Ottawa,
Canada, March 9, 2018- Startup Canada, the national rallying
community and voice for Canada’s entrepreneurs, in partnership with the
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), the only Canadian bank devoted
exclusively to entrepreneurs, announced yesterday the launch of THRIVE, a new
podcast on the Startup Canada Podcast Network. The podcast, released on
International Women’s Day, supports women entrepreneurs to start and scale
their businesses by connecting them with influential experts, resources, and
organizations in the entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Canada, March 9, 2018- Startup Canada, the national rallying
community and voice for Canada’s entrepreneurs, in partnership with the
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), the only Canadian bank devoted
exclusively to entrepreneurs, announced yesterday the launch of THRIVE, a new
podcast on the Startup Canada Podcast Network. The podcast, released on
International Women’s Day, supports women entrepreneurs to start and scale
their businesses by connecting them with influential experts, resources, and
organizations in the entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Hosted by Janice McDonald, Startup
Canada’s Ambassador for Women Entrepreneurs, THRIVE will air every second
Thursday here at 10 a.m. EST. Influencers and industry experts at Canada’s
leading organizations share their tips, best practices, their wins and their
losses through engaging discussions while providing tangible resources for
women entrepreneurs looking to start and scale their enterprises.
Canada’s Ambassador for Women Entrepreneurs, THRIVE will air every second
Thursday here at 10 a.m. EST. Influencers and industry experts at Canada’s
leading organizations share their tips, best practices, their wins and their
losses through engaging discussions while providing tangible resources for
women entrepreneurs looking to start and scale their enterprises.
McDonald is an award-winning serial
entrepreneur with expertise in the music and apparel industries. She was
appointed to the Women’s Leadership Board at Harvard Kennedy School and is
Chair of the International Women’s Forum Canada Ottawa Chapter. WXN recognized
her as Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women in 2013, 2014 and 2015. A sought
after speaker on Leadership and Entrepreneurship, her TEDx talk has been viewed
over 15,000 times and counting. Most recently, McDonald’s Beacon Agency and BMO
released a new report, Everywhere, Everyday Innovating – Women Entrepreneurs
and Innovation. On March 8, 2017, McDonald was announced as Startup Canada’s
Ambassador for Women Entrepreneurship. Since then, she’s been inspiring
entrepreneurs at speaking engagements across Canada and has been a voice to
government and media on issues related to women entrepreneurs.
entrepreneur with expertise in the music and apparel industries. She was
appointed to the Women’s Leadership Board at Harvard Kennedy School and is
Chair of the International Women’s Forum Canada Ottawa Chapter. WXN recognized
her as Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women in 2013, 2014 and 2015. A sought
after speaker on Leadership and Entrepreneurship, her TEDx talk has been viewed
over 15,000 times and counting. Most recently, McDonald’s Beacon Agency and BMO
released a new report, Everywhere, Everyday Innovating – Women Entrepreneurs
and Innovation. On March 8, 2017, McDonald was announced as Startup Canada’s
Ambassador for Women Entrepreneurship. Since then, she’s been inspiring
entrepreneurs at speaking engagements across Canada and has been a voice to
government and media on issues related to women entrepreneurs.
“As an entrepreneur myself, my goal in
hosting this podcast is to ask experts the questions women entrepreneurs want
answered and create a useful resource for women in business, whether they are
just starting or are scaling up,” says McDonald. “I hope the THRIVE podcast
will become the resource for women entrepreneurs to learn and be inspired by
experts in the entrepreneurial ecosystem.”
hosting this podcast is to ask experts the questions women entrepreneurs want
answered and create a useful resource for women in business, whether they are
just starting or are scaling up,” says McDonald. “I hope the THRIVE podcast
will become the resource for women entrepreneurs to learn and be inspired by
experts in the entrepreneurial ecosystem.”
“Connecting women entrepreneurs to the
support, funding and resources to start and scale vibrant businesses helps to
accelerate their success,” says Victoria Lennox, Co-Founder and CEO of Startup
Canada. “The THRIVE Podcast introduces women entrepreneurs to the plethora of
support providers, investors and programs to scale their businesses and the
insights and inspiration from Canada’s top women in business.”
support, funding and resources to start and scale vibrant businesses helps to
accelerate their success,” says Victoria Lennox, Co-Founder and CEO of Startup
Canada. “The THRIVE Podcast introduces women entrepreneurs to the plethora of
support providers, investors and programs to scale their businesses and the
insights and inspiration from Canada’s top women in business.”
“As the only bank devoted exclusively
to entrepreneurs, we recognize that women entrepreneurs represent an enormous
untapped potential for Canada,” says Laura Didyk, Vice-President, Alberta
South, at BDC, and national sponsor for the bank’s Women Entrepreneur Strategy.
“As Canada’s development bank, it is our job to unleash that potential and the
THRIVE Podcast is part of a broader strategy to do so.”
to entrepreneurs, we recognize that women entrepreneurs represent an enormous
untapped potential for Canada,” says Laura Didyk, Vice-President, Alberta
South, at BDC, and national sponsor for the bank’s Women Entrepreneur Strategy.
“As Canada’s development bank, it is our job to unleash that potential and the
THRIVE Podcast is part of a broader strategy to do so.”
