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Chanèle McFarlane is a multiple award-winning personal branding expert, TEDx speaker and freelance writer. Chanèle’s fascination with storytelling began at a young age. In fact, she was the first person in her Grade 2 class to read 100 books — her claim to fame! Today, she feels lucky to have crafted a meaningful career around what she’s always loved.

Ciara Pendrith is an MD student at the University of Calgary! She is a successful woman in STEM who has a Masters in Epidemiology, and has worked in several research roles at hospitals in Toronto. Check out her advice for girls interested in entering STEM fields.

Lauren Howe, title holder of Miss Universe Canada, and Industrial Engineer, is more than just a pretty face. Read about her passion for inspiring more girls to enter STEM fields.

This role models post has a different spin, and a giveaway! Instead of an interview, I'd like to share my review of Paola Gianturco's new and sixth book Wonder Girls: Changing Our World. Paola teamed up with her eleven-year-old granddaughter, Alex Sangster, to interview, photograph and share the stories of 90 wonder-girls around the world.

Samara Canada is a charity dedicated to reconnecting citizens to politics. Established as a charity in 2009, they have become Canada’s most trusted, non-partisan champion of civic engagement and a more positive public life. I got to sit down with Jane Hilderman, Executive Director of Samara Canada, and Sameen Zehra, Everyday Political Citizen Program Coordinator to chat about the work they do at Samara...