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01/11/2024

OV Boss Babes Podcast proudly presents:

✨BOSS BABE CORNER✨
(In partnership with Renfrew County Community Futures Development Corporation)

Kayla Sawula is the latest downtown Arnprior Life boss babe to hit the scenes, brightening smiles with more than just toothpaste! Ottawa Valley Smiles is Downtown Arnprior's cutest dental hygiene boutique, offering a spa-like experience where your mouth gets the pampering it deserves.

This remarkable entrepreneur provides not only dental cleanings but also cosmetic services such as professional teeth whitening and tooth gems. With insurance coverage, flexible booking options, and a relaxed, calming atmosphere, her adorable, girly, pink space is the perfect place to treat yourself!

In this episode...

🦷 Kayla shares why she wanted to offer her dental hygiene services independently and how she is revolutionizing the oral health field, making it fun!

🩷 Listeners learn how oral health can impact women’s s*x hormone fluctuations, including puberty, menstruation, and even pregnancy and lactation

🦷 Kayla spills the secrets behind her unique business model, tailoring her services and atmosphere around her female patients - making treatments feel like a spa service!

🩷 Kayla NORMALIZES oral health and hygiene practices - like it's okay if it's a battle to brush your toddler’s teeth to not flossing every day

One local that has inspired Kayla throughout her time in business is Jennifer Charlebois-Robillard Insurance and Financial Services Inc. 🩷👏🏼 - be sure to give both these babes a follow on the socials!

📲 TUNE IN NOW, BABE! 🦷🌸 https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/ov-boss-babes/id1540503068?i=1000675358798

30/10/2024

✨NEW EPISODE ALERT✨

Kerri Broome is a celebrated energy healer and spiritual medium known for her transformative approach to healing and personal growth. With a passion for helping individuals connect to their true selves, Kerri has dedicated her life to mastering various healing modalities, culminating in the creation of Bluestar Quantum Energy Healing, a unique practice that harmonizes ancient wisdom with modern techniques.

In addition to her healing work and writing, Kerri is a talented artist whose creations reflect her deep connection to the spiritual realm. Her artwork serves as a visual expression of her healing philosophy, inviting others to engage with their own energy and emotions.

Whether through Kerri's healing sessions, books, or artistic endeavors, this boss babe embodies the essence of compassion and empowerment, guiding others on their journey toward wholeness and self-realization.

In part 1 of our 2-part feature....

✨ Kerri reflects on how she initially uncovered her spiritual gifts but was fearful to embrace them—until a haunting vision of her brother's fate appeared before her, ultimately becoming a heartbreaking reality

🔮 Kerri shares how she educated herself about spirituality and the steps she took to develop her abilities, allowing her to help others

✨ We discover how Kerri connects with the spiritual realm to convey important messages to those who need to hear them, while also maintaining her everyday life

🔮 Kerri shares her expertise in providing Bluestar Quantum Energy healing to her clients and discusses how anyone can benefit from this healing method

📲 TUNE IN NOW! ... and stay tuned next week for PART TWO! ✨🫶🏼

22/10/2024

✨NEW EPISODE ALERT✨

Divorces can difficult and super stressful to navigate, but collaborative family law offers a beneficial alternative for couples seeking a more amicable approach to negotiating their separation compared to traditional legal methods. Holly Agnew, a collaborative family lawyer based out of .almonte, believes that the traditional legal process, involving lawyer-to-lawyer correspondence or court involvement, is not in the best interest of families and the outdated notion that each party must hire their own lawyer can be detrimental to families, and comes with its own sets of challenges.

Holly's collaborative family law approach allows couples to work together with specially trained lawyers (and potentially other professionals) to navigate the emotional and financial complexities of separation.

In this episode...

👩🏼‍⚖️ Holly reveals the reasoning behind her significant transition from corporate law to family law, explaining why collaborative family law was the perfect choice for her

📝 Holly shares how collaborative family allows for an out-of-court process that addresses emotional, financial and legal situations

🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 We chat about child custody battles, separation agreements, parents’ legal rights and obligations, decision making - all areas Holly assists couples with minimal conflict as possible

😣 Holly talks about the stressors involving family law, how she balances heavy caseloads, dealing with an uncooperative parent, and how she leaves family files at the office

🩷 A couple local that inspires Holly include , and 🩷

📲 TUNE IN NOW BABE!

17/10/2024

OV Boss Babes Podcast proudly presents:

✨BOSS BABE CORNER✨
(In partnership with Algonquin College Waterfront Campus)

Forestry is weaved into the tapestry of the Ottawa Valley. For hundreds of years, the abundant forests in the Ottawa Valley have provided a livelihood in an industry one of the largest drivers of County of Renfrew's economy.

Not surprisingly, the Forestry Technician program is the longest-standing full-time program offered at Algonquin College’s Pembroke Campus. Since its early days, the Pembroke Campus has been among a small group of post-secondary schools in Ontario that have produced thousands of Forestry graduates.

Sionaid Eggett, a Forestry Technician Algonquin College Pembroke graduate, is doing great things in her career and recently received a prestigious award from the industry back in September from the Ontario Woodlot Association.

In this episode....

