Renegade Conversations

April DeConick is an award-winning textile artist and professor of the study of religion at Rice University (Houston, Texas).  After decades of writing about mysticism and gnosticism, she has found that words often are inadequate to communicate the deepest aspects of reality.

My guest today is Dr. Kristin Williams, a polemical feminist whose specialty is uncovering neglected historical female figures. I had to look up the meaning of the word polemical, which means expressing a strongly critical attack on or controversial opinion about someone or something. I loved learning how Kristin expresses her controversial opinions as a feminist scholar in a school of business and management.

Kristin S. Williams, Ph.D. is the Director of the FC Manning School of Business at Acadia University, one of the oldest and most respected liberal arts universities in Canada. She is an Associate Professor in Management at Acadia University and holds a Visiting Scholar appointment at the University of Eastern Finland (Innovation Management).

Dr. Williams is also the Founder, Managing Director and Principal Researcher at Prudentia Institute: Youth Knowledge Exchange; home to the award-winning Student Research Lab.

She is co-editor in chief at the journal of Culture and Organization and a member of the editorial advisory board at the Journal of Management History.

Dr. Williams has received several academic awards, and she is a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee Medal.

Welcome to Season Three, Episode 17 of Renegade Conversations!

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Historical Female Management Theorists by Kristin Williams  https://bookstore.emerald.com/historical-female-management-theorists.html

She also has two open access articles about two of the women mentioned in this conversation:

Viola Desmond https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14759551.2020.1833207

Elizabeth Gaskell https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/gwao.13089

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Guest: Kristin Williams

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Sponsor: Mary Jane Copps

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Editor Hamza Latif 

Jennifer Gillivan, CEO of the IWK Foundation, is a delight. In this wide ranging and truly insightful conversation, Jennifer shares her perspective on midlife and beyond women (we are just getting started), her passion for improving the health of women through better, unbiased research, how to be a renegade and more. Her advice to midlife women and beyond? "This is our best time (like uncorking a fine wine), so don't retire. Instead rewire, change, reimagine. The world needs us."

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Stephanie didn't think she was a Renegade initially, but when it comes to speaking out and going for what you want and know is right, she fits the bill. She tells the story of her harrowing escape with her family from Laos at the age of four and her career as a specialist in Asian peace and conflict studies. Find out why Stephanie says all refugees are renegades in this inspiring and eye opening conversation.

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Welcome to Renegade Conversations. Season Three, Episode 16.

My guest today is funny, engaging and calls it as she sees it. She has overcome many challenges, which she shares in a practical, no holds barred way. Hold onto your seats and get ready to be inspired.

Debbie Adams has been challenging assumptions for more than 4 decades. She was one of the first cohorts of women to become a mechanic in the Canadian Army. Vision loss interrupted her career and Debbie decided to go to university graduating at the age of 45 with distinction. She is a sought-after speaker and the published author of four books including Law of Attraction for the Skeptic and Money Mindset.
Debbie enjoys sharing the message that success begins in the mind with a focus on money mindset and first-generation success. She likes to ask "What do you need to unlearn today"?

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Law of Attraction for the Skeptic by Debbie Adams

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Guest Debbie Adams

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Sponsor Mary Jane Copps

Website https://thephonelady.com/

Host and creator of Renegade Conversations, Meryl Cook

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Editor Hamza Latif

-You may not recognize her face or her name, but when you hear the voice of my next guest, chances are you will say "Oh yes! I recognize her voice. I love her!"

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Lisa shares tips on how to connect with your inner wild woman, tells us what kind of a kid she was in grade two, reveals several super exciting projects she has on the go AND admits she has always been a maverick!

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My guest today is a lawyer who has transformed the way she practices law, a hockey player, and a member of a band called ‘The Mother Pluckers.” Corinne Boudreau is the daughter of a teacher and a lawyer. This probably explains a lot about her desire to share and explain the legal stuff. Being a business lawyer since 2002 has given Corinne the perspective and experience to boil things down to the essentials.

Welcome to Season Three of Renegade Conversations! My guest today is an indigenous chef, restauranteur, unstoppable entrepreneur and remarkable woman. Jenna White’s philosophy is simple yet profound: food brings people to the table and creates a doorway to experience the vibrant diversity of cultures. I love that Jenna says you can make life work for you and “you have the ability to turn adversity into opportunity”. Join us for this renegade conversation as we explore the surprising life events that led Jenna on her journey to becoming a renegade. Season Three, Episode 14 of Renegade Conversations.
Resources mentioned in this episode:

With Grace and Grit, Volume 2 – Indigenous Women in Business

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Guest: Jenna White

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Helping Nature Heal

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Meryl Cook, Host and Creator of Renegade Conversations

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Editor Hamza Latif

My guest today was the first African Nova Scotian and second woman to be appointed as the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.  She is the second African Canadian to be appointed Lieutenant Governor in Canada. I have admired the Honourable Dr. Mayann Francis from afar for many years. Her accomplishments are many, including many honorary degrees, service at Dalhousie University as the first Distinguished Public Service Fellow in the Faculty of Management, School of Public Administration, and more recently author of two children’s books published by Nimbus. It was a real honour to have Dr. Francis as a guest on this episode of Renegade Conversations.