Today on the Joy Curator Podcast we are continuing our series on The Joy of Purposeful Productivity by talking with the lovely, Mackenzie Kilshaw. She began her career in the business community in Saskatoon, working as a Sales Representative for prominent companies like Hershey's and SaskTel. Driven by her passion for shopping, fashion, and her business knowledge, Mackenzie founded Two Fifty Two Boutique in Saskatoon in 2014. Her boutique aimed to provide a unique and stylish shopping experience to customers. The success of her first location led her to open a second store in Regina in 2017. Mackenzie transitioned to an Online Exclusive platform for her boutiques in 2021 and sold Two Fifty Two Boutique in December of 2022, becoming a full circle entrepreneur. Mackenzie's dedication to her business and community involvement did not go unnoticed. She has received numerous nominations and awards. She actively supports local charities and events as a way to give back to the community that had supported her business. Her guidance and insights are undoubtedly invaluable to those seeking to navigate the challenges and opportunities of the business world. In her ongoing pursuit of sharing knowledge and experiences, Mackenzie launched #WINNING podcast in 2022. The podcast features conversations with business leaders and entrepreneurs, who share valuable lessons from their entrepreneurial journeys. In 2023, she became a contributing author to Conversations Over Coffee Vol 3, where she shares her insights, experiences and inspiration alongside other esteemed business owners and entrepreneurs.

Today on the Joy Curator Podcast we are continuing our series on The Joy of Purposeful Productivity by talking today about how to recover quickly when you get derailed. 

I’m wanting this short and sweet episode to give you permission to listen to your intuition and feelings and really start paying attention to yourself and what you need on any given day.  We will walk step by step on some ideas that you can use to create your own tool chest of recovery for when you are feeling overwhelmed and derailed.

Today on The Joy Curator Podcast we are starting a new series on The Joy of Purposeful Productivity. We are talking all about finding freedom in your life and business by getting your time back. How to make space for dreaming and creativity when so often it feels like we are head down, in the bog of work and life. Where is the JOY in that?! This short & sweet episode is a step by step guide to doing an audit of your time so that you can better understand where your time is going, how to get it back and how to make room for joy in your life and business.

We are finishing our series of The Joy of Stepping Into A New Season by chatting with Chelsea Stebner, Managing Partner at Parr Auto Body. She’s passionate about her team, the collision repair industry, and her community.  Like most of us, Chelsea wears a lot of hats. She is a wife to Mark and Mom to Kate and Allison, and her Labradors Bella and Hazel.  She’s an avid reader, baking guru and loves the wilderness.We are diving into what it is like for a woman in a male dominated industry, how to stay true to ourselves and how to really make the time to take care of ourselves, even when life feels like it is moving at such a fast pace.

Today on The Joy Curator Podcast and we are continuing our series about The Joy of Stepping Into A New Season with Kimberly Evans talking all about how to conquer your social without the overwhelm. How to get organized and create a system that can be simple for your social? How to create time management around your social media so that you don’t feel overwhelmed and have it occupy so much of your time. And, how about we make this fun!

Today on The Joy Curator Podcast and we are continuing our series about The Joy of Stepping Into A New Season with Venessa Liang. She is a proud Chinese Canadian who lives and shares all things food! Primarily known for her extravagant cakes, Venessa has expanded into the realm of sharing exquisite eats, creating luxury chocolate bars and beyond.

Venessa connects with her community through her social media platform @Foodiepharmbabe. She focuses on sharing the diversity of food and food cultures in an open, non-judgemental and approachable way to all backgrounds, ethnicities and gender identities. Venessa’s goals are to have an open conversation with her community and normalize the unique differences between food cultures around the world.

Today is Season 7 of The Joy Curator Podcast and we are talking about The Joy of Stepping Into A New Season with Kimberly Evans. How do we figure out what we really want in our life and business? How do we find JOY even when it’s hard. I’m giving you a step by step guide on how you can figure this out for yourself as you dive into a new season in your own life and business.

Today on The Joy Curator Podcast we are continuing our series on The Joy of Taking Care of Yourself by chatting with Ashley Ehmann. Ashley is the Co-Founder of Twigz Pretzels. Formally trained as a teacher, she enjoys the daily unique challenges that entrepreneurship brings. Ashley is passionate about building community, and is excited about using Twigz to empower others, and grow the brand into a household name across Canada.

Today on The Joy Curator Podcast we are continuing our series on The Joy of Taking Care Of Yourself by chatting with Dr. Jody Carrington about mental health and her new book ‘Feeling Seen’. She believes in the idea that you are exactly where you need to be. No matter how painful. No matter how wonderful. But wherever you are, you need to be there. Feeling Seen is written on a blueprint of theory, with a road map of reconnection and three simple steps, including a way back for when we get lost. Tune in as we chat all about really seeing one another, our differences, our sorrows and our joys.

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Today on The Joy Curator Podcast we are starting a new series on The Joy of Taking Care of Yourself. I'm sharing an update on what has been going on with me physically. (If you haven't read my latest newsletter with the details, you can subscribe here!)

And, I'm sharing about the HUGE, humbling realization I made in how to take care of myself and why this might be the thing you need to hear most today.

Today on The Joy Curator Podcast we are continuing our series on The Joy of Favorite Things by chatting about one of my favorite topics…FOOD! Jenn Sharp is an author, documentary host and food activist. Her Taste Canada award-winning book, Flat Out Delicious: Your Definitive Guide to Saskatchewan’s Food Artisans and Citytv field-to-plate docuseries Flat Out Food is based on and inspired by her book. Join us as we chat all about the importance of where our food comes from and the magical experiences that Jenn found herself in as she adventured across Saskatchewan.

