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The Brand is Female
Hosted by Eva Hartling, The Brand is Female Podcast delves into the narratives of women entrepreneurs, leaders, and trailblazers redefining limits within their respective fields. Our featured guests unveil their unique business odysseys and personal encounters with each episode, igniting inspiration for fellow women as they navigate their journeys toward advancement and achievement. Presented by TD Women in Enterprise.
Episodes
The Brand is FemaleBuilding for growth: turning changing consumer preferences into opportunity with Jane Stoller and Lindsay Gill
Recorded live in Vancouver as part of The Brand is Female Conversation Series, this episode brings together Jane Stoller, Co-Founder and CEO of Glimmer Wine…
The Brand is FemaleGrowing brands customers come back to, with Janet Zuccarini and Paige Cey
Recorded live in Toronto before an audience, this episode brings together two founders building consumer brands in different categories: Janet Zuccarini…
The Brand is FemaleÀ la table des transactions: les femmes qui font leur place
THIS WEEK, WE’RE AIRING AN EPISODE IN FRENCH. Qu’est-ce qui fait réussir une transaction? Au-delà de l’expertise financière et juridique, la confiance, le…
The Brand is FemaleWomen at the deal table: careers, influence and the human side of M&A
In Canada, women make up more than half of the workforce at banking and financial services employers, yet hold fewer than four in ten senior management roles…
The Brand is FemaleBâtir une entreprise à impact avec Next Chance et The Unscented Company [FR]
THIS WEEK, WE ARE AIRING A CONVERSATION IN FRENCH ON THE BRAND IS FEMALE. Comment transformer des textiles destinés à être jetés en une entreprise capable de…
The Brand is FemaleAhead of the AI Curve: Catherine Lunardi on Building GenAIz
Catherine Lunardi founded GenAIz in 2016, long before generative AI entered the mainstream. After years of implementing technology in the life-sciences…
The Brand is FemaleOur best episodes from 2026: what it really takes to turn ambition into action, with astronaut Aisha Bowe (Copy)
Today we are re-airing a season favourite: our conversation with former NASA rocket scientist, entrepreneur, and citizen astronaut Aisha Bowe. Aisha has built…
The Brand is FemaleOur best episodes from 2026: Navigating power, impact, and a decade in politics as a woman, with Mélanie Joly
As we get ready for a new season launching this September, we are re-airing some of our (and your) favourite episodes of 2026. This week: Canadian Industry…
The Brand is FemaleWhat does it take to become the first? With Concordia University Chancellor Dr. Gina Cody
What does it take to become the first? In this bonus live episode of The Brand is Female, Eva Hartling sits down with Dr. Gina Cody, engineer, entrepreneur…
The Brand is FemalePurpose and profit can coexist, live with Carla Guerrera and Kirsten Toppang Telford
Purpose and profit are often framed as competing priorities. But what if the most successful businesses are built by refusing to choose between them? Recorded…
The Brand is FemaleWomen and money, with Trauma of Money's Chantel Chapman
In one of our favourite episodes of the season, Eva Hartling speaks with Chantel Chapman, founder of the Trauma of Money Institute, to explore the deeper…
The Brand is FemaleHealth first, with Rawcology Founders Megan & Tara Tomulka
What does it really take to scale a food brand when your standards make everything harder? In this re-aired episode, Eva sits down with Tara and Megan, the…
The Brand is FemaleWhy longevity is the new luxury, with Ecksand's Erica Bianchini
What does it take to break into one of the most closed, traditional industries in the world—and do it on your own terms? In this episode, host Eva Hartling…
The Brand is FemaleMore than a game: building culture, leadership, and the future of women’s rugby, with head coach Jocelyn Barrieau
At a time when women’s sports are reaching new heights, Canada’s women’s rugby program is emerging as one of the most compelling stories in the game. In this…
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From doubt to orbit: what it really takes to turn ambition into action, with astronaut Aisha Bowe
Former NASA rocket scientist, entrepreneur, and citizen astronaut Aisha Bowe has built a career defined by bold decisions—and even bolder execution. She’s…
The Brand is FemaleMore than a last name: what it really takes to carve your own path in the trades, with Sherry Holmes
Sherry Holmes grew up on construction sites with her dad, Mike Holmes — one of Canada's most recognized names in the trades. But becoming a builder in her own…
The Brand is FemaleAging on your own terms: the truth about medical aesthetics, skin health, and longevity, with Dr. Nathalie Gabra
Dr. Nathalie Gabra is an otolaryngologist, head and neck surgeon, and Dermapure practitioner who brings a deeply medical lens to aesthetic medicine. But before…
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Navigating power, impact, and a decade in politics as a woman, with Mélanie Joly
Mélanie Joly has held some of the most demanding roles in Canadian federal politics — from Minister of Canadian Heritage to Minister of Foreign Affairs to her…
