Listen to " Stepping into Your Best Life with Kiki Athanas: Optimizing Health and Happiness" by New Wave of Entrepreneurship. ⚓ anchor.fm/venture-for-ca…

In digital work environments #autonomy is more important than ever. So what makes for an autonomous #culture? 1. Customer-driven 2. Accountable 3. Transparent 4. Ownership Loving this weekend’s email. learn more and get the full list: drift.com/dc

Beautiful sunny days like today call for walks and some music so thought I'd do another "social distan-sing" - this time to an all-time favourite of mine by the late Amy Winehouse. Stay soulful and stay safe, everyone!

Fantastic initiative by the Venture For Canada Fellow Alumni Council on organizing the inaugural VFC Fellow Alumni Connect Event tonight! Peer support is so beneficial for well-being and lifelong learning.

How do you build an authentic personal brand? 2017 Fellow Alumni, Stewart Hillhouse offers us tips on connecting with your online community and shares that there’s no expectation for everyone to have their own personal brand. His advice here: ow.ly/MhtH50DQwsl

“Entrepreneurs are deeply in sync with society.” A big thank you to John Ralston Saul for speaking to the VFC team about his book, The Comeback, in our internal learning and development series. Learn more about Indigenous resources and collaboration here: bit.ly/3lRdo9l

What wellness is marketed as: -Body lotions -Supplements -Fancy juices -Candles -Crystals What wellness ACTUALLY looks like: -Health care coverage -Access to therapy -Walkable cities -Green spaces -Living wages -Paid time off -Physical activity -Close knit communities -Sleep

The women’s immigration community service organization where my mom works saw an increase of over 600 new domestic violence cases in 2020 compared to 2019 in Ottawa alone. Racialized community members are struggling, low-income communities are suffering. #onpoli

Venture for Canada is on a mission to raise $150k, which will support 50 scholarships worth $3,000 each. The money raised is to help young Canadians facing financial barriers start their entrepreneurial journeys. Help us make a difference today! bit.ly/3oke9Je

"Many Canadians are aware of how our sky-high real estate prices negatively affect young people and exacerbate income inequality. Less frequently discussed is that larger mortgage debts result in fewer people pursuing entrepreneurship." Scott Stirrett theglobeandmail.com/business/artic…

Our latest report “Pathways Forward” identifies 6 promising occupations for grocery workers looking to transition into other in-demand jobs in Ontario Read more about job pathways & employment resources for workers in food retail in our latest report ⤵️ brookfieldinstitute.ca/mapping-job-tr…

To our Muslim community, we are committed to being an anti-discriminatory organization, that offers opportunities to be changemakers in our society. We are aware that anti-discriminatory is deeply ingrained in Canada’s history, and are actively trying to break down.

As Canadian businesses gear up to reopen, "considerations around child-care needs, mental health needs, hybrid models of work, and flexible working hours could be essential in supporting women entrepreneurs," writes BII+E's Azana Hyder for Toronto Star thestar.com/business/2021/…

Excited to kick-off Venture For Canada's Retail Worker Re-Skilling Project Steering Committee!

I'm calling on Senate Speaker George Furey to reconvene and pass Bill C-6 now to protect LGBTQ2+ Canadians from conversion therapy abuse. Write to your Senator and tell them to take action now: noconversioncanada.com/take-action. There's no time to wait! #NoConversionCanada

Flying Air Canada for the first time in a long time. The creative director and content agency that worked on the new safety video with scenes from across Canada deserves an award.

Back on Twitter. Let’s see how it goes.

About growing hate in Canada, the 🏳️‍🌈 flag and why yes, we still need Pride in 2023. In the last week: ➡️ Students in Halifax burned the Pride flag at their high school, ➡️ Norwich, Ontario banned the Pride flag from any government property (inspiring other municipalities),

➡️ This hateful rhetoric is fuelling violent attacks in our communities, like Calgary, and emboldening those who want to erase LGBTQ2 Canadians. This hate doesn't respect borders & continues to be exported globally (see: United States, Uganda, Hungary). dailyhive.com/calgary/calgar…

Conclusion: everyone a responsibility to stand up for safety and equality in an increasingly dark time. ➡️ Support local LGBTQ2 groups, engage your elected officials, speak up in your school/community, talk to your friends, and yes, fly the Pride flag. 🏳️‍🌈 cbc.ca/news/canada/ne…