🌲 Sionaid, a Field Operations Coordinator at the Ontario Woodlot Association, reflects on how a visit to a logging museum and meeting a Forestry Technician alum influenced her career decisions

🌳 Sionaid shares her journey of leaving her previous career in child development and education to pursue a degree in Forestry at Algonquin College

🌲 This Forestry Technition alumni shares a little background into forest fires and how we can collectively prevent them from happening

🌳 Listeners learn how Algonquin College's curriculum has changed to reflect the new and future challenges that face the forestry sector, not just in Ontario but across Canada

📲 TUNE IN NOW, BABE: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/ov-boss-babes/id1540503068?i=1000673379535

09/10/2024

✨NEW EPISODE ALERT✨

Amanda Amyotte is a multi passionate country girl, mom of two, registered nurse, independent consultant and one bad ass farmer behind in Shawville. Many local makers may also remember her baby business, Maple Crest Farm Baby Division.

Amanda and her husband Andrew are regenerative beef farmers, raising and producing livestock and crops that align with the natural environment that nourishes soils, ecosystems and their community.

In this episode....

👩🏽‍🌾 Amanda discusses her journey into farming alongside her husband, sharing how she successfully manages Maple Crest Farm while balancing her healthcare career and developing her own business

🥚 Listeners discover why farm fresh eggs are better than store bought eggs and why pasture raised pork tastes better than meats purchased from your local grocery store

💁🏽‍♀️ Amanda shares what ended and explains how her venture with Arbonne has ignited a renewed sense of purpose and passion

🤍 We gain a deeper understanding of the agricultural community in Pontiac and the importance of women supporting women

Two that inspire Amanda are Jennifer Judd from and Gemma from 🫶🏼🩷

📲 TUNE IN NOW, Babe!

01/10/2024

✨NEW EPISODE ALERT✨

While out in Alberta, Erin Kergen had been working for large public brands, with exposure in program development, creative concepting, to project management and everything in between.

While off on maternity leave, she and a girlfriend decided to take over a former general store, naming it after their girls, Pickle & Myrrh. Relocating back to Ontario, she opened her sweet caramel shop with her husband in 2020 and has been happily brewing their delicious handmade salted caramels ever since, growing a large customer base around the world!

🍬 We learn how an initial opportunity with the Fairmont Banff, Jasper, and Lake Louise hotels ultimately set the stepping stones for Erin’s future career up for success

🍬 We hear of how Pickle & Myrrh first began in Alberta when Erin and a girlfriend took over a former General Store and how she eventually relocated back to Ontario and opened her beloved artisinal salted caramel shop

🍬Listeners discover into how Erin has effectively marketed her salted caramels, including setting price points, wholesaling strategies, and how they continue to grow in popularity across Canada

🍬Erin hints at her business model strategy, effective marketing techniques, growing her brand and her expansion into the vendor market world

One local that Erin shouted from the rooftops is the babe behind Wick Witch Apothecary, the lovely atmospheric and shop found in the quaint and bewitched village of Merrickville Times.

📲 TUNE IN NOW, BABE!

21/09/2024

OV Boss Babes Podcast proudly presents:

✨BOSS BABE CORNER✨
(In partnership with Enterprise Renfrew County)

Yvonne Nobbs was a former Airbnb host with a waterfront cottage whose renters were constantly asking her where they could rent a boat in the Madawaska Valley area. With there not being any bost rental businesses in the area, Yvonne offered her renters to take her own boat out for an additional feel, when she suddenly had the idea to launch her own recreational watercraft rental business, Highlands Outfitters.

And business immediately took off, as Yvonne started to source her inventory, purchasing pontoon boats, fishing boats, canoes, standup paddleboards, and even offering fishing tours and kayak adventures.

In this episode....

🚤 This former Airbnb host shares how she went from renting her waterfront cottage to launching a watercraft and water toys rental business

🛶 Listeners learn about the effective strategies Yvonne implemented to safeguard her boat rentals from theft, as well as insurance and liability waivers in place to protect from damage

🛥️ With no other boat rental businesses in Madawaska Valley, we learned how Yvonne carried out her market research to establish rental price points

👏🏼 Yvonne offers valuable business insights, emphasizing one of the key lessons she has learned during her career:
“DON’T BE GREEDY.”

A couple boss babes that have Yvonne throughout her entrepreneurial journey are Sarah of Madawaska Coffee Co, Carly of Mad Outdoors, Stefi of Madawaska Kanu Centre, and Sandy of Stevenson Lodge, C O Country Market and the Hungry Pig Diner! 💕

📲 TUNE IN NOW: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/ov-boss-babes/id1540503068?i=1000670193430

16/09/2024

OV Boss Babes Podcast Presents:

☀️SUMMER REWIND THROWBACK🎞️ with Valley Accounting & Tax💰

We all know that running a business is a lot of work...and naturally, you want to keep as much of what you make as possible, get your taxes filed without any penalties or late fees, and PRAY that you don't get audited.

Laura Stevens from Valley Accounting & Tax is here to help! She and her business partner opened up their biz two years ago in Madawaska Valley and they have business and corporate clients across Ontario, Montreal and even Calgary, offering virtual appointments and safe and secure tax filing.

