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NATALIE MILES ON CULTIVATING YOUR INTUITION

8/19/2018

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Episode 11
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Today’s guest is very special, because unknowingly, she had a very fundamental role in the formation of this podcast. Because of the work that she is doing, I have been able to connect with my own intuition and spirit guides to make this podcast a reality. If it hadn’t been for the messages that Natalie Miles was putting out into our world, and my own little nudges from spirit and the life lessons along the way, I wouldn’t have put it all together – well, at least not as clearly and as quickly! Natalie Miles is an international Spiritual Guide, Psychic, Mentor and Entrepreneur. She has cultivated her life’s work in an esoteric industry with a legitimate business that grounds the spiritual realm in the now, but it wasn’t what she was always doing.  
Natalie was born and raised in the U.K., connecting with her Spirit Guide at the age of five, Natalie’s gift was always a backdrop as she moved through life. At the age of sixteen, she truly began to develop her skills by attending small groups educating on improving intuition and psychic abilities. It was here where she unlocked her natural gifts working with Spirit to share messages with others. After working for 10 years in the film industry as a producer, she could no longer ignore the calling of her Spirit Guide and began working with Spirit full-time. 

Natalie’s mission is to support ones spiritual journey by sharing, The Spirit Upgrade. This upgrade connects people with their guides –in other words, cheerleaders in the spiritual realm. Spirit guides help find the answers ones seek, and clear any blocks in the way. Working with guides will heal the past, and help people feel a sense of empowerment. 

Natalie has been guided by Spirit to use her gifts to open the door and be the “upgrade” messenger, illuminating the light onto other people’s life paths. Her goal is to inspire people across the globe to connect with their own Spirit Guides, so they can feel more connected, each and every day, and continue an upgraded soul journey. 

Natalie does this work through three major sessions: The Soul Upgrade, The Mediumship Upgrade, and The Past Life Upgrade, and either in-person or through telephone or via Skype. After all, she says, distance is no barrier for the Spirit! Spirit Guides will bring up exactly what needs to be discussed during that session and her clients are always taken aback that what comes through, is exactly what they needed to hear. Natalie does more than what most psychics and mediums do, she is a form of a life coach as well, where she offers an opportunity for souls to learn and grow.

I’m excited and honoured to have Natalie on the Fempower podcast today, and it turns out it is episode 11, which if you follow angel numbers will know that it is the karmic Master Number 11 and symbolizes the principles of spiritual awakening and enlightenment, high energy, idealism, inspiration and intuition, illumination, visionary, enthusiasm, creative/creativity, self-expression and sensitivity, and mysticism. Number 11 tells us that to connect with our higher-selves is to know and live our soul mission and life purpose. Master Number 11 is usually called 'the Illuminator', 'the Messenger' or 'the Teacher' and relates to those who are here to be inspirational guiding lights, and their mission is to bring illumination to others and to help raise spiritual awareness. This wasn’t planned this way, as I’m just going with the flow, and yet it is so perfectly aligned. I bet Natalie will be smiling when she find out!

I think you are really going to like this episode – it’s full of practical ways to grow your intuition, connect with your spirit guides, and in turn develop your self-awareness further which will enhance your confidence and lead to your empowerment – it truly is a chain reaction and it begins with these fundamental steps.

And, you’ll have some fun along the way as this episode gets hijacked by one of my deceased loved ones! My grandfather shows up to play some tricks and have some fun with us. I’ve left it in there so you can see for yourself how we lost the connection, but everything kept recording so we could have the evidence of his playfulness – this normally doesn’t happen for me! Usually, if I lose the connection I lose the recording and yet somehow we were able to keep it all here. Thank you Grandpa! Natalie even goes into the details to clarify which of my three grandfathers it could be – and I definitely knew which one it was right from the outset. My grandfather even gives me a message when we ask if he has something to share. You are going to want to hear this. It is so fascinating and exactly on point. Natalie wouldn’t have known anything of this as we only spoke for the first time here. She is so sharp and in-tune and such an earth angel. We are lucky to have her on the show today!

Enjoy this episode and may all the practical tools help you in your journey to enlightenment and empowerment so that you too may spread more of your light.

