When MaRS CEO Ilse Treurnicht stepped away from the organization, everyone who thought they knew what MaRS was about had an opinion on who should follow in her footsteps. They were all wrong.
Read MoreThings haven’t changed in 35 years — or 50 — or 75….
Read MoreThis one made me a Top 10 writer for a month on Medium.com. Pretty cool.
Don’t work for assholes. Don’t work with assholes.
I’ve learned that the bravest thing I can do is let myself be seen, messy and imperfect. Vulnerability isn’t weakness — it’s where real connection begins.
Read MoreSaying “yes” isn’t about always agreeing — it’s about choosing courage over comfort and reclaiming space for our voices.
Read More“Nah, there’s no gender bias in VC.” Globe & Mail, Upstart Business Journal, Bitch Media — this one got a lot of traction.
Read MoreThis one hits hard for a lot of women.
Mentoring can happen anywhere, at any time. Be open to it. It could change your life.
One of my favourite ideas that I still need to see come to fruition. Never say never.
Read MoreBoundaries are beautiful. Sometimes, it just takes some time to get there.
Read MoreIf you’re old enough to remember Donglegate, I’m sad to say that things really haven’t changed that much.
Read MoreWhen girls and women don’t see what they may be or become as scientists, developers or leaders, goals and vision boards don’t happen. That’s a future that we don’t want to see become reality and one that our world community cannot afford to let happen.
Read MoreThe hardest of anniversaries for any woman that strives. I am unapologetically a feminist.
Read MoreMy directness is my greatest strength and my greatest weakness — well, according to others that is.
Read MoreOh, the Ontario brotastic, celebutante startup ecosystem. Manels were always a thing.
Read MoreLanguage matters. It’s not about being politically correct — and you really should go google the history of the that phrase. My eye rolls are not big enough. *sigh*
Read MoreLife’s changed a lot since I originally wrote this, and I’m still feeling like I have it all…mostly.
Read MoreOne of my most personal and beautiful pieces I’ve written celebrating my Mum and challenging the social stigma of someone dying by suicide.
Read MoreEveryone knows I use the f word freely…but this one is about learning about and embracing being a feminist.
Read MoreMy first ‘viral’ blog. It wasn’t viral at 1K reads, but it did get picked up and generate a lot of conversation organically and that’s the power of writing when you’re really angry.
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