Laura's nuggets of financial wisdom will help you make make better financial decisions as she provides some ✨important✨ tax tips and deadline dates so you can feel confident and financially empowered.

You'll want to tune in because....

❌ Laura shares valuable business insights with my listeners, including her reasoning as to why small businesses should NOT incorporate their biz

🌐 If you use Shopify, Etsy, Eventbrite, or another e-commerce website... you'll want to listen up - because Laura gets into all various Points of Sale!

🚗 We discover key secrets in tracking your mileage, business expenses and how to save money at tax time!

💰You might have UNCASHED cheques from the CRA (which means more money for you!) - and Laura shares how you can find that out NOW!

📲 TUNE IN NOW, BABE to our final episode!

09/09/2024

✨NEW EPISODE ALERT✨

In the historical town of Downtown Heritage Perth BIA, you will find a casual fine dining experience like no other. With a rotating menu offering a modern take on traditional dishes and fresh, local ingredients guests, The Stone Cellar Restaurant invites you to come eat, drink and visit.

And Lindsay Mason, who is one half of this young family owned business, chats with me about the the ins and outs about what it's like managing a busy restaurant and how she came into owning this establishment.

🍽️ Lindsay explains the journey of acquiring the Stone Cellar Restaurant with her husband and transforming it into a thriving family enterprise

😵 Lindsay shares horrifying customer experiences that she has encountered, and how customers' behaviour continues to shock Lindsay and her staff

😮‍💨 We learn how Lindsay oversees and manages her team when they aren’t at the restaurant, especially when problems arise

🙄 We hear of comments and stereotypes that Lindsay has encountered as a "young business owner" of a well-established restaurant, and how she responds to these remarks

One local that Lindsay shouted from the rooftops is Megan Tysick - the babe behind The Social Club 🤍🫶🏼

📲 TUNE IN NOW, BABE!

23/08/2024

OV Boss Babes Podcast proudly presents:

✨BOSS BABE CORNER✨
(In partnership with Small Business Advisory Centre Smiths Falls/Lanark County)

In today's business world, efficiency is key and being able to access services remotely helps to reduce driving time, in-person appointments, and other unnecessary fees, especially around property and real estate.

Amanda McMullen launched Ontario Law Clerk Services, a virtual solution for clients looking for assistance from experienced real estate law clerks, providing top-quality, and professional freelance real estate law clerking services, saving clients’ time and money by outsourcing their files through their experienced and trusted team.

In this episode....

💼 Amanda explains her journey into the field of law and her transition to specializing in real estate law

💼 Amanda outlines the steps she needed to take in order to pursue her business venture in a virtual setting

💼 We learn how real estate law clerks can assist home owners in the buying and selling process and if a real estate lawyer is still required

💼 We learn more about the Small Business Advisory Centre and how the Starter Company Plus Program helped Amanda make some smart business decisions

📲 TUNE IN NOW, BABE: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/ov-boss-babes/id1540503068?i=1000666380380

19/08/2024

OV Boss Babes Podcast Presents:

☀️SUMMER REWIND THROWBACK🎞️ with 🤓👓

Our vision is crucial for the movements we make, tasks we accomplish, and interactions we have. It even impacts our sleep patterns based on the light we are exposed to during the day. Despite the importance of sight, it is often taken for granted until our vision begins to blur, prompting us to schedule an appointment with our optometrist.

Dr. Morgan Welburn, Optometrist and Partner at the Renfrew Eye Clinic, along with her business partner, are strong advocates for eye health. They urge individuals to undergo regular eye examinations and are incorporating advanced tools and technology to enhance vision care for their patients.

Dr. Welburn has been featured in Women in Optometry, actively supports her community by sponsoring events and initiatives and is committed to raising awareness about the increasing number of female optometrists.

In this episode, we discuss:

🤓 Dr. Morgan Welburn emphasizes the significance of eye health and advises against buying prescription glasses and contacts online without consulting with an eye care professional

👓 If your vision is already 20/20, does this mean you have perfect vision... and do you still require glasses?

👀 Dr. Welburn shares how often you should be getting your eyes checked, common eye health conditions, and how eye perscriptions are calculated

💁🏼‍♀️ Dr. Welburn discusses gender imbalance in the eye care industry and how she is advocating for more women to consider optometry as a career

14/08/2024

🥂Business Spotlight Alert: WhiteWater O'Brien Winery 🍷 👀

There's a new winery in the Ottawa Valley that I recently visited with some girlfriends that you babes absolutely must check out yourselves!

No need to escape to wine country when we have the perfect winery located on a beautiful oasis of a property right here on the !

Located in the rural community of Westmeath is Whitewater O'Brien Winery, a family-owned boutique winery offering exceptional wine, tastings & vineyard tours. 🥂🍷

The property itself is spacious, allowing for group tours, weddings and events, or just an afternoon visit with some girlfriends or a romantic afternoon date!

After visiting Whitewater O'Brien Winery last week, here's what I wanted to share with the Boss Babe community! ✨🩷

📅 The winery is opened on Friday afternoons from 2-7:00 pm and on Saturdays from 12-5:00 pm

🍷 All guests receive 3 complimentary wine tastings from their signature white, red and rosé wines!

