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Welcome to Perfectly Unfiltered the podcast where your host, Nour Hachem-Fawaz, has perfectly unfiltered conversations with real people sharing real stories about redefining roles at home and in the workplace. She will also be talking with change makers learning what they are doing to open the doors for women and the realities of creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. Together we can build a community where we all win
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Melissa Chee is an accomplished leader with over 20 years of deep tech expertise and a proven track record of growing successful start-ups and global companies.Melissa is the President and CEO of ventureLAB, a leading global founder community for hardware technology and enterprise software companies. Under Melissa’s leadership, ventureLAB launched the Hardware Catalyst Initiative, Canada’s only lab and incubator for hardware and semiconductor-focused start-ups and scale-ups and is a founding ...
Anastasia Barbuzzi is a journalist and the creator/host of the podcast $HMONEY Radio. $HMONEY makes financial literacy approachable, attainable, and fun to talk about for millennial women. An open, inclusive, and judgment-free zone that promotes the idea of educating yourself to empower yourself, $HMONEY is a safe place to discuss money matters without guilt or shame. $HMONEY Radio has now been listened to in over 300 cities and 38 countries worldwide, and the show is available on multiple po...
Melissa Moye joined Enbridge in April 2021 as Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, leading Enbridge’s Human Resources and Real Estate and Workplace Services. This portfolio includes HR Business Partners, Centers of Excellence, Operations, Rewards and Analytics, Talent Management, and Diversity and Inclusion.Prior to joining Enbridge, Melissa held the role of Senior Vice President, Human Resources at Bayer AG where she was responsible for the company’s global HR strategies ...
Valerie is the author of That Construction Worker is My Mom, she began her career as a laborer for her father when she was seven years old and continued through high school. She grew up spending a lot of time on construction sites and developed a passion for working with her hands. She chose to follow her heart instead of listening to others who told her she should choose a job more suited for women. Valerie proved them wrong, working as the Regional AMERS Preconstruction Lead for Micros...
We are talking to Pam in this week's episode. Pam shares her story and insights about working in a male-dominated industry so that she can help encourage women who are looking for a career change to consider the skilled trades. Pam is one of Build A Dreams Her Power Tools Winner and has participated in our Trade Campus as a speaker. Pam is a 50-year-old, second career, apprentice machinist, with a strong interest in teaching. Pam's passions have always been working with tools and b...
Today's guest is Jennifer Khan, Vice President of Inclusive Diversity at EllisDon. Jen is one of the Board of Directors for Build A Dream. Jen began her work in equity and social justice in 2019 as the Co-Chair of the Diversity and Inclusion committee at EllisDon and 2020 almost created her role for herself in the company. Join Nour and Jen as they discuss their work with DEI, how Jen and EllisDon got involved with Build a Dream, and how to approach DEI in the workforce. Support the Show.
Today’s Guest is Gareth Nock who is a passionate family man, entrepreneur and has over twenty years in the fitness industry where he does coaching both in person and online. Join Nour and Gareth as they discuss the role of fathers in creating more inclusive communities, the journey and learning of parenthood as a dad and the conversations that men need to have with their partners in order to be an active partner and father. https://www.instagram.com/gareth_nock/https://www.thenock...
Constanza is an environmental field technician and has built up a following on Instagram sharing her work as well as reviewing women’s workwear. Women’s workwear is a huge issue for women in the trades and if you’re in the trades, you already know that, but we’re expected to wear men’s workwear clothes which can cause a lot of safety issues on site. https://www.instagram.com/technically.a.tech/Support the Show.
Meet Markie Tuckett! Award-winning, proud owner, operator and lead designer of Timber + Plumb Kitchens and Cabinetry. A creative and optimistic Metis-Canadian woman, who strives to make impactful connections with her clients and community. Having worked over a decade in the industry, Markie's number one goal is to make her clients fall back in love with their homes! Beyond her successful career, Markie is on a mission to support her local Windsor-Essex region, build lasting relationships with...
