Broken Chair:  A Daughter’s Journey Denyse Mouck is the author of Broken Chair:  A Daughter’s Journey - a work of historical fiction that follows the journey of four generations of women as they try to survive the sexist restrictions of their times.  A key character in the story, Rhita, is based on Denyse’s mother.  To use the cliche - Denyse says she walked a mile in her mom’s moccasins in order to learn about and develop her character. Denyse says she never really viewed herself as a writer, and became involved  in everything from politics to pottery and painting….bu ..read more

Liz Benditt is the definition of a survivor.  Based in Kansas City, the mother of two discovered, about 10 years ago, that she had skin cancer. Just 11 months after that, Liz was diagnosed with thyroid cancer, and then, in 2015 basal cell carcinoma - skin cancer was discovered on the bridge of Liz’s nose, requiring two surgeries to repair. And unbelievably, two years later, Liz was diagnosed with breast cancer. To make use of an old adage - Liz took all of these lemons, and made lemonade. In October of 2020, she took her health experiences and launched the Balm Box, offering practical sel ..read more

I had the great pleasure of working with Lesley  Gunn for several years at a professional services firm in Toronto. I learned a lot from Lesley about leadership, advocating for my own career and to not be afraid of failure.  When Lesley  first started her career like so many others she found herself in a job that she didn't find fulfilling. However, it ultimately helped her understand where she didn't want to focus her career. After some interesting job experience with a newspaper in London, England, Lesley returned to Canada and began working in the staffing business where she ..read more

Liz Thompson’s life took an unexpected turn about six years ago. The California-based chef, with a MBA in marketing and culinary school under her belt, had recently started teaching and was working at a food show in San Francisco when she unexpectedly loss much of her vision.  After some time off learning to live with the loss of much of her vision, Chef Liz Thompson reinvented herself, and that’s when Liz Thompson Marketing was created. On this episode of Run It Like a Girl, Liz talks about her passion for the restaurant and food industry.  She talks about how to pick yourself up af ..read more

Kate Gilman Williams is only 12-years old, but she’s already a well-known animal advocate, CEO and author. Kate, who lives in Austin, Texas, was just 7 when she co-authored a book called ‘Let’s Go on Safari’ and 10 when she founded her organization Kids Can Save Animals. Kate believes that anyone can make a difference, and even a little help can go a long way. On her podcast - Club 15, Kate says a great way to learn is from experts who educate on what we can all do to help save wildlife.  Learn more about Kate and the work that she does: Kids Can Save Animals Check out Kate's book : Let ..read more

Stacey Dakin is the managing director of Mentor Canada, an organization that was launched in 2019, and currently sits on the board of directors of Lean In Canada where she leads strategic initiatives.  In this episode Bonnie and Stacey dig into mentorship and career development. Learn more about Mentor Canada and Lean In Canada: Mentor Canada LinkedIn Twitter Instagram Facebook Lean In Canada LinkedIn Twitter Instagram Facebook The Fast Three What is your favourite podcast or source of information? Armchair Expert, Canadian Women's Foundation All Right, Now What,  The Ontario Non P ..read more

Bernadette Butler is the CEO and Co-Founder of StoryTap, a tech firm that works with companies to increase their brand engagement by giving their customers a voice and the ability to share it through personalized videos. With offices in Vancouver and Toronto, Bernadette says StoryTap also works with clients to create easy to use video assistants.  Bernadette says she’s excited for where women are going in the tech world, but says there are still a lot of challenges for female founders. Early on in her career, Bernadette joined a variety of networks where she received tips from well-meanin ..read more

Christie Marchese, who grew up in Southern California, worked in a movie theatre through high school. She was planning on enrolling in filmmaking at college, but decided to pursue International Relations following the attacks of 9/11. That love of film remained and after college Christie started working with a well-known TV producer on a non-profit film on registering voters. Christie’s path next took her to a company called Participant Media, where she worked on documentaries such as Food Inc., Waiting for Superman and The Cove. Now based in New York City, Christie is the founder and CEO of K ..read more

Joanna Johnson is a high school teacher by day, and a social media influencer by night, with nearly 900,000 followers on TikTok, where her videos have been viewed millions of times.  Joanna, who goes by Unlearn16 on TikTok has become a social justice warrior dealing with hate, prejudice and inequality with well articulated sarcasm and wit.  Joanna says her favourite thing to do is change someone’s view. On this episode of Run It Like a Girl, Joanna Johnson talks about education and says young people today aren’t being given enough opportunity to fail at something. The Fast Three What ..read more

A split second decision shortly before her 50th birthday changed Jen Rice’s life forever. She sold everything she owned in the United States and bought a one-way ticket to Europe with the assumption she was going to land a consulting project in Geneva. When the project fell through, Jen found herself jobless and homeless in Europe. Jen still remembers the moment she finally gave herself permission to just stop and forget about life for a while. In this episode Jen talks about resilience, starting over and finding what you're passionate about.  Learn more about Jen: https://www.jenrice.co ..read more