Do you have an idea or passion you want to pursue? Have you been waiting for the right timing? Are you hesitant about something? If so then, you must tune into this episode. Let's meet JB Lexington today, JB is a serial entrepreneur and published author. JB is witty, smart, & fearless. She shares with us why and how she became an entrepreneur, some challenges she has had being a female leader & business owner in a male-dominated industry. As her life's passion grew within her, JB knew she had more to offer and had a story to write. Being her fearless self she pursued to become a published author and successfully became one. Join us in learning more about what motivates and supports someone to realize their ideas, passion, & dreams. https://www.somervillecc.ca/ https://www.jblexington.com/ https://twitter.com/JBLexington/ _____________________________________________________________ Join, follow and subscribe to Our Inner Sparks on all our social media platforms: https://www.ourinnersparks.com/ https://facebook.com/ourinnersparks/ https://linkedin.com/company/ourinnersparks/ https://twitter.com/OurInnerSparks/ https://instagram.com/ourinnersparks/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmACzBNGkYCd5Pk_Gt6Ta_Q/ For feedback or nomination please email us at OurInnerSparks@gmail.com Credits: Music by MusicalLivesInc, you can find them on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCSPel8_c4HH8GfsNSJRHNw

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JB Lexington - Pursue Your Dreams and Passion - Our Inner Sparks - Featured Stories

In the market for a bridal gown or know of someone who wants a one-of-kind bridal experience with her gown?  Let's meet Tami MacDonald, the brilliant custom bridal gown designer who created Mina. From age of 10, she has been creating, over the years she has gained expertise in custom fashion design. And in the mix of COVID she has given some attention to her bridal designs and is releasing a new line of custom bridal gown designs that can fit the unique needs of each bride. We have invited her to talk to us about how she is staying creative throughout those chaotic times. https://www.minabridaldesign.ca/ https://instagram.com/minabridaldesign/ https://twitter.com/mina_bridal/ _____________________________________________________________ Join, follow and subscribe to Our Inner Sparks on all our social media platforms: https://www.ourinnersparks.com/ https://facebook.com/ourinnersparks/ https://linkedin.com/company/ourinnersparks/ https://twitter.com/OurInnerSparks/ https://instagram.com/ourinnersparks/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmACzBNGkYCd5Pk_Gt6Ta_Q/ For feedback or nomination please email us at OurInnerSparks@gmail.com Credits: Music by MusicalLivesInc, you can find them on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCSPel8_c4HH8GfsNSJRHNw

Tami MacDonald - Creating Custom Fashions For Brides - Our Inner Sparks Featured Insights

In this episode, we will meet Pam Fanjoy. Pam has a personal life mission to cook up change that lasts a lifetime by fostering joyful, healthy relationships while leveraging delicious, healthy food to facilitate the meaningful connections between others to nourish their bodies, minds, and souls.  She has over 25 years of clinical social work experience working with children, adolescents, and families; then in 2016, she became the CHOPPED CANADA CHAMPION on the Food Network.   In recent years, Chef Pam Fanjoy has also been cooking up a storm by building a business around her life mission and passion. Even in the mix of a pandemic, she delivers a one-of-a-kind Junior Chef Life Skills program which received the BMO FOR WOMEN GRANT  in 2020.   https://chefpamfanjoy.com/ https://www.facebook.com/ChefPamFanjoy/ https://www.instagram.com/chefpamfanjoy/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvgkYCqFhk--Wkw0N80XANw https://twitter.com/ChefPamFanjoy https://www.linkedin.com/in/pam-fanjoy-8057b56a _____________________________________________________________ Join, follow and subscribe to Our Inner Sparks on all our social media platforms: https://www.ourinnersparks.com/ https://facebook.com/ourinnersparks/ https://linkedin.com/company/ourinnersparks/ https://twitter.com/OurInnerSparks/ https://instagram.com/ourinnersparks/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmACzBNGkYCd5Pk_Gt6Ta_Q/ For feedback or nomination please email us at OurInnerSparks@gmail.com Credits: Music by MusicalLivesInc, you can find them on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCSPel8_c4HH8GfsNSJRHNw

Pam Fanjoy - Feeding Connections & Cooking Up Change - Our Inner Sparks - Featured Stories

