The Feminine Edge

In the SheEO world, ventures and activators have access to this incredible ecosystem designed to empower you to be successful. It's a model that challenges you to put aside your experience with outdated and broken systems. The SheEO experience invites you to suspend your disbelief and be embraced, celebrated and recognized for the greatness of all you do as an entrepreneur.

In our conversation, we explore power and Vicki's deep belief that you have power and your power can be used with others to make a difference in your community and the world. Vicki lets us in on what she's reading, the critical challenges present for entrepreneurs today and the importance of building our muscle for dreaming about what's possible.

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SheEO World Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/sheeo-world/id1474396602

What if tuning in and listening to your instincts to "do something" to make a difference lead you to your next business opportunity? Trusting your instincts, care and taking bold action is precisely how most women start their business. Catherine McGuire (Cat) knew she had to jump into action to help support her local community at the pandemic's start. Previously an event planner, she knew how to take an idea and move quickly. Fuel the Superheroes was born with the help of her husband, Jake. The two of them jumped into action, providing nourishing lunches to local healthcare providers. Cat leveraged their efforts and impact by enrolling local businesses to help make the meals. It was a wildly successful project providing thousands of meals over a few weeks. The response told her she was onto something, and the success of Fuel the Superheroes became the catalyst for WholeHearted.

WholeHearted is grounded in a unique business model that builds bridges between large corporations and local businesses to enhance employee engagement while doing an activity to serve the community. WholeHearted creates unique and fun experiences that engage employees while providing a mechanism to give back to the community and drive social impact.

WholeHearted: https://givewholehearted.com/

Angela Johnson, the CEO of Priority Kids, is on a mission to eradicate childhood sexual abuse. Her company, Priority Kids, works with youth-serving organizations to support the development and enrichment of child sexual abuse prevention strategies through education and partnerships to increase the skill and capacity of the broader community. The statistics on childhood sexual abuse are staggering. While having critical statistical information is essential, as Angela shares, simply knowing about childhood sexual abuse doesn't change the outcomes. One of the biggest challenges Angela faces, despite the alarming statistics, is overcoming the discomfort we have talking about childhood sexual abuse so we can have meaningful conversations. Priority Kids has created specific, best practice informed training programs to help us develop the skills to talk about and take informed action to protect children. Priority Kid's programs show people how to think strategically see abuse prevention through a new lens, empowering us to transform systems and environments to keep kids safe.

Learn more about Priority Kids here:

www.prioritykids.ca

www.facebook.com/4PriorityKids

www.linkedin.com/in/Angela4PriorityKids

Defining what's ok and not ok for you and the boundaries you need and want to be at your best is essential. I shared Kelly's story identifying her boundaries with her team in part one. But, defining our boundaries is only the first step. Practicing holding our boundaries with a team member, client or family is can be a growth edge. Keeping a boundary can feel awkward or challenging. You want to hold your boundary and take care of your relationships. But how do you do both? In part two, we check in with Kelly, and I share six essential practices to managing boundaries.

Have you ever had the feeling your time, skill and contributions are underappreciated? Or maybe you feel taken for granted. In either situation, It's not a great feeling. But the worst part is, it's frequently our fault. If we don't have and communicate what's ok and not ok for us, others are left to guess or figure it out. Having clear boundaries serve as a compass, helping align our actions and relationships with our intention, care and values. Boundaries help us make decisions and act as guideposts for the behaviours we will accept from others, what we will commit our time to and where to draw the line and say no. In this first two-part episode on boundaries, I share how boundaries are like fences, keeping out what we don't want and letting in what we desire. We'll examine the different ways boundaries can help us when working from home and in the various context of our life.

Offering to be helpful to others is likely part of your everyday interactions. We often give our talents, ideas, energy and time willingly and often. And being helpful often makes us feel good and that we have something valuable to contribute.

Being helpful and generous with our time and talent is essential and, most likely, a part of who you are as a woman, business owner or leader. However, when we don't know how to receive from others, we create disharmony between giving and receiving. If we are consistently over-giving and under-receiving, we wind up feeling unappreciated, overextended and depleted.

Noticing when we want help but don't ask is the first step. To restore a sense of equilibrium, we need to practice receiving. In this episode, I share some key practices to help you develop your receiving muscle and to begin to re-establish a healthy flow between giving and receiving.

What does a wool sweater have to do with adapting to ongoing change and transition? More than you may anticipate! Claudine Bennett, RN, MScN Director of Public Health Emergencies and Communications at the Region of Peel in Ontario, invites us into the less visible side of the pandemic response. Public Health nurses and professionals have been instrumental in supporting and protecting our communities through programs and information throughout the pandemic. Claudine shares how leading during constant and high-velocity change requires you to trust yourself to make the best decisions, even in the face of rapidly changing information. Believing you are enough and have what you need to manage difficult moments has helped her navigate daily complexity. We explore how a deep commitment to being of service and the unrelenting flow of new information helped her find an untapped, next-level capacity. Claudine invites nurses to pay attention to managing energy and taking time out to take care of themselves.

Have you ever wondered about what it takes to create a community where everyone can thrive? I know this much; it takes passionate and dedicated leadership to drive change through inspired action. My guest, Jassy Hundal, is a dynamic community leader with extensive experience in the not-for-profit space. A strong advocate for diversity and women's rights, Jassy leads the United Way Women United program. We explore the impact the pandemic has had on women and families and the many layers of

Jassy helps us see the often less visible yet critical work social service agencies, programs and advocacy play in taking care of people and strengthening our communities. Through her work with the United Way Halton and Hamilton, Jassy is passionate about driving change through advocacy and building networks of help for women and their families.

She believes in the power and strength of community. She specializes in developing strategic relationships with community groups and community members to ensure the effective delivery of the United Way Halton Hamilton purpose and strategy.

What is financial wellbeing? Saijal Patel is the Founder and CEO of Saij Elle, a financial consultancy and education platform with a mission to help women create financial independence and security through her Strictly Money program and her TV show, Strictly Money. We explore how women can entangle self-worth and economic status and the impact on our confidence. Saijal shares her definition of financial wellbeing, and it's more than just a feeling. She maps out key milestones to bridge the gap between where you are today and building a sustainable, growth oriented financial future healthy financial future. We explore the many myths in our society that hold women back financially and what needs to change. Saijal talks about shame as one of the most significant barriers women encounter to owning their financial future and the importance of creating a shame-free mindset for growing wealth. "When you know better, you do better." Saijal outlines several critical steps women can immediately take to change their money situation and create a fulfilling and prosperous financial future.

Visit Saijal Patel at Saij Elle

Strictly Money Program Strictly Money TV

Money's a critical tool. We need it to run our business, pay ourselves and grow and scale our services and impact. But I've learned that money is rarely held as a tool, both through my own experiences with money and in hundreds of conversations with women. More often, money comes with many stories and emotions, influencing our feelings around self-worth and having value. In this episode, Tracey Bissett of Bissett Financial Fitness joins me to take a closer look at the mindset traps we tend to fall into, common mistakes around money, and strategies to build your skill and overall financial fitness. Tracey is the host of the Young Money podcast and Biz Money Talks.

Tracey drops gold on this show so have a notepad handy. Learn more about Tracey and Bissett Financial Fitness.