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Through first-hand stories from enterprising women and valuable tips from experts in the field of business, Here’s How It’s Done will connect you with the growing community of support available to entrepreneurs in Manitoba. It will inspire you to take your dream to the drawing board, make the leap to launch, or elevate your enterprise to the next level. Hosted by Cate Friesen, from The Story Source. Brought to you by the Women's Enterprise Centre of Manitoba.
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“As a young woman wanting to be in the outdoor industry, there was always this sense of not quite belonging, and I didn't necessarily put my finger on it until I realized that everyone who was teaching me how to do the things were men… There was always this feeling of, am I good enough? And also, this feeling of who's my role model? I can't find them.” - Lise BrownLise Brown was in her early 20s when she set out to find year round work in outdoor adventures in Winnipeg. And it didn’t take her...
“Sometimes I wish I could just plunge in and just go big, you know, I see some companies are younger than [mine] and they're making millions. But then at the end of the day, I always say I like to baby-step it. I need to digest every moment. So then it doesn't get out of control.”Andréanne Dandeneau is the founder and CEO of Anne Mulaire. Her company designs, makes, and sews award-winning, eco-conscious fashion wear, inspired by her Métis heritage. That all happens right here in Winnip...
What do you think of when you hear the term ‘side hustle?’ The first thing that might come to mind is someone who has a 9 to 5 job and starts an enterprise in their spare time, with the aim of making the leap to full-time business as soon as possible. But there are lots of other reasons that people start a side hustle -- to test out a business idea to see if it has legs, make some money on the side, or simply because there’s something they really want to have but no one is selling it.“For me ...
Lourdes Still is the first to admit it’s a winding road that landed her in business. She’s gone from big-city living in the Philippines to rural life in south-eastern Manitoba. From growing flowers on the balcony of her city apartment to launching Masagana Flower Farm & Studio. There’s no doubt that it takes ambition and a lot of hard work to run a sustainable small scale flower farm in Manitoba’s short growing season, but Lourdes faces her challenges with a mindset of abundance, and a he...
You’ve got to be a bit of a risk taker to launch your own business. And that wasn’t Lucy Sloan. “I was that person that had the strict budget. I had a savings for when I was gonna have a child….I had that perfect score at the banks. And so I had everything kind of in control. And I liked that.” Then eight years ago, a fall down the stairs upended her entire life. She had no choice but to give up that sense of control. “I think that actually played a big part in becoming an entrepreneur ...
“I started because I wanted to do something different. And I wanted to change the way things were being done. And also bringing out new products that I haven't seen in Winnipeg. It seems like a lot of people wanted it.” - Laura Gurbhoo, owner of Gâto BakeryLaura Gurbhoo grew up in the tiny African island nation of Mauritius, with a fascination with chemistry and a family that loved to cook together. She headed to Winnipeg to study with her sights on becoming a pharmacist, but baking was alway...
“When we can be open to receiving the gifts of the universe, whether that be financial abundance or whatever一seeing ourselves not just as users of a system, but also makers of a system, to see ourselves as magicians, because as women we are able to create, and to bring into being life, right? And so, how do we translate that ability and that strength and that magic into the work that we do?” - Sandra DeLaronde, Northern SageIf you are, as Sandra says, a magician, using your abilities and stre...
We are launching Season 2 of Here’s How It’s Done with special guest Anna Hunter, the mastermind behind Long Way Homestead. Anna lives and works on 140 acres along with her husband Luke, their two sons, 20 laying hens, a flock of Shetland and merino-cross sheep, and two llamas. And by the way, those llamas keep the coyotes away. Six years ago Anna sold her East Vancouver yarn store, Baaad Anna’s, to start a family fibre farm and wool mill east of Winnipeg. Anna and Luke had zero experien...
If you have ever dreamed about opening up a bricks and mortar store, this episode is for you. And if you love a good story where the stakes are high and the main character refuses to give up, it’s for you too!For 20 years Cyndi Pedwell ran a successful home-based business, Ped's Threads, providing custom logo'd apparel and accessories to businesses, schools and sports teams. And then last March she made a big business leap. On today’s show we are headed to the main street of Flin Flon, w...
What’s the problem your business is solving? You may have heard that very common business question. In this episode, Kylie Matechuk turns that question on its head. This successful Thompson Manitoba entrepreneur shows us what happens when you take the problems you need to solve for yourself and turn them into solutions for customers. Kylie got a taste for business during a brief stint selling Avon products as a teen. When she was 19 she took her hard-earned savings and opened the doors ...
When’s a good time to launch a business? Brandi Woodhouse, from Pinaymootang First Nation, launched RezGal in the middle of a pandemic! Really, it started because of the pandemic, when Brandi found herself driving hours to get to Winnipeg because the local salons where she got her eyelashes done were closed. “I was just driving by myself on my way home. And I was thinking, why can't I have my own eyelash business?” When Brandi started RezGal in August of 2020, she thought her customers w...
When Lorena Mitchell launched her alternative energy company in 2008 there weren’t a lot of women to be found in her field, but she’s used to being a trailblazer. “I've not done traditional female kinds of things in my past either. And I think that you just have to find a common ground, stick to your guns, and go for it. Know your stuff. You’ve got to own it, you really do.” At Evolve Green, Lorena and her team engineer and design on- and off-grid environmentally friendly energy solution...
On this episode, serving up stories from the field of food with two Manitoba founders: Amy Nikkel, Adagio Acres and Pina Romolo, Piccola Cucina. But you don’t have to be in the business of food production to lean in. The entrepreneurs you are going to meet have a ton of business and life lessons to share. Amy Nikkel is the co-owner, and chief operating officer of Adagio Acres, located in Manitoba’s Interlake. If you are crazy about a good bowl of oatmeal in the morning, you might have gr...
Candace Lipischak is a dynamite combination of antler carver, jewelry designer, Métis workshop facilitator, visual artist, and the owner of Fat Daug. Candace says that carving had taught her a lot about herself, and her heritage. It also fuels her jewelry design…which is a big part of Fat Daug’s growing successful business. Candace has faced some incredible and unexpected challenges in life and in business; she knows what it means to pivot and come out the other side stronger—resilient, resou...
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