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Today on The Joy Curator Podcast we are continuing our series on The Joy of Favorite Things by talking with my business coach (and friend!) Tanya Budd is a CPA and business consultant on a mission to transform unsure, unclear potential-filled business owners into high-level unapologetic CEOs that make large sums of money in record time. Tanya has over a decade of experience in the corporate world working with entrepreneurs to help them build thriving businesses they love. Join us as we dive deep into all the things….Eat Pray Love, Online Dating, Travel and the details of how Tanya helped flip the script on some mindset challenges I was facing and learn how you can very simply the next right step for your life and business. Jump over to Instagram and stay connected and tag @joy.curator.podcast and @kimberly _ joy _ evans on your Instagram stories when you share your favorite parts of this episode.

Today on The Joy Curator Podcast we are continuing our series on The Joy of Favorite Things by chatting with Janna Dutton. She took her real life coffee meet ups that she has had with incredible individuals and turned it into a book called Conversations Over Coffee (and I am delighted to be one of the Featured Authors in it!) We are chatting all about taking those ideas and turning them into stuff dreams are made of. Tune in as we chat all about how she brought this idea of connecting over coffee and turned into something incredible...one cup at a time.

Today on The Joy Curator Podcast we are continuing our series on The Joy of Showing Up, Even When It’s Hard by talking all about how to find your joy again. I’m giving you two simple challenges that have absolutely changed my life and I want you to experience these effects in your own life. We are chatting about what joy actually looks like, ideas on how to have more joy in your life and how to experience joy even amidst hardships. Jump over to Instagram and stay connected and tag @joy.curator.podcast and @kimberly _ joy _ evans on your Instagram stories when you share your favorite parts of this episode.

Today on The Joy Curator Podcast we are continuing our series on The Joy of Showing Up, Even When It’s Hard by talking about how to be brave when you are thinking about doing something scary. I did something scary recently and I’m sharing a bit about that experience and doesn’t there seem to be scary things popping up everyday that we need to overcome and sometimes we just need a few tools in order to feel braver? What if we could feel braver with every scary decision? What if we cared more about showing up than what other people think of us? What if we make a choice today to do the scary thing, even when it’s hard. Jump over to Instagram and stay connected and tag @joy.curator.podcast and @kimberly _ joy _ evans on your Instagram stories when you share your favorite parts of this episode.

Today on The Joy Curator Podcast we are continuing our series on The Joy of Showing Up, Even When It’s Hard by talking all about how to find your joy again. I’m giving you two simple challenges that have absolutely changed my life and I want you to experience these effects in your own life. We are chatting about what joy actually looks like, ideas on how to have more joy in your life and how to experience joy even amidst hardships. Jump over to Instagram and stay connected and tag @joy.curator.podcast and @kimberly _ joy _ evans on your Instagram stories when you share your favorite parts of this episode.

Today on The Joy Curator Podcast we are continuing our series on The Joy of Showing Up, Even When It’s Hard by talking all about how to rise when you’re stuck in the messy middle. I am sharing personal experiences that I’m currently stuck in the messy middle on in my own life and business in the hopes that this will encourage you to rise up from your own messy middle by getting curious about why you are feeling the way you are, the questions you need to ask yourself and how to stay curious about living into your purpose and joy. Jump over to Instagram and stay connected and tag @joy.curator.podcast and @kimberly _ joy _ evans on your Instagram stories when you share your favorite parts of this episode.

Today on The Joy Curator Podcast we are starting a new series The Joy of Overcoming, Even When It’s Hard. On the show today, we are chatting with Lacey Fisher. Lacey is a heart led facilitator whose goal is to connect communities and individuals through conversation and awareness about the history of Indigenous peoples. She has worked in the corrections sector for the past 15 years, is a trained facilitator and is a graduate of the University of Saskatchewan. She is a mother to three children, granddaughter to residential school survivors and a member of the Beardy’s & Okemasis Cree Nation. Her passion for raising awareness and understanding stems from the experiences her Moshum and Kokum endured as children. She believes that the lack of knowledge regarding the history of residential schools and the systemic racism in our society continue to be a barrier on the path towards Truth and Reconciliation. Although Lacey believes in creating safe spaces, she is not afraid to ask tough questions and set the stage for critical thought and examination. Join us with an open heart as we converse in this safe space and leave with a better understanding of intergenerational trauma and what we can do to be a part of truth and reconciliation.

Today on The Joy Curator Podcast we are finishing up our series on The Joy of Getting Organized by chatting with Michelle LaPointe all about the power of connection in business. As we are weeks away from the first SHINE Summit, we reflect on why the SHINE Summit was dreamt up and why it is so important to us as we use this platform to support women in business. Let’s dive in together to understand how connection in business can transform you as a person and increase your business revenue and joy. Jump over to Instagram and stay connected and tag @joy.curator.podcast and @kimberly _ joy _ evans on your Instagram stories when you share your favorite parts of this episode.

Today on The Joy Curator Podcast we are continuing our series on The Joy of Getting Organized by chatting all about cleaning up our communication. This is a big one! Being honest and asking for what we need in our life, in our relationships, in our businesses is something that for most of us doesn’t come naturally. As a recovering people pleaser, this is exceptionally hard. But, I truly believe that the more honest we are with ourselves and with the people around us, the more we get to lean into a joy-filled life. We are chatting all about how to stop believing that nagging voice in your head that often doesn’t tell you the truth and how to start getting curious about why your feelings come up the way they do in certain situations. Join me, as we dive into simple ways of communicating that you can apply this directly to your own life today.