Run it like a girl with Misty Shearer, Veteran, Black Belt, Owner Brazil 021, Season 2, Episode 17

04/03/20 • 23 min

At the age of 30, Misty Shearer re-joined the Canadian Forces; this time as a combat engineer. Originally from Hamilton, Ontario, Misty was an experienced member of the forces, having spent years as a Military Police Officer before her year-long departure.

Misty has won lots of medals, in Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu and Kettlebell competitions, but she says her proudest accomplishment - the first female from the regular ranks to become a combat diver.

After leaving the Forces for the second time, Misty went on to become a paramedic in the City of Edmonton...and discovering her true love; Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu. Misty, now a Blackbelt, is an instructor at the school she co-owns in Edmonton, and says working with young girls is particularly rewarding.

Check out Misty's studio: Brazil 021

Misty has won lots of medals, in Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu and Kettlebell competitions, but she says her proudest accomplishment - the first female from the regular ranks to become a combat diver.

Check out Misty's studio: Brazil 021

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Run it like a girl with Erin Bury, entrepreneur, Season 2, Episode 16

Growing up in the Quinte Region of southern Ontario, Erin Bury didn’t really even know what it meant to be an entrepreneur. Erin is now the CEO of Wilful, an online estate planning start-up, based out of Toronto. She was previously Managing Director at a communication firm serving tech. companies and start-ups, and she was a founding editor at a startup publication.

Erin says being willing to take risks is a must in order to be a successful entrepreneur, still, she remembers calling her mom for some advice when she made her first jump to a start-up, expecting her mom to advise caution.

On this episode of Run It Like a Girl, Erin, who was named one of Marketing Magazine’s Top 30 Under 30, talks about the importance of taking calculated risks when you're young.

And she talks about her side business, a bike wine tour company in Southern Ontario’s Prince Edward County.
Creating a will doesn't need to be difficult, and it's one of the most important things you can do. For more information check out Erin's company Willful

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Run it like a girl with Nasheen Liu, Partner & SVP of CIO Program Strategy, IT Media Group, Season 2, Episode 18

Even a quick glance Nasheen Liu's bio, would tell you that she never backs down from a challenge. At 19, she left her native China to study at the University of Heidelberg in Germany. Not only was she living on her own for the very first time in her life, Nasheen had to learn a whole new language.

What lay ahead was a move to Canada, where Nasheen was offered a spot in a Germanic Languages Masters Program at the University of Alberta. The only catch - she had to pass an English as a Second Language test within 6 months in order to qualify. Nasheen, now fluent in German, knew no English. She passed the test.

In 2000 Nasheen entered the tech world, talking her way into a job that was looking for 10 - 15 years of tech marketing experience, she had none.

Twenty-years and lots of tech experience later, and Nasheen is Partner & Senior Vice President of CIO program strategy at IT Media Group, a successful company that she helped to form.
Check out her company at: http://theitmediagroup.com/