💁🏼‍♀️ No reservations required, which means you can just pop in during their opening hours, grab a glass of vino, and hang out in one of their many tasting areas

🚤 If you have a boat, you can dock it at the Westmeath Boat Launch and walk right to the winery! (but remember, please don't drink and drive!)

🧀🍕 Enjoy your wine with some snack pairings, as they have partnered with Dante's Delicatessen in Cobden to bring you a variety of charcuterie favourites or Milano's Pizza Beachburg for some hot and fresh flatbread pizza

🐶 Their winery is dog friendly - which means you can bring your furry friends along for the tour! 🐾

Come experience wine on a whole new level and enjoy pleasant views of the vineyard, river, and pond while immersing yourself in the soothing ambiance of the melodic waterfall, the gentle lapping of waves along the shore, or the rustling of leaves in their vineyard - all the while sipping on fresh, crisp and made wine!

And don't forget to tell them OVBB sent you! 😘💕
Disclaimer: must be 19+ or older with valid ID to receive the complimentary wine tastings and to purchase any of the available wines. Please drink and enjoy responsibly. 💁🏼‍♀️🥂

12/08/2024

Business Spotlight: Integrated Health Centre! ❤️💁🏼‍♀️

At Integrated Health Centre, they don't just treat the symptom but they find out the root cause of your pain. Their team of expert medical professionals work with their patients to determine a treatment plan curated to your needs!

Upon arrival, I was warmly greeted by their staff and taken immediately for my initial consultation, where we reviewed my health history. They meet with their clients through this consultation to not only learn about the injury or pain, but also learn about your medications, any previous car accidents, and surgeries. From there, we create a personalized plan of care so that I can get ahead of the pain before I feel it! 🙌🏼

✨ LIST OF SERVICES✨

First, I had my vitals taken, followed by a gait scan and body scan. The body scan is a postural analysis where images are taken to get a better understanding of my posture, and review imbalances and twists in the way I stand. With this information, the doctor then begins their exam and gathers more data through my ranger of motion, postural analysis, muscle and orthopeadic tests. I wore my clothes during this process, but you typically conduct the body scan in your undergarments.

Next, I tried low level light therapy, which is used to heal soft tissue injuries, bulged discs and sports injuries. Light therapy is a drug-free, pain free option used to improve your healing, eliminating pain and inflammation.

AT IHC, they are not your standard lay down and lets crack you chiropractor - they want to get to the root cause of the issue and fix it! After reviewing my medical history, performing an exam and establishing a diagnosis, the chiropractor develops and carrys out a comprehensive treatment/management plan, recommend therapeutic exercise and other non-invasive therapies, and provide nutritional, dietary and lifestyle counselling.

Following initial treatment and inflammation reduction, active care is emphasized through a monitored exercise program supervised by a trainer to ensure safe and effective use of equipment.

Book your consultation and meet with the IHC team to begin your empowering wellness journey today

06/08/2024

✨NEW EPISODE ALERT✨

Valerie Hyska is the proud owner of Your Independent Grocer, a beloved neighborhood grocery store that has been serving the Town of Petawawa community for many years.

With a passion for providing fresh, high-quality products and exceptional customer service, Hyska's YIG has built a loyal customer base and a reputation for being the go-to destination in Petawawa Business for all your grocery needs. But how does one get involved in the grocery store industry, how much equity do you require to take over ownership, and how do you build and cultivate a team of long term staff that even end up retiring there? 🤨

In this episode...

🍎 Val shares her journey into the grocery store industry and how she successfully landed an opportunity to compete for the Your Independent Grocery Store franchise

🫢 Val gets candid about the equity needed to acquire a grocery store and why it was the biggest investment she ever made

😮‍💨 Val openly addresses the daily customer complaints, criticism, and backlash she faces regarding grocery store prices, while discussing her perspective and actions taken in response

🫢 I asked for Val's take on the new grocery store opening across from Hyska’s Your Independent Grocer... you’ll have to tune in to hear what she says. 😉

Two local that have inspired Val and that she appreciates watching from afar are Christine Mitchell, Town of Petawawa's economic development officer and Zoë Nolan of Mount Molson Dairy Bar 🫶🏼🩷

📲 TUNE IN NOW: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4MdkhRcSkSq3VekpjSiJqH?si=UXIBRZniSBiuiUHFjp3KAA

01/08/2024

OV Boss Babes Podcast proudly presents:✨BABE BEYOND THE BRAND ✨

and were two hustling colleagues working at a mental health care centre when COVID hit and more and more therapists started moving their practices online - and found that their clients much preferred receiving therapy virtually.

And in 2021, Celissa and Melissa launched , providing structured psychotherapy to individuals struggling with symptoms of anxiety, depression, OCD, panic disorder, health anxiety, and various phobias.

In this episode, we discuss:

🤍 What cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is and what a therapy session looks like

🤍 Why these babes wanted to focus on mental health and how they assist their clients with everything from anxiety to vomit-phobias!

