Tara Murphy has always been passionate about personal finance. Ever since she was small she was curious about how the finance world works. Today, Tara is a Senior Associate at Liberty North Capital, a Bay Street Investment Bank in Toronto, and she’s also a Money Coach and an Educator with her own money coaching business, TMM.

At the investment bank, Tara works directly with the Managing Partner in all facets, and she is very proud to be both the youngest member, and only female on her team. Tara holds a Bachelors of Commerce from Ryerson University, has completed both her Level I & II CSC, and was a Dealing Representative with the Ontario Securities Commission.

For the past 4 years, Tara has turned her passion for Personal Finance into helping more individuals learn to invest, by hosting several FREE Investing Masterclasses, and creating a 10 Module Online Investing Course, reaching 500+ students.

Tara is a strong believer that our money should be working as hard for us as we work for ourselves, so she has made it her mission to show people that the world of investing is a very passive way for them to truly be wealthy. We’re excited to have Tara on the show to discuss and learn about wealth building and investing for women.

Today's interview is with Janice Bartley, the founder and executive director of the nonprofit Foodpreneur Lab. Her personal mission is to level the playing field and open doors in underserved communities for ‘would be’ and established food entrepreneurs. 

Founded January 2019, Foodpreneur Lab was created to tackle systemic barriers head on and pioneer new approaches to creating access for those historically prevented from fully participating in the food sector. Foodpreneur Lab is the only Canadian Black-woman founded and led non-profit organization with a fierce national mandate to support underserved communities and address systemic barriers in the food ecosystem.

Foodpreneur Lab is a team made up of diverse entrepreneurs and experts in the food sector. We are led by Janice Bartley who draws on her 30 years of lived experience in food and entrepreneurship to create access, and open doors that have historically been closed to underserved communities.

Janice brings a wealth of experience into the food sector as a former Operations Manager in Culinary & Hospitality management. Her 30+ years as an entrepreneur brought her to Food Starter as part of the Management team. She has mentored many young and experienced Chefs in the food industry and has been able to transition those mentoring skills to food entrepreneurs. Janice has worked with community based Organizations, such as JumpStart Refugee Talent and Ryerson Diversity Institute both support women entrepreneurs and newcomers.

Listen to the interview with this inspiring Social Entrepreneur today!

Timestamps:

Start of interview (3:37)
The origins of The Foodpreneur (4:12)
Challenges that women of color face when entering the food industry (8:46)
About "food accountability" (11:32)
Foodprenuer and underrepresented communites (16:28)
Supporting local food sources (22:40)
What can a new participant to Foodpreneur expect? (31;55)
How the pandemic has effected business (34:19)
Tips for women entrepreneurs (37:47)
How do you define an Alpha Woman? (43:17)

Show Notes:

Foodpreneur social media:
INSTAGRAM: @foodpreneurlab
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/foodpreneurlab

Pam Martin McDonald is a “Naturotherapist” with the ANN, and a Holistic Health Practitioner in St. John’s, Newfoundland. She is the Founder of Meridian Health & Wellness, a virtual holistic health platform that serves a community across North America.

Pam is a passionate mental health advocate who believes in whole body health, achieved and maintained by addressing the mental, physical and spiritual elements of the self. Her entry into better health was sparked by motherhood. She started with physical health with a mommy and baby workout class and 6 months later dove into the highly competitive world of fitness competitions. She is now a retired, professionally trained and award-winning bodybuilder, having competed and placed in 5 of the bodybuilding competitions entered, in two federations both locally and nationally.

She is a certified personal trainer (Canfit Pro), she developed and taught live online circuit training programs, fitness classes, group transformation programs, nutritional coaching, private and group sessions in Yin Yoga (Satori Yoga, NB), Yoga Nidra (Shakti Yoga NL), Healthy Weight Loss Coach (CanFit Pro), Kids and Family Yoga (Karma Kids NY), Essential Oils and Natural Health Coaching (doTerra Int.), Meditation Teacher (The Lotus Center, NL), and Restorative Yoga (Andrea Peloso), Reiki Practioner (Reiki On the Rock). 

Pam has a passion for helping others overcome doubt, unhealthy patterns and improving mental health. She is a public speaker, wellness presenter, personal development coach, self-care program facilitator, and has offered wellness retreats both privately and corporately. 

Show Notes:
Start of interview (1:48)
The inspiration behind the many paths Pam has taken (8:40)
Pam's holistic health journey (20:37)
When Pam discovered yoga (29:57)
About shifting to online classes during the pandemic (33:30)
Children participation in yoga and holistic health (42:02)
New products and/or services at Meridian Health & Wellness (46:37)
How do you define an Alpha Woman? (50:09)

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