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WBN Member Profiles

WBN Member Profiles

Profiles of selected members of the 2019-20 Women's Business Network of Peterborough and the businesses they run or the organizations in which they are involved.

Susan Watkin, owner of Watkin Business Advisory & Education, works both with small business owners and accounting professionals to create sound business and financial strategies, to educate them on how to maintain accurate financial records, and to assist in planning for the growth of their businesses. She has been an accounting professional for more than 20 years and an educator for eight years. (Supplied photo)

Susan Watkin educates local businesses to foster growth for entrepreneurs

Ally Pyle is a Wealth Advisor with The Pyle Group of ScotiaMcLeod®, a division of Scotia Capital Inc., located at 111 Hunter Street West in Peterborough. Among her many volunteer activities, she is a board member of 4th Line Theatre, treasurer for the Down Syndrome Association of Peterborough, and a member of 100 Women Peterborough. (Supplied photo)

Wealth advisor Ally Pyle finds great satisfaction in her clients’ success

Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) Foundation President and CEO Lesley Heighway leads a team of professionals and volunteers who raise between $5 and $7 million every year for PRHC's diverse healthcare equipment and technology needs. (Supplied photo)

For Lesley Heighway, innovative and creative thinking is the key to fundraising success for our hospital

Kim Appleton is President and CAO of Peterborough-based technology company Emmatt Digital Solutions, which she founded with her partner Chris Calbury in 1998. In addition to her business role, Kim is an active volunteer and also shares her knowledge and experience by mentoring others, especially entrepreneurs who are just starting out. She recently received the 2019 Judy Heffernan Award in recognition of her ongoing efforts to help others succeed. (Photo: Paula Kehoe / kawarthaNOW.com)

Kim Appleton is creating joyful success in both business and life

Habitat for Humanity Peterborough & Kawartha Region CEO Sarah Burke outside the organization's offices at 300 Milroy Drive in Peterborough. Habitat for Humanity Peterborough & Kawartha Region is launching its first-ever multi-residential project to construct a 41-unit affordable condo building in Peterborough, expanding the organization's efforts to provide affordable home ownership to low-income couples, singles, single-parent families, and seniors. (Photo: April Potter / kawarthaNOW.com)

Sarah Burke’s passion is making homeownership affordable for everyone

Paula Kehoe is the owner of Red Rock Communications, a boutique communications company based in Peterborough. She specializes in copywriting and creative services for technology, retail, health and wellness, not-for-profit, and lifestyle brands. (Supplied photo)

Copywriter Paula Kehoe transforms her clients’ passions into compelling brand stories

Jeannine Taylor is founder and publisher of kawarthaNOW.com, an independent locally owned digital media company that provides news, arts, lifestyle, and business information and community event listings for residents and visitors in the counties of Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, Hastings, and Haliburton. Jeannine first launched a community-focused website in 1996, which today is kawarthaNOW.com, the preeminent independent and locally owned online media company in the Kawarthas. (Photo: Samantha Moss / MossWorks Photography)

Jeannine Taylor continues to lead digital trends in local media

April Boyce, owner of Looking Glass Coaching at the 'be well centre' in downtown Peterborough, supports people of all ages living with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). With her background as an educator, her experience advocating for and mentoring her own ADHD child, and specialized learning and training, she works with her clients to figure out the problems they want to solve and to develop a plan of action. (Supplied photo)

Looking Glass Coaching’s April Boyce specializes in support for those living with ADHD

From the Neck Up owner Frances Fourcaudot working on a client at her boutique in the Westmount Pharmacy building in Peterborough. Frances is a hair loss and trichology (hair and scalp health) specialist who offers a selection of full and partial custom-styled human hair wigs, synthetic wigs, and hair toppers, as well as wig repairs, for women, men, and children who experience temporary or permanent hair loss. (Photo: Heather Doughty)

Frances Fourcaudot helps people battling hair loss get a new lease on life with wig fittings

Ontario Dog Trainer Karen Laws with her dog Persi. For 14 years, Karen has taught dog owners how to build a relationship with their pets based on trust and leadership. Now she is expanding her boarding programs such as "dog university", where dogs come to stay for several weeks at Karen's Bethany facility. Karen teaches the dogs desired behaviour and also teaches the owners how to have the life they dream of with their dog. (Supplied photo)

Karen Laws schools dogs and their owners on how to build a life-long positive relationship

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