Namaste,
Andrea

WE DISCUSS:
  • How Natalie had a fundamental role in the creation of the Fempower podcast, even though she didn’t know it
  • What Natalie does as a Spiritual Guide, Medium, Psychic and Mentor
  • How I connected the dots from Natalie’s messages to create the Fempower podcast
  • How to connect to our spiritual guides, who they are, and the signs to notice their presence
  • How to know that you are on the right path
  • What the methods are to receive your messages and one that I happen to add to the list
  • How developing the tools of intuition, leads to self-awareness and empowerment
  • What the blocks are to developing your intuition
  • How our interview was hijacked by a dear deceased family member of mine that came through and how we determined who exactly it was that was coming through
  • The message that my deceased loved one gave Natalie to tell me
  • How intuitive hits help you empower your life and your journey
  • How Natalie is using her intuition in her business right now
  • How Natalie used her intuition to transition from her previous career in the film industry to her current career
  • Natalie’s take on the year 2018 so far and her prediction for what we can expect to come
  • What motivates Natalie in her work and life
  • What Natalie’s life was like as a psychic child
  • How Natalie met her guide and how they work together throughout lifetimes
  • What Natalie thought about my story about meeting my guide and how it directly impacted the direction of this podcast
  • How Natalie took her work in this esoteric industry and made it a legitimate business
  • How Natalie differentiates herself from her competitors and the advice she gives to others
  • What the blocks mean when we struggle to succeed in specific areas, such as having your voice heard  
  • How to remove the blocks around your struggles
  • Natalie’s healing and self-care toolbox and her recommendations
  • What Natalie recommends for those starting their business from her own experience and why
  • How Natalie uses her feminine vs. masculine energy in her life and business
  • Why Natalie believes women are being called up to do this intuitive work
  • How we need both the divine feminine and divine masculine in all beings
  • Why we need to help and inspire the men to tap into their divine feminine as well
  • What advice Natalie has for women navigating a career in spiritual healing and entrepreneurship
  • Why Nat believes the spiritual field is important to explore further
  • What the single most important lesson is that she has learned on her journey so far
  • How Nat recommends using the “Hell-No vs Hell-Yes” test response to navigate your path
  • What dreams Natalie is chasing right now and what she has coming up next
  • What advice Natalie would give her younger self and at what age
  • Natalie’s hidden talents and what she plans to try next
  • Natalie’s desired superpower
  • How Natalie defines success
  • The Goddess that I assign to Natalie

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This is my cheeky grandfather who came through on this episode. Here we are, years ago, being playful together! He was always making fun of his messy hair!

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SHOW NOTES
  • Learn more about Natalie and her services at The Spirit Upgrade - Natalie's Website
  • Natalie's intuitive guidance quiz that I took and so can you for free! 
  • Natalie on Instagram
  • Natalie on YouTube
  • Natalie on Facebook
  • Get Guided

UPCOMING EVENT!
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DUE TO UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES THIS EVENT WILL BE POSTPONED.
Thankyou for your understanding.

The next Fempower LIVE! event is taking place on POSTPONED! in Winnipeg at Fools & Horses Coffee company on Broadway Ave. I’ll be interviewing the women who co-founded this company - Kendra, Lauren and Amy 
and it's a FREE EVENT and open to everyone! We will talk about the unique backgrounds of all these women, the paths they were on before and how their lives threaded together to launch this business and then expand it to its Forks location and what they have planned next, and of course the lessons they have learned along the way.
 The doors open at 7:30pm and the program starts at 8:00pm. The doors will also close at 8pm since this is a private event with limited seating and because we will be recording it for the podcast! So come early to grab a seat, get some great food and drinks, network and experience this awesome cafe in Winnipeg! Bring a friend, a family member, a co-worker and come hang out, it’s going to be a really fun event and there will be door prizes! We can’t wait to see you there!
Remember to RSVP via the Fempower Event page or email hello@fempower.ca with you and your names! It will be first-come first-served (fcfs) at the door!


