OV Boss Babes

Located on the grounds of an 1860's stone manor house in the heart of Rideau Lakes, Stone Manor Studios is a renovated carriage house that was repurposed to become an exclusive art studio for creatives.

Previously known as Newboro Manor, owner and creative director Kim Lulashnyk wanted to provide a warm and inspirational space for artists and craft enthusiasts alike to gather and learn from experts in their fields, engage in meaningful conversations about art, and provide them with an unforgettable experience to inspire, refresh, and enrich their creative hearts and minds.

We learn more about this boss babe behind this establishment and how she and her husband transformed this formerly well known bed and breakfast and created a stunning setting for aspiring artists to dive into their creativity!

Megan Tysick is a data-hungry and creative marketing babe with years of brand management experience under her belt. With advanced capabilities building and strengthening businesses and their brands, she is Ottawa and Lanark County's go-to content creator, understanding brands across various industries and their marketing strategy's to developing a new or adjusted plan to help their biz thrive.

From taking fashion business management in school to working behind the scenes at Aritzia, Megan quickly learned the value of brand marketing, retail management and development, eventually transitioning and becoming a freelancer, launching The Social Club, a marketing and branding consulting agency.

In this episode...

💫 We talk about the importance of a consistent social media presence and strategy, consumer analysis and finding your niche in competitive markets

😳 We dive into the new marketing "trend" re: FACELESS MARKETING and if you should be using this strategy ... or not

📲 Megan shares social media trends that are no longer serving your biz and why trending songs aren't going to make your reel go viral

Leia Antunes fell in love with the dance of ballet from a very young age, getting accepted into Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s Professional Division at the age of 13. She was immersed into the graceful, poised and beautiful world of ballet, but her lifelong dream of becoming a professional ballerina was met with strict dance schedules, body dysphoria, dancer comparisons, and sore feet.

So this babe decided to take a break, travelled the world, and returned to her home in Smiths Falls to become... a registered massage therapist... and eventually, the new owner of the faith-based dance studio, Redeemer Dance Academy.

In this episode, Leia and I chat about:

🩰 Her journey into the professional world of ballet, as we peek behind the curtain and discover how it's not all poised and perfect

💃 We talk about the difficult pressures faced by girls and women in the ballet world, including compassions and performance roles

🙌🏽 We discuss how ballet is evolving in diversity and inclusivity, and how Redeemer Dance Studio is redefining representations

🫠 We talk dance mom's, dancer comparisons, nailing down dance routines, religion and dance, and so much more!

Chelsea Lafleur, or better known as Queen Chelsea VFX, is a social media digital effects creator creates who creates visually stunning and captivating effects that not only catches the attention of her wide online audience, but her work often goes viral on her social media platforms, as people are constantly captivated by her mind blowing content.

Chelsea has a knack for leveraging the latest digital tools and technology to produce engaging and shareable content that resonates with her viewers. Her work ranges from animated graphics to immersive AI filters, and she is constantly pushing the boundaries of what is possible in the digital space.

In this episode, we dive into learning about:

🔥 How this boss babe started dabbling in video content creation, and when her videos started going viral, achieving MILLIONS OF VIEWS!

🤌🏼 When Chelsea not only started making a profit on her videos through brand partnerships and collaborations, but was sought out by a manager and talent agency

🤩 Where Chelsea comes up with her brilliant ideas for creating the impossible possible with her INCREDIBLE videos

🎥 Why behind the scenes tutorials of videos are just as popular as creating realistic content

Pediatric Physiotherapist Laurence Roy developed a passion for treating the pediatric population while she was working with pediatric patients at CHEO Hospital in Ottawa. However, helping families in the Ottawa Valley access closer services was a priority for Laurence, relocating to Arnprior to open her own practice. With Arnprior being the fastest growing community in Eastern Ontario, Laurence is determined to build her team and fill this gap!

When treating pediatric clients, Laurence uses a play-based therapy approach to help children with global and motor developmental delays and other movement disorders. She is revolutionizing and educating the public about the importance of pelvic therapy!

In this episode...

🌸 Laurences shares why she felt compelled to leave her secure job as a physiotherapist at CHEO and open her own practice

✨ Listeners discover how Laurence is educating her patients and community on the importance of pelvic floor care and why it's more than just kegel exercises

🙌🏻 We discuss the realities of being mom’s to young, busy kids and the sacrifices that come with being a busy entrepreneur and mom - and why it's necessary to give yourself grace

👊🏻 We hear how Enterprise Renfrew County helped Laurence not only develop her business plan but how it's helped her build and expand her biz

In a world that is constantly changing, being at the top of YOUR GAME means you need to make TOUGH DECISIONS about your business and yourself in order to be successful. And working one-on-one with Tina Collins, Executive and Team Coach helps individuals, organizations and teams identify their strengths, needs, dreams, potential, identities and more.

