Mentors and Mavens: Up Close & Personal: Recent Episodes
Jane Ulrich
Today you’re going to meet a remarkable woman who Lives Life by Design. My friend Louise Mackenzie the owner of Mackenzie Design Inc. since 1996, creates timeless homes for modern lives.
Louise Mackenzie designed her first home at just 15 years old and has been collecting industry related awards ever since. After leaving a seventeen year position with a prestigious design firm in Toronto to raise a family in her home town of Peterborough, she has definitely achieved success on her own terms.
Along with the homes Louise designed in the most affluent areas of Toronto, you’ll also find Mackenzie Designed homes in cottage country along the shores of Stony, Clear, Balsam and Haliburton Lakes in Ontario Canada and dotted throughout the surrounding countryside properties.
Louise believes self-care is fundamental to doing the best job she can for other people and that communication is the foundation of great relationships. In her words, “it’s best to speak from your heart and be really, really honest.” As scary as pushing yourself out of your comfort zone can be, she’s never allowed fear to keep her from pursuing her dreams.
Here to share multiple decades of her own heart-centred truths is Louise Mackenzie - A genuine Mentor and Maven.
~ Jane Ulrich, Host/Producer
Audio Post Production and Promo Production: Mary Giuffre, inspirtainment inc.
IG @mackenziedesigninc
mackenziedesign.ca
Welcome to Mentors and Mavens. International Women's Day, March 8th 2021, my guest is the incredible Monika Carmichael.
I’ve personally known Monika as a friend for over 20 years. I’ve watched her become both Mentor and Maven in the city of Peterborough and truly admire her strength and tenacity.
Monika bought her father’s business at just 38years old – the same years she became pregnant with her daughter. As fate would have it, she also became a single mom soon after, losing her husband to cancer when Kate was only 3months old.
The only female car dealer in the city, Monika gives her father credit for father instilling in her an impeccable work ethic, showing her how to live with genuine integrity, how to garner and earn respect, and how to take every opportunity to give and serve others.
Monika prides herself in fostering positive working relationships among her staff of 50, passionately providing leadership, coaching and ongoing customer service training to her team.
The recent recipient of two prestigious awards in Peterborough, she was named business woman of the year in 2019 and in 2018 was inducted into the Peterborough business hall of fame.
As a woman, Monika says she believes we all need to allow ourselves to dream bigger. Nothing is impossible if you’re willing to work at it. She is her own proof of that.
Be prepared to be inspired by this dynamic woman’s journey. I know I am.
~ Jane Ulrich
Audio Post Production and Promo Production: Mary Giuffre, inspirtainment inc.
Monika@tvhonda.com
www.tvhonda.com
Colleen Hoggarth is Chief Number Cruncher and owner of Freedom Accounting Inc.
Colleen's story is a great example of it never being too late to follow your dreams.
Colleen is warm and inviting and makes you feel at ease. She is a great mentor. A great friend. A leader. A success.
By making bold moves proves to Colleen to be oh so worth it.
If you're thinking its too late to make a career change...think again and have a listen
Enjoy!!
Mallory Graham is an Anishinaabe-kwe, born and raised in her home Community of Curve Lake First Nation.
Mallory shares her journey of growing up in a close family, going to University, competing, and winning an award in Entrepreneurship.
Mallory founded Tribal Trade Co in 2013, an online store with a brick and mortar location in Curve Lake. She currently works with small businesses to develop and execute their digital marketing strategies, while fostering the continued growth of Tribal Trade.
Mallory is full of positivity and a role model for all young Indigenous women to be anything they want to be!
@TribalTradeCo
@mallorycgraham
tribaltradeco.com
Talk about inspiring!
After 20 years of marriage, Nadja found herself an unemployable single mom raising two young children.
Facing bill collectors, this humiliation prompted her to gain strength to write her goals down.
Armed with an idea and a $100 investment, she became an international supplier to the food industry.
From being on Oprah to supplying McDonald's, Subway, and grocers in North America.
This story is sure to inspire you and its full of wisdom and value.
Enjoy!
@holistafoods
nadja@holistafoods.com
www.holistafoods.com/where-to-buy
In this weeks episode, Jane is sharing wisdom from a post she read. It's never too late to up-level your health.
Making a career change mid-life to becoming an Entrepreneur in the fall of 2019. Six months later, Coronavirus changed everything.
Nancy Wiskel shares her life journey and how she got to buying long time retail business, Dan Joyce's Clothing in Peterborough, Ontario.
I hope you enjoy this episode for some incredible wisdom and lessons to be learned along the way!
This podcast brings a whole new meaning to "Up Close & Personal."
Lisa Dixon, owner of the successful Black Honey Bakery and Coffee House goes deep on mental illness. Growing up in a bi-racial family, her husbands cancer and navigating a her business through covid-19. Lisa has a great way at looking at life and seeing the positive. So many golden nuggets shared. We hope you enjoy.
I'm exited to share this episode, where I interview my friend Betty Halman-Plumley. Betty makes a career pivot midway and comes full circle, helping families in both careers...leading with a servant heart.
Listen to the end as Betty gets raw and real, explaining why it's so important to lift others up.