May, 2016 - WOW - World of Women

Meet WOW’s May Ambassador of the Month

May 9, 2016

At WOW – World of Women, we believe in the importance of recognizing the women in our network and communities who go above and beyond in embodying our philosophy of women helping women. The Ambassador of the Month is someone who has supported the women in our network through leadership, acts of kindness, mentorship and/or by giving back to our communities. In recognizing these women, we are able to shine the spotlight on our members who are strong and positive role models to us all!

We are very excited to introduce you to WOW’s May Ambassador of the month: Michelle Brennan-Mann

Michelle was nominated as Ambassador of the Month for her integrity and generous spirit.

Michelle Brennan-Mann is a talented cake artist who, after careful consideration in early 2015, decided to leave her full time job to start up her own cake making business. Michelle puts so much passion and attention to detail in every one of her creations, and has quickly gained exposure and built a brand and name for herself as one of the best cake artists in Ottawa. She even designed our fabulous WOW 100th Ambassador Celebration Cake much to the delight of all the WOW Ambassadors in attendance and we look forward to her new creation for the much anticipated WOW’s One-year Anniversary Cocktail Party this Month.

Over the course of the past year, Michelle has attended many WOW events and workshops – all for the betterment of her business, and expansion of her network and those of others. At her showcase in January of 2016, Michelle was kind enough to teach us all how to make some of her famous cake balls that everyone loves so much!

Understanding the need to charge what she is worth, Michelle also makes a point of getting involved in her community and doing selected charity events as well. Her amazing “Club Sandwich Cake” took in a staggering $500.00 to help fund care for a local little boy with autism! Way to go, Michelle!

“Over the past year, WOW has watched Michelle come out of her shell and network her way to success – we couldn’t be more proud of all that she has done!”

Jennifer Bennett – WOW-Ottawa Event Planner

Michelle Brennan-Mann – Ottawa
Michelle is a local cake artist specializing in custom cakes and cupcakes. After 13 years of managing an education centre she decided to pursue her creative passion of designing one of a kind cakes that also taste amazing! She officially started Mama Shell’s Cakes in January of this year, and business is really taking off so far!

She also offers gluten free options.

http://www.mamashellscakes.com

Meet WOW’s April Ambassador of the Month

May 9, 2016

At WOW – World of Women, we believe in the importance of recognizing the women in our network and communities who go above and beyond in embodying our philosophy of women helping women. The Ambassador of the Month is someone who has supported the women in our network through leadership, acts of kindness, mentorship and/or by giving back to our communities. In recognizing these women, we are able to shine the spotlight on our members who are strong and positive role models to us all!

We are very excited to introduce you to WOW’s April Ambassador of the month: Christina Hearns

Christina was nominated as Ambassador of the Month for her dedication, enthusiasm & passion in delivering on her promise to host the best women social networking events in the Capital!

Christina Hearns is a spirited and gentle woman who played a valuable and integral role in the start-up of WOW Ottawa. From early 2015, Christina worked tirelessly to make connections with some of the best, and most interesting women around town. As she endorsed WOW, and all of the great things this group strives for, we watched this chapter grow, and grow, and grow.

As the Official WOW Event Coordinator, Christina helped WOW implement a great structure for us all that includes a monthly Mix & Mingle, Ambassador Showcase(s), WOW Workshops a Solutions Group and many other social and volunteering activities. At the same time, Christina was also working on her own business, Namaste My Friends and practicing Reiki and crystal healing energy work.

While Christina has decided to pass the reins of event planning over to Jennifer Bennett, she has started a new company with another WOW Ambassador – which goes to show the power of possibility and connections when you get out of your comfort zone and network with other amazing women.

“Without Christina’s help, WOW Ottawa wouldn’t be what it is today, and we would like to extend our gratitude for all of that work by naming Christina as Ambassador of the Month for April, 2016. WOW supports you, Christina! Many blessings as you continue on your journey of love, healing and sharing your energy with the world!”

Carol-Chantal Seguin – WOW- World of Women Founder

Christina Hearns
Christina was the WOW – Ottawa Special Events Coordinator. As the Special Events Coordinator, Christina maximized event participation by identifying new relationships and enhancing existing relationships!

She is also the founder of Namaste My Friends, a platform dedicated to helping people find balance in their personal and professional lives via yoga, mediation, and hands-on workshops. Christina is also experienced in reiki, chakra reading and crystals.

Visit her Facebook page today:

https://www.facebook.com/Namaste-My-Friends-1390104424640430/

Meet WOW’s March Ambassador of the Month

May 9, 2016

At WOW – World of Women, we believe in the importance of recognizing the women in our network and communities who go above and beyond in embodying our philosophy of women helping women. The Ambassador of the Month is someone who has supported the women in our network through leadership, acts of kindness, mentorship and/or by giving back to our communities. In recognizing these women, we are able to shine the spotlight on our members who are strong and positive role models to us all!

We are very excited to introduce you to WOW’s March Ambassador of the month: Amanda Bernardo

Amanda was nominated as Ambassador of the Month for her dedication and help in aiding WOW develop its new and improved website and online marketing strategies.

But that’s not all …

Amanda Bernardo is a dedicated writer and proud author of her first children’s book Little Voice. For over a year, and until March 2016, Amanda has been the director of digital strategy for WOW World-of-Women. During this time she has revamped the WOW website with the help of Samantha (another WOW ambassador of the year nominee) to create pages for different chapters throughout the country. She was responsible for posting the Ambassadors biography and pictures along with writing the content for the blogs and events. Our website received great compliments and more traffic while Amanda was in this position. We are so happy with the new look, and now that Amanda has moved on to focus her attention on Little Voice and other exciting plans, she will be missed, but we know that she will still attend WOW events as often as she is able. We look forward to participating on her team for the walk for Alzheimer’s and attending her Dream Big Dream Girl Luncheon in June.

“We are happy to nominate Amanda as the Ambassador of the month of March as our way of saying thank you for all the work done on the website over the year to help WOW become a great network of women helping women. Thank you, Amanda! WoW is behind you 100% and wish you much success in all your future endeavors!”

Julie Poirier, Chief Administrative Officer, Vice-President WOW-Ottawa.

Amanda Bernardo – Ottawa
Amanda is a local Ottawa author who recently published her first children’s book, Little Voice/La Petite Voix. Little Voice is a positive movement that encourages children to be fearless, courageous, ambitious and proud of who they are! In addition to being an author, Amanda is a strong community builder who gives back through multiple fundraising and volunteer efforts. In 2014, Amanda set out to create the Little Voice Forget Me Not Project, which helps to raise awareness for Alzheimer’s disease while donating a portion of each book sale to the Alzheimer Society of Canada.

Amanda was also responsible for designing, launching and maintaining the WOW website from August 2015 to March 2016 in her role as Director of Digital Strategy.