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Wed Mar 4, 2026

Speakers 7:00 - 9:30 pm (incl. intermission)

Doors open at 6:00 pm

Meet Your Hosts

Prepare to be inspired, empowered, and deeply moved by nine remarkable female entrepreneurs from across the North Island.

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Pauline Stevenson

Pauline brings deep experience supporting women entrepreneurs across British Columbia. As part of WeBC’s leadership team, she is a trusted guide for women-led business growth.
WeBC Ambassador

Chrissie Bowker

WBN President, CV Women’s Business Network

Chrissie serves as President of the CVWBN a vibrant community dedicated to advancing women in business through connection, learning, and visibility.

Meet Your Speakers

A TEDX-style evening at The Sid Williams Theatre, created to bring forward the honest, unfiltered stories women are often carrying quietly. This curated event invites speakers to step beyond narratives and share the truths that shape their lives exploring themes like leadership, mental health, identity, motherhood, aging, community, and the invisible pressures women navigate.

Dr. Elisabeth Crisci

Shannon Donohoe-Simpson

Dawn Elgin

Amy Englemark

Tracy Holbrook

Tasha Page

Allison Seller

Ame-Lia Tamburrini

Tanja Yardley

Dr. Elisabeth Crisci, MD

Pacifica MD - Medical Aesthetics and Wellness

Member: Oceanside Women’s Business Network

Talk Title: When “Normal” Isn’t the Whole Story: The Midlife Drift That Shapes How We Age

Dr. Elisabeth Crisci is a Canadian physician with 25 years of experience, specializing in proactive prevention for women in midlife. She translates complex physiology into practical, evidence-based steps to maintain health, strength, and resilience.

Shannon Donohoe-Simpson

Shannon Donohoe-Simpson | Speaker, Joybringer, Fierce Heart

Member: Comox Valley Women’s Business Network

Talk Title: Brave Enough To Choose Joy

Shannon Simpson is a TEDx speaker, storyteller, facilitator, and joybringer. She helps individuals reconnect with their truth, reclaim joy, and transform fear into courage and authentic living.

Dawn Elgin

Practical Spiritualism

Member: Comox Valley Women’s Business Network

Talk Title: Why the Future of Leadership Requires Integration, Not Hustle

Dawn Elgin is a Contrarian Soul Guide, Spiritual CEO, and founder of Practical Spiritualism. She works with leaders to move from burnout to alignment, integrating intuition and structure to create sustainable success.

Amy Englemark

Amy Englemark | Author, Consultant

Member: Comox Valley Women’s Business Network

Talk Title: Money, Power. The Invisible Pressures Women Navigate

Amy Englemark is a keynote speaker, business and leadership coach, and emotional intelligence trainer. She helps entrepreneurs and leaders master stress and increase profit, leading from calm confidence rather than fear or control.

Tracy Holbrook

FCU Community Financial, a division of Vancity

Member: Comox Valley Women’s Business Network

Talk Title: Unapologetically Woman; Redefining Power in a Corporate World

With over two decades of experience as a Financial Advisor, Tracy Holbrook delivers talks on financial empowerment, values-driven leadership, and building influence with confidence and authenticity. A former small business owner across wellness, private education, and professional services, Tracy combines disciplined financial insight with a people-centered approach.

Tasha Page

Glacier Counselling Services

Member: Comox Valley Women’s Business Network

Talk Title: Held, not fixed: A Story of Infertility, Motherhood, and Community

Tasha Page, RSW, MSW, MA, is a perinatal therapist and the founder of Glacier Counselling Services, where she supports women and couples through infertility, loss, pregnancy, and the profound emotional shifts of parenthood. As both a clinician and a mother, Tasha is a passionate advocate for care that is relational, community-centred, and purpose-driven—especially during life’s most vulnerable seasons

Allison Seller

Keynote Speaker & Business Strategist

Member: Comox Valley Women’s Business Network

Talk Title: How to De-Fine Your Life by Defining Your Purpose

Allison Seller is a keynote speaker, business strategist, and #1 best-selling author who helps women align purpose with growth in both life and business. As the Founder of The WELLthy Entrepreneur®, she guides entrepreneurs and leaders to create clarity, confidence, and sustainable success without burnout.

Ame-Lia Tamburrini

HUM Consulting

Member: Comox Valley Women’s Business Network

Talk Title: Learning to Lead with Presence, Connection & Meaning

Ame-Lia Tamburrini is the Founder of HUM Consulting and a trusted facilitator of courageous conversations centered on emotional wellbeing, human connection, and healing. After a stage 4 Hodgkin’s lymphoma diagnosis prompted a profound pause, Ame-Lia reframed success around love, joy, and presence rather than pressure and performance. With over two decades of experience working globally, her work integrates restorative justice, circle facilitation, and embodied practices to support individuals and teams in reconnecting to what sustains them—emotionally, relationally, and personally.

Tanja Yardley

Broken Squirrel Wellness

Member: Comox Valley Women’s Business Network

Talk Title: Integrating Resilience and Recovery into Leadership

Tanja Yardley is CEO and Founder of Brainnovation Network, designing healthier workplaces and communities. She helps women in business integrate resilience and recovery into leadership and systems design.