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Media Masterclass Recap

By WISE TOR Site Admin posted 10-03-2022
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On September 27th, 2022 we were thrilled to host our first, Media Training Masterclass. WISE Toronto President, SVP at the NHL, and recently named SBJ Game Changer , Laurie Kepron sat down with award-winning PR professional Kevin Sullivan to talk all things comms. Presentation skills, body language, timing, storytelling, ways to persuade and build confidence – powerful business and life skills we’re here to arm our community with. About our Professor: Sullivan was honored five times by the media as the Outstanding Public Relations Director in the NBA’s Western Conference and received the NBA’s 2004 Splaver/McHugh Tribute to Excellence Award in recognition ...
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Power Players Event Highlights

By WISE TOR Site Admin posted 03-17-2022
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Event Recap - Power Players: A Conversation with Black Women In Sports Written by Tanya Phillipps, Inclusion & Diversity Chair + Board of Director, WISE Toronto and Co-Founder, Canadian Black Standard On February 24, 2022, Women In Sports & Events Toronto (WISE) hosted our Power Players event honouring Black History Month and on the cusp of women’s History Month, featuring outstanding Black women leaders in sport. The result was a powerful conversation at the intersection of race x gender x sport that was authentic, veracious and herstoric. Established in 2018, WISE Toronto is the leading voice and resource for women in sport, with a mission to ...
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Black History Month 2022

By WISE TOR Site Admin posted 02-28-2022
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This February we were proud to shine a light on our Black community as we celebrated Black History Month. Read on to hear from four of WISE Toronto's finest members as they share thoughtful perspectives around what Black excellence means and why it’s important to prioritize intersectionality. PLUS - scroll down to soak in the wisdom of a special guest from one of our presenting partners, Jamila Wideman, Senior Vice President of Player Development, at the NBA. We’re SO grateful to Shawna, Selam, Shauna, Letecia, Jamila, and our entire WISE Toronto community for helping to make this Black History Month our greatest celebration yet. The month may be over, but ...
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Power Play Up Close With: The Women of Team Canada

By WISE TOR Site Admin posted 03-15-2021
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We have not one, not two, but FOUR undeniable reasons to join us for our 2021 Power Play Up Close With Event : Jacqueline Ryan, Marnie McBean OC OLY, Rosie MacLennan OLY and Sandra Levy OLY. Yes, for one hour starting at 8:30 AM on Tuesday, March 30th, we’re inviting all of you to join us as we sit down for breakfast with the women of Team Canada. It will be nearly one year to the day from when Team Canada was the first to decide not to send athletes to Tokyo last summer. Our panelists will take us behind the scenes to share the inside story around Team Canada’s leadership and this important decision. Incredibly impressive, accomplished executives and ...
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Pandemic Prescription: Follow Up and Resources

By WISE TOR Site Admin posted 03-12-2021
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Sharing strategies to help manage stress and anxiety as we continue to adapt to our pandemic driven environment Written by Katherine Henderson, CEO Curling Canada, WISE TO Founding Board Member Prescription for the Pandemic was a lunchtime gathering designed for our community, held on February 26, 2021. “We all know this has been a very long winter” began Tanya Phillips, WISE Toronto’s Board Member and Diversity and Inclusion Chair. “Extended lockdowns have kept us away from loved ones, colleagues, events, experiences, everything we are passionate about, for this extended period of time; it all seemed so unimaginable a year ago. In addition to additional ...
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Pandemic Prescription: A Virtual Lunch Event

By WISE TOR Site Admin posted 02-19-2021
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UPDATE: Thank you to all who joined us! As mentioned during our chat, we'll be sharing a full list of resources from Dr. Sheila early next week! Stay tuned and please keep in touch. Mark your calendar and plan to join us on Zoom, February 26th from noon to 1 PM. We’ll be coming together for a virtual lunch to talk about all things physical and mental health both in these challenging times and beyond. Joining us to lead the conversation is a frontline hero and highly respected family practitioner, Dr. Sheila Wijayasinghe in conversation with the incredible Kate McKenna. Focused on our mental and physical health at work, around the dining room table, ...
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Introducing Tanya Phillipps, Chair Inclusion & Diversity

By WISE TOR Site Admin posted 12-07-2020
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With gratitude to all who applied, we are delighted to share that Tanya Phillipps, Events, Sponsorship & Ambassador Relations from Right to Play Canada will be joining our WISE Toronto board this January as Inclusion & Diversity Committee Lead. An existing WISE Toronto member and all-around powerhouse, Tanya is deeply passionate about creating community and has been advocating youth empowerment since 1998. With more than 20 years of national and global experience in marketing, communications, and philanthropy, Tanya has worked extensively in the sports and entertainment industry, initially with MLSE’s Toronto Raptors Foundation, and then Canada Basketball ...
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SHE-cession to SHE-covery: Why we need to engage women to see full market recovery

