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Kara Goldin is the Founder of Hint, Inc., best known for its award-winning Hint water, the leading unsweetened flavored water. She has received numerous accolades, including being named EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2017 Northern California and one of InStyle’s 2019 Badass 50. Previously, Kara was VP of Shopping Partnerships at America Online. She hosts the podcast The Kara Goldin Show and her first book, Undaunted: Overcoming Doubts and Doubters, was released October 2020 and is now a WSJ and Amazon Best Seller. Kara lives in the Bay Area with her family and 3 labradors.

Nina Purewal faced an unexpected childhood tragedy, which inspired her mindfulness and meditation journey over twenty years ago. After climbing the corporate ladder in sales & marketing for nearly a decade, she took a sabbatical and moved to California to unplug and live in an ashram for a year to further her learning of ancient wisdom and letting go. It’s been her greatest passion to help others find happiness through adversity. With that, she founded Pure Minds, a social enterprise that conducts mindfulness and meditation workshops for the corporate sector, with over 50 clients. She is the co-author of the International Bestseller, Let That Sh*t Go and has also partnered with A Kids Company About as a podcast host and kids meditation mentor.

Deb is a mother of 2, a born and raised Calgarian, graduate of UofC in Geology, cake artist and an entrepreneur. She is the founder of CAKEify Studio, a Calgary startup, and Canada's first interactive DIY cake decorating studio, which hosts events like Paint Nite, but with cake. Deb exited the energy industry in 2016, planned her business in 2017, executed the first steps in 2018 and opened the studio in August 2019.

Deb is a tenacious and entrepreneur who is a key figure in the Calgary business community, and actively works to support and uplift other women in her industry.

Sarah moved to Canada 22 years ago from Lebanon. She loves travelling, meeting people from all walks of life and collecting experiences from all over the world. She started her charcuterie business, One Bite Box as a mental health outlet. She is a huge supporter of anything with high vibes that feels good to her soul and always tries her best to live in the moment.

Deeply passionate about inclusion and owning the parts of ourselves that make us unique. Shailynn was given a 12 year life expectancy and has gone from planning her funeral to planning a future. Shailynn now works as a public speaker and diversity model, while documenting life with a disability.

Julie Cole is a recovered lawyer, mom of six and co-founder of Mabel’s Labels. She has helped her company bring their product to a worldwide market, gain media recognition and win countless awards. Cole is a passionate entrepreneur, writer, and sought after speaker. Julie is no stranger to the media, having appeared on NBC’s The Today Show, HLN’s Raising America, Breakfast Television, The Marilyn Denis Show, CP24, among many others. Her articles have appeared in The Huffington Post, Today’s Parent, The Globe and Mail, Profit Magazine, Working Mother Magazine, and numerous websites.

When she’s not juggling her busy family and professional life, Julie is an engaged community member serving on boards and volunteering. She is passionate about women’s issues, mentoring young entrepreneurs, and social justice.

Tollisha is The Founder and CEO of The Official Glue. She’s a seasoned 𝘕𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵 & 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘍𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳, In today’s episode we’ll discuss the steps she took to create a developmental agency committed to assisting corporations in building long-term, highly engaged relationships by developing the “GLUE” between curiosity and interest within the corporate networking systems. Listen in to get inspired to live YOUR purpose!

Rachelle is a born and raised small town girl with big dreams! She moved to the big city to get her degree in business, a masters in accounting, and her chartered accounting designation; however, it doesn’t stop there. She is extremely passionate about seeing and hearing women who are killing it! She loves to share stories of women who follow their dreams, achieve great things, and are an inspiration to other women. She shares these stories through her Designed to Inspire podcast. Rachelle is also the owner of Dani + Madi clothing boutique, in Spruce Grove, Alberta and online, where her and her staff help women dress themselves in a way that makes them feel happy and their most confident.

Ruth Alexander is a Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist (CLHMS™), top-producing Realtor®️ with Coldwell Banker Mountain Central in Calgary, Alberta. Ruth’s extreme success, like many things, came with hard work and dedication. In chatting with Ruth you’ll hear her story of rebuilding, perseverance, beating the odds, and following her passion to create a life she loves.

Elizabeth Gilbert is a critically acclaimed novelist whose immensely popular works of nonfiction expand our understanding of creativity, spirituality and love. Oprah called Liz a rock star author when the world fell in love with her for her memoir Eat, Pray, Love and then she blew us away again when she taught us to lead brave, authentic and creative lives through her book Big Magic. Her Ted Talk has 20 million views and is among the 25 most popular of all time. We're honoured to have her join us in Canada for Wine, Women & Well-Being's upcoming leadership conference.