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dr. andrea kraj on sustainability and self-awareness

8/16/2018

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Episode 10
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Well, today is a special episode – it’s my first solo episode with you. I had thought about doing a solo episode for a while, but I wasn’t sure where to start and with some kind encouragement from our listeners and guests, I let that brew for a while and finally I thought it was the perfect time to do this. This episode is inspired by my travels last week into the wild Canadian Rockies with my family and the events that unfolded that lead me to be so  impassioned to speak about today's topic on sustainability and how self-awareness is directly correlated to this. So have a listen to my story, let me know what you think, and stay tuned for the announcements for the next upcoming Fempower LIVE! Event happening at the end of this month!

Enjoy!
Andrea
 
I DISCUSS:
  • What I was up to last week while there was no episode
  • The importance of immersing ourselves in the present moment
  • The new big lesson I learned about myself and my family
  • What I now label as tourist traps and why
  • Why I am concerned for the sustainability for our National Parks and Historic Sites
  • What happened at one of the tourist sites we visited
  • Why I question the state of eco-tourism and sustainability at our National Parks
  • What the definition of Sustainable Development is and how long we have had it
  • How Parks Canada breaking the very principals of what they were established to do
  • How self-awareness ties into our behavioural patterns
  • How my yogic thought and training play in developing and living self-awareness
  • What the yogic principal of Svadhyaya or self-study aka: self-awareness teaches us
  • An experiment that I give you to discover the layers that you cover yourself in
  • How our projections and the ego influence our perspective
  • How developing the "Witness" is key to developing self-awareness
  • Why is matters to dive deep and think about our "Why"
  • How self-study is a continual journey
  • How our everyday choices cause ripple effects in sustainability
  • How sustainability is an everyday choice directly related to our self-awareness
  • The 4 questions I leave you with for further self-study on your own time
  • The bonus challenge I leave you with
  • How self-awareness is the foundation for developing your greatest confidence
  • And what I've noticed I need to do in challenging myself further


ANNOUNCEMENTS:
  • Next Fempower LIVE! Event is happening on Aug. 29, 2018 7:30pm at Fools & Horses Coffee on Broadway Ave in Winnipeg MB, featuring the women co-owners and co-founders Kendra, Lauren and Amy.


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SHOW NOTES
  • Dr. Kraj's personal website: www.andreakraj.com
  • National Parks Canada
  • Fools & Horses Coffee
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GIOVANNA MINENNA ON INTENTION AND LETTING GO

8/1/2018

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Episode 9
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Today’s episode is full of goodness and incredible advice from the very talented and creative Giovanna Minenna of Brows by G. We recorded this episode at the first Fempower Live! Event in Winnipeg last month, in July, and while we were speaking, the conversation was so engaging and flowing that I forgot just how incredible it was – I mean, I knew it was incredible when it happened, but all the content and details we spoke about, the rich advice and the effortless conversation that we had, just made it blow by!  Upon reviewing it in post production it became clear to me that Giovanna is a woman full of life experience and she is only just starting to take on the world!

Giovanna “G” is the Founder of Brows by G and is an award-winning brow stylist and makeup artist. She studied at The College of Makeup Art and Design (CMU) in Toronto, and before founding Brows by G worked for international cosmetic companies MAC and Lancôme. Giovanna has also studied through CTI and is a business and life Coach, public speaker and hosts workshops to inspire entrepreneurs to be their greatest selves. G is passionate about innovation and growth in the industry, training and mentorship, and providing the best possible experience to her clients. G led the creation and growth of Brows by G’s Microblading and Micropigmentation training programs across Canada, as well as the development of the company’s BROWLUXE® line of cosmetic products and MICROLUXE® line of professional products. In her role as Founder and Creative Director, G oversees the company’s strategies for service, training, and product innovation, and assists her team with creative direction and content creation. 

She has launched and expanded her business Brows by G locally, created products that are manufactured and sold exclusively as her brand, and launched national training programs to ensure the industry standards are met and keep the public safe. Is that not incredible?! On top of that, Giovanna’s life is expanding continuously, her spiritual journey takes her to new places and she branches out to develop other big dreams and plans. The Divine Goddess that I assign to Giovanna is at the end of this episode, so stay tuned to find out who it is – I think you may agree with me after listening to her story and advice. I’m very excited to finally be able to share this episode with everyone!