The Brand is FemaleObjectif : diversité, avec Sophie Larivière-Mantha de l'Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec
This week’s episode is exceptionally airing in French! ….. Sophie Larivière-Mantha voulait programmer des robots — et c'est un stage de cégep qui l'a redirigée…
The Brand is FemaleBuilding Canada's Art Biennial from scratch, with Patrizia Libralato
Patrizia Libralato is the founder and Executive Director of the Toronto Biennial of Art — Canada's first and only international art biennial. What started as a…
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Breaking the silence around women and money, with Trauma of Money's Chantel Chapman
In recognition of Women’s Month, Eva Hartling speaks with Chantel Chapman, founder of the Trauma of Money Institute, to explore the deeper forces that shape…
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Building a brand while remaining true to your values, with Rawcology Founders
What does it really take to scale a food brand when your standards make everything harder? In this episode, Eva sits down with Tara and Megan, the founders…
The Brand is FemaleWhere hormonal health meets advocacy, with Coven Women Health (re-airing)
Canada is facing a women’s health crisis: three in four women over 40 experience menopausal symptoms that disrupt their daily lives — yet access to care is…
The Brand is FemalePurpose, New Chapters, Imposter Syndrome — plus a live conversation feat. Carlyn Loncaric
Hi! Eva here. This episode is a little different. In the first part, I take you behind the scenes of my work and share what has always driven me — an obsession…
The Brand is FemaleBuilding women’s professional sports in Canada, with Calgary Wild FC CEO Lara Murphy
This conversation originally aired on Women Are Players Too, where it quickly became our most popular episode of the season. Recorded at the end of the…
The Brand is FemalePart 2 -Transforming retail in Canada, with BonLook Founder and former CEO Sophie Boulanger
This is part 2 of last week’s conversation. To kick off the year, host Eva Hartling sits down with Sophie Boulanger — founder and former CEO of BonLook…
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Transforming retail in Canada, with BonLook Founder and former CEO Sophie Boulanger
To kick off the first episode of the year, host Eva Hartling sits down with Sophie Boulanger — founder and former CEO of BonLook; advisor and investor — for a…
The Brand is FemaleFixing the scale-up challenge for women-led businesses, with TD’s Julie Dimitri
What does it really take to help women entrepreneurs scale in Canada — and where are we still falling short? In this episode, Eva Hartling sits down with Julie…
The Brand is FemalePurpose, Profit & Comfortable Shoes; with Poppy Barley's Kendall Barber
In this special live episode recorded at the Poppy Barley boutique in Calgary, host Eva Hartling sits down with co-founder Kendall Barber for an unfiltered…
The Brand is FemaleThe slipper revolution is women-led; with Mave & Chez
For more than a decade, best friends and business partners Dani Kagan and Victoria Marshman have been building community and empowering women through…
The Brand is FemaleUne conversation avec quatre femmes ayant du génie
En collaboration avec Gestion FÉRIQUE, nous présentons une édition spéciale de la série « Les femmes ont du génie », enregistrée en direct à Montréal devant…
The Brand is FemaleL’intelligence artificielle au service de l’humain : avec Selwa Rafi de KEPLR
Scientifique et entrepreneure, Selwa Rafi, Ph.D. est la fondatrice et cheffe de la direction de KEPLR Intelligence, une entreprise montréalaise spécialisée en…
The Brand is FemaleDe l’ingénierie au leadership : avec Maud Cohen de Polytechnique Montréal
Maud Cohen est la première femme à diriger Polytechnique Montréal depuis sa création en 1873 — une étape marquante pour le milieu universitaire et de…
The Brand is FemaleChallenging ageism in beauty and entrepreneurship, with Graydon Moffat
October is World Menopause Month — and it’s time to challenge one of the most persistent myths in our culture: that women’s careers, beauty, and relevance come…
The Brand is FemaleWhere hormonal health meets advocacy, with Coven Women Health's Founders
Canada is facing a women’s health crisis: three in four women over 40 experience menopausal symptoms that disrupt their daily lives — yet access to care is…
The Brand is FemaleWhere creativity and sustainability meet, with Birch Babe CEO Kelsey Irvine
Kelsey Irvine is part of the mother/two-daughters trio behind Birch Babe, a Canadian skincare brand that's making waves in the natural beauty industry…
The Brand is FemaleThe former social worker changing how we drink, with Oddbird’s Moa Gürbüzer
What does it take to challenge centuries of tradition and shift an entire culture’s relationship with alcohol? In this episode, I sit down with Moa Gürbüzer, a…
The Brand is FemaleThe Canadian innovation that changed period care forever, with Diva Cup's Carinne Chambers-Saini
We’re re-airing this episode as it has been one of our favourites this past season. It features a true pioneer in the period care space: Carinne…
The Brand is FemalePeriod Care That Performs, with Sara Jónsdóttir, Founder & CEO of Revol Cares
This week, we’re revisiting one of our fave conversations of the season. Eva chats with Sara Jonsdottir, Founder and CEO of Revol Cares—a company leading the…
