Run it Like a Girl

What would a Canadian from Wishart, Saskatchewan be doing in Akron, Ohio?  Well for Dr. Cathy Faye, the answer is helping to run The Cummings Centre for the History of Psychology, The largest repository in the world aimed at preserving the history of psychology.

Much of her recent work has involved designing exhibits for the now reopened, National Museum of Psychology, as well as her with the program ‘I am Psyched’, designed for girls.

Caroline Granger grew up on a farm in Prince Edward County, an island on the north shore of Lake Ontario, west of Kingston.

That is until her life took a sharp turn, and she left for Paris, France to pursue modelling and acting.

Caroline would eventually, years later, return to the homestead, with 3-children in tow, and a crazy idea.

Today, Caroline and her daughter Maggie run The Grange of Prince Edward Vineyards and Estate Winery, a thriving business that only makes wine from fruit grown on the farm.

Caroline says there were some challenges starting a vineyard in an area where grapes hadn’t been grown before, including vermin attacks and a late spring frost in 2006 that wiped out 90 percent of her crop.  But the word failure was not in her vocabulary.

On this episode of Run it Like a Girl, Caroline discusses how she built a successful winery from the soil up, and how she made sure her voice was heard in an industry dominated by men.

Professor Hillary Nunn was hired by the English Department at the University of Akron as a Shakespearean Scholar.

Her current work is fascinating, investigating recipe books from as far back as the 15 and 16-hundreds something Dr. Nunn says can provide a glimpse of everyday life during that time. 

On this episode of Run it Like a Girl guest host Jodi Kearns in Akron, Ohio discovers more about Dr. Nunn’s intriguing work, and how some of the medical recipes actually include some pretty good science. 

As Canadians wade into the unknown waters of legalized marijuana, and potentially a multi-billion dollar industry Dr. Kari Kramp is hard at work in her lab trying to figure it all out. Kari heads up the Applied Research Centre for Natural Products and Cannabis at Loyalist College in Belleville, Ontario, It’s the first college laboratory in Canada approved to conduct research with cannabis.

Not only that, but Kari designed and is teaching an 8-month Cannabis Applied Science program, aimed at getting graduate students jobs in the cannabis manufacturing industry. 

Canadians fell in love with Kailie Humphries during the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, when she and Heather Moyse became the first Canadian women to win gold in Olympic bobsledding. And Kaillie will forever remember that first trip to an Olympic podium.

Kaillie and her partner weren’t done yet... the duo of Moyse and Humphries became the first women ever to repeat as Olympic bobsleigh champions, when they won gold at the 2014 Games in Sochi.  They were also named Canada’s flag bearers for the Closing Ceremony.

Kailie went on in 2018, to become Canada’s most decorated Olympic bobsledder after winning the bronze in PyeongChang.

On this episode of Run It Like a Girl, Kaillie Humphries tells us about the moment that Olympic spark was ignited within her. 

Cheryl Hiebert was born in Winnipeg, and says she didn’t have any easy start. By the time she was in high school, Cheryl was noticing depression and anxiety creeping in. Cheryl is now a wellness coach, and spends much of her time within a corporate environment..

On this episode of Run It Like a Girl, Cheryl has some great tips to help you wind down after a long day at the office, and how to turn unhealthy work habits around. She talks mentorship, and mindfulness, and she has some wise advice for those just starting out. 

Growing up in Northern Ontario, Tammy Vallieres says she had a beautiful home life, but struggled in the school system.  As a matter of fact, it wasn’t until she aced some college and university programs that she realized, that she could even learn.  Tammy is now a kindergarten teacher, applying unique but successful methods with her students.

Tammy was a co-ambassador for Winspiration Day in Toronto last spring, an international movement which aims to bring people together for positive change.  She is also a writer and has co-written, among other titles, a book called Awaken Your Inner Hero, featuring the stories of 100 kid heroes across Canada.

On this episode of Run It Like a Girl, Tammy talks more about the inspiring kindergarten program she runs, and how organic living has led her to a gentle, low stress, peaceful lifestyle. 

After 17 years of living in Toronto Christina Lord was in need of a change. She’d been laid off from a job at one of Canada’s top animation companies, and life became overwhelming.

With the support of her family, Christina moved back to her hometown of Kingston, Ontario, and  hasn’t looked back. Christina is now a Reiki  master and teacher, a reflexologist, professional mentor, motivational speaker and mental health warrior.

Patricia is an accomplished Canadian artist, award winning author, and humanitarian. On top of that, she‘s had a successful banking career, and has been recognized four times as one of the Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada by the Women’s Executive Network.

Theresa Teixeira spent her childhood summers on the lake at the family cottage; it’s where she developed into a competitive paddler.  Throughout her athletic career Theresa would go on to compete in three World Dragon Boating Championships in Poland, China and Australia.

Theresa is the executive vice president and Chief Underwriting Officer for Totten Insurance Group. Theresa talks about how she manages in a business that is still heavily male dominated, and  discusses how a lot of women hold themselves back by questioning their own abilities and skills.