April is autism awareness month. Do you have someone in your life with special needs? In this episode, we have invited Kelly Leslie, who has 30+ years in education, as a teacher, vice-principal, principal, currently an instructor at Brock University, and most recently an author of children’s picture books that showcases characters with special needs, highlighting their strengths. Everyone has strengths, let's highlight our positive differences… Kelly is definitely leading the way on her mission. Her books have helped many educators, parents, and children support and advocate for kids with differences and special needs and helping them flourish. Join Kelly: https://www.instagram.com/klesliebooks/ https://sites.google.com/view/klesliebooks _____________________________________________________________ Join, follow and subscribe to Our Inner Sparks on all our social media platforms: https://www.ourinnersparks.com/ https://facebook.com/ourinnersparks/ https://linkedin.com/company/ourinnersparks/ https://twitter.com/OurInnerSparks/ https://instagram.com/ourinnersparks/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmACzBNGkYCd5Pk_Gt6Ta_Q/ For feedback or nomination please email us at OurInnerSparks@gmail.com Credits: Music by MusicalLivesInc, you can find them on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCSPel8_c4HH8GfsNSJRHNw

Kelly Leslie - Helping Kids with Special Needs Flourish - Our Inner Sparks Featured Insights

Did you know: One in five victims of sexual assault—both women and men—felt blamed for their own victimization. There is a much higher prevalence of sexual assault among women than men (30% versus 8%). One in three (32%) women experienced unwanted sexual behaviour in public. One in five (18%) women experienced online harassment in the 12 months preceding the survey done by Statistic Canada in 2019. (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/85-002-x/2019001/article/00017-eng.htm) To celebrate women's empowerment as we recognize International Women's Day (Mar 8, 2021), we have invited Andrea Arthur-Brown, a seasoned leader who dedicated her entire career in empowering and supporting survivors of sexual assault. She will share her passion, journey in her career, the organization of Sexual Assault Support Centre Waterloo Region (https://www.sascwr.org/) where she and her team support survivors of sexual violence and work to transform systems that promote gender-based violence. Andrea will also highlight a few practical strategies for supporters and survivors to start the healing process. ____ Join, follow and subscribe to Our Inner Sparks on all our social media platforms: https://www.ourinnersparks.com/ https://facebook.com/ourinnersparks/ https://linkedin.com/company/ourinnersparks/ https://twitter.com/OurInnerSparks/ https://instagram.com/ourinnersparks/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmACzBNGkYCd5Pk_Gt6Ta_Q/ For feedback or nomination please email us at OurInnerSparks@gmail.com Credits: Music by MusicalLivesInc, you can find them on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCSPel8_c4HH8GfsNSJRHNw 

Andrea Arthur-Brown - Supporting Survivors of Gender-Based Violence with SASCWR - Our Inner Sparks Featured Insights

Did the holidays put a dent in your financial position? Is COVID challenging your financial legacy and changing your financial plans? How are you overcoming this? In this episode, we have invited Jackie Porter, a financial expert who is a highly recognized financial planner and financial advisor. She will be sharing why and how having money conversation is so critical. She provides insight to when she started to have these critical conversations and how she has made it her mission to help others to have the money conversation comfortably. Her vision is to create a community that feels inspired, engaged, and encouraged to build their financial IQ one conversation at a time!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jackieportercfp LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/askjackieporter/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jackieportercfp Website: https://AskJackie.ca What's your Financial IQ Survey https://askjackie.ca/whats-your-financial-iq/ Legacy toolbox - A file organizer to safely store and organize your important documents in one place https://t.co/kHc1IJTlhI?amp=1 ____ Join, follow and subscribe to Our Inner Sparks on all our social media platforms: https://www.ourinnersparks.com/ https://facebook.com/ourinnersparks/ https://linkedin.com/company/ourinnersparks/ https://twitter.com/OurInnerSparks/ https://instagram.com/ourinnersparks/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmACzBNGkYCd5Pk_Gt6Ta_Q/ For feedback or nomination please email us at OurInnerSparks@gmail.com Credits: Music by MusicalLivesInc, you can find them on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCSPel8_c4HH8GfsNSJRHNw

Jackie Porter - Lean In to Have Your Financial Conversations - Our Inner Sparks Featured Insights

