It’s goal setting season. Spring is here, the sun is out, and it’s time to get out of hibernation mode and chart the summer for your biz. We invited one of our favourite local entrepreneurs, Astrid Grawehr, partner and Director of Operations at Kryotek Arctic Innovation Inc. , into the studio to talk about business success...

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In episode 4 of the SMRT Women podcast we sit down with Colette Acheson, local management consultant, to talk all things public speaking. Colette is a business owner and non-profit manager several times over. She has honed her public speaking skills in the trenches and in Toastmasters meetings.

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Networking serves such an important role in our business because it’s all about relationship building. But it can be daunting! Especially if you are introverted, don’t love big social events, or just feel awkward saying hi to new folks.

We sat down in the studio with Patti Balsillie - a tourism, strategy, and engagement specialist and all-round networking and relationship building superstar.

She shares the WHY of embracing networking and some awesome tips on how to rock it and use it to build the connections that will take your business to the next level.

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SMRT Women Podcast Ep. 02 Mindfulness in Business with Ruth Lera   This week we are excited to welcome Ruth Lera to the podcast to talk about mindfulness and meditation in business. Ruth is an energy healer, mindfulness facilitator, meditation teacher, instructor of energetic self-healing, writer and boreal forest loiterer. She is the author of...

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In our kick-off podcast we talk about idea overwhelm. If you are struggling with which business idea to pursue, drowning in marketing ideas you think you should try, or not sure which new program or product to launch – this one’s for you! When we are stuck we don’t act. When we don’t act we...

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