Heather Cameron is the owner of Ignite Your Market and she is a business coach for entrepreneurial women who are ready to step into their greatness, grow their businesses and give more to themselves, their business and their community.  After a twenty-year career in the IT sector, Heather went back to school and earned her Degree in Adult Education and Executive Business Coaching.    In This Episode:  Pierrette and Heather talk about times of transition, how to re-discover your vision, and re-introduce yourself into your business and your life after deeply challenging times.    How Heather came to decide to put her life and business on hold to take care of her aging parents.  What Heather discovered when she had to face the challenge of changing family dynamics.  How Heather had to learn to navigate the Healthcare system and advocate for her loved ones.  When she knew it was time to ask for help.  Lessons learned that she’d like to share.   What she felt after her world began to open up again after her taxing caregiving journey.     To learn more and connect with Heather, go to: igniteyourmarket.com   

Colleen Mooney is the Executive Director of the Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa. Colleen oversees all operations that include after school, evening, weekend and summer programming for children and youth ages 6-18 living in vulnerable and at risk neighbourhoods.    Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa has been serving the community since 1923. The organization is built on these four pillars:     Education - Homework Club, Tutoring, Scholarships for post-secondary, mentoring.  Physical Activity and healthy Lifestyle - Free competitive sports league.  Creative Arts programs - Signing, Dancing, Art.   Leadership - Leaders For Life Program    The Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa is looking for Alumni from the past 95 years who have stories or photos to share to connect with bgcottawa.org to help be apart of the 100th year celebration.     To Support and connect with Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa go to: bgcottawa.org    Thank you Sally Guest for choosing the Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa as her recipient in the One Million Ten Million Project and helping to raise awareness for this amazing program.    For more information on the One Million Ten Million Project go to: 1m10mproject.com  .

Pat Mussieux is an Author and Professional Speaker with an incredible story to tell about how she stopped compromising and took control of her life and business. Pat is also a Business Coach to new and experienced Entrepreneurs.  Pat’s new book,  Stop Compromising and Make All the Money You Want! A Do-It-Yourself Guide for Starting Up and Starting Over is for those who feel they are at a crossroad, feel stuck, or not as connected to their work and need to pivot. Pat’s first big pivot was ten years ago after a friend asked her, “When are you going to start living?” The realization that she was not happy was like a slap in the face. Pat picked up and moved across the country to start fresh.  Her next big pivot came recently after the passing of a very close friend. Pat was by her side as she fought a lengthy battle with cancer. Being with her throughout her experience and during her final days gave Pat the nudge she needed to shift focus so she could live fully. Pat began to implement five non-negotiable daily habits around health and wellness that she believes transforms your body, your business, and your life.  Pat’s advice when you are at a crossroad and/or need to pivot:  Be still and listen to your gut  Know your vision  Create your action plan and the 5 W’s:  Why am I doing this?  What do I want to deliver?  Who is the audience?  Where am I going to do it?  When am I going to do it?  To connect with Pat visit her website at  www.hirepat.com  .  

Dr. Jamal Alsharif is the Founder and President of Humans For Peace Institution, a volunteer-driven organization dedicated to working with Canadians from all backgrounds to address social change.    He is the recipient of the Senate of Canada Sesquicentennial Medal, the Province of Ontario Volunteer Award, he has also received awards from the Council of Arab League Ambassadors in Canada and holds a PhD in Surgery.     His focus is on connecting families, children and community. Most recently, he brought together Syrian children together to create a beautiful initiative to give back to the community through different causes such as CHEO, the Canadian Blood Services, and The Ottawa Inuit's Children Centre. His drive and passion promotes social change, gender equality and empowerment of female immigrants as well as youth and children with PTSD.     To support and connect with the Humans For peace Institution go to: humanspeace.org 

Jessica Hansen is Kiva’s Global Engagement Manager. She strives to connect with people all over the world to share the Kiva vision and mission. Kiva is a platform where lenders and borrowers can connect to receive micro loans.  Kiva is an international nonprofit, founded in 2005 and headquartered in San Francisco, with a mission to connect people through lending to alleviate poverty. Kiva celebrates and supports people looking to create a better future for themselves, their families and their communities. Anyone can help a borrower start or grow a business, go to school, access clean energy or realize their potential. For some, it’s a matter of survival, for others it’s the fuel for a life-long ambition. 100% of every dollar lent on Kiva goes to funding loans. Kiva covers costs primarily through optional donations, as well as through support from grants and sponsors. Thank you to Pat Mussieux for choosing Kiva as her recipient in the One Million Ten Million Project and helping to raise awareness for this amazing program. To support and connect with Kiva go to: kiva.org For more information on the One Million Ten Million Project go to: 1m10mproject.com

Kris Putnam-Walkerly is a Global Philanthropy Advisor. She helps high net-worth donors, philanthropic families and individuals, as well as grant-making foundations ensure their donations are making the greatest impact on the issue, cause or community that they care about.     Kris’s mission and vision was seeded in high school and her interest grew in college as she completed courses like Political Science and Anthropology. After graduating, Kris accepted a job in San Francisco as a Political Organizer where she worked on creating change in United States Policy and supporting Human Rights in El-Salvador. She then also completed a Masters Degree in Social Work.    An Evaluation course on how to assess the impact of social programs in her Graduate School program was the next step towards Kris’s vision and mission. Today, her impact is far-reaching as she continues to connect causes and endeavors that are important to those who can contribute and benefit the most.    In this Episode:    What Kris needed to do from within when she was stepping into her vision and mission as a consultant.   Community of support. Evolving knowledge and skills. Just go for it.    Overcoming Self-doubt  Marketing and offering value    Self-care  Structuring your work around what you want and need in your life    Advice for creating your vision and mission   Taking an inventory of your business and life; find what brings joy, and what takes it away, and focus on your efforts.     To learn more and connect with Kris, go to: putnam-consulting.com    Resources:  Confident Giving Book by Kris Putnam-Walkerly  Kris Putnam-Walkerly’s Live Stream Series  Million Dollar Consulting Book by Alan Weiss     .