Did you have an amazing holiday season? Did you over indulge? Do you have new year resolution goals on health and wellness? Are you determined to make them happen? Tune into this episode of Our Inner Sparks Featured Insights with our guest, Amy, a holistic wellness and mindset coach. Amy will share with you some strategies to apply and pitfalls to avoid as you enhance you healthy habits. She is passionate about helping others find balance in their lifestyles and make sustainable changes in their lives with healthy habits. Amy also shares why this is so personally vested on this mission.  Schedule a Free Call with Amy: https://amyballantyne.17hats.com/p#/scheduling/ggprzcrgbpshvcvsbpgttxrfcxhpbfrz  Buy New Book: Mr. Poop Knows Poop: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1777502705/ref=sr_1_47?dchild=1&keywords=mr.+poop+knows+poop&qid=1607958513&sr=8-47  https://amyballantyne.usana.com/share https://amyballantyne.com/ https://www.instagram.com/amyballantyne/ https://www.facebook.com/AmyBallantyne.Official/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/amyballantyne/ https://twitter.com/_AmyBallantyne https://www.pinterest.ca/amyeballantyne/  ____ ____  Join, follow and subscribe to Our Inner Sparks on all our social media platforms:  https://www.ourinnersparks.com/  https://facebook.com/ourinnersparks/  https://linkedin.com/company/ourinnersparks/  https://twitter.com/OurInnerSparks/  https://instagram.com/ourinnersparks/  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmACzBNGkYCd5Pk_Gt6Ta_Q/  For feedback or nomination please email us at OurInnerSparks@gmail.com  Credits: Music by MusicalLivesInc, you can find them on YouTube  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCSPel8_c4HH8GfsNSJRHNw

Amy Ballantyne - Realizing Wellness New Year Resolutions - Our Inner Sparks Featured Insights

Many have asked me to share my story of how and why I founded Our Inner Sparks, the challenges I have endured and overcome physically, emotionally and against more odds starting a new business during COVID.  The last year has not been at all easy, but it has been extremely rewarding. In this episode, I share my stories of how I achieved my podcast goals, how I became bedridden for over 2 months, how the support network I have built helped me survive my darkest moments, and how COVID has only strengthened my believes of being present, being grateful and being flexible in life. ________________________________________________________ Join us at Our Inner Sparks where a network of ordinary women will be sharing our extraordinary stories to inspire and empower each other and others.  For feedback or nomination please email us at OurInnerSparks@gmail.com https://linktr.ee/ourinnersparks/ Please subscribe to this channel and follow us on the below social media platforms and engage with us on the Our Inner Sparks network: https://www.ourinnersparks.com/ https://facebook.com/ourinnersparks/ https://linkedin.com/groups/13776300/ https://twitter.com/OurInnerSparks/ https://instagram.com/ourinnersparks/ Credits: Music by MusicalLivesInc, you can find them on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCSPel8_c4HH8GfsNSJRHNw

Lily Yan - Founding & Building Our Inner Sparks - Our Inner Sparks - Featured Stories (Episode 19)

Let's meet Jennifer Ettinger, a mom, a wife, a coach, an author, a social media correspondent and strategist as well as an entrepreneur with 2 companies, Fit Your Style and Pink Dreams. She is an amazingly positive and as you can see multifaceted person. Jennifer is well respected and loved by those in the media and in her network and she has over 20 Thousand followers on social media. I have invited her on the show to share her journey and secrets in the world of entertainment and media. Join Jennifer's World: Website: http://www.pinkdreamsinc.com/ Social: https://www.facebook.com/JenniferEttingeratFitYourStyle/ https://www.instagram.com/fityourstyle/?hl=en   https://twitter.com/fityourstyle?lang=en Book: http://www.findyourinnergoddess.com/ Boss Talks: https://www.bosstalks.com/ ________________________________________________________  Join us at Our Inner Sparks where a network of ordinary women will be sharing our extraordinary stories to inspire and empower each other and others.  For feedback or nomination please email us at OurInnerSparks@gmail.com https://linktr.ee/ourinnersparks/  Please subscribe to this channel and follow us on the below social media platforms and engage with us on the Our Inner Sparks network: https://www.ourinnersparks.com/ https://facebook.com/ourinnersparks/ https://linkedin.com/groups/13776300/ https://twitter.com/OurInnerSparks/ https://instagram.com/ourinnersparks/  Credits: Music by MusicalLivesInc, you can find them on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCSPel8_c4HH8GfsNSJRHNw

Jennifer Ettinger - Rocking Life & Media In Style - Our Inner Sparks - Featured Stories (Episode 18)

