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Keep up with Women Mean Business events in 2026.

You Matter Speaker Series is Back - Save the Date or Register Now

OnLine Zoom Presentations - Not In Person Events

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2026

12 noon: Lunch/Learn/Connect

Speaker: Katrina MacDonald,

Co-Founder - Kasama Marketing Inc.

https://www.kasama.ca/

Topic: ‘You Don’t Need to Be a Tech-Savvy, Just Open to Working Smarter’

‘What Can AI Actually Do for My Small Business’

‘This presentation is not about ‘robots’ taking over your job. It’s about you using the tools to stay ahead of the curve and free up your time for the work that really matters as a business owner’

Feeling curious or skeptical about AI for your small business? You’re not alone. In this fast-paced 60-minute session, we’ll cut through the noise and show you exactly how small businesses are using AI to save time, reduce costs, and finally ditch the busywork. No hype, no jargon. Just practical tools and smart strategy you can start using right away, whether you’re AI-curious or already experimenting. This isn’t about chasing trends. It’s about leveraging tech that fits your goals and frees you up to focus on what really matters.

Event Link to Register:

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/wmb-speaker-series-what-can-ai-do-for-my-small-business-tickets-1977309317396?aff=oddtdtcreato

Please register by: Friday, February 13, 2026

THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2026

International Women’s Week Speaker -

Let’s take a coffee break together!

Speaker: Dr. Shyra Barberstock,

Co-Founder, CEO/President of Kabaonish Coffee/Tea Company

https://www.proudlyindigenous.co

Topic: ‘Paths We Create- Women Entrepreneurs & Power of Story’

In this session, Shyra shares her journey as an Indigenous woman entrepreneur and storyteller. She traces the spark that led to Okwaho Equal Source, an Indigenous consultancy and think tank focused on social innovation and economic reconciliation, and the creation of Kebaonish, an Indigenous and woman-led tea and coffee company inspired by Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee values.

Drawing on more than a decade of entrepreneurship, Shyra explores how story shapes our brands, our leadership, and the impact we carry into our communities. Her talk blends lived experience, cultural insight, and practical wisdom, offering a grounded look at what it means to build purpose-driven companies that honour identity, relationship, and place.

‘Kebaonish believes that by incorporating these teachings of good minds and a good heart, we can bring people closer to harmony in the world, and it all starts with a cup of coffee or tea’

‘By choosing Kabaonish Coffee/Tea, you are supporting a vision of Canada where everyone has a place at the table’

Event Link to Register:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wmb-presents-paths-we-create-women-entrepreneurs-the-power-of-story-tickets-1977311291300?aff=oddtdtcreator

Please register by: Friday March 6, 2026