Connect & Shine: Table Conversations for Women Entrepreneurs - TORONTO
Are you a woman entrepreneur, solopreneur, freelancer, or business owner looking to grow, connect, and find your tribe? Join us for Connect and Shine: Table Conversations for Women Entrepreneurs!
This is not your usual networking event! Rather, it's a collaborative space to learn, share, explore growth opportunities and find your tribe.
This inviting, relaxed, and uplifting event is designed to help women in business connect, grow, share experiences, and celebrate each other's successes.
We understand how important it is to have a supportive community, especially one where like-minded women can come together to openly share challenges, celebrate wins, and learn from one another. That’s why we’ve created this safe and empowering space - a chance to network, grow, and shine.
What to Expect:
The evening will feature two powerful and inspiring talks & mini workshops from fellow woman entrepreneurs:
Identifying Your Core Values by Maggie Rojano, entrepreneur, adventure leader & TEDx speaker
In this session, Maggie will share her 10-year journey as an entrepreneur in the marketing industry, highlighting key lessons, challenges, and insights from building her own projects and working in the field.
She will also give practical and reflective workshop designed to help you identify your top 3 core values - the principles that truly drive your decisions and life directions. You will align your personal values with your professional purpose, so you can make more intentional career and business choices.
Owning Your Imprint by Leigh Mitchell, Leadership Brand Strategist & Founder of Women in Biz Network
To truly shine in business, you have to be willing to be seen. But how do you advocate for yourself without feeling like you're just bragging? In this hands-on session, you will:
Discover your "ChangeMaker Imprint": The unique DNA of your skills and lived experience that sets your business apart.
Master Fact-Based Advocacy: Learn to speak about your achievements using evidence, completely removing the "ick" factor of self-promotion.
Build Your Ecosystem: Practice delivering your new, unapologetic introduction with peers who are there to validate and champion your brilliance.
Also on the agenda:
Fun, facilitated icebreakers & our signature group connection activities that take the awkwardness out of networking and help you connect comfortably - even if you come alone.
Guided and free networking in a casual, relaxed and introvert-friendly atmosphere - you will not be left alone!W
You'll gain:
Access to a supportive community of women ready to connect and collaborate.
Opportunities to build confidence, grow your ideas, and challenge yourself.
Access to our private community group and extended network via WhatsApp & Facebook.
This event is more than just a networking event; it’s a chance to foster meaningful connections, find your community, and discover new ways to thrive in business and life.
This Event is for You If You Are:
A woman entrepreneur, solopreneur, startup owner, or freelancer
Looking for meaningful professional connections and collaborations
Ready to share your experiences, celebrate your wins, and grow alongside other women in business
Someone who prefers an introvert-friendly, relaxed networking environment
Come with an open mind and leave with new connections, inspiration, and maybe even your next business bestie!
About our guest speakers:
Maggie Rojano - Entrepreneur & TEDx Speaker
Maggie was born and raised in Spain and has lived in the UK, the Netherlands, and since 2023, she has been going back and forth between Spain and Canada.
In 2016, she left her job at a marketing agency in Barcelona to start her own business: a strategic marketing and advertising agency focused on helping brands and projects grow with clarity and purpose. She has created and led workshops, events, and mentoring programs, and regularly participates in marketing events and business schools as a guest speaker and trainer.
Today, she combines marketing with with designing and hosting mentoring and adventure experiences for small groups. She is currently creating an experience that experience that merges learning, friendship, and adventure in Spain.
Leigh Mitchell
Leigh Mitchell is a leadership brand strategist and founder of Women in Biz Network for ChangeMaker Leaders. Based in Toronto, she helps purpose-driven entrepreneurs align their brand, business growth, and well-being with meaningful change.
Leigh has guided thousands of professional women and collaborated with brands including Microsoft Canada, TELUS, and TD Canada Trust. Her expertise has been featured in CBC, The Globe and Mail, and The Wall Street Journal.
She holds an executive certificate in Marketing Leadership and teaches at York University, YEDI, and the University of Guelph-Humber. A vocal advocate for mental health and collaborative leadership, Leigh champions mentorship as a pathway to resilience and positive change.
About My Creative Break
My Creative Break specializes in connection & play! Known for their team building programs and their Deeper Connections networking, social and speed dating events, they make sure you have a good time and never feel alone or awkward! The team is always there to make sure you are always connecting with others and enjoying the event. They take pride in connecting people in fun ways, using team bonding activities that help people collaborate together, share ideas and grow.
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Refund policy: No refunds, unless the event is cancelled. If you can't make it to the event, please contact us ASAP and we'll give you a credit to attend another event. If the event is postponed you will still receive a credit for the new event date. By attending this event, you accept sole responsibility for all risks both known or unknown, inherent or otherwise, related to the event.
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