Enjoy!
Andrea

WE DISCUSS:
  • Her background in the restaurant industry and what it taught her that prepared her for her future
  • How following her passion lead her into the beauty industry in Toronto
  • What developing her self-awareness meant to her
  • How her “bigger ideas” pulled her to jump from where she was working
  • How she had to “start-over” from bottom zero and rebuild her life
  • What Giovanna was like as a child and how she has come back to it full circle
  • How she uses intuition in her business and life
  • How her business looks today in her corporate role vs. when she first started
  • What Giovanna looks for in forming the right team
  • Giovanna’s advice for women in business and those jumping into business
  • What Giovanna would be doing if she wasn’t in the beauty industry
  • What it is that Giovanna and I share in common in business
  • What Giovanna has learned the most from the beauty industry
  • How “intention” is everything according to Giovanna
  • Giovanna’s top transformational moments in this year
  • How perception is key to manifestation in your life
  • What G is envisioning right now
  • What motivates Giovanna and how it is different today than it was a year ago
  • What is challenging G in achieving her goals at the moment
  • How Giovanna’s made intentional changes this year in her life
  • The non-duality of spirit and science
  • Our shared love and respect for plants and their amazing communication systems
  • How gratitude shifts energy
  • G’s work-life balance, self-care practices and the importance of lifestyle choices
  • The realities of living and working with a spouse as business partner and the benefits and challenges of G’s partnership
  • How G sets her goals in business, writing down goals, G’s BHAG – BIG HAIRY AUDACIOUS GOAL!
  • How G developed her products and her national training programs
  • How G got her product to market and how much of an investment she needed to make + her recommendations for others
  • G’s spiritual journey and what is inside her spiritual toolbox
  • What advice G would give her younger-self
  • What Giovanna’s next big idea is
  • G’s recommendations from her meditation practice
  • Giovanna’s hidden talents
  • Giovanna’s desired superpower
  • How Giovanna defines success
  • The Goddess that I assign to Giovanna
  • Live Q & A with the audience


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SHOW NOTES
  • Giovanna’s company website: Brows by G
  • Episode 6 on Fempower with Beth Shaw’s on intuition and trusting your gut
  • Books recommendations by G:
    • Making Sense of Mindfulness by Keith McPherson  (Nov. 2018)
    • Audiobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda
    • The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
    • Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual by Michael Pollan
    • The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben
  • All Books are available directly from the Fempower Book-Club page!
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aisha alfa on authenticity and attaining goals

7/22/2018

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Episode 8
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Aisha Alfa is one powerful and creative women. Our story goes back to when we met first as competitors and later as team mates on the soccer pitch. We both played competitive soccer (football) growing up and as life would have it, we crossed paths many times later on in our adult lives. Aisha is such a magnificent and creative women. She is constantly reinventing herself and following her passion to lead the life she desires. In listening to her on the show today, you will hear how she has woven so many of her talents along her journey, learning some really hard lessons and using her sport psychology background to help her navigate her journey into the entertainment industry where she made her breakthrough on an NBC comedy contest and the rest is history, well, history in the making! It’s always so much fun to speak with Aisha, she keeps things light and funny, but all of it is grounded in such purpose and meaning. I hope that you will enjoy her perspective of finding her way, remaining authentic and attaining your goals.
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Aisha Alfa was born in Nigeria, grew up in Canada, lived in South Korea and France and has traveled all over the world. She now makes her home in Los Angeles, CA. Aisha is an actor, comedian, host and writer. After retiring from playing soccer professionally and overseas in a men's league, Aisha moved back to Winnipeg, Canada where she started her acting training/career. She got an opportunity to try stand-up comedy and hosting through her acting training and all three became pillars of her career. She has gone on to appear in TV, film, commercials, festivals, live events and new media programming throughout the world. Aisha has a degree in psychology from the University of Alberta, specializing in sport psychology. She played varsity soccer for the university and left with a National Championship win and two silver medal finishes!     

