In this final episode of Season 1, your co-hosts, Ashley Richard (WEKH) and Vanessa Lesperance (Indigenous LIFT Collective), are joined by podcast coordinator and lead, Kara Thorvaldson (WEKH), to recap their favourite “big Matriarch energy” moments and biggest take-aways from the incredible Indigenous women entrepreneur mentors who joined us. Thank you to our sponsor for this season, the Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub.

Tune into the Circles of Matriarchy Podcast, where we invite Indigenous women and non-binary entrepreneurs from across Turtle Island to share their wisdom and stories, and re-matriate mentorship! If you want to be inspired and gain insights on decolonizing business and developing your leadership skills, then this podcast is for you. Your co-hosts, Ashley Richard (WEKH) and Vanessa Lesperance (Indigenous LIFT Collective), are excited to extend the knowledge shared from diverse Indigenous women entrepreneurs in this podcast series! Thank you to our sponsor for this season, the Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub.

Join us this episode to hear from Victoria LaBillois of Wejuseg Construction Inc.! Entrepreneur, speaker, mentor, go-to MC, connector, coach, corporate director, leader, traveler.  After several years in the Indigenous public service at the national, regional and local level, Victoria launched her own businesses advancing Indigenous workforce inclusion in civil construction projects across Mi’gmaw territory. Sharing her knowledge of financial literacy with Indigenous youth is Victoria’s passion project. She serves numerous Indigenous boards and currently helps to shape federal policy by serving on the National Indigenous Economic Development Board. Victoria is an alumna of the Governor General Leadership Conference, the Banff Forum and was named WXN Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women in both 2019 & 2020.  Listen in as Victoria walks us through her experiences as an entrepreneur, and speaks to our relationship with money and the mentality of abundance!

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Tune into the Circles of Matriarchy Podcast, where we invite Indigenous women and non-binary entrepreneurs from across Turtle Island to share their wisdom and stories, and re-matriate mentorship! If you want to be inspired and gain insights on decolonizing business and developing your leadership skills, then this podcast is for you. Your co-hosts, Ashley Richard (WEKH) and Vanessa Lesperance (Indigenous LIFT Collective), are excited to extend the knowledge shared from diverse Indigenous women entrepreneurs in this podcast series! Thank you to our sponsor for this season, the Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub.

Join us this episode to hear from Cate Morris of Scout Financial Solutions! Cate Morris is an Indigenous winyan (woman) of Dakota lineage and a registered band member of the George Gordon First Nation located in Treaty Four territory. She currently resides in Regina, Saskatchewan where she is an active community member. Cate is many things to many people and is honoured to add additional roles as passionate Entrepreneur and Financial Literacy advocate. She is the Founder of Scout Financial Solutions, a financial literacy education and consulting business that provides Personal Finance Life Skills. Vital Financial wellness content is shared through engaging and memorable group workshops and individual consultations. And although her business primarily focuses on knowledge sharing in the Indigenous community, the information provided is relatable to all who seek financial peace and abundance. Armed with relatable life experiences and backed by extensive formal education, this “Money Scout” walks her talk. Cate holds a Business Administration degree, two Financial Educator certifications as well as numerous professional and personal development certificates that include economic development, entrepreneurship, public service, procurement and acquisitions and of course, personal finance! Cate and Scout’s goals are many but on the forefront are world peace, sharing knowledge to empower others and ending cyclical poverty one inspiring sharing at a time. Find and follow Cate and Scout Financial Solutions journey at www.moneyscout.ca, on Facebook at Scout Financial Solutions or on Twitter at #MoneyScout4U. Listen in as Cate walks us through her experiences as an entrepreneur, and reminds us of the Importance Of Budgeting!