🤍 How Melissa and Celissa have virtually grown their multi-disciplinary team and what that dynamic looks like

🤍 How these babes deal with chasing unpaid therapy session invoices and the awkward conversations that stem from them

📲 TUNE IN NOW, BABE!

29/07/2024

✨NEW EPISODE ALERT✨

Upon returning to the Ottawa Valley, Kristin Leitch made the decision to start her mobile makeup service, driven by her passion for the beauty industry and empowering women to feel confident and beautiful.

Kris' business flourished as she expanded her services to include permanent makeup, brow shaping, botox, and laser treatments. In 2018, she established HeLa Beauty in Downtown Pembroke - Pembroke Business Improvement Area, followed by a second location in Petawawa Business.

Kris and her team of professionals in white coats are committed to delivering top-notch medical-grade services and educating clients about the importance of personal care, elevating their self-care routines to new heights.

In this episode....

🤍We learn of Kristin's first business, where she was initially was a successful mobile makeup artist, and how she came to becoming the CEO of Hela, the Ottawa Valley's first multi-serviced medical aesthetics, laser clinic and luxury spa

🤍 We break down aesthetic treatment stigma stereotypes and where this negative connotation came from... and if we believe that attitudes towards aesthetic treatments are changing

🤍 Kris shares how she and her team are advocating for women to prioritize self care and why it's an investment beyond your appearance

🤍 We dive into treatments such as Botox, micro needling, IV drips, and SO much more!

📲 TUNE IN NOW, BABE: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/ov-boss-babes/id1540503068?i=1000663695022

26/07/2024

We had such a great time yesterday at Dragonfly Golf Links' first ever Queens of the Greens golf tournament, with a portion of the proceeds going towards breast cancer research! 🩷

We had a wide range of vendors for our golfers and non-golfers to shop from, pop up sampling from Triple Bogey Brewing & Golf Co, Whitewater Brewing Co. and Cold Bear Brew Co, along with El Patchos Tacos who kept our mouths watering for more, and plenty of prizes, fun games and plenty of opportunities for networking! 🫶🏼🫱🏼‍🫲🏻

Stay tuned to hear how much was raised towards breast cancer research!! 🩷 thanks so much to everyone that came out!! Everyone had a blast!! ⛳️😍

Tag your team or your girlfriends that are in our album! 📸

25/07/2024

💦 Make a SPLASH at Splash Valley Waterpark & Resort💦

Connor and I spent the afternoon at Splash Valley Waterpark and Resort and we had such a blast going down all the watersides, playing at the kids splash pad, hanging out at the beach, and I even got to try out the inflatable waterpark! 😍

that Splash Valley is Destination Ontario's LARGEST floating water playground and is the go-to family vacation spot in Eastern Ontario! Just 1.5 hours from Ottawa and conveniently located east of Cobden along Highway 17, Splash Valley Resort also offers on-site accommodations and plenty of exciting activities for the whole family to enjoy!

Here are a few of the activities you can enjoy while spending a day at Splash Valley:

🛝 Make a SPLASH with five thrilling waterslides to choose from! Each slide offers a unique and adrenaline-pumping experience, and even offers 2 slides for your little ones!

💦 Take your fun to the next level with by jumping, running, swinging, and bouncing on Splash Valley's floating playground, which features a wide array of inflatables!

🏖️ Soak up the sun and enjoy Splash Valley's private beach, go for a paddle boat ride, or make a sandcastle in the sand.

⛳️ There's even a jungle themed mini putt on-site that offers the perfect family activity!

🍔 Forgot to pack the snacks?! Splash Valley's Grill House has you covered, offering chicken fingers, poutine, classic hot dogs and crispy nachos, as well as sweet treats like candy, ice-cold slushies and ice cream. 🍦 🍟

Stay, play and make a SPLASH at this summer - and tell them OVBB sent you! 🏖️😎🕶️☀️

23/07/2024

✨NEW EPISODE ALERT✨

Krystin and Catherine Wood are a mother-daughter duo operating Mahogony Salon & Spa, offering two locations to serve and pamper their clients. Since opening the doors of their premier (Stittsville) location in June 2004, these babes and their team have been dedicated to exceptional guest service, attention to quality and taking their level of care and service to an entirely new level of luxury.

But a lot goes on behind the scenes when it comes to owning two luxury day spas - and Catherine and Krystin don't hold back as they reveal their secrets to achieving success in the wellness, beauty and self care industry!

In this episode, we discuss:

🤍 How these babes wound up in business together 20 years ago, and how they created professional boundaries, divided up responsibilities and what those first early years looked like

🤍How Catherine and Krystin expanded their salon and spa by building their second location in Carleton Place and why they built such an extravagant facility

🤍How their team are the driving force behind their business’ marketing, through both social media and exceptional customer service

🤍 Revealing strategies for running a thriving luxury salon and spa and what has worked for them for 20 years!

One local that has inspired Catherine and Krystin throughout their time in business is 🩷👏🏼

📲 TUNE IN NOW, BABE! 💕

15/07/2024

OV Boss Babes Podcast Presents:

☀️SUMMER REWIND THROWBACK🎞️ with 🍩

Perfected by a husband and wife duo, Samantha Armstrong and her spouse Tyler created an epic gourmet donut like no other.

