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She Owns It

The She Owns It program offers business training, coaching, mentoring, and education for women in business, through motivation and collaboration.

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She Owns It Micro-Conference Workshop

Tuesday, March 24th, 2026
Doors open at 9:00 a.m.
Session begins at 9:30 a.m.
Ends at 1:00 p.m.
Timber House Resort (116 Cedardale Road, Brighton)

Tickets: $44 + HST
(includes educational workshops, peer-to-peer learning opportunities, light refreshments and mid-day appetizers)

Workshop Session 1 – Rooted to Rise: Community Marketing for Small Business

Facilitator: Jeanette Johnston Business and Mindset Coaching

This interactive workshop guides small business owners through building a grounded, authentic marketing system rooted in local connection. Inspired by real world success stories and supported by NLP practices, this session is ideal for entrepreneurs who feel overwhelmed by digital marketing and crave a more values-aligned approach.

Jeanette

Meet Coach Jeanette

Jeanette Johnston is a formally trained business coach and NLP practitioner with over 20 years of experience supporting small- to medium-sized business owners in building stronger businesses and more confident lives. She specializes in helping clients uncover limiting beliefs, develop sustainable systems, and achieve meaningful personal and professional growth.

Through her own journey, Jeanette has used NLP to overcome negative habits and emotions, regaining clarity, confidence, and her health. This lived experience, combined with her professional expertise, allows her to support business owners in addressing both personal and business challenges—because, as Jeanette believes, they are inextricably connected.

Beyond her professional work, Jeanette is a dedicated mom, wife, sister, daughter, friend, and passionate community advocate. She is an active volunteer and a strong champion for her region, driven by a genuine desire to help others succeed. Jeanette looks forward to serving and supporting clients on their path to growth and fulfillment.

Workshop Session 2 – Found & Followed: Build a High-Converting Instagram & Facebook Profile

Facilitator: Kat Tepylo of Social Kat Media

Let’s make your Instagram + Facebook profiles do some heavy
lifting. Your social media profiles are your digital storefront and are often the first hello someone gets of your business.

In this session, we’ll refresh your bio, plan your Highlights, and tidy up your pinned posts so your profiles clearly show who you are, who you help, and why someone should stick around.

Kat

Meet Social Kat Media

Social Kat Media helps small-town small businesses get strategic (and confident) on social media—without posting 57 times a day, hiring a Gen Z intern, or sacrificing every lunch break to “engagement.” Founded by Kat, a certified social media strategist based in the woods of Lakefield, Ontario, the business is built on one core belief: social media should be effective, human, and actually fun.

Kat is a mom of two, a certified Swiftie, a popcorn enthusiast, and a proud small-town entrepreneur who understands the realities of running a business while juggling real life. After working with thousands of small business owners across Canada and the U.S., she helps entrepreneurs step into their role as their business’s marketing director—owning their voice, building real connection, and showing up online with confidence (and personality).

At the heart of Social Kat Media is a deep commitment to kindness, mental health, and meaningful connection. Kat believes that real relationships are powerful, community matters, and business can be a force for good. That’s why 5% of Social Kat Media profits are donated through their Social Media for Social Good fund, supporting causes that make a positive impact.

Big strategy. Small-town heart. Pink vibes encouraged.

Coming soon: Women’s Entrepreneurship Conference

Photo of She Said, She Did panel at 2025 She Owns It Conference

Each fall, this annual conference highlights and celebrates women in business, and aims to inspire women in their entrepreneurship journey.

Over the past three years, this conference has included interactive networking opportunities and inspirational sessions from:

  • The June Motel Co-Founders April Brown & Sarah Sklash
  • The Sorry Girls Co-Founders Becky Wright and Kelsey MacDermaid
  • Award-winning Keynote Speaker Leisse Wilcox
  • And many more!

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Memories from our past conferences

  • Photo of speakers at 2025 She Owns It Conference
    Our 2025 conference speakers (Left to right): Uchechi Ezurike-Bosse, Sandra Dee Hicks, Leisse Wilcox, Tiffany Jarvis, Claire Bouvier, Tash Cook and Dee Fryer
  • Photo of presenter at 2025 She Owns It Conference
    Keynote presentation from Leisse Wilcox
  • Photo of She Said, She Did panel at 2025 She Owns It Conference
    She Said, She Did panel with local business owners (Left to right): Leisse Wilcox, Tash Cook, Dee Fryer, Sandra Dee Hicks & Tiffany Jarvis
  • Photo of speakers at 2025 She Owns It Conference
    She Said, She Did panelists (Left to right): Tash Cook, Sandra Dee Hicks, Leisse Wilcox, Dee Fryer & Tiffany Jarvis
  • Photo of presenter at 2025 She Owns It Conference
    Interactive workshop hosted by Uchechi Ezurike-Bosse
  • Photo of presenter at 2025 She Owns It Conference
    Interactive workshop hosted by Claire Bouvier
  • Photo of attendees at 2025 She Owns It Conference
    2025 She Owns It Women's Entrepreneurship Conference
  • Photo of attendees at 2025 She Owns It Conference
    2025 She Owns It Women's Entrepreneurship Conference
  • Photo of attendees at 2025 She Owns It Conference
    2025 She Owns It Women's Entrepreneurship Conference
  • Photo of presenter at 2025 She Owns It Conference
    2025 She Owns It Women's Entrepreneurship Conference
  • Two women smiling and holding 'Motivated' sign in front of floral backdrop
    2024 She Owns It Women's Entrepreneurship Conference
  • Two women laughing together at She Owns It event with BECN banner behind
    2024 She Owns It Women's Entrepreneurship Conference
  • Four women standing together smiling at indoor event
    2024 She Owns It Women's Entrepreneurship Conference
  • Two presenters sitting on stage at a BECN Conference.
    2023 She Owns It Women's Entrepreneurship Conference
  • Group of participants holding signs at the She Owns It Conference
    2023 She Owns It Women's Entrepreneurship Conference