Episode 29: 5 Daily Habits to Nourish Your Soul & Reframe Success

For the first time ever on Session Eleven Alisha and Tess sit down with...another recruitment agency! However this is not any agency, we are speaking to April Hicke and Marissa McNeelands the Founders of Toast . Toast is a membership-based women’s collective founded to flip the hiring dynamic in favour of women in tech. This team is the gold standard when it comes to supporting women, diversity and pay equity, need we say more?! Join us for this inspring conversation on how Toast came to be.

Tess and Alisha sit down with Cathy Thorpe, President and CEO at Nurse Next Door for an intimate conversation on how she has navigated personal tragedy while continuing to show up as a leader and mother. Recently named one of the recipients of 2024 Influential Women in Business Awards by Business in Vancouver Cathy has also added author to her list of attributes as she just launched her book Bold Kindness. There is so much to learn from this inspirational woman!Follow Cathy:LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/cathythorpe/?originalSubdomain=caBuy Cathy's book, Bold Kindness: A Caring, More Compassionate Way to Leadhttps://www.amazon.ca/Bold-Kindness-Caring-More-Compassionate/dp/1639080538

Alisha and Tess spill all the details on their newly launched Talent Academy, a membership based network specifically created for the Retail community! Learn what you can expect from your membership, who should sign up and what our itention is by starting this initiative. Retail community, this one's for you! Get all the details here!

Alisha and Tess sit down with Founder and CEO at Flytographer, Nicole Smith, to chat about her journey as an entrepreneur and how she was able to prioritize her own well being while scaling a very high growth business. They chat through the surprising benefits and outcomes that have come from a service that has ultimately changed the game when it comes to hiring a photographer. This inspirational conversation left us wanting more!--Find out more about Flytographer:Website - https://www.flytographer.com/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/flytographer/?hl=enLinkedIn - https://ca.linkedin.com/company/flytographerFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/FindFlytographer/X - https://twitter.com/Flytographer

The sparkle shirts are back! This only means one thing...Tess and Alisha are celebrating the holidays and reflecting back on the year with learnings and gratitude. Though its not all sparkles and glitter, tears are shed and real conversations are had about a challenging past year. You will not want to miss this very real 2023 wrap up!

Tess and Alisha sit down with Cheekbone Beauty Founder and CEO, Jenn Harper. This moving conversation centres around Jenn's journey into sobriety and how it impacted her rise and success in the beauty industry. Jenn's authenticity and vulnerability provide invaluable insight that we are so honoured to share here! This is an entrepreneurship (and life!) journey that will leave you inspired!--Follow Cheekbone Beauty:Website - https://www.cheekbonebeauty.com/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cheekbonebeauty/?hl=enX - https://twitter.com/cheekbonebeauty/

Tess and Alisha are thrilled to introduce the Managing Partner behind their newly launched Toronto office Jessica Hajsan! Jessica brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise from her Executive career in global retail. She also has a few surprises up her sleeve, from her athletic pursuits to her love of astrology you won't want to miss getting to know Jess and learning about her career insights and market knowledge.

Buckle up! Alisha and Tess could not be more excited to introduce the brains behind the operation, Crystal Bootsma, VP of People + Operations at Eleven Eleven Group of Companies. Learn about Crystal's impressive and diverse career path, what it's actually like to work with Tess and Alisha on a daily basis and surprise Crystal facts. And you won't want to miss a very unhinged game of "never have I ever..."

Alisha and Tess share their personal experience with sober curiousity and dive into topics like their intention, inspiration, setting themselves up for success, learnings and what's next for them both.

Join Tess and Alisha for their first ever round up episode! They are giving a behind the scenes update on a new and exciting product launch, insight and perspective on the job market, a mental health check-in and some fun and (and viral!) personal updates.