After discovering a unique donut concept in Nashville, Tyler and Sam were inspired to create their own version. It was during COVID that Tyler brought the idea forward to Sam, and the couple decided to pursue it.

Despite having no culinary experience, the couple dedicated months to perfecting their 140-layer donut before launching it on social media. Fast forward 4 years later, Holey Confections can now be found at 3 locations across Ottawa and the couple even struck a Dragon's Den deal in early 2024!

In this episode...

🍩 This former non-baker shares how intensive the process is to make these larger than life donuts, why they take 3 days to make and how they manage to stay remarkably fresh!

🍩 Following the success of their stores in Stittsville and Barrhaven, Sam shares what led them to opening their third location and how they manage and oversee all 3 stores

🍩 Sam shares where the Holey Confections’ slogan came from and why their donut names are hilarious and relatable!

📲 TO HEAR THIS THROWBACK EPISODE!

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🎄🎅🏼HEY BABES! Downtown Arnprior businesses are inviting YOU to their JINGLE & MINGLE Christmas Event! 🛍️🎁❄️⛄️Join Downtown Arnprior businesses for a festive Christmas shopping extravaganza on Thursday, 07 December from 4-8pm - an evening of late night shopping and fun holiday surprises! 🌟💕❄️🎄Experience the magic of the season as local businesses stay open late, offering a wide array of holiday gifts and exclusive Christmas specials! Don't miss out on the enchanting atmosphere, and make sure to catch a last minute visit with Santa 🎅🏼 while enjoying Christmas carols through the streets adding a musical touch to this special evening! 🎁🧣☺️📣 Mom's and Dads!! 📣 Don't want to bring the little ones with you so you can keep their gifts a surprise?! @gatewaychurchca is offering ✨FREE BABYSITTING✨ 4:00pm - 7:30pm with plenty of fun activities for your kids to stay busy while you get all your Christmas shopping done! ✅ Registration is required - 👉🏼👉🏼👉🏼DM me for the direct link and I'll hook you up! 😉Get ready to find the perfect gifts, shop local and embrace the holiday spirit! 🎄🛍️🎅🏼❄️♥️

Behind the scenes with Jenny Hodgson, the babe behind Milano Pizza Petawawa as I asked her what she does differently in business that contributes to the success of happy staff, happy customers, and a happy (reasonable 😅) work-life balance. Here's what she had to say 🤍

OVBB x Milano Pizza Petawawa: Where Are They Now?! 🍕🤍🥂OV Boss Babes' 3rd annual anniversary has officially arrived and we are launching our first anniversary Spotify podcast exclusive with the community champion queen herself, Jenny Hodgson, the babe behind our favourite Town of Petawawa pizza joint, Milano Pizza! 😋🍕In this podcast video episode, premiering exclusively for you to watch only on Spotify, host Holly Molenaar sits down with Jenny to chat about where her entrepreneurial journey has taken her since Jenny last came on OVBB back in 2021, purchasing the pizza franchise and finally following her long time dream to become a biz owner herself! In this episode, we're going to break down Jenny's crucial moments in business, while also divulging into:🍕Why Jenny views pizza as community and how it brings people together, from birthday parties, to office lunches and Friday nights with friends and family 💡 Jenny's secret ingredient to success 🥂🤩 And what Jenny has planned with her future goals, business dreams and possibly expansion 📲 TUNE IN on Monday, November 6 when our episode drops to find out!! 🏠 Airbnb location: Wilder Waters 🥂 Sipping on: Sandbanks Estate Winery 🎥 Produced by: Prosper & Co 💇🏼‍♀️ Hair by: Elyna Marie Hairstyling 💄 Makeup by: Candice Wright Makeup 👡 Styed by: Valley Vogue Styling Co.

Are you coming to our annual Women's Entrepreneurship Day's evening social on November 24?! ✨💕🎤Me and the team are so pumped to bring our community another exciting event for all women in business across the #OttawaValley celebrating all female entrepreneurs - because it's been a YEAR and you babes deserve to be and feel celebrated! ✨🥂OV Boss Babes knows the power of ✨CONNECTION 💫 COMMUNITY and 💕 COLLABORATION and strives to create a supportive community where women can connect, learn, and grow together, while hearing from inspiring and successful female biz owners right here in our own communities! 👏🏼 Showing YOU that anything is possible and your entrepreneurial dreams are worth achieving! Join us on Friday, 24 November from 6:30-8:30 pm, at Fitzy's 86 Sports Bar in Downtown Pembroke - Pembroke Business Improvement Area for an evening of pub food, craft beers and drinks, networking with other like-minded women in business and an inspiring business owner, Adrienne Decaire, the babe behindBarbays, the essential and fashion-forward hair accessory, as our keynote speaker. 🎤👏🏼💁🏼‍♀️👉🏼⚡️Grab your tickets from the link in our bio! See you there, babe 😘💕