In addition to acting, Alfa is also a standup comedian and has performed at the Just For Laughs comedy festival in Montreal, the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, the Montreux Comedy Festival in Switzerland and at various comedy clubs in South Africa. She shares her birthday with Albert Einstein (March 14) and her favorite number is pi, which she has memorized to 25 digits.
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One of my favourite parts of our conversation is on the importance of “celebrating” along the way – both big and small wins, work related or just regular life events and Aisha gives a great suggestion on how she practices this by creating a “Win Wall” with her friends – I’m going to suggest we do the same. Leave me a comment below or join our new secret facebook group called “Fempowered” (from my "Dr. Andrea Kraj, P.Eng" facebook page) and leave your comment there. This is a safe space for you to join like-minded women and fix each other’s crowns like true Queens. See you on the Win-Wall Friends!

Namaste,
Andrea
 
WE DISCUSS:
  • How we both share a passion for a very distinct favourite number - pi!
  • Her background in competitive sports, starting from a very young age, where our paths crossed
  • How she didn’t know what she wanted to do growing up, but had many interests
  • How she decided to go to the U of Alberta following her passion for competitive soccer and the doors that opened for her overseas from there
  • How she got to playing soccer in a competitive men’s league in Korea as the first women ever
  • The time in her life of weird high impact sports and finding her way
  • Her favourite language and how she followed her passion to go learn it
  • How she started her life again from zero to create the life she wanted moving forward
  • What her first business, Alfa Life Coaching, taught her
  • Her “lightbulb” moment that pivoted her business and life
  • What her goals and dreams are now
  • How she brings her life experience from Winnipeg to the world stage
  • How she moved her life to Los Angeles
  • How she proved she was an “alien of extraordinary ability”
  • The perspective of women in the comedy industry today
  • How the comedy industry is transforming and shifting
  • The calls that are currently out for the under-represented stories in the entertainment industry
  • What motivates Aisha
  • How Aisha integrates her work-life for balance
  • How Aisha handles rejection in her industry and her strategy for getting gigs
  • What Aisha’s dream gig used to be and what it is now
  • Her advice for anyone breaking into the entertainment industry
  • Her ladder analogy for attaining your goals
  • The importance of Celebrating and how the “Win Wall” helps to do it
  • Our  perspective on good vs. bad intimate relationships
  • Aisha’s hidden talents
  • Aisha’s desired superpower
  • How Aisha defines success
  • Where you can find Aisha next!
  • The Goddess that I assign to Aisha


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SHOW NOTES
  • “Sorry for Your Loss” – by Elizabeth Olson, TV Show out on facebook watch 2018 fall
  • Aisha’s website www.aishaalfa.com
  • You can find Aisha next at the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in  Montreal Canada, at the Gala hosted by Trevor Noah, on July 28th, 2018.
  • Join the secret“Fempowered” group on facebook and leave a post on the Win-Wall!
  • To Sponsor an Episode email andrea@fempower.ca
  • To Donate to the show email donate@fempower.ca
  • To Book an appointment with Dr. Andrea for the Transformational Session, Yoga Prescription or Usui Reiki Session, click Book Me! 
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JOELLE FOSTER ON LEADERSHIP, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND EMBRACING YOUR FEMININE POWER

7/16/2018

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Episode 7
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I am so excited for today’s episode! Joelle Foster is an amazing women with so much life experience. She has mentored, coached and inspired so many entrepreneurs in their journey and she knows what it takes. Joelle has been there for me when I was faced with the challenge of taking my business to the next level and she has been a sounding board for so many. Her passion and positivity is contagious and this episode is full of amazing advice, stories, experience, laughter and real life. It’s always a treat to get to spend some time with Joelle and having her on Fempower is extra special because her message is so foundational to this show and to so many of our lives – helping us to find our inner power, to believe in ourselves and to face our fears, to know our worth and to thrive.

Joelle is best known as a spirited activist for entrepreneurship in Canada.  In March 2018, she left Winnipeg to lead the new University of Calgary Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurial Thinking as the inaugural Executive Director.  Prior to this, Joelle was a Director for Futurpreneur Canada, for 7.5 years overseeing Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Nunavut and NWT.  Under her leadership, in Manitoba alone, 325 businesses opened their doors. She achieved a 91% success rate over 7 years.  She has affectionately earned the title of “Start-Up Mom”. 

