersectional lens.
As an advisor to the Prime Minister of Canada, the Right Honorable Justin Trudeau, she spearheaded Canada's first Feminist International Assistance Policy and helped lead the Canada-US Council for the Advancement of Women Entrepreneurs and Business Leaders. During her tenure at the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Honorable Chrystia Freeland, Julie oversaw the Task Force on Women in the Economy.
Outside of government, Julie developed from the ground up multiple national engagement campaigns. Notably, she led the Women Deliver Mobilization Canada in 2019 which galvanized $1.4 billion in government funding for gender equality. Julie is actively involved in the community both domestically and internationally. She was recently on the Advisory Committee for CBC Kids and the Ottawa Birth and Wellness Centre. She is also co-founder of a music school in rural Peru that provides music education to keep youth off the streets. Julie has a Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management and a Master of International Affairs.
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My fearless friends I'm excited to introduce you to another remarkable person who is breaking barriers and soaring higher.
Today’s guest is the unstoppable Brenda Allen. She is the Chief People Officer at De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited. Rugged. Reliable. Canadian. That’s De Havilland. The company has a passionate team of innovators based at their facilities in Canada and a global network of support via their seasoned experts, De Havilland proudly carries on its tradition as a leader in aviation since 1928. Brenda Allen has had a fascinating career in many different industries before her current role so she has a unique perspective and tons of practical wisdom.
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For many of us, watching TV is an ideal escape from the everyday…especially kids;
The Zone is a beloved after-school TV program on the Canadian television channel YTV. It currently airs between 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. I’m joined by Spencer Litzinger and Melony Manikavasagar two of the hosts of this fun tv show.
Spencer is always trying to put a smile on your face with her larger-than-life funny personality! She’s from Toronto and completed her post-secondary education at Humber College. She’s been hosting The Zone for nearly five years! She’s also a proud dog mom to her puppy, Scruffy. A perfect day for Spencer is any day spent with her friends, laughing and dancing. Spencer can often be found posting her daily adventures on her Instagram stories and TikToks, that's one of her favourite hobbies!
From Brampton, Ont. Melony has over three years of experience in live broadcasting and on-air hosting. She’s currently working towards her Bachelor of Arts in Media Production at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University) specializing in radio broadcasting and film/television. While completing her studies, Melony has had the opportunity to engage her creative spirit by working as an on-air radio host and editor for CJRU 1280 AM. The multitalented all-star has also worked as a background actor, interviewer, editor and director. In her free time, Melony enjoys playing the piano, drawing, writing poems and treating herself to pizza. As a South Asian female, Melony is excited for the opportunity to continue representing people of colour on YTV and inspiring positive connections through TV and pop-culture content.
Listen until 11:30 to hear Spencer talk about facing her fears.
“ I have to face my fears. I have to stay on top of taking care of myself, going to therapy, checking in with how I'm feeling, and it's really like realizing it's okay. Like it's okay to have a bad day. It was just those bad days back then were so intense and so long that there's this big fear around feeling sad again. So it's just like relearning to, face the fear. It's okay to feel sad some days. It's not the end of the world. Check in with yourself, take care of yourself, and also like be grateful that you can feel emotions.”
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I'm excited to introduce you to someone making the world a better place…this time through her creativity with pen and paper. Today, I’m joined by award-winning Canadian author Ashley Spires, who has just recently released a children's book called The Most Magnificent Idea. It's the sequel to The Most Magnificent Thing. It's also being adapted into a television series called Millie Magnificent.
Listen until 01:58 to hear Ashley talk about the inspiration for her first book!
“ I tried to change the beginning, the middle of the end, the plot, all the bits and nothing was working, and I did the most dignified thing I could think of, which was laid down on the floor and cried and wanted to quit because I realized that's a very important part of the creative process. I also realized it's something that we all feel, we all feel like this, especially children.
So once I came out of that very undignified moment of falling apart and quitting, Figuring my career plateaued. I realized that that was the story. That was the story I needed to tell”
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Dr. Jasmine Mah is a physician and researcher who is passionate about healthcare for older adults. She holds an MD from the University of Ottawa, an MSc from the London School of Economics and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and is currently a Ph.D. candidate at Dalhousie University.
Jasmine’s research on social vulnerability, frailty and aging has been nationally recognized as a recipient of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Scholarship, Killam Scholarship, and a Canadian Institutes of Health Research Award. Among her honours, she is the elected co-chair of the Canadian Resident Geriatrics Interest Group and winner of Dalhousie University’s Three Minute Thesis Competition. She is also the co-founder of Let Science Connect, a social enterprise bridging academia to society through effective science communication.
Check out the book! - Fearless: Girls with Dreams, Women with Vision
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The podcast currently has 152 episodes available.