Why Not You? Breaking Barriers and Creating Community with Sheena Brady
Episode 41
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Sheena Brady is a social entrepreneur and leader at Shopify. In 2013, she started her first company, Tease Tea, out of her condo. Today, Tease Tea has grown into a 7 figure social enterprise selling all-natural loose-leaf tea while giving back to programs empowering women.
In 2019, Sheena created Founders Fund, the first digital accelerator supporting under-represented, women-identifying entrepreneurs during every stage of their journey. Members can access mentorship, resources, and non-repayable funding for their business. To date, Founders Fund has distributed over $100,000 dollars to fund women owned businesses while providing mentorship and community to over 600 founders across Canada.
In this Episode 41 of Create Community, Sheena spills the tea on her winding personal and entrepreneurial journey. She opens up about the challenges and barriers that she’s faced along the way, and how this drove her to help others and create community. Sheena and Marsha chat about things ranging from entrepreneurship and financial literacy to when Sheena knew her husband was the one.
“I feel very fortunate that in my community, I can show up as my authentic self. I don't have to be filtered or scared of how I'm going to come across. That’s what makes community for me - being able to show up as my authentic self.”
— Sheena Brady
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If you take away one thing from this episode, it’s the mindset and audacity of “Why not you?”. You’re uniquely qualified to be creating whatever it is you're working on - don’t doubt yourself. Keep at it! 💪
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A huge thank you to Origins Media Haus for producing this podcast. You can find them at:
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