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She Knows ShiftPlay to Your Strengths and Surround Yourself with Like-Minded Allies with Shelley KuipersA born activist, advocate, and disrupter, Shelley Kuipers’ habit of asking “but, why?” and being unsatisfied with the answers has led to a financially rewarding career in innovative entrepreneurship. She’s founded, financed, and sold companies, taken calculated risks, and navigated a successful career by surrounding herself with those who align with her mission and values. Shelley doesn’t recommend “chasing” after opportunities; she advises entrepreneurs to play to their strengths and surround themselves with talented people who can help close the deal. In her own complex path to success, Shelley has learned to trust the sound advice of those...2022-05-0131 min
AlbertaBETTERC-Suite Unplugged: Judy Fairburn, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, The51 VenturesJudy Fairburn is an extraordinary leader in her own right. From her first act as an engineer and executive in the energy industry, to her second act in activating Alberta’s tech and innovation sector, Judy has been a shining example of Alberta’s famed entrepreneurial spirit and now applies her passion and innovation to her latest venture at The51 to help build women-led capital, invest in women-led business, and ensure that women are empowered at all levels and in all facets of economic decision making. This is her story.2022-04-1948 min
THE LAUNCH a Podcast by TandemLaunchSeason 4 Episode 2 - Is It My Personality or Product That Interests Investors?When capital is combined with community, the end product is commercialization and impact. This is exactly what The51 stands for.
The51 is a financial feminist movement for women-led startups to build mutual wealth and share knowledge to become influential innovators and investors. It is all about creating the five wheels of opportunity to unlock the financial feminist economy. Joining the podcast is Judy Fairburn, Co-Founder & Co-CEO of The51, who speaks on why venture capital has historically been male-dominated and how providing a safe and open place to learning helps women pivot their successful startups.
2022-03-2220 min
Employment and Social Development CanadaEpisode 7: Pivoting skills for sustainable futures / Épisode 7 : Aptitudes à pivoter pour un avenir durable (audio disponible en anglais seulement)Judy Fairburn, Future Skills Council member and co-founder/co-CEO of The51, Bobbie Racette, CEO of Virtual Gurus and, Jeanette Sutherland, Director of EDGE UP and Workforce, Calgary Economic Development discuss skills development and stories of successful pivoting for Canada’s sustainable future.Recommended links:Future Skills: https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/programs/future-skills.htmlFuture Skills Council Report: https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/programs/future-skills/report-learning-nation.htmlFuture Skills Centre: https://fsc-ccf.ca/ESDC Programs: https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/programs.html Social...2021-08-0524 min
Employment and Social Development CanadaEpisode 7: Pivoting skills for sustainable futures / Épisode 7 : Aptitudes à pivoter pour un avenir durable (audio disponible en anglais seulement)Judy Fairburn, Future Skills Council member and co-founder/co-CEO of The51, Bobbie Racette, CEO of Virtual Gurus and, Jeanette Sutherland, Director of EDGE UP and Workforce, Calgary Economic Development discuss skills development and stories of successful pivoting for Canada’s sustainable future.Recommended links:Future Skills: https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/programs/future-skills.htmlFuture Skills Council Report: https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/programs/future-skills/report-learning-nation.htmlFuture Skills Centre: https://fsc-ccf.ca/ESDC Programs: https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/programs.html Social...2021-08-0524 min
Jumping Off the Ivory Tower with Prof JulieMacStruggling For AccommodationToday’s podcast focuses on the experiences of people with cognitive disabilities (PWCD) who are trying to navigate the courts without a lawyer.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, we have heard increasingly from SRLs with cognitive disabilities about their lack of accommodation from the courts. It seemed that the accommodation processes in place – for example in Ontario, via an Accessibility Co-ordinator in each courthouse – had broken down. SRLs described making applications for accommodations in open court, disclosing private medical information to the other side, and having to “duke it out” over necessary accommodations to enable them to meaningfully participate in their o...2021-06-1538 min
What She Said!Financial Feminism, Valentine's 2021, and Risky InvestmentsBy 2030 women will control 65% of the wealth in Canada. This is big news ladies, and I have a mandate here at What She Said to make sure we are all empowered and educated enough to use this transfer of wealth for good and that starts in our own portfolios. Judy Fairburn and Shelley Kuipers from the51, a Financial Feminist™ platform aims to build mutual wealth and social/environmental impact, share knowledge and
experiences, and help women become influential investors, innovators and consumers.