After 25 years in the construction industry, and successfully selling her trades business, Coralee now shares her knowledge, experience and expertise with other women in construction and trades to build their business for greater profitability, flexibility and freedom. In addition, Coralee advocates for women in trades to empower them to take control of their future in the industry, helping them start a business and doing so on the right foot, providing best practices for growth and success. ...
Avery is 16 years old and a grade 11 student.She is in her first year of 2 with the WECDSB construction academy and will be doing a co-op with Blain Carpentry in February and will be completing an apprenticeship this summer. After attending a Build a Dream event in early grade 9, she became intrigued with the skilled trades and was part of the first group of Build a Dream's #HerPower Skills Workshop as well is a #HerPower Tools Winner. https://www.webuildadream.com/herpowerskills/ht...
Megan has a masters in electrical engineering technology and has spent her professional career working in design and being the GC of large data center construction site. Recently she has quit her job and moved to San Diego to pursue a side hustle using her drone. She has plans to focus her career more to the energy sector and continue to run a successful side hustle and podcast. Megan is a podcast host for Doin' Girly Things a podcast about making construction a girly thing to do. Liste...
Today’s guest is Mallory Furlong who is an environmental scientist studying at the university of toronto. She has also created an instagram page to cultivate a community of people who are dedicated to educating people about the complexities of the environment. https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/https://www.instagram.com/enverything/https://www.redbubble.com/people/enverything/shop?asc=uSupport the Show.
Shaun Hintz is the assistant general manager at Magna’s Engineered Glass Division in Holland, Michigan. In this role, she leads 1,000 employees in two facilities and supports a $300-million business portfolio. Her team is focused on the innovation of new production lines, operational excellence and continuous improvement. Ms. Hintz chairs Magna’s Women’s eXchange, a resource community that promotes an inclusive environment enabling women to advance their skills and leadership potential.&...
Chef Tammy Maki is a Red Seal Interprovincial Endorsed Pastry Chef/Baker. A proud Saulteaux Ojibwe Kwe from White Bear First Nation in Saskatchewan, she is a product of the 60's Scoop and was adopted and raised by a Finnish family. She has worked in some of the best hotels and resorts in Canada. Passionate about her career and her Indigenous heritage, Raven Rising is a natural progression for her. Instagram: @ravenrising.ca Facebook: @RavenRising.ca Website: http://raven...
Emmalee Lethbridge is an Instrumentation, Controls & Electrical Engineer (E.I.T.) at ExxonMobil. She graduated from the Memorial University of Newfoundland in 2018, where she studied electrical engineering. While completing her degree she completed 6 work terms which introduced her to a variety of industries in her home province. Since graduating, Emmalee has been supporting the Hibernia and Hebron platforms located on the Grand Banks offshore Newfoundland. Support ...
Vanessa is the founder and director of The Math Guru, a super cool boutique math & science tutoring studio in Toronto. She is also the author of Math Hacks, a new book that totally makes math fun, stress-free and relatable for young kids and parents, and the host of Math Therapy, a podcast that works through guests’ math trauma. She has her Bachelor of Commerce, Teaching Degree, and Masters of Math Education. She appears regularly on national television and news outlets as an expert in ma...
"It took me my whole 5 years to prove to people that I was able to do a demanding job."Anastasia Smelsky is a Level 4 powerline technician apprentice at Hydro One, but also has a background in police foundations, emergency management and security and risk. Join Nour and Ana as they sit down and talk about Ana’s journey of being the only woman in work environments, having to prove herself and the hope they have for the future of these male dominated industries to not only attract, but retain w...
Daria Pidhorodetska is a PhD student in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the University of California, Riverside. Daria completed her undergraduate studies in biology in 2017, where she was the first student at her institution to conduct research in astrobiology. Fascinated by the search for life on other worlds, she went on to spend 2.5 years at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center working on exoplanet detection and characterization, through computer modelling and space-b...
Nour sits down with Nina to discuss her career path as a medical writer and illustrator, what prevents women from going into STEM careers, as well as how to include retain women in the workplace. Nina Chhita is a medical writer and Illustrator who moved to Vancouver from the UK and has an MSc. In Developmental Biology from the University of bath. She’s best known for her illustrations and research work on her Instagram account, @nina.draws.scientists. Support the Show.
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