💠💠Meet the Speaker - Professor Maja💠💠 Professor Maja is a sociologist, author and TEDx speaker. She is a confidence-builder and apology-hater. She graduated with a Ph.D. in Sociology in 2014 (focusing on the sociology of women’s health). Her book "Hey Ladies, Stop Apologizing… and other career mistakes women make” and TEDx talk “How apologies kill our confidence” are a testament to her focus on building confidence in woman. Her full-time job is on the public speaking circuit where she give talks and workshops to women about all things related to confidence, communication and mindset. For almost a decade she also taught part-time in the Sociology Department of McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario focusing on Sociology of Health. For the past 5 years she has been conducting a global study on women’s confidence and communication skills, talking to women about what influences their confidence, their use of apologies, and how they handle praise, success and failure. She is utterly fascinated and curious about all things confidence related. Professor Maja will kick off our morning with a keynote, helping us to understand: 🔹 Why women over apologize 🔹 How apologetic lingo shows up in our lives 🔹 How biases influence our use of apologies 🔹 Tips on how to switch out your “apology-lingo” for confident lingo Join Professor Maja & our NextUp Toronto mentors: Thursday, May 8, 2025 8:00-10:30 AM Palacio Event Centre, Mississauga Members: $20 USD Non-Members: $30 USD These early bird rates are only available until April 19, so get your tickets before they are gone! #NextUpMentoring #NextUpIsNow #AdvancingAllWomen #Mentorship #WomenLeaders NextUp
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For over 20 years, NextUp has been bringing professional women, allies, and corporate partners together to champion gender equity and advance all women in their careers. Together, we are a powerful, growing community of over 14,000 members and 300+ regional and corporate sponsors. We work to create leadership opportunities, amplify women’s voices in the workplace, and ensure that ALL women in business can seize opportunities in the now and in the next. Founded in 2001, the Network of Executive Women represents more than 12,000 members, 950 companies, 21 regions and 100 corporate partners in retail, consumer goods, financial services and technology. NEW’s mission is advancing women and creating a better workplace for all. For more information about NEW and its advocacy, learning, events and solutions, visit newonline.org.
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✨ Welcome back Irving Consumer Products ✨ We're continuing to highlight our incredible sponsors that help us grow our community & make our engaging events possible. Welcome back Irving Consumer Products as an Elevating Equity sponsor! Your significant financial support helps NextUp & NextUp Toronto elevate today's leaders & help create tomorrow's. #NextUpIsNow #AdvancingAllWomen #NextUpSponsors #WomenInLeadership Shelly Anwyll Teresa L. Blakney Brenda Zinkiewich Barb Huggett Fotini Iconomopoulos Caralia Gosling Sharda Angl Montana Sly Natasha Cathy Jung GPHR Kathy Hunter Joanne Pawlicki Interested in learning about sponsorship options? Let us know at toronto@nextupisnow.org & we'll connect you to our Growth & Development team
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Consultant, Author, Keynote Speaker, Executive Coach, and Managing Partner at Lighthouse NINE Group
I’m excited that Karen Hsiung will be joining us again with our other wonderful mentors. Get your tickets soon. The last two NextUp Toronto events sold out! Link to register is: https://lnkd.in/gPs--P3w
🔹MEET THE MENTOR - Karen Hsiung🔹 Karen Hsiung is an accomplished Executive Search professional who has led recruitment engagements across private, public, and nonprofit sectors. As the co-founder of EDGEPATH Talent Solutions, she is focused on reshaping Executive Search by creating a streamlined path to exceptional talent, delivering exceptional results for both clients and candidates. Before her career in executive search, Karen spent over 25 years in the Consumer Goods sector, holding marketing and leadership roles at industry-leading companies, including Clorox, Pfizer, Ocean Spray and Bellisio Foods. Committed to giving back, Karen has served on the Board of Directors for Daily Bread Food Bank in Toronto and as a Regional Officer at NextUp/Network Executive Women, contributing to sponsorship and fundraising. Join Karen & all of our amazing NextUp Toronto mentors: Thursday, May 8, 2025 8:00-10:30 AM Palacio Event Centre, Mississauga Breakfast & networking begins at 8 AM! #NextUpMentoring #NextUpIsNow #AdvancingAllWomen #Mentorship #WomenLeaders NextUp
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I am so thrilled to be attending this NextUp event! I'm especially looking forward to the incredible speaker lineup and the meaningful conversation that come with being a part of a community focused on advancing all women. Tickets sold out fast for the last event so make sure you grab yours sooner rather than later!