Supporting a wide range of entrepreneurial initiatives, she currently sits on the Board for North Forge Technology Exchange and the Canadian Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (CCSBE).  In recognition of her work, Joelle was the 2017 recipient of Volunteer of the Year Award from the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce and she received the Board of Directors Excellence Award from the Manitoba Business Council in 2016.  She was a nominee for the YMCA-YWCA Women of Distinction Award in Business in 2015, a finalist for the Spirit of Winnipeg awards in 2015 and was the Runner Up for the Start-up Canada Award for Ecosystem Builder of the Year in 2014.  

WE DISCUSS:
  • Her background, growing up in Nunavut and the early challenges she faced
  • Her business foundation in college and her toolkit of skills
  • How to learn the skills you need in life and business that you won’t get from post-secondary learning
  • What drives Joelle’s passion and motivation for entrepreneurship
  • The books that Joelle recommends (links in show notes)
  • How Joelle can tell if an entrepreneur has the characteristics for success
  • How to decipher the skills of a good vs. bad mentors
  • What type of entrepreneurs Joelle would invest in
  • The importance of Failure
  • How to survive entrepreneurship
  • The differences between men and women in their approach to business and advice that Joelle has to help women excel
  • The challenges that Joelle has faced and advice she gives
  • Things she would have liked to tell her younger-self
  • Why she left Winnipeg as a Women leader
  • Joelle’s definition of PMS - it’s not what you think!
  • The importance of mentoring others
  • How Joelle uses her feminine vs. her masculine power in leadership
  • What women should be doing for seeking funding or investment for their business
  • Understanding VC funding
  • Knowing your worth and having the confidence to walk out of the room.
  • Motherhood, adoption, supporting relationships, and role-models
  • Joelle’s take on work-life integration
  • The entrepreneurial life-style with small children
  • Joelle’s most important things that she has learned in her journey so far
  • Where Joelle finds the energy within herself to give as much as she does
  • How shifting her mindset changed her life and what defining moment made it happen.
  • How Joelle selects her tribe
  • How Joelle hires people and why
  • Joelle’s take on the entrepreneurship at the International vs. Canadian scale – where Canada is at and what we can learn from the rest of the world and timelines for Canada to make an impact globally
  • How women can succeed in funding at a global stage
  • Joelle’s hidden talents and desired super powers!
  • The Goddess that I assign to Joelle! 


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SHOW NOTES:
  • Book recommendation: “The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact.” by Chip Heath, Dan Heath
  • Connect with Joelle 
  • Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurial Thinking
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BETH SHAW ON PERSEVERANCE AND WELLNESS

7/9/2018

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Episode 6
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Before I knew Beth Shaw, I knew yoga. I discovered yoga early on in my 20s, I knew I wanted to do it, but I knew nothing about it – not even that I should have a mat. I went to my first class, it was in a dimly lit room, nobody talked and I didn’t feel like I was doing it “right” and no one was there to help. It was so foreign and didn’t feel right at the time. I left that class and didn’t go back for a while, to any yoga class. This was probably early 2000s. I knew I needed more flexibility in my body, being a serious athlete; I had been playing sport since a child, growing into competitive sport at the provincial, national and university level and knew that my body needed more flexibility to it.

However, I didn’t get serious about yoga again until I was in grad school when I found a little yoga school in my neighbourhood and decided to be brave enough to sign up for a class. It was an Iyengar yoga school and it changed my life. I discovered so much about how the body can strengthen and heal both physically, mentally and spiritually with this gentle practice and it felt like I came home. Finally a place where these aspects could co-exist in my life! Through my years of practicing various yoga styles, completing numerous 30-day+ challenges and studying yoga as far away as Brazil, I had entertained the idea of becoming an instructor, but it was always so complicated and you needed to travel to some far off place or commit to a whole month or more of doing a teacher training, and a ton of money – and that just wasn’t an option when you are working on your PhD in Engineering.

