🇦🇺 Australia

Yas Grigaliunas of Circonomy joined the For Love & Money podcast with Carolyn Butler-Madden to discuss “being brave in being you”.
Jo Lane of Sea Health Products shared a post reflecting on 9 years since buying the business. “It has been a journey and we are still a small business with a BIG vision. The goal is still to establish a kelp farm and we have just secured 2 approved marine lease sites in South Australia. I hope that we might have this farm before our 10th birthday!”
Indigiearth recognized World Chocolate Day with a delivery of 2400 boxes of chocolates to a number of corporate offices in Sydney CBD.

🇨🇦 Canada

RainStick was recognized with the KBIS Sustainability Standout Gold award at the 2024 Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS) in Las Vegas.
Iskwew Air and Raven Indigenous Capital Partners have announced a new investment partnership to help transform the aviation industry and increase access for communities in B.C.
TWB Home Decor featured shampoo bars from Jack59 on Instagram. “Perfect for busy mornings, post-workout touch-ups, or extending your style between washes.”
Brenda Dragon of Aurora Heat was named the Entrepreneur of the Month by the Native Women’s Association of Canada. Brenda speaks to CKLB Radio about her family’s trapping legacy and how Aurora Heat’s products are ‘not just cultural’.
SomaDetect founder and CEO Bethany Deshpande will be mentoring entrepreneurs in a new program aimed at training and supporting women and non-binary founders in Atlantic Canada.

Bridget Romanes of Mobile Relocation was interviewed on her journey to becoming the 2023 Global Mobility Champion in Australasia. Read Bridget’s LinkedIn post reflecting on the achievement and watch the video here.
Financial Review covered Banqer’s role in the education sector in Australia, emerging as a leading force in financial literacy education.

Fat Macy’s shared the story of Mikulas, one of their trainees, who has been doing work experience with KERB.
Leah Robson of Your Energy Your Way was named as a finalist in the inaugural Women in Green Business Awards in the “Entrepreneur of the Year” category.
Jane Martin of City to Sea responded to the Labour Party’s landslide victory in the general election and called for action on ‘single-use culture’ and for the UK to catch up with EU legislative changes.

Hafeezah Muhammad of Backpack Healthcare joined the Yale Insights podcast to discuss how she founded a digital health company focusing on pediatric mental health, especially for children of color.
Dr. Sophia Yen of Pandia Health spoke to Forbes about the right to - and need for - contraception. ‘Rather, the “most effective” way to reduce unintended pregnancies and, subsequently, abortions, is by improving access to “consistent, effective, and affordable contraception”, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Or, as Dr. Yen puts it, “If you’re anti-abortion, then support birth control”.’