💠💠Meet the Speaker - Professor Maja💠💠 Professor Maja is a sociologist, author and TEDx speaker. She is a confidence-builder and apology-hater. She graduated with a Ph.D. in Sociology in 2014 (focusing on the sociology of women’s health). Her book "Hey Ladies, Stop Apologizing… and other career mistakes women make” and TEDx talk “How apologies kill our confidence” are a testament to her focus on building confidence in woman. Her full-time job is on the public speaking circuit where she give talks and workshops to women about all things related to confidence, communication and mindset. For almost a decade she also taught part-time in the Sociology Department of McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario focusing on Sociology of Health. For the past 5 years she has been conducting a global study on women’s confidence and communication skills, talking to women about what influences their confidence, their use of apologies, and how they handle praise, success and failure. She is utterly fascinated and curious about all things confidence related. Professor Maja will kick off our morning with a keynote, helping us to understand: 🔹 Why women over apologize 🔹 How apologetic lingo shows up in our lives 🔹 How biases influence our use of apologies 🔹 Tips on how to switch out your “apology-lingo” for confident lingo Join Professor Maja & our NextUp Toronto mentors: Thursday, May 8, 2025 8:00-10:30 AM Palacio Event Centre, Mississauga Members: $20 USD Non-Members: $30 USD These early bird rates are only available until April 19, so get your tickets before they are gone! #NextUpMentoring #NextUpIsNow #AdvancingAllWomen #Mentorship #WomenLeaders NextUp
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🔹MEET THE MENTOR - Karen Hsiung🔹 Karen Hsiung is an accomplished Executive Search professional who has led recruitment engagements across private, public, and nonprofit sectors. As the co-founder of EDGEPATH Talent Solutions, she is focused on reshaping Executive Search by creating a streamlined path to exceptional talent, delivering exceptional results for both clients and candidates. Before her career in executive search, Karen spent over 25 years in the Consumer Goods sector, holding marketing and leadership roles at industry-leading companies, including Clorox, Pfizer, Ocean Spray and Bellisio Foods. Committed to giving back, Karen has served on the Board of Directors for Daily Bread Food Bank in Toronto and as a Regional Officer at NextUp/Network Executive Women, contributing to sponsorship and fundraising. Join Karen & all of our amazing NextUp Toronto mentors: Thursday, May 8, 2025 8:00-10:30 AM Palacio Event Centre, Mississauga Breakfast & networking begins at 8 AM! #NextUpMentoring #NextUpIsNow #AdvancingAllWomen #Mentorship #WomenLeaders NextUp
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✨ Welcome back Grainger Canada ✨ We're highlighting our amazing sponsors that help us grow our community & make our engaging events (like our upcoming mentoring circles!) possible. Welcome back Grainger Canada as an Elevating Equity sponsor! Your significant financial support helps NextUp & NextUp Toronto elevate today's leaders & help create tomorrow's. #NextUpIsNow #AdvancingAllWomen #NextUpSponsors #WomenInLeadership Shelly Anwyll Teresa L. Blakney Brenda Zinkiewich Barb Huggett Fotini Iconomopoulos Caralia Gosling Sharda Angl Montana Sly Natasha Pannozzo Cathy Jung GPHR Kathy Hunter Joanne Pawlicki Interested in learning about sponsorship options? Let us know at toronto@nextupisnow.org & we'll connect you to our Growth & Development team
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We are thrilled to announce our 2025 NextUp Toronto Regional Board! These inspiring leaders & their teams are dedicated to fostering community, advocating for change, and advancing the NextUp mission. Please join us in welcoming (& welcoming back!): Fotini Iconomopoulos, Executive Advisor Shelly Anwyll, Chair Teresa L. Blakney, Vice-Chair Barb Huggett, Incoming Vice-Chair Brenda Zinkiewich, Immediate Past Chair Caralia Gosling, Executive Advisor Montana Sly, Operations & Engagement Officer Sharda Angl, Communications Officer Joanne Pawlicki, MBA, Finance Officer Natasha Pannozzo, Programming Officer Cathy Jung, Growth & Development Officer Kathy Hunter, Local Alliances Officer Recognize a face? Want to learn more about NextUp Toronto? Let us know in the comments!
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We're back with our ✨ACCELERATING WOMEN✨ series! Next up is Shelly Anwyll, Chair at NextUp Toronto Let us know what superpower you'd give women in the comments below! #nextupisnow #advancingallwomen #leadership #womeninbusiness #inspiration #superpowers NextUp
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Looking forward to continuing to serve on the NextUp Toronto Regional Board as their Growth and Development Officer. NextUp focuses on advancing all women in business, elevating today’s leaders and future leaders, and building a community of allies. Reach out to a member of our Nextup Toronto Regional Board to learn more!
We are thrilled to announce our 2025 NextUp Toronto Regional Board! These inspiring leaders & their teams are dedicated to fostering community, advocating for change, and advancing the NextUp mission. Please join us in welcoming (& welcoming back!): Fotini Iconomopoulos, Executive Advisor Shelly Anwyll, Chair Teresa L. Blakney, Vice-Chair Barb Huggett, Incoming Vice-Chair Brenda Zinkiewich, Immediate Past Chair Caralia Gosling, Executive Advisor Montana Sly, Operations & Engagement Officer Sharda Angl, Communications Officer Joanne Pawlicki, MBA, Finance Officer Natasha Pannozzo, Programming Officer Cathy Jung, Growth & Development Officer Kathy Hunter, Local Alliances Officer Recognize a face? Want to learn more about NextUp Toronto? Let us know in the comments!
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Consultant, Author, Keynote Speaker, Executive Coach, and Managing Partner at Lighthouse NINE Group
This is going to be an amazing event. Last year's event sold out quickly so be sure to get your tickets soon! Open to everyone.
Do you ever find yourself apologizing for minor issues? Do you have difficulty accepting praise or compliments? Do you ever downplay or minimize your accomplishments? If so, then this is the session for you. We know that apologies are confidence killers and yet apologies have become our habitual way of communicating. Come join us to network with others and understand: - Why women over apologize - How apologetic lingo shows up in our lives - How biases influence our use of apologies - Tips on how to switch out your “apology-lingo” for confident lingo Professor Maja will kick off our morning with a keynote and lead us into table discussions with our mentors. You will leave with practical action plans and new connections. NextUp Toronto Spring Mentoring: Stop Saying Sorry & Learn to Lead with Confidence Thursday, May 8, 2025 8:00-1030 AM Palacio Event Centre, Mississauga Members: $20 USD Non-Members: $30 USD Register here: https://lnkd.in/gq-nmdZV
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