OVBB x Tap & Cork Route 🍎🍺🥂#DidYouKnow that Tap & Cork Route is a self-guided self-guided tour across both the Ottawa Valley and the Pontiac, showcasing regional 🍷, 🍺 and 🍎 beverages! On this tour, you can meet the creators of these delectable samplings, hear their stories and witness their passion for their craft first hand. At each of the stops along the way, discover a new flavour, a new aroma, and new favourite while sampling their local specialties! 🍺🥂😋On our first stop, I checked out Cold Bear Brew Co in Arnprior Life, where their brewery is a place to gather and bring people together! While I was there, I met and chatted with two local babes who were enjoying some Friday afternoon pints, an weekly afternoon ritual before they go home to their families. And that's what it's all about! As @coldbearbrewco's saying goes, they're more than just a brewery crafting local 🍻- they are crafting community!Follow along to see where our #FallCrawl will take us next! ✨🇨🇦 Disclaimer to my Ontario friends: we want you to enjoy Tap & Cork Route's picks legally! As per Ontario's legal drinking age, you must be 19+ to participate on @tapandcorkroute's self-guided tour. Please don't drink and drive + enjoy responsibly and safely! 🤍🥂

OVBB x ValleyEats 💚📲As a busy mom and #BossBabe, the day gets away from me so fast! By the time I pour that glass of 🍷 to wind down on a Friday evening, it's dinner time and I have nothing ready for supper! 😓That's where Valley Eats comes in! There are so many great restaurants to choose from! 🍟 🍔 🍣 🍲 Tonight, I chose J&E's Bored N' Saucy for dinner - we had a chicken club and fish + chips! 😋 ✨#DidYouKnow!✨ I'm also a #PerksPlus member, where I save on delivery from participating restaurants, access exclusive deals, and get rewarded every time I place an order to save on my food order. And I love exclusive perks, rewards and savings! 🫶🏼✨👏🏼😘Use my code 👉🏼OVBBTREATS👈🏼 for FREE delivery over $20.00! 💚 Now let's eat! Are you hungry? 🤤

✨Real Girls, Real Dresses Campaign✨ presents: Crazy Beautiful Dresses' 10th year anniversary celebration! 🥳🎉🥂 In partnership with Crazy, Beautiful Dresses, we are celebrating their 10th anniversary in business in Downtown Pembroke - Pembroke Business Improvement Area on Thursday, October 5, 2023 from 6:00-8:00 pm! But first, we wanted to invite boss babes from across the Ottawa Valley to feel empowered, beautiful and special (by also getting a little crazy) 😜 to come try on and model a variety of wedding dresses, formal gowns, cocktail dresses and more - all by #shoppinglocal in The City of Pembroke!We have lots of fun in store but in the meantime... watch our socials over the next few weeks to see all the great dresses our beautiful local boss babes got to try on and model! 👰🏼👗It was 2 days full of fun, laughter, happy tears, hugs and SO much love and positivity! Because we all feel #empowered when we surround ourselves with like minded women who champion, love and support one another! Cheers to that, babe! 🥂 And cheers to Kim Chenard for being the reason for us all coming together! 👑🥳🎉

It's Friday, babes! 👏🏼🥂✨ that means the weekend is here and there is still plenty of time for fun summer experiences, especially outside on a patio sipping on craft brews, tasting some local eats, and touring around Hintonburg and The Glebe on a super fun pedal party experience with the Thursty Pedaler ! I brought along my pal Jess Can Eat because we both enjoy supporting local and enjoying good food and drinks, so we couldn't wait to try out this experience! Plus, after featuring boss babe biz owner Jessie on our Babe Beyond the Brand series #ShamelessPlug, go checkout that epsiode 🤩🎧, I knew I had to finally head to City of Ottawa and check out this Ottawa Tourism experience that everyone is talking about! This 14-passenger pedal bike makes you work for that drink as you pedal through the streets with your friends, refueling along the way at three local watering holes.And OVBB wants YOU to experience this fun @ontariotravel pedal party experience with our code THURSTYOVBB for 10% off your booking! Disclaimer: Must be 19+ to book a tour; food and drink beverages are not included in the tour. We will definitely be back again! 💕 ...#partner #ottawa #myottawa #ottawablogger #ottawabloggers #ottawatourism #ad #thingstodoottawa #destinationontario #contentmarketing

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OH HEY new eyebrows ✌🏼😜Did you guys hear?! There's a new microblading artist in Petawawa Business and it's The Ink Market Petawawa! And she's located inside Bombshells Hair Studio! Jess is originally fron the GTA area and she is getting booked up FAST! This babe has been doing brows for 8+years and we want YOU to save money on your next set of brows! Save time I'm getting ready and level UP your eyebrows with this boho beauty's expertise of microblading by saving $100 on your brows by using the code OVBB to get your brows for $250 (regular price $350!) And tell Jess that OVBB sent you! 😘

OVBB x Jason Blaine Celebrity Charity Golf Classic LIVE podcast interview with Amy McEwen, JASON BLAINE's wife was a hit! I had such a fun time sitting down and chatting with Amy McEwen all about her and Jason's love story, talking about how these two high school sweethearts met, fell in love and moved out to Nashville, TN as Jason pursued his career in country music! Huge thanks to Joanna and her team from The Nook Creperie Inc. and His & Hers Gourmet Grazing and Gifts for providing our guests with the most delicious assortment of charcuterie and sangria, Sandbanks Estate Winery for being our wine partner 🥂, Mulvihill Drug Mart, The City of Pembroke, Downtown Pembroke - Pembroke Business Improvement Area and Al-Cha Rentals for sponsoring our event, and to Jason Blaine for giving our guests a private mini concert! So fun! Thanks so much to everyone who came out, as we raised over $2100 for Jason Blaine's charity! 🥂🙌🏻🤠 #BabesEmpoweringBabes

