Events
April 25, 2023
COLLABORATION: Board Ready Women: Board Journey & Financial Acumen
Have you ever wondered about the role of a Board of Directors, or what kind of skill sets might be required to be qualified to serve on a Board? Where do you even start on your own Board journey and how can you become “Board Ready”?
April 19, 2023
COURTESY POSTING: Mentor Walks
A walk & talk program that helps career women build connections and receive career guidance from senior women in the city.
April 13, 2023
COURTESY POSTING: Calgary Influential Women In Business Awards 2023
CIWB Awards recognize the incredible business leaders advancing women and diverse professionals in Calgary. Honourees are chosen based on their professional accomplishments, influence and business community involvement. The CIWB Awards recognizes five outstanding female business leaders and one male champion for women in Calgary and celebrates their accomplishments.
March 7, 2023
Uncovering the keys to maximizing the female executive experience and unlocking the secrets of successful boards (podcast)
This month, Heather Culbert, our Board Ready Women co-founder and Board Chair, chatted with Heather Barnhouse, partner at Denton’s, in a #podcast #interview about the history of Board Ready Women and our progress to date. Heather also highlighted the importance of unconscious bias awareness, the Board’s term limits, succession planning, and some common myths about becoming a Board member. Heather also advises that #networking is the most crucial step in the #career toward Board positions.
March 6, 2023
COLLABORATION: The Only One in the Room
Let’s get unladylike and talk about the challenges of creating truly diverse boards and the trials and tribulations of being the first diverse candidate on a board!
February 13, 2023
Effective Year-End Governance for Boards and Executives (Edmonton)
There are rising expectations for Canadian Boards’ governance, and the end of the year Board cycle is a good time to evaluate the effectiveness of Board oversight and alignment to strategic futures.
January 30, 2023
Effective Year-End Governance for Boards and Executives
There are rising expectations for Canadian Board governance, and end of the year Board cycle is a good time to evaluate the effectiveness of Board oversight and alignment to strategic futures.
Read Post Event Comments
We were excited to host our event with such a fantastic panel! A big thank you to Margaret McKenzie, Susan Riddell Rose, Alicia Macdonald and Catherine Samuel for a very informative and insightful conversation. We heard many positive comments from the attendees and all of the information presented was very much appreciated. We had a great turnout, 100+ people in-person and 75 joining virtually!! WOW! Thank you to everyone who attended for your comments and questions! We appreciate everyone’s participation.
November 28, 2022
The Power of Board Ready Women
Board Ready Women is expanding its network and services to “board-ready” women across Alberta. This is an introductory session for Edmonton highlighting who we are and how we can help place more women on Boards. We are also taking this opportunity to showcase local Board talent to inspire and encourage women to participate in our efforts to increase diversification of Boards.
Read Post Event Comments
A big thank you to our panelists, Kristina Williams, Bernie Kollman, and Phyllis Clark, for sharing your valuable experience and learnings about your Board journey and for taking the time to meet with all these board-aspired women in Edmonton!