In this episode, we have the pleasure of meeting Jennifer Tung, a passionate musician, music educator and leader in the classical music industry in the City of Toronto in Ontario Canada.  "Success is being happy and fulfilled in what you do." Jennifer truly lives by these words.  In her story, you will see, how extremely passionate she is about music and education and how much she loves all the roles she take on in the industry.   Jennifer Tung has many roles in the music community in and around Toronto. Check out all the organizations Jennifer is involved with, feel free to reach out and get involved: Artistic Director, Mississauga Children’s Choir https://www.mississaugachildrenschoir.com Assistant conductor, Mississauga Symphony Orchestra https://www.mississaugasymphony.ca Voice Department Coordinator and Faculty,  Glenn Gould School  Eli and Taylor Academy (Royal Conservatory of Music) https://www.rcmusic.ca Artistic Director, Toronto City Opera https://www.torontocityopera.com ________________________________________________________ Join us at Our Inner Sparks where a network of ordinary women will be sharing our extraordinary stories to inspire and empower each other and others.  For feedback or nomination please email us at OurInnerSparks@gmail.com https://linktr.ee/ourinnersparks Please subscribe to this channel and follow us on the below social media platforms and engage with us on the Our Inner Sparks network:  https://facebook.com/ourinnersparks https://linkedin.com/groups/13776300 https://twitter.com/OurInnerSparks https://instagram.com/ourinnersparks Credits: Music by MusicalLivesInc, you can find them on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCSPel8_c4HH8GfsNSJRHNw

Jennifer Tung - Educating & Leading with Passion - Our Inner Sparks - Featured Stories (Episode 17)

How do you remain motivated to stay healthy and fit?  Let's meet Chelsi Rodrigues, She is the  Owner and Head Trainer of Whole Health; Strength & Fitness. Chelsi has participated in a few Ignite Our Inner Sparks events and shared much of her expertise on how to maintain healthy lifestyle. Chelsi helps clients achieve overall lifestyle transformations, especially in weight loss and gaining strength. She is passionate about helping people see and reach their full potential and recognize the greatness that lives within them. Chelsi's ultimate goal is to help people see how worthy and amazing they are, to treat themselves like they love themselves, as well as teaching them to prioritize their own needs. Her story will shed some light on how she became passionate in her current profession and at such young age how she found and develop her passion into a growing business. She is a great source of inspiration for all of us to ignite and harvest our inner sparks. Here is the link to Whole Health; Strength & Fitness: https://wholehealthsf.ca/ & links to various social media platforms: https://www.facebook.com/wholehealthsf https://www.instagram.com/wholehealthsf ________________________________________________________  Join us at Our Inner Sparks where a network of ordinary women will be sharing our extraordinary stories to inspire and empower each other and others.  For feedback or nomination please email us at OurInnerSparks@gmail.com https://linktr.ee/ourinnersparks Please subscribe to this channel and follow us on the below social media platforms and engage with us on the Our Inner Sparks network:  https://facebook.com/ourinnersparks https://linkedin.com/groups/13776300 https://twitter.com/OurInnerSparks https://instagram.com/ourinnersparks Credits: Music by MusicalLivesInc, you can find them on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCSPel8_c4HH8GfsNSJRHNw 

Chelsi Rodrigues - Staying Healthy and Positive - Our Inner Sparks - Featured Stories (Episode 16)

How do you deal with grief? How do you heal from a loss of a loved one or a loss of a child? In this episode, we will be meeting a resilient and strong mother, Frankie Williams, who has turned her grief for the lost of a child in to a beautiful story to share with others. Her healing project has not only helped her to grief, but also brought her family together. Along the way, she also discovered a new passion. This story also has a wonderful turn that have us talking about a celebrity of the best kind. Join us on this beautiful story of healing. Merdragon https://www.amazon.com/Merdragon-Frankie-Williams/dp/1951028325/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=merdragon&qid=1596574290&sr=8-1 Merdragon: Secrets https://www.amazon.com/Merdragon-Secrets-Frankie-Williams-ebook/dp/B08FF8RFGY/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=the+merdragon+secrets&qid=1596926667&sr=8-3 Here is the link to her grief group: Parents/People With Angles https://www.facebook.com/groups/414020755910157 _______________________________________________________  Join us at Our Inner Sparks where a network of ordinary women will be sharing our extraordinary stories to inspire and empower each other and others.  For feedback or nomination please email us at OurInnerSparks@gmail.com https://linktr.ee/ourinnersparks   Please subscribe to this channel and follow us on the below social media platforms and engage with us on the Our Inner Sparks network:  https://facebook.com/ourinnersparks https://linkedin.com/groups/13776300 https://twitter.com/OurInnerSparks https://instagram.com/ourinnersparks If you just want to watch this Podcasts instead as a viedeo, you can find us on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmACzBNGkYCd5Pk_Gt6Ta_Q Credits: Music by MusicalLivesInc, you can find them on YouTube  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCSPel8_c4HH8GfsNSJRHNw

Frankie Williams - Healing with Story Telling - Our Inner Sparks - Featured Stories (Episode 15)