By WISE TOR Site Admin posted 11-30-2020
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“The benefit of women returning to the workforce and participating equally with men will provide a lift in economic output for Canada of about 100 Billion Dollars each year,” says Mary DePaoli, Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer, RBC as she introduces WISE’s virtual event, SHE-cession to SHE-covery. An insightful discussion and Q&A with Dawn Desjardins, Deputy Chief Economist, RBC, SHE-cession to SHE-covery unpacks the profound economic impact the pandemic has had on Canadian women. Pre-pandemic, women were generating meaningful gains in economic equality, earning 42 percent of household income, up from 25 percent 40 ...
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New Look, New Site, Big Changes

By WISE National posted 11-23-2020
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When it comes to professional success, you always have to be maintaining your relevance and increasing your value. It’s something women in the business of sports understand and relentlessly pursue. To match that drive and live up to our mission of empowering women, WISE is evolving, too. We’re excited to announce some big changes, starting with a refresh of the WISE brand. WISE women are multidimensional. They’re strong leaders displaying professionalism and integrity while reflecting the industry in which they work — spirited, fun and dynamic. When they come together, they channel an energy that is nothing short of magic. Thanks to the dedication and storytelling ...
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Inclusion & Diversity Committee Lead Position

By WISE TOR Site Admin posted 11-20-2020
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WISE Toronto Board of Directors: Inclusion & Diversity Committee Lead Women in Sports and Events Toronto (WISE Toronto) is the leading voice and resource for women in the business of sports and events. Through a combination of programming and online tools designed to provoke thought, personal/professional growth and engagement, WISE Toronto works to: Empower the professional and personal lives of women; Assist women in navigating and accelerating their careers; Help women understand and optimize their collective value; Foster peer connections; and Champion the hiring and advancement of women in the industry BOARD ROLE WISE Toronto is ...
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Be a Champion Anniversary Celebration

By WISE TOR Site Admin posted 11-18-2020
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“Is there anybody in this world that did not come from a woman?” Laughter erupts as keynote speaker, and Toronto’s Most Influential Person , Masai Ujiri, takes the stage. Here to ring in WISE’s Be a Champion Anniversary Celebration , Ujiri immediately captivates the crowded ballroom of over 350 women and men. Inspired by all the women in his life, his mother, wife, daughter and colleagues, Ujiri is one of Canada’s biggest champions of women on and off the court, making him the natural voice to motivate our community. After WISE National presented him with the WISE 2018 Champion Award , we are honoured to have him join us and kick off our one-year celebration ...
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Stretching those Finance Muscles

By WISE TOR Site Admin posted 11-18-2020
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Breakfast panel discussion tackles spreadsheets, budgets and how to make metrics your best friend By Lori Landry, WISE Toronto Board member, CMO Sun Life Global Investments For the 90 women who woke up early on Oct 17, it wasn’t the typical gym morning they were tackling, but another kind of fitness they were honing – their financial fitness! WISE Toronto held a very successful Financial Fitness session that covered the ins and outs of spreadsheets, budgets and those elusive financial acronyms that have us sometimes stumped. The powerful panel of industry experts included Cynthia Devine, CFO of MLSE; Esther Benzie, VP Marketing and Client Communications ...
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Industry Insiders Music Night

By WISE TOR Site Admin posted 11-18-2020
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Industry Insiders Music Panel….and PINK! A Powerful Evening of Music and Inspiration Written by Lori Landry, WISE Toronto Board member and CMO of Sun Life Global Investments What a night! Our WISE Toronto members were treated to an incredible evening on Aug. 18 th at Scotiabank Arena where we not only got to listen to some of Canada’s most successful female executives in the music industry in a panel discussion but experienced the power that is Pink at her concert that followed. Hosted by Tara Slone, the Juno-nominated musician and award-winning television host of Hometown Hockey, the participants of our Industry Insiders Music Panel shared with us ...
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Summer Social Key Takeaways

By WISE TOR Site Admin posted 11-18-2020
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Written by Susan Irving, Senior Director of Marketing, Global Snacks Group at Pepsi Co. On August 8 th , WISE Toronto hosted an inspiring night in the stunning VIP BMW Lounge at the Rogers Cup. Over 150 women and men gathered for an incredible discussion and keynote from Stacey Allaster. For those of you who do not know Stacey, she has a remarkable resume including – WISE Woman of the Year, Rogers Cup Hall of Famer, former Chairman and CEO of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) and now the Chief Executive, Professional Tennis with the United States Tennis Association (USTA). One of Allaster’s many trailblazing accomplishments includes being instrumental in ...
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WISE Toronto IWD 2019: #BalanceforBetter

By WISE TOR Site Admin posted 11-18-2020
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International Women's Day is a global day celebrating the cultural, social and political achievements of women. In support of IWD 2019, we've enlisted a few of our very own WISE Toronto board members who are truly making a positive difference for women both in Canada and around the world. They've agreed to share insights around how they're working to build a gender-balanced world (among many other things)! We all have a part to play, and we hope you'll contribute to our growing community as we all work together to create #BalanceforBetter . How does gender-balance make for better companies and improve lives outside of work? What is one big benefit you’ve ...
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