Words with WMN

Happy Tuesday everyone! Today marks the end of season one of our podcast with our guest Angela D’Angelo, an accomplished executive manager with over 26 years of experience in Wealth Management services. Angela is known for her leadership, integrity, resilience and giving back to her community. She is a true agent of change as the instigator of several campaigns, events and promising initiatives within National Bank including the Young Women Student Mentorship Program. She is also an inspiring speaker on networking and motivation. In today’s episode, we will talk about finding your purpose, the importance of networking, and some Angela’s stories and insights!Angela’s LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/angela-d-angeloLinkedIn Article mentioned in the podcast - Ladies Let’s Take care of Our Financial Affairs: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ladies-lets-take-care-our-financial-affairs-angela-d-angelo/Resources for Women’s finances: https://www.nbc.ca/personal/finance/women-finances.htmlYoung Women Students Mentorship program: https://www.nbfwm.ca/grow-your-career/mentorship-program.html

This episode of Words with WMN we welcome our 2018/2019 President and now Partner Development Manager at Vena Solutions: Kash Palkowski! Kash Palkowski was a founding member & Champion of WMN at Telfer. After graduating from Telfer in 2019, she landed a role as a Business Development Representative for a fast growing B2B software company in Toronto. From there she was promoted into a Partner Development Manager, where she's responsible for bringing on new partners into their ecosystem and growing the Partner channel. Kash is passionate about building relationships and connecting with others, which has led her to uncover countless opportunities along her path so far! In today’s episode, Kash shares with us her experience post graduation and stories of how she managed to create opportunities for herself.Join us for Words of advice words of wisdom on your biweekly podcast, words with WMN Follow Kash here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kpalkowski/

On this episode of “Words with WMN”, we welcome Lissa Appiah, a certified career, resume strategist and the founder of WeApply Canada. With 10+ years of experience in the Canadian public service, Lissa helps others upgrade their career and lifestyle through career coaching, facilitating workshops, and creating career documents. In this episode, Lissa talks to us about the impact of COVID-19 on the job market and how to facilitate job searching in a pandemic.Follow Lissa here:Website: www.weapply.ca Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weapply.ca/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lissaappiah/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/weapply.ca

On today's episode of Words with WMN, we have a special guest- Tina Cantrill! Tina is an organizational culture consultant and executive coach who works with individual leaders and organizations in the public and private sector from across the globe to help them understand how to create a positive culture where people can thrive. Not only is Tina a certified professional coach, organizational culture consultant, NLP master practitioner, and CBT practitioner, but she holds an MBA from the University of Leicester where she studied General Management and pursued an academic specialization in organizational behaviour and culture. During this episode, we will be discussing imposter syndrome, how it develops, and how it is overcome. Join us for Words of advice words of wisdom on your biweekly podcast, Words With WMN.

On today's episode of Words with WMN, we have Sarah Keyes, a Principal at ESG Global Advisors where she helps bridge the gap between companies and investors on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues. Sarah has a Bachelor of Commerce from McGill University, ISO 14064-3 Certification for Greenhouse Gas Verifications, and received the 2018 Emerging Leader Award from CPA Ontario. She is a member of the Institute for Corporate Directors Climate Strategy Advisory Board for the Canadian Chapter of the WEF Climate Governance Initiative and sits on the Board of Directors of Leading Change and Sustainable Buildings Canada. Sarah has over a decade of work experience as a thought leader, consultant and auditor. She has dedicated her career to environmental issues and is a recognized voice on the financial impacts of ESG issues for the Canadian business community. We are very excited for Sarah to share her knowledge and discuss the impacts of climate change and share tips for sustainable investing.

On this episode of ‘Words With WMN’, we welcome Elizabeth Naumovski, the founder and host of ‘Finance is Personal’, a show which focuses educating women of all ages on financial literacy. Elizabeth has a background working in the television broadcasting industry and has over 20 years of experience in the financial industry. In this episode, Elizabeth speaks on the importance of mentorship, financial literacy for women, and philanthropy. Finance is Personal: https://financeispersonal.ca/episodes/YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/c/FinanceisPersonalTwitter: @enaumovski

On this episode of Words with WMN, we welcome the founder and co-CEO of Black Business Atlas Inc (“BBA”), Kayla Crawley! Kayla, with an Honours degree in Criminology from the University of Ottawa, felt the urge to do more for the black community in Montreal during a time of social justice, equality, and inclusivity. She created a platform on facebook called Black Business Atlas- Building our Community in June 2020, following the social uprising caused by the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breanna Taylor and George Floyd. This platform has grown tremendously and is now a group to allow members to exchange on various topics ranging from current events to cultural issues. This led to Kayla founding BBA which although is in the early stages of its life as an operating company, Kayla has big dreams for the business and she hopes to extend its reach to a national and eventually international level. Black Business Atlas Inc.: https://www.facebook.com/BlackBusinessAtlasInc/

Today WMN is excited to welcome Dr. Ruth White to our podcast!Dr. White is a diversity trainer, stress management expert, mental health, author, and activist who is committed to promoting wellness and less stress in workplaces, classrooms, and communities. Dr. White’s keynotes and workshops focus on stress management, emotional resilience, preventing burnout and compassion fatigue, de- stigmatizing mental health, and diversity and inclusion. In this episode, Dr. White speaks with us about mental health and wellness, specifically under the circumstances of the long-lasting pandemic and the effects it has on our community.

Today WMN is excited to welcome Julia Avery to our podcast! Julia is a business coach based in Houston, Texas. She started her own online business helping people through Step Up, her online coaching course that helps coaches who want to make a difference in the world build their online businesses. In this episode, Julia shares with us her journey in the fitness industry and how it lead her to business coaching.Julia’s book list: www.juliaavery.com/step-upStep Up program: : www.juliaavery.com/booklistIG: @juliaavery

This month, we are celebrating Black History Month by remembering and celebrating all the ways the Black community has contributed to history and culture. Black history in Canada has not always been so freely celebrated, however, February is a month to educate ourselves and others on the enormous contributions Balck people have made to Canada’s history.On this episode of Words with WMN, we welcome Portia Boston, an inclusivity educator and diversity trainer based in New York City. Portia leads DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) training for large-scale organization, fitness studio owners and individual wellness professionals to help them create more inclusive business models and ultimately help them better service their communities. She will be sharing her story and insights as a diversity and inclusion coach.Check out Portia here:https://instagram.com/portia.boston?igshid=1d8bh2e4kwx9uhttps://www.portiaboston.com/Please leave us your feedback here!https://forms.gle/tcweP8JSdZVARVH16