Startup Women Podcast

Teressa Dinshaw is the Co-Founder and CEO of Align Custom Fit. Teressa joins Mallory Rowan for a conversation about shifting into the role of CEO, raising the industry standard by operating in excellence and including love as a business value.

This series is hosted by Mallory Rowan and powered by CIBC Business Banking. Learn more about CIBC’s Women Entrepreneurs Hub. 

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At Everist, one product is sold every minute. But it wasn’t always this way. Jessica Stevenson is the Co-Founder and CEO of Everist. In this episode, host Mallory Rowan and Jessica discuss how shifting brand messaging 6x’d sales.

This series is hosted by Mallory Rowan and powered by CIBC Business Banking. Learn more about CIBC’s Women Entrepreneurs Hub. 

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Ashley Boyce is the CEO of Zero Collective. We focus on the pivotal moments in Ashley’s career and how her background expands from corporate, to founder, to a CEO role.

This series is hosted by Mallory Rowan and powered by CIBC Business Banking. Learn more about CIBC’s Women Entrepreneurs Hub. 

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The post The Rubiks Cube of Growth: Scaling Zero Collective with Ashley Boyce first appeared on Startup Canada.

Rachel Wong is the Co-Founder of Monday Girl. Rachel shares her journey from a successful corporate career at Uber to building a vibrant community for women professionals. Tune in to hear Rachel’s journey from corporate to entrepreneurship, the evolution of networking for women and maintaining integrity while scaling.

This series is hosted by Mallory Rowan and powered by CIBC Business Banking. Learn more about CIBC’s Women Entrepreneurs Hub. 

Listen on Spotify

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Bhargavi Varma is the Founder of Brown Girl Angels, a global collective of South Asian women angel investors, venture capitalists and founders. Too often we only celebrate the latest milestone, project or our most recent success metric, but on this show we know there is so much more to the journey.

This series is hosted by Mallory Rowan and powered by CIBC Business Banking. Learn more about CIBC’s Women Entrepreneurs Hub. 

Want more from Bhargavi? Listen to her podcast Brown Girls, Money Moves

The post From Slack Group to Building a Community for Women Investors with Bhargavi Varma first appeared on Startup Canada.

In 1990, Sandra made history as Canada’s first female infantry officer. Today, Sandra is the Founder and President of the Pepper Pod, a nonprofit supporting women veterans. Discover how her personal experiences, leadership qualities, and strategic funding have shaped a transformative space for healing, community, and empowerment.

This series is hosted by Mallory Rowan and powered by CIBC Business Banking. Learn more about CIBC’s Women Entrepreneurs Hub. 

The post After Service: Building Space and Community for Women Veterans with Sandra Perron first appeared on Startup Canada.

Connie Lo is the co-founder of Three Ships Beauty. Like many founders, there are moments along the way that are pivotal. In this episode, Connie shares her journey of starting a clean beauty brand with $4,000, the significance of trust, communication and shared values with your co-founder and what they decided to do when their holidays sales were threatened by a major supply chain challenge.

This series is hosted by Mallory Rowan and powered by CIBC Business Banking. Learn more about CIBC’s Women Entrepreneurs Hub. 

The post How to Start a Beauty Brand With $4,000 with Connie Lo first appeared on Startup Canada.

In this episode of the Startup Women podcast, we speak with Rashmi Prakash and Nadia Ladak, two innovative leaders in the menstrual health space. They discuss their journeys in creating Aruna Revolution and Marlow, the challenges they face in securing investment, and the importance of community building and education around menstrual health.

The post Connecting Menstruators Across Canada with Nadia Ladak and Rashmi Prakash first appeared on Startup Canada.

In this episode of the Startup Woman podcast, Lori Casselman discusses her journey in launching June Health, a digital health platform focused on supporting midlife women through perimenopause and menopause. She shares insights on the unique challenges women face during this transition, the spectrum of symptoms that can arise, and the importance of reframing the narrative around menopause.

The post Exploring Menopause and Perimenopause with Lori Casselman first appeared on Startup Canada.

In this episode, hosts Kayla Isabelle and Melanie Ewan welcome Ella Farlinger and Serina Ahmad, the co-founders of trusti, a platform aimed at making STI testing more accessible and stigma-free. The conversation explores the founders’ backgrounds, the vision behind trusti, the challenges of sexual health education, insights into the FemTech ecosystem, and the importance of building trust and community in health.

The post The Women Behind Trusti with Ella Farlinger and Serina Ahmad first appeared on Startup Canada.