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Blueprints for Success – Launching a Custom Sewing Business
Esther talks with fashionista Angela Demontigny and entrepreneur Jacques Pilon about launching her custom sewing business with an Aboriginal design flair. They talk about the ‘what’ and the ‘how’ of the business and about topics such as: designing, undeserved markets, creating a distinct advantage over the competition and much more.
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Blueprints for Success – Entrepreneurial Intern: Deb Green
< Meet ICN Entrepreneurial Intern Deborah Green, a proud Cree Woman from the Kawacatoose First Nation in Saskatchewan. Deborah became inspired to pursue her career in diversity, being an Indigenous woman experiencing the barriers to mainstream society in her life in areas such as equal opportunity employment, career development, society, and cultural differences. This motivated…
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What do you think.. is it important?
How important is it to know who we are before choosing a career opportunity? Would you agree that each interesting career requires different psychological DNAs? Is the same true when choosing a vacation, if one’s preference is the ruggedness offered by Mother Nature, embarking for a a vacation in downtown Toronto or Vancouver…
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In Conversation with Sheila Isaac
Sheila is a woman of many talents and many experiences, a lawyer by profession. She talks about her experience as a Band Manager, a Policy Advisor (Aboriginal Youth and Women) and about how she came to Human Resources almost by accident. She reflects on the meaning of life experiences and leaves us with the…
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Blueprints for Success – Entrepreneurial Intern: Shaylene Johnson
Meet Shaylene in this first interview she talks about her life and aspiration. You’ll learn that Shaylene is committed to her family, her full time job and to volunteering in her community. This Mother of four, wears many hats during her typical work day, she works as a Survey and Community Outreach Coordinator with…
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Building her Resilience While Creating a Sustainable Business
Tuesday Johnson-MacDonald 15-years in business as an Indigenous event organizer. Tuesday tells us about her success as an entrepreneur and in building her own resilience while creating a sustainable business.. Tuesday Johnson-MacDonald President Tap Resources
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Making His Way in the Radio Industry
Meet Todd Bernard a Successful Aboriginal Entrepreneur in the Radio Industry Todd Bernard, talks with ICN Guy Dancause about how he made his way in the radio industry. Starting as a pilot reporting on traffic, to ownership of a rock station, and blues radio and summer festivals. Todd Bernard General Manager Torres Media
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Profile: POSITIVE THOUGHTS, POSITIVE RESULTS
Profile of a Successful Aboriginal Woman Dr. Shannon McDonald It took her a long time to acquire self-confidence, but once she did she trained as a physician, completing her MD in 1998 (at the tender age of 40), followed with post-graduate medical training in Community Medicine and Psychiatry. She has had broad experience at multiple…
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Start Your Business
Entrepreneurship is Management Creativity and imagination are characteristics of an entrepreneur. However, entrepreneurship is also management or processes. A panel of experts comes together at the I Do Business Atlantic Business Summit to discuss their experience in starting and growing a business. They discuss issues such as the need to know what is your…
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Aboriginal Education Needs more than Money to Solve its Problems
Another point of view from an Educator of Educators Jon Bradley, shares his thoughts and experience with ICN’s Guy Dancause on what needs to be fixed in the education system, if young Aboriginal students are to improve their chance to access a greater number of opportunities and achieve success. Jon Bradley, Professor (retired) McGill…