Rachel Bar is a Canada's National Ballet School Alumni, the Manager of the Health and Research Initiatives and the Sharing Dance With People With Parkinson’s program.     Sharing Dance With People With Parkinson’s is a program that is run at no cost to the participants. The combination of mobility, getting exercise and participating in a social setting has many benefits for people with Parkinson’s. The creative and artistic component also allows the participants to express themselves where they may have lost that ability in other areas of their life.     Thank you to Karlee Vukets for choosing Sharing Dance With People With Parkinson’s as her recipient in the One Million Ten Million Project and helping to raise awareness for this amazing program.       To support and connect with Sharing Dance With People With Parkinson’s go to: nbs-enb.ca       For more information on the One Million Ten Million Project go to: 1m10mproject.com  .    

In this episode, Pierrette speaks with three visionaries at Lara Wellman’s Inspire & Connect Event who are living their vision and mission in their life and in their business. They share from their experience some tips and tools for other entrepreneurs and talk about how their visions and missions have evolved through the years.     In this episode: Lara Wellman is the founder of Inspire & Connect. Lara works with small business owners to bring clarity and focus to their vision and mission, to help them build a business and life that are synergistic and that they love. Lara helps them to understand where they are, where they need to go, and what they need to do to get there.   “ I love to show people how to not feel like that they have to sacrifice what they love and what they want to achieve the goals that they think they should have.”  Connect with Lara: thebiz.studio  ————  Liz Raymond is a Business Organizer who helps Visionaries and Entrepreneurs understand their numbers, make sense of their financial reports . personal development   “ Get yourself organized, you will save so much of your time and money.”  Connect with Liz: lizmraymond.com  ————  Stayci Keetch Is the CEO and Creative Director of Eyes On Ottawa. Stayci helps Visionaries and Entrepreneurs clarify and deliver their message to their audience through video.    “ Not just a video because everyone else has one, we talk about what you need and create a video solution specific to you.”   Connect with Stayci: eyesonottawa.com      To connect with Pierrette, go to: pierretteraymond.com  .

Pamela Owunta, MSW, is the Director of Dress For Success Atlanta, a local branch of the international not-for-profit organization Dress for Success. This organization has been helping women in 150 cities across 30 countries. Through their programs, coaching and mentoring opportunities, including their personal branding experience, they have helped over a million women to reach their professional goals.    They encourage women who are unemployed or underemployed to tap into their resources, which builds self-confidence and enables them to secure long-term employment. Once they have found that employment, Dress For Success Atlanta continues to support them through ongoing professional development through workshops, courses and additional resources so they can retain that employment and reach their career goals.     Services provided:   Job Readiness Program - a nine-week job-ready bootcamp.  Suiting Program - Women receive the professional attire they need for the workplace, which includes clothing, jewelry, footwear and accessories.   Professional Woman’s Group: Employment retention program through a network of support.    Thank you to Deborah Hightower for choosing Dressed for Success Atlanta as her recipient in the One Million Ten Million Project, and for being such a generous supporter of their local work and programs.    To support and connect with Dress For Success Atlanta visit: atlanta.dressforsuccess.org    For more information on the One Million Ten Million Project visit: 1m10mproject.com 

Last August, while sitting outside on her back porch on a sunny afternoon, Pierrette started to dream about what would be possible if she could step into working with the people that could really use her guidance, support, and expertise, to elevate their lives and their legacy.     As she remembered her first big vision and mission, that of starting Women Moving Forward, an organization of over 1200 members, long before social media, from 2002-2008, she looked back wishing she had a visionary coach to help her. She felt so alone in how to grow her vision and mission, despite having a stellar advisory board. Neither of them had ever grown communities before, again, long before social media, and Pierrette had to learn through trial and many, many errors.    In this episode, on the heels of a five-day writing retreat in the Canadian Rockies, she shares what she now does as her process when she is faced with opportunity that could potential take her vision and mission to a whole new level. How do you weigh a good opportunity against a bad one? She has learned through many bad mistakes what is right for her, and what is not, and she shares the process she uses to walk you through an opportunity which can then help you to decide if it’s a good investment, a good fit, or not.      In this episode:    Pierrette shares the six questions she always asks herself and how she used them to determine if the writing retreat was a good fit or not. Here are the questions to ask yourself:    What is piquing your interest around that opportunity?  Can you afford the opportunity, financially and energetically? Can you afford not to?  If you say yes to this opportunity, how will it help you reach your short and long-term goals?  Would you have regret if you chose not to invest in this opportunity?  What kind of support will you need to say yes to the opportunity?  Do you believe in yourself enough to say yes?    As you step into your own vision and mission, opportunities will present themselves. Saying yes to the right ones can support you in ways beyond measure.    Read the blog post that inspired this episode at, “Say Yes to Your Dream”.     To get your 14 Point Vision Strength Assessment and the 7 Steps to Create Your Vision & Mission webinar, go to pierretteraymond.com.