This Valentine’s Day is going to be so different for our kids but that doesn’t necessarily mean w...2021-02-0655 min
What She Said!Financial Feminism, Valentine's 2021, and Risky InvestmentsBy 2030 women will control 65% of the wealth in Canada. This is big news ladies, and I have a mandate here at What She Said to make sure we are all empowered and educated enough to use this transfer of wealth for good and that starts in our own portfolios. Today I’m thrilled to have Judy Fairburn and Shelley Kuipers from the51, a Financial Feminist™ platform that aims to build mutual wealth and social/environmental impact, share knowledge and
experiences, and help women become influential investors, innovators and consumers.
This Valentine’s Day is going to be so different for our ki...2021-02-0654 min
Collisions YYCCurrent & Critical - The 51 (Judy Fairburn and Shelley Kuipers), Female-powered capital unleashing the next economic waveBack when this podcast first began, Judy Fairburn joined me to discuss economic transformation in Calgary and hinted at The 51 Ventures Fund, an investment community for financial feminists. Now, a year and a half later, Judy is back with one of her co-founders Shelley Kuipers for a good old-fashioned update. To sum it up, 2020 did anything but slow them down. After what can only be described as a year of ups-and-down, Judy, Shelley, and The 51 Ventures Fund thrived, even going as far as creating a fund for women-led businesses that’s 90% women-invested. Join me as Judy and Shelley take us...2021-01-1857 min
UNSTOPPABLE YOU!Resilience, Passion and Financial FeminismJudy Fairburn, co- CEO of The51, is here to share her experience as she left her busy corporate gig behind to find her passion and fulfillment in serving the financial feminist movement.
Women make up 51% of the population but are severely underrepresented in the financial industry, in all ways.
Find out what financial feminism means, as well as Judy's early success stories, how she works with founders and investors, and what she believes to be critical for the success of entrepreneurial women CEOs.
Join us to discover how The51 is investing in the world we all want and how it...2021-01-1400 min
NACO Academy PodcastThe Honourable Minister Mélanie Joly in Conversation with Angel Investors, Entrepreneurs, and Innovation LeadersEarlier this week, an article that appeared in the Toronto Star stated that “The Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy program should be broadened to include high growth firms, software-as-a-service firms, firms whose revenues are seasonal or project-based and pre-revenue firms that are heavily invested in research and development.”With economic confidence low, investment capital is drying up. Many of Canada’s highest-potential companies will run out of it in coming months. Without quick, strong government action, they will fail,” the article states.We are now going to move into the next portion of our prog...2020-04-1757 min
Collisions YYCInterview with Judy Fairburn - Change-maker, Board Director, Public Speaker, C-suite experience, EngineerJoin me as I chat with Judy Fairburn, Co-Founder of The 51 Ventures and Board Director for MEG Energy, Tundra Oil & Gas, VEERUM, PureWeb and the Business Council of Alberta.You may recognize Judy from this month’s cover of Business in Calgary magazine, and now she’s bringing her trailblazing attitude for innovation to the conversation on economic transformation, emphasizing the importance for business leaders to constantly be curious about emerging opportunities in both the energy and technology sectors in Calgary. Proudly calling herself a “serial co-founder”, Judy’s true passions lie in empowering female entrepreneurs - what she c...2019-10-0954 min
Standard Issue PodcastSIM Ep 25 Pod 10: Judy Murray, All Killa, gaming and poo-covered campervansCrikey, it's a bumper podzine this week. Our Jen chats to coaching legend Judy Murray, Hannah and Mickey catch up with All Killa No Filla's Kiri Pritchard-McLean and Rachel Fairburn to discuss serial killers, Debra-Jane Appleby talks women and gaming and Jen Brister revisits the poo-soaked French holiday from which the shame stench still lingers. There's all the usual stuff, too, with The Bush Telegraph, Sexism of the Week, our Sarah sorting some life questions and Pocahontas in the hot seat for Dunleavy Does Disney.THE TEAM: Mickey Noonan, Hannah Dunleavy, Jen Offord and Sarah Millican.THE ADMIN: Our...2017-08-231h 37