OVBB x Pick-it-fence Renfrew + Pick-it-Fence Pembroke ...We're going back down memory lane, back to the beginning, to the story of a woman with a dream of a gift and home decor store! Find out...✨ How Pick-it-Fence was opened in not one, not two, but THREE locations! ✨ How Emma Cloutier came to working for boss babe Sylvie Neville and eventually came to owning her own Pick-it-Fence store ✨ How taking the Business program at Algonquin College Waterfront Campus helped both of these women in their entrepreneurial journeys ✨How they both (individually) decided to move out out their local malls and to Downtown Renfrew-Renfrew Business Improvement Area and Downtown Pembroke - Pembroke Business Improvement Area - before business was really booming in the downtown core✨ and SO much more! Episode drops on Monday, babes! 🎥 Produced by The Prosper Company Photography 🥂 Sipping on Sandbanks Estate Winery 👏🏼 Thanks to our sponsors Algonquin College Waterfront Campus, End of the Leash, and Emily Farrell Financial Services! Stay tuned, babes 💕

OVBB x The June Premiering exclusively on Spotify 05.31.23Sponsored by: End of the Leash, Flint and Honey, @dawn and dusk🥂 Sipping on Sandbanks Estate Winery 🎥 Produced by The Prosper Company Photography 💕 Stay tuned, babes! ✨

Showcase by Audrey's, Dash of Fab & Pines Rides: That's a Wrap! I have such an incredible time last evening in Arnprior Life with the babes behind this event, Audrey's Fashions, A Dash of Fab, The Pines Rides with their incredible fashion show + mix mingle of the year! This was such a fun event to be a part of, as I captured red-carpet style behind-the-scenes before the fashion show started, hearing how the ladies came up with this brilliant event to host something fun for the ladies in the Arnprior community, with WildRoga MC'ing, and so many beautiful local models showing off all the beautiful clothes, with Gen Z's, millennials and baby boomers! Thanks so much to Sherry, Kaelea and Jen for organizing this fun-filled evening and for everyone who was a part of it behind the scenes! ✨🥂

OV Boss Babes Podcast IS NOW.... OV BOSS BABES ✨🤩🥂

OVBB Podcast is officially rolling out our apparel & merch line tomorrow. Are you ready, babes? Use code OVBB to save 10% off your order! Happy Black Friday! 💕🖤

THE SECRET IS OUT! 🤩🎥📸OVBB is coming to Spotify this fall!!! We are celebrating our second anniversary this November and are bringing back our WHERE ARE THEY NOW episode through a 4-part series with 3 previous guests, along with a surprise one. 🤫🤭 And this November, you'll actually be able to stream our podcast interviews on Spotify as we will be recording these sessions at a boujee IN PERSON event! Watch our stories on September 21, 2022 as we head to Ottawa to record our Spotify sessions at Viva Recording Studios.... and perhaps get a sneak peek at who our guests will be! 😉✨Stay tuned in November as each of the episodes are released per week! 🤩📲...#ottawa #babes #babesofinstagram #babessupportingbabes #babessupportbabes #ottawalife #ottawapodcast #ottawavalley #pembroke #petawawa #mississippimills #almonte #almonteontario #petawawaontario #womensupportingwomen #womeninbusiness

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The official trailer for OV Boss Babes Podcast is now ✨LIVE ✨ 📲 35,000 downloads 👩🏼‍💻150+ businesses featured 🥂 Hosting in-person networking events 🎧 Hundreds of women tuning in across Canada I'd say that's pretty incredible. 💕 📸 H.A. Video Productions

✨OVBB Podcast Presents: WHERE ARE THEY NOW: 1 Year Anniversary Special🥂 OV Boss Babes is celebrating our one year in business - and we have invited four past guests who came on the pod last year and are celebrating with us. We are also celebrating these small business owners because they have survived the last year and have pivoted, adapted and changed the way they’ve done things, and we wanted to recognize their success and share with everyone what they’ve been up to, and what we can expect next! 🤩 Remember when Favourite Things used to be “Local” and held creative workshops? Find out why they changed their name and if their workshops will be held again! The pandemic caused 𝙃𝙀𝙍 𝐸𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑦’s inclusive and empowering boutique in Downtown Pembroke - Pembroke Business Improvement Area to close her doors, but that didn’t stop this powerful boss babe from continuing the empowering movement. Hear what Christal has been up to! We first heard from Lisa when she first talked about opening her coffee community hub Ottawa Valley Coffee in Corporation of the Town of Renfrew back in December 2020 but didn’t announce her opening date - find out how OVC has been doing more then just offering hot (and cold!) brews. 11.22.21 Save the date. Subscribe. Tune in! 🎥 H.A. Video Productions 📸 Amanda Talker Photography

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