So, I continued to work in the fitness industry while completing my degree and it wasn’t until years later that I discovered a modular program that enabled me to become a yoga instructor overtime. I thought this was great – it worked for my schedule and would let me know if I’d even like to be an instructor, if I could do it, if I wanted to do it as a job….and that was how I discovered YogaFit. Becoming an instructor did change my life and enabled so many great ways of getting to know my body more and helping others know theirs. What a journey…and here we are today, speaking with the founder of this amazing program!

Beth Shaw​ is a pioneer in the Wellness, Yoga & Fitness space in North America. Beth is single-handedly responsible for the widespread growth of yoga throughout the span of the U.S. and Canada. In 1994, she founded the global mind-body education school, YogaFit, which has since certified over 200,000 instructors worldwide. She believes, "in empowering cultures and sharing the gift of yoga beyond borders."

Through the continuous development of YogaFit, Beth remains at the forefront as President, creating programs and yoga teacher training courses that are innovative and educational. Beth is also a best-selling author, her premier book, YogaFit has sold over 100,000 units worldwide. Her next book, YogaLean, a lifestyle program that provides tools towards for maintaining optimal health. The YogaFit Athlete was released from Random House in Spring 2016 and has inspired a 100-hour YogaFit for Athletes specialty track for instructors. All books have been translated into multiple languages, providing the universal appeal of YogaFit. (Human Kinetics, 2001 & Random House, 2014).

Beth is a go-to yoga/mindfulness expert in the media and has been featured in numerous fitness, business and consumer publications including SELF, Yoga Journal, Huffington Post, New York Times, Time Magazine, LA Times, Entrepreneur, Washington Post, and USA Today.
As an E-RYT 500 and C-IAYT, Beth has spent time in India and Asia studying yoga and holds numerous certificates in mind-body disciplines. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration & Nutrition. She has also been a trained Anger Management Specialist and Yoga Therapist since 1994. Beth has dedicated her life to service via YogaFit's community service program and her own personal path of Karma Yoga. She is a passionate animal advocate. Her non-profit organization, Visionary Women in Fitness awards scholarships to women worldwide. Shaw has dedicated her life to YogaFit and the transformational growth that the company creates globally. Annually, YogaFit is committed to giving One Million of Free Yoga Trainings to those in need.

There is so much more I can tell you about this amazing woman and her contribution to this world, but instead, have a listen to our episode today and find out for yourself – and be sure to follow the links if you want to know more!
Enjoy!
 
IN THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSS:
  • Her background and how her entrepreneurial spirit started
  • How we can take our yoga practice off our mats
  • How Beth designed the YogaFit program and the importance of the YogaFit Essence
  • How  YogaFit bridges exercise science and spirituality
  • Beth’s passion for Women’s Empowerment and her contribution to it
  • Her challenges in breaking through the fitness industry as a woman & her advice for women
  • Her passion for rescuing animals and what Beth’s rescue pup has taught her!
  • Beth’s alternative healing modalities, including Reiki and her application to her rescue pup
  • How Beth believes transformation begins and the role of self-talk in our practice and in life
  • Trainings available for Trauma & PTSD
  • YogaFit tips for safety that are applicable to any style of yoga
  • Her thoughts on the importance of corporate wellness, and Beth’s health hacks other than sugar and coffee
  • Her book: YogaLean with Ayurveda content, tips and recommendations
  • Beth’s perspective and tips for work-life balance
  • What is in Beth’s spiritual toolbox!
  • What Beth is manifesting in her life right now
  • What Beth’s goal is before she departs this planet!
  • What alternative health hacks are “up and coming”
  • What motivates her and Beth’s advice for women starting in their own business
  • Beth’s advice for her younger self
  • The release of the latest YogaFit music album called “Evolution”
  • Beth’s superpowers and her desired superpowers
  • Beth’s definition of success
  • How your intuition is your most powerful tool in deciphering the path of your business
  • Beth’s vision for YogaFit
  • The Goddess that I assign to Beth
  • The gift I give you at the end of the episode – a special guided meditation!
  • Bonus Items:
    • RSVP by email to hello@fempower.ca to reserve a seat 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/ There will be door prizes!
    • Announcement you can now Book a Private Yoga Session with me to improve your alignment or any aspect of your yoga practice that you would like to address by sending me an email to andrea@fempower.ca It would be an honour to help you shine brighter! 
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SHOW NOTES: 
  • Recommended Reading books by Beth Shaw:
    • YogaFit
    • YogaLean
    • The YogaFit Athlete
  • Beth’s Blog: https://www.bethshaw.com/
  • Beth’s Company: YogaFit  https://www.yogafit.com
  • The latest YogaFit album, Evolution: https://www.yogafit.com/news/blog/new-yogafit-music/
  • Find Beth on instagram at @beth.shaw.mind.body
  • Book a private yoga session with me: andrea@fempower.ca
  • Follow me on instagram @dr.andreakraj
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DENISE ZAPORZAN ON STRATEGY AND REINVENTION