The Brand is FemaleMaking the pause work, with The Gathering's Mandy Balak
What do you get when a childhood CEO dream, a boring date night, and a refusal to settle for burnout collide? You get Mandy Balak’s playbook for building…
The Brand is FemaleMaking retail work, with Absolutely Fabric’s Kaelen Haworth
With summer in full swing and fewer people tuning in weekly (because… vacation!)—we’re revisiting some of our favourite episodes from the past year—ones that…
The Brand is FemaleDesigning a brand that does good, daily; with evolvetogether’s Cynthia Sakai
In this episode of The Brand is Female, Eva Hartling sits down with Cynthia Sakai, founder of evolvetogether, the elevated personal care brand that took the…
The Brand is FemaleMaking bug spray sexy with Bite's Jaime Hackett and Erin Prohaska
When avid outdoor adventurers Jaime Hackett and Erin Prohaska couldn’t find a bug spray that actually worked and felt good on their skin, they decided to…
The Brand is FemaleMaking space for Indigenous voices in beauty with Cheekbone’s Jenn Harper
Jenn Harper is the Founder and CEO of Cheekbone Beauty, a brand rewriting the rules of the beauty industry — and redefining what it means to lead with purpose…
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Revolutionizing Period Care with Sara Jónsdóttir, Founder & CEO of Revol Cares
In this episode, Eva sits down with Sara Jonsdottir, Founder and CEO of Revol Cares—a company leading the charge in reimagining period care with medically…
The Brand is FemaleA founder takes on drink spiking, with WiSP's Liat Kaplan
Today’s conversation is one we wish we didn’t have to have—but it’s one we absolutely must. In this episode, host Eva Hartling is joined by Liat Kaplan…
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The Diva Cup Legacy, with Carinne Chambers-Saini
This conversation features a true pioneer in the period care space. Carinne Chambers-Saini is the Founder and CEO of DIVA, the company behind the Original DIVA…
The Brand is FemaleFixing the bra industry for women, with DOUBL’s Founders
In this episode, host Eva Hartling sits down with Jessica Bosman and Bryn Davis Williams, co-founders of DOUBL, a company that’s reimagining how bras are made…
The Brand is Female"No one tells artists they're entrepreneurs too," with Caroline Monnet
Caroline Monnet is a multidisciplinary artist of Anishinaabe and French ancestry, based in Montreal. She has carved out her own path as an artist and…
The Brand is FemaleRevolutionizing Reproductive Health, with Reya Health’s Dallas Barnes
Dallas Barnes is on a mission to transform reproductive health for individuals with ovaries. As the founder and CEO of Reya Health, a digital platform offering…
The Brand is FemaleSkincare made in Canada, with Three Ships' Connie Lo and Laura Thomson
This week, we’re re-airing a conversation with two of our favourite beauty founders from Canada. Three Ships Beauty was founded by Connie Lo and Laura Burget…
The Brand is FemaleBuilding better healthcare tools for women, with Ekvi’s Cathrine Delp
Cathrine Delp is the Founder and CEO of Ekvi, and a rising force in Norway’s emerging femtech ecosystem. Norway is part of a growing wave of innovation in…
The Brand is FemaleWhat it takes to lead in a male-dominated industry, with the founders of ward99 architects
In this episode, we're exploring the intersection of design, community, and sustainability with two inspiring women who are reshaping the built environment…
The Brand is FemaleWhat female founders need to know about the future of their business, with Allison Dent
Allison Dent is an M&A and financial expert who’s passionate about helping all entrepreneurs — women included —- take control of their financial futures. We…
The Brand is FemaleWhy Canada is failing women entrepreneurs and how do we fix it, with Marwa Abdou of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce
In this episode, we’re tackling an issue that’s holding Canada back—our entrepreneurship gap, especially when it comes to women-led businesses. Despite years…
The Brand is FemaleChanging the game in the NHL, with Coach Jessica Campbell
Today we’re celebrating IWD with a special episode featuring a history-maker in hockey: Jessica Campbell. In July 2024, Jessica became assistant coach for the…
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Making retail work, with Absolutely Fabric’s Kaelen Haworth
Kaelen Haworth is a designer and entrepreneur who has navigated the ever-changing world of fashion with creativity and adaptability. After launching her…
The Brand is FemaleSustainable fashion made for women, with AWAN's Anette Miwa Dimmen
This episode was recorded in Oslo, Norway, in conversation with the founder of sustainable fashion brand “As We Are Now” or AWAN, Anette Miwa Dimmen. AWAN is a…
The Brand is FemaleGrowing a healthy future with Organic Traditions' Ally Mamalider
This week we are reairing our conversation with Alexandra (Ally) Mamalider, President and the 2nd-generation leader of Organic Traditions, a Canadian…
The Brand is FemaleBusiness at the intersection of creativity, art and fashion, with Al Dente's Roxanne Doucet
This week’s guest is Roxanne Doucet, founder of Triptyque and managing director at creative agency Al Dente New York. With over a decade of experience in…