Episode 4

Diane Gray, founding president and CEO of CentrePort Canada is on Fempower today! @dianegrayy @centreportcanada
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Diane Gray is an exceptional woman. She’s quietly leading a major infrastructure project in the middle of the Canadian prairies, if you haven’t heard about it yet, you most definitely will soon -- in-fact it’s a multi-million dollar foreign trade zone unique to North America. But it’s not just that about her…it’s about how she makes her decisions to take giant leaps and risks with such a grounded confidence in who she is and what she brings to the table. From her roles in government, juggling multiple portfolios as Deputy Minister of Finance, Deputy Minister of Federal-Provincial and International Relations, and Deputy Minister of Trade, while caring for a newborn in office, to how she left the security of her position to leap into a giant infrastructure “start-up” type business and the vast wisdom of her experience that she brings to all she does, Diane leads with a vision for the future, for the next generations, while remaining rooted in the now.
 
IN THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSS:

• What she was like as a child and how she got to where she is now
• How she handled caring for a newborn while maintaining her position as Deputy Finance Minister in government
• How she got the job she has today that she didn’t apply for
• CentrePort Canada – North America’s largest inland port and how it’s not your typical industrial park
• The skill set to succeed in government and leadership, what she uses, what crosses over and what she’s still learning
• Her advice for attaining mutual goals for large projects with many different interests
• Her love of the Arts, how she supports it and what it means to her
• And Diane’s secret super power, she didn’t even need to wish for one because she has it already!
• The Goddess I assign to Diane
• Bonus Items:
  • Announcement for the First Fempower LIVE! Event happening July 11/18, 7pm at  the Good Earth Coffee House on 455 Sterling Lyon Parkway, Winnipeg MB, featuring Giovanna Minenna of Brows by G https://browsbyg.com/
  • Announcement Fempower Bracelets on SALE now on www.fempower.ca hand-picked natural crystals and stones personally selected for their properties and meanings. Find out more on the site! Join the Fempower Tribe!

I hope you enjoy this episode and I look forward to hearing back from you. Send me a message on Instagram or at [email protected] and tell me what you thought and what resonated the most with you! Please subscribe, rate and review on iTunes so that I can bring you the stories you want to hear! 

SHOW NOTES:

• Centreport Canada http://www.centreportcanada.ca/

Episode 3

Chef Alessandra Quaglia is a phenomenal women, she has a very colourful life, playing with all the senses, dancing her way through life, following her heart and her passion, running her businesses, keeping her entrepreneurial hat on, taking chances, taking risks and living by the philosophy of “letting go”, following her heart to lead her all over the world. She is a Chef, restaurateur, author, parent, carpenter, blogger and dancer. She has recently let go of a big part of her life and followed her heart to start a new business in Cuba! Her story is amazing, a woman who was trailblazing in the trades 20 years ago as one of the only women in the kitchens of France where she cultivated her passion for Southern French Cuisine.
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IN THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSS:

• how Alessandra fell in love with food and how it lead her to France.
• her multiple passions of food, dance, travel, business - and her Vancouver restaurants
  
• Alessandra’s cookbook – New World Provence – which I personally recommend!
  
• lessons she has learned in her journey - in business and in life
• the advice she wants to share with other women about the art of seduction and stepping into owning the diving feminine with confidence that is seductive yet strong.
• the “letting go” philosophy she lives by
• her passion for dance and what it has allowed her to bring into her daily life
• motherhood and now her transition to grand-motherhood
  
• Her latest venture in Cuba, as a travel and adventure guide with her business “My Cuban Adventures”
• The Goddess that I assign to Alessandra
• Al’s secret super power and the super power she wished she could have!

I hope you enjoy this episode and I look forward to hearing back from you. Send me a message on Instagram or at [email protected] and tell me what you thought and what resonated the most with you. Subscribe,  Rate and Review if you feel the desire to, it means the world to me! 

SHOW NOTES:

• Cookbook: New World Provence – Modern French Cooking for Friends and Family, is available on the Fempower Book Club page.  I make my homemade pizza with the crust from Al’s cookbook (check out the Pissaladiere Recipe p.26)
  
• Alessandra’s venture in Cuba www.mycubanadventures.com
  
• Alessandra’s award winning restaurants in Vancouver - you won’t be disappointed! Tell them I sent you! http://www.provencemarinaside.ca/ & http://www.thewinebar.ca/
• Her amazing tap dance routine with her son Matisse to  Orange Coloured Sky  (starts at 4:20min) – these two! They just make me tear up watching them in their element!

Episode 2

Welcome to Episode 2! I'm thrilled to introduce you to our first Goddess and to share "the table" with this formidable women - the wonderful Mariette Mulaire. We recorded this episode last week on site at the World Trade Centre in Winnipeg, MB. Mariette is such an inspiration. She is fierce and warm. She knows how to lead with her heart and when to put the power behind the punch. Her outlook on life and business is truly inspirational and I'm so honoured to have her as our first guest. She's the Real Deal! This episode is full of rich advice that the sooner we hear it, the better! So let's get to it...

IN THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSS

• Finding your Inner Power
• How her roots lead to where she is today
• The importance of multiculturalism
• Empowerment of Women
• Why Diversity Matters
• Leadership & Confidence
• International Trade
• The Gratitude Principal
• Qualities you need to embrace to do business
• How to win at the boardroom and get a seat at the table
• The divine feminine in business
• The power of choices
• Motherhood & Business
• Martial Arts
• Mariette's secret super power
• The Goddess that I assign to Mariette!

Listen here or on iTunes

SHOW NOTES

• World Trade Centre Winnipeg - a resource for business and international trade
• Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg - one of the required readings in Andrea's company & a favourite shared by both Andrea & Mariette. Read it. Internalize it. Go Change the World.
  
• All books are available from the Fempower Book Club page!
  

Women, Business, Technology, Trades, Entrepreneurship, Engineering, Arts, Athletics, Math, Science, Spirituality

Episode 1

We made it. We're here with the first episode of Fempower! I am so excited to share this episode with you. A lot has happened to get me here with you today and I'm so excited to share my story with you. You can learn all about it in this first episode.  You can listen right here off the website or you can find the episodes in itunes under podcasts called Fempower. Please subscribe, rate and review the show on itunes. It would mean so much to me. You can send me a note from this website or to [email protected]. I'd love to hear from you. You can also listen on google play or stitcher. If you'd like to sponsor the show, advertise or donate, you can find those links below on the home page. We look forward to hearing from you! 
With Gratitude,
Dr. Andrea Kraj
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IN THIS EPISODE I DISCUSS 

• My background
• Why I created this show
• How I was divinely lead to this path and it came to be
• My vision for this platform
• How you can be a part of it
• The community that we are creating
• Where we are going from here & the first guest announcement!

SHOW NOTES
My personal site - More about my background
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Juno - the name congers images of strength, beauty and power. Juno, the protecting and guardian spirit of females is the Roman goddess for which the month of June is named. The peacock is her symbolic animal. Fittingly, we are launching this project in the month of June – talk about alignment! Stay tuned for more details coming soon and the story behind the launch. We look forward to hosting you.

In the meantime, have a listen to the intro of our show. New episodes will be launching very soon!