Next Monday (June 12), local female entrepreneurs will gather in the rolling hills of Otonabee-South Monaghan for a special evening of exploration and empowerment.
The Women’s Wellness Fair takes place from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at The Mane Intent (2410 Cameron Line, Indian River).
Hosted by the Business Advisory Centre of Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development in partnership with The Mane Intent, the event celebrates female entrepreneurship by connecting businesses with a focus on health and wellness.
“The Women’s Wellness Fair is all about authentic connections, giving local women the opportunity to network with female entrepreneurs,” says Sandy Greenberg, Business Advisory Centre Lead. “Peterborough & The Kawarthas Economic Development has a strategic focus on creating a culture of startups and entrepreneurship in our region. Events like this give busy entrepreneurs the time to focus on their own health and happiness, in order to achieve a successful work-life balance.”
The free event includes food, speakers, demonstrations, vendors, door prizes, and — perhaps most importantly — networking opportunities.
The setting of the Women’s Wellness Fair perfectly reflects the event’s themes of female entrepreneurship and health and wellness. The Mane Intent, founded by entrepreneur Jennifer Garland, offers experiential learning with horses as natural coaches to improve individual and organizational performance.
“We offer individual and group wellness workshops working in partnership with horses as natural coaches,” says Garland, who is also program director. “Horses are sensitive, intuitive beings which makes them really receptive and responsive to the body language, emotion and energy and intention of everyone around them. They support our own healing and journey to greater wellness.
“When you’re an entrepreneur, it’s important to take time for self-care and reflection. My horses have supported my own journey of self-discovery, teaching me to embrace my vulnerability, face my fears, and to walk with greater courage every step of the way. They have connected me to greater possibility — personally and professionally — and this event is a great example of that.”
Throughout the evening, speakers will share inspirational stories about their own paths as entrepreneurs, including Vange Rodriguez of Faces by 2, Lisa McKay of Evolve your Body, Jennifer Garland of The Mane Intent, Geoff Crane of Incentise, Nancy Nickle of Birchview Design, and Maureen Brand of Garden of Eden.
Vendors and organizations at the event include Fresh Dreams, Garden of Eden, Revive Hair Lounge, Birchview Design, Renew Medi Spa, Faces by 2, Evolve your Body, Moksha Yoga, Sweet Song Herbals, Kawartha Sexual Assault Centre, Intrigued Events, and Dr. Mariem Idrissi of the Circle of Life Wellness Centre.
The presenting sponsors of the Women’s Wellness Fair are Startup Canada and Dell Canada, through the Women in Entrepreneurship Fund. This fund supports five high-impact grassroots initiatives across Canada this year, each of which advance women entrepreneurship through education, investment, mentorship, and access to growth opportunity.
For more information and to register for the free event, visit Eventbrite.ca.
