Run it like a girl with Bernadette Butler, CEO and Co-Founder of StoryTap, Season 4, Episode 11
12/23/21 • 30 min
Bernadette Butler is the CEO and Co-Founder of StoryTap, a tech firm that works with companies to increase their brand engagement by giving their customers a voice and the ability to share it through personalized videos.
With offices in Vancouver and Toronto, Bernadette says StoryTap also works with clients to create easy to use video assistants.
Bernadette says she’s excited for where women are going in the tech world, but says there are still a lot of challenges for female founders.
Early on in her career, Bernadette joined a variety of networks where she received tips from well-meaning and successful women - tips like don’t wear dangly earrings, and to lower her voice when talking to people...in other words, become more masculine to overcome the female barrier.
The Fast Three
What is your favourite podcast or source of information? Master Class
What are you currently reading? Play Bigger by Al Ramadan, Dave Peterson, Christopher Lochhead & Kevin Maney
Who is currently inspiring you? I am obsessed with Storytelling and authenticity, I don't have one person. I get inspired by a ton of people
Learn more
Storytap: https://storytap.com
Bernadette Butler is the CEO and Co-Founder of StoryTap, a tech firm that works with companies to increase their brand engagement by giving their customers a voice and the ability to share it through personalized videos.
With offices in Vancouver and Toronto, Bernadette says StoryTap also works with clients to create easy to use video assistants.
Bernadette says she’s excited for where women are going in the tech world, but says there are still a lot of challenges for female founders.
Early on in her career, Bernadette joined a variety of networks where she received tips from well-meaning and successful women - tips like don’t wear dangly earrings, and to lower her voice when talking to people...in other words, become more masculine to overcome the female barrier.
The Fast Three
What is your favourite podcast or source of information? Master Class
What are you currently reading? Play Bigger by Al Ramadan, Dave Peterson, Christopher Lochhead & Kevin Maney
Who is currently inspiring you? I am obsessed with Storytelling and authenticity, I don't have one person. I get inspired by a ton of people
Learn more
Storytap: https://storytap.com
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Run it like a girl with Christie Marchese, Founder and CEO of Kinema, Season 4, Episode 10
Christie Marchese, who grew up in Southern California, worked in a movie theatre through high school. She was planning on enrolling in filmmaking at college, but decided to pursue International Relations following the attacks of 9/11.
That love of film remained and after college Christie started working with a well-known TV producer on a non-profit film on registering voters. Christie’s path next took her to a company called Participant Media, where she worked on documentaries such as Food Inc., Waiting for Superman and The Cove.
Now based in New York City, Christie is the founder and CEO of Kinema, a company that uses a market platform to make films available to hosts who handle things like booking and ticket selling themselves through the digital platform. And this, according to Christie, allows Kinema to service more filmmakers and distributors.
On this episode, Christie Marchese talks about some mistakes she’s made as CEO - including not delegating enough. She has some advice for anyone interested in starting a business on venture capital, and she has some great advice for fellow introverts.
Learn more about Kinema
https://kinema.com
The Fast Three
What is your favourite podcast or source of information? Kim Masters, The Business
What are you currently reading? Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
Who is currently inspiring you? People who work in the industry - the people of New York
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Stacey Dakin is the managing director of Mentor Canada, an organization that was launched in 2019, and currently sits on the board of directors of Lean In Canada where she leads strategic initiatives.
In this episode Bonnie and Stacey dig into mentorship and career development.
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What are you currently reading? Mentoring Mindset Tools and Skills by Ann Rolfe
Who is currently inspiring you? The non profit sector.
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