Online Webinar: Building a Tech-Powered Business While Maintaining Your Career
Online Webinar: Building a Tech-Powered Business While Maintaining Your Career
How to test your business idea, develop an offer, and start building without leaving your full-time job.
ONLINE WEBINAR | NOVEMBER 5, 2026
Registration is required through Zoom. An RSVP on Luma does not register you for the webinar. Please use the link below to receive your webinar access details.
You have a business idea, but you're not ready to leave your career behind. Where do you start? How do you know if people will actually pay for your idea? And how do you find the time to build a business alongside a full-time job?
Join Women in Tech® Canada for an interactive masterclass with Ksenia Votinova-Arnaud, a tech entrepreneur, co-founder of Le VPN, and business coach.
Drawing on her experience in technology, entrepreneurship, and coaching, Ksenia will share how to test business ideas, develop an offer, and take the first steps toward launching a tech-powered business while maintaining your corporate career.
What you'll learn
Finding your business direction: How to define your mission and identify a business opportunity that aligns with your skills, interests, and long-term career goals.
Understanding your customers: How to identify your ideal customers and design a scalable business model that fits your schedule.
Testing before building: How to develop an offer, validate demand, and find potential customers before investing in technology.
Making time for your business: How to prioritize high-impact activities, set boundaries, and make progress while managing a full-time career.
This is an interactive masterclass, not just a presentation.
You'll use a practical workbook with additional tools and resources to begin developing your own business action plan. You'll identify priorities, explore ways to test your ideas, and outline your next steps toward launching a business within 12 months.
Who should attend?
Women in tech who want to start a business without leaving their current jobs.
Professionals with a business idea who aren't sure where or how to begin.
Aspiring founders interested in building a tech-powered business but looking to test their ideas before making a major commitment.
Women balancing career responsibilities with entrepreneurial ambitions.
The session will conclude with a live Q&A, giving you an opportunity to ask Ksenia questions about your business ideas and challenges.
Meet our speakers
Ksenia Votinova-Arnaud | Speaker
Tech Entrepreneur, Co-Founder of Le VPN, Founder of Weatherproof Business™ Launchpad & Executive Coach (PCC) at INSEAD
Ksenia has over 20 years of experience in technology and entrepreneurship. She co-founded Le VPN and has coached more than 1,200 executives from companies including Google, AWS, Salesforce, SAP, Dell, IBM, and Adobe.
Through her Weatherproof Business™ method, she helps women in tech develop and test business ideas while maintaining their corporate careers.
Auréanne Bisoka | Moderator
Head of Webinars, Women in Tech® Canada
Event details
📅 Thursday, November 5, 2026
🕛 12:00 PM EST
📍 Online Webinar via Zoom
Ready to turn your business idea into something real without putting your career on hold?
Registration is required through Zoom. An RSVP on Luma does not register you for the webinar. Please use the link above to receive your webinar access details.