7/2/2018

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Denise is President of Denise Zaporzan and Associates, a strategy practice based in Manitoba and is on Fempower today! @dbydenise
Denise Zaporzan is a talented, brave and warm woman. She lights up any room she is a part of. She has reinvented herself so many times in her career and it’s a fascinating story of courage and faith. Our conversation is so warm and endearing. Although we talk business and real advice, there is so much real life in this conversation. This is a deeply rich conversation filled with so many golden nuggets of advice and thought provoking insights.
 
As a trusted advisor, Denise demonstrates her passion, energy, and knowledge of strategy and leadership through work with public and private clients. Denise is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA), and received the prestigious Fellowship CPA (FCPA) designation in 2010, the profession’s highest recognition of significant career achievements and contributions to community. In 2017, Denise developed and launched her newest initiative, D by denise, a Canadian lifestyle blog, brand, and e-commerce platform. D by denise publishes content celebrating the modern middle-aged professional woman, and collaborates with local (Canadian) brands and media to celebrate the authentic voice of the modern, middle-aged female audience. 
 
IN THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSS:
  • Her background and how she reinvented herself in the middle of her thriving career
  • How Denise held her ground when she was blind-sided in her career path
  • Her honesty, integrity and vulnerability
  • How she overcame fighting for her job while placing her family first
  • The importance of relationships and connection
  • Denise’s golden nuggets of advice for women in business and life
  • Denise’s latest venture, her blog, D by Denise for the modern middle-aged woman
  • Intergenerational mentorship and knowledge transfer
  • Conversation as a means to knowledge and wisdom
  • Entrepreneurship, Vision and Strategy
  • Meeting Ariana Huffington in person and the impact of her work on Denise’s life
  • Denise’s gratitude journal
  • Moments for wellness and giving back
  • Saying NO, creating boundaries and honouring your time and space
  • How Denise found meditation in a dark time of her life
  • Denise’s most importance strategic tips for YOUR business
  • Motherhood & Family First
  • Tips on networking for both the introvert and the extrovert
  • Denise’s book recommendations
    • Daring Greatly @brenebrown
    • Thrive @arianahuffington
    • The Power of Introverts @susancain
  • Denise’s hidden talent & secretly desired superpower
  • The Goddess that I assign to Denise
  • Bonus Items:
    • RSVP by email to hello@fempower.ca to reserve a seat 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/ There will be door prizes!
    • 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!
 

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    SHOW NOTES:
    • Recommended Reading from Denise, all books are available in our Book Club:
      • Daring Greatly by Brene Brown
      • Thrive by Ariana Huffington
      • The Power of Introverts by Susan Cain
    • Denise’s Blog: D by Denise https://dbydenise.com/
    • Denise’s Company: Denise Zaporzan and Associates http://www.denisezaporzan.com/
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    DIANE GRAY ON SEIZING YOUR OPPORTUNITIES

    6/25/2018

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    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!
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    I hope you enjoy this episode and I look forward to hearing back from you. Send me a message on Instagram or at hello@fempower.ca 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/
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    CHEF ALESSANDRA QUAGLIA ON FOLLOWING YOUR PASSION

    6/11/2018

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    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!
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    I hope you enjoy this episode and I look forward to hearing back from you. Send me a message on Instagram or at hello@fempower.ca 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!
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    Mariette MULAIRE ON FINDING YOUR INNER POWER

    6/7/2018

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