During the coaching process, Tina holds up a mirror to executives so that they can identify some of the things that are blind spots to them and implement changes, creating self-awareness, driving transformational change, and providing critical challenge and support.

In this episode.....

✨ We discover how Tina fell into her line of work by becoming an executive and leadership coach and who her ideal client is

✨ We talk about self-awareness, regulating our emotions, vulnerability, identifying triggers, and more!

✨ Tina and I explore gaslighting in the workplace and why this master of manipulation … And how they can break you

✨ Tina shares solution-based tips for your organization with proven client testimonials that work and create effective teams

Saschali Brunette, Owner of The Sushi House Petawawa, co owner with her partner Mackenzie and proud mother of three busy littles, launched the very first sushi business in downtown Pembroke before she decided to take a break and focus on her music career. But after relocating back to the Ottawa Valley and the small community of Laurentian Hills, she realized there was a demand for more sushi options - so she and her partner got to work!

With their skilled talents, fresh sushi recipes and a taste for more sushi variety, The Sushi House has since expanded across the Ottawa Valley, showing locals that a home based business can be successful without the need for a store front, multiple staff, and set hours, with their grab-and-go sushi trays found in Sip-N-Stirs Pembroke, Jan's Valu Mart, No Frills Renfrew and No Frills Arnprior and Canex!

Sascha is relentless with big dreams and big obstacles that she plans to overtake in a BIG way, with a podcast EXPANSION exclusive - you'll have to tune in to find out! 🍣😉

In this episode......

🎶 Sascha unveils that her initial dream was to dive into the music scene... but she flipped the script and we are so happy that she did, diving into the sushi making business instead! 🍣

🍱 Sascha shares how she pitched The Sushi House's grab-and-go sushi to be featured at grocery stores across the Ottawa Valley and how they got into Canex!

😵 We talk about the importance of community and how Sascha's close network rallied together whenever their social media account got hacked

🤌🏼 We learn how The Sushi House has found its niche that no other restaurants are doing to retain and build its customer base

For over 17 years, Adrienne Carfagnini, Founder, Clinical Director and therapist at Connected Counselling Services has been working with individuals, couples and families to assist them in their healing and recovery journeys.

This isn't your typical couch therapy session though, as Adrienne shares how she uses holistic and alternative approaches in her therapy, counseling, and healing sessions.

We switch positions as we learn about a therapist's point of view, how awkward it can be when a fighting couple enters a session, Adrienne's thoughts on personal self-sharing with clients, how she implements self care to prevent therapist burnout, why listening fatigue is a real thing, and why she values mentorship from other therapists.

During this podcast "session" Adrienne speaks out to entrepreneurs in hopes to inspire them to seek out therapy to battle life’s perpetual challenges, especially those working in isolation, seeking validation in business decisions and dealing with unexpected curveballs!

Looking to shift away from the field of Social Work, Kaitlin decided to return to school to become a Registered Massage Therapist (RMT).

After the magical home birth of her daughter in 2018, Kaitlin was inspired to support women and families through their transformative perinatal journeys and became a birth doula and it was during her second pregnancy Kaitlin decided to expand her perinatal education and began the process of becoming a Licensed Childbirth Educator.

Now, Kaitlin is putting her passion into practice, opening Flourishing Families in Perth, a holistic heart-centred clinic designed to support individuals and families through pregnancy, birth, and beyond.

Kaitlin is a trailblazing boss babe as she brings a unique revolutionary approach in the way she approaches business and builds her team, demonstrating how she is clearly a leader in her field and credits her education, skillsets, core values and life experiences to the various series she and her team provides.

In this episode,

🤱🏼We hear how Kaitlin's vast career journey and home birth experiences contributed to her opening her multi-disciplinary family centre

🌸 We dive into why everyone's pregnancy and postpartum experiences are different why lost birth recovery is so important

👑 Kaitlin shares how she secured financial funds to build her business, the bones of creating her centre and building her team

🫱🏼‍🫲🏻 We talk about the importance of asking for help, utilizing your village and why "mom / parent shaming" is NOT okay