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Law

From 25+ Years on Bay Street to Betting on Herself at Dipchand LLP: May Cheng on Leaving Big Law for a Boutique IP Powerhouse, Building a Specialty Practice in Anti-Counterfeiting, and Navigating Bill 96's French Language Requirements

May Cheng is a partner at Dipchand LLP, a Toronto-based IP boutique that Legal 500 describes as "a small but mighty IP boutique that punches well above its weight." But May's path to this woman-led, seven-partner firm came after spending over 25 years

Law

From Growing Up on a Farm to Co-Founding Janzen Schroeder Ag Law: Brianna Schroeder on Environmental Litigation, Agriculture's Big Data, and Leading the National Discussion at the Intersection of Farming, Technology, and Regulation

Brianna Schroeder is co-founder of Janzen Schroeder Ag Law, a boutique law firm exclusively focused on serving those involved with agriculture—from sophisticated farms to ag technology providers to agribusinesses. Since co-founding the firm with Todd Janzen in 2015, Brianna has become a national thought leader at the

Women Who Lead

From Single Parent to Successful Coach: Gemma Hogan on Building Talenta, Overcoming Imposter Syndrome, and the 'Align & Act' Framework

Gemma Hogan didn't have a traditional path into HR. As a young single parent without much education or experience, she made a decision not to let circumstances dictate her life. Evening classes, part-time roles, college, and university all while supporting her son. Sixteen years of grafting in

Women Who Lead

From Foundation to Freedom: How Elana Leoni Built a Mission-Driven EdTech Marketing Agency

When Elana Leoni walked away from her role leading marketing at the George Lucas Educational Foundation, where she'd grown Edutopia's social media presence to reach over 20 million education changemakers monthly, most people thought she was crazy. Eight years at a nationally recognized brand backed by

Women Who Lead

From Cybersecurity Law to Wellness Entrepreneurship: Fazila Moosa on Acquiring Stretch-eze and Building a Nervous System Support Brand

After 25 years practicing cybersecurity and privacy law, including founding PRIVATECH Consulting and serving as a recognized Privacy by Design Ambassador, Fazila (Zila) Moosa made an unexpected pivot: she acquired Stretch-eze®, the original resistance loop trusted by movement professionals since the 1980s. But this wasn't a random

Marketing

From Biochemistry Student to Building Dani Digital: Danielle Theobald on Scaling to 65 Million Monthly Impressions, Why She Guarantees Results or Clients Get Their Money Back, and Building Marketing Funnels That Turn Vanity Metrics Into Revenue

Danielle Theobald knows the difference between chasing viral content and building a business that actually makes money. As Founder and Director of Dani Digital, she's built a social media marketing agency achieving 65 million monthly impressions and generating $4M+ revenue for clients in 2023 (plus $10M+ through paid

Marketing

From Tech City UK to Building CEW Communications: Cathy White on Strategic PR for Startups, Why Credibility Matters More Than Coverage, and How Founders Should Think About Communications Before, During, and After Fundraising

Cathy White knows what it takes to break through the noise in Europe's startup ecosystem. As Founder and Director of CEW Communications, she's built one of Europe's top boutique agencies for tech scaleups since launching in 2016. Within two years, CEW was recognized as

Women Who Lead

From Corporate HR to Building Bruford's: Linda Hughes on Alignment, Partnership, and Why Clarity Matters More Than Activity

Linda Hughes spent much of her career being brought into organizations when progress had stalled. As a senior HR leader at companies including Oxford City Council, Lucy Group Ltd, and Atlas Copco, she saw the same pattern repeat. Capable people. Strong intent. High effort. Yet work felt heavier and outcomes

Women Who Lead

From Imperial College London to Award-Winning Consultancy: Leyla Okhai on Building Diverse Minds and Why Mental Health and Race Equality Are Business Imperatives

After 14 years in higher education, including serving as Head of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Centre at Imperial College London, Leyla Okhai founded Diverse Minds in 2016. What started as external demand from organizations asking her to replicate the cultural transformation work she'd led at Imperial has

Women Who Lead

From Octopus Investments to "The Human LinkedIn": Michelle Andrew on Building Meeesh Unlimited, The Strategic Attendee Framework, and Breaking Into the Built Environment

Michelle Andrew has been called "the human LinkedIn" by a VP at Goldman Sachs, and it's not hard to see why. With 16+ years of cross-industry expertise spanning fintech, proptech, and telecoms, she's built a reputation for connecting the dots between tech scale-

Law

From Big Law to Building My Brand": Sandra Fava on Leaving Fox Rothschild After Gender Dynamics, Protecting Business Assets in High-Net-Worth Divorce, and When Mediation Won't Work

Sandra Fava spent years as a partner in the Family Law Department at Fox Rothschild LLP, a national Am Law 200 firm based in Morristown, New Jersey. Despite professional success, she grew tired of being "treated differently from the men in the room" and left to found Fava

Women in VC

"Be the VC You Didn't Have": Shruti Shah on Move Loot's Painful Exit, Proximity to Problems as Competitive Advantage, and Building Pre-Seed Companies for Sustainability Over Unicorn Theater

Shruti Shah knows what it feels like when investors override your instincts and how steep the price is when you let them. As co-founder and COO of Move Loot, a Y Combinator-backed online marketplace for used furniture, Shah and her team raised $22 million and led national expansion,