Have you ever wondered what you can accomplish in your life? Is everything you want to accomplish possible? What if you just went for it?  In this episode, we are meeting Jenn G., a member of the dedicated first responders and a fun loving mother and friend.  She is a great ROLE MODEL of someone who wants to accomplish something in life and just goes for it. "I have nothing to lose." She says. She has completely embraced herself, her strengths, and have become a role model to many in her personal and professional life. Fell free to follow her on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/redjenn _______________________________________________________________ Join us at Our Inner Sparks where a network of ordinary women will be sharing our extraordinary stories to inspire and empower each other and others.  For feedback or nomination please email us at OurInnerSparks@gmail.com (https://linktr.ee/ourinnersparks) Please subscribe to this channel and follow us on the below social media platforms and engage with us on the Our Inner Sparks network: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmACzBNGkYCd5Pk_Gt6Ta_Q https://facebook.com/ourinnersparks https://linkedin.com/groups/13776300 http://twitter.com/OurInnerSparks https://instagram.com/ourinnersparks   Credits: Music by MusicalLivesInc, you can find them on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCSPel8_c4HH8GfsNSJRHNw

Jenn G. - Embrace Your Superpower - Our Inner Sparks - Featured Stories (Episode 14)

What do you do during challenging times? How do you react during difficulties? Your actions during these times will determine if you will thrive. In this episode, we will have the great pleasure of meeting Emme Lentino, an american born singer, song writer, film producer, and actress who now lives in New Zealand. She is an avid supporter of the global indie music and films community. In the year of 2020, Emme has showing great resilience in the entertainment industry and is making a leap in her career while support others to reach for their success. Join Emme's World and feel free to visit, like, follow and subscribe: https://www.emmelentino.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/0HPcvISFDi6wb76iacWXMe?si=hSxaDf9wRMWqxDNOLp-pqw https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZT1mSlQnytP32C47g_y3QQ https://twitter.com/EmmeLentino https://www.instagram.com/emmelentino https://www.facebook.com/emmelentino https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmelentino ______________________________ Join us at Our Inner Sparks where a network of ordinary women will be sharing our extraordinary stories to inspire and empower each other and others.  For feedback or nomination please email us at OurInnerSparks@gmail.com (https://linktr.ee/ourinnersparks) Please subscribe to this channel and follow us on the below social media platforms and engage with us on the Our Inner Sparks network: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmACzBNGkYCd5Pk_Gt6Ta_Q https://facebook.com/ourinnersparks https://linkedin.com/groups/13776300 http://twitter.com/OurInnerSparks https://instagram.com/ourinnersparks Credits: Music by MusicalLivesInc, you can find them on YouTube  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCSPel8_c4HH8GfsNSJRHNw 

Emme Lentino - Thriving While Supporting Others - Our Inner Sparks - Featured Stories (Episode 13)

Have your kids been doing school at home during COVID-19? Are you having challenges having kids home with you all day everyday? If so, you may find this episode especially helpful to you. Meet Melanie, a loving mother and a seasoned home-school educator. She will share with you the story of her homeschooling journey, the benefits, and challenges of homeschooling. Come and join us in this engaging conversation as Melanie shares some very interesting and practical ways to keep you children motivated to learn and connected to important relationships in their lives. If you are interested in more resources relating to homeschooling, please visit Our Inner Sparks website (https://www.ourinnersparks.com) and search for the blog on Melanie. ______________________________ Join us at Our Inner Sparks where a network of ordinary women will be sharing our extraordinary stories to inspire and empower each other and others.  For feedback or nomination please email us at OurInnerSparks@gmail.com (https://linktr.ee/ourinnersparks) Please subscribe to this channel and follow us on the below social media platforms and engage with us on the Our Inner Sparks network: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmACzBNGkYCd5Pk_Gt6Ta_Qhttps://facebook.com/ourinnersparks https://linkedin.com/groups/13776300 http://twitter.com/OurInnerSparks https://instagram.com/ourinnersparks Credits: Music by MusicalLivesInc, you can find them on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCSPel8_c4HH8GfsNSJRHNw

Melanie G. - Rewards & Challenges of Homeschooling - Our Inner Sparks - Featured Stories (Episode 12)

Are you ready to discovery, embody and share your inner sparks? Join us at Our Inner Sparks where a network of ordinary women will be sharing our extraordinary stories to inspire and empower each other and others. Let's harvest our inner sparks as we learn from these extraordinary stories, each other and have open dialogue about how people have found success and happiness in their lives. Join the network & follow on these social media platforms: facebook.com/ourinnersparks linkedin.com/groups/13776300 twitter.com/OurInnerSparks instagram.com/ourinnersparks

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