Women of Influence Nanaimo-WIN Network

10/01/2026

The WIN Awards are taking a pause this season as we make space for what’s next. ✨

What began as a way to celebrate influential women, non-binary, 2-spirit, and gender diverse people in our community while raising awareness and funds for Footprints Infertility & Pregnancy Loss Support Society grew beyond anything we could have imagined.

For three consecutive years, more than 100 remarkable nominees took the stage each year, 370 in total, surrounded by sold-out crowds of 700 people cheering them on. Making WIN THE EVENT OF THE YEAR in Nanaimo 🎉🎉🎉🎉

And together, we raised an incredible $70,000 for Footprints. 💜

After three extraordinary years, the WIN team is taking a much-needed break from the awards gala this season and shifting our focus to the very purpose that helped start it all.

We’re taking everything WIN helped build and investing that energy, impact and funding into evolving Footprints and its next chapter of support and advocacy.

There are new things being dreamed up, nurtured and, fittingly, birthed.

So while there will not be a WIN Awards gala this season, the work, the impact and the celebration of our community are far from over.

Stay tuned. There is more to come. 💜

💖To every nominee, sponsor, volunteer, community partner and person who filled that room and believed in this vision: thank you. 🫶🏼

When We Influence As A Collective, We WIN. 🔥

08/02/2026

Check out this conversation I had with Kirk Walper on his podcast! I truly appreciate the opportunity to share the journey that led to my 2 books, my business, Footprints, & Women of Influence Nanaimo 💖

Welcome back to another episode of Conversations with Kirk! In Epis...

06/16/2026

This includes reproductive health rights !

Tuesday is Domestic Workers Day.

Every day, 75+ million domestic workers help households meet essential care needs. Yet, the majority of them lack access to social protection.

Join us in supporting domestic workers' rights to medical care, maternity and unemployment protection, family and sick leave, and other social security benefits.

via International Labour Organization

05/30/2026

Own Your Brand Identity & Breathe Fire 🔥

05/23/2026

Some of the loneliest moments in growth come when you look around and realize the people closest to you aren't happy for you... 💔

Noticing this about someone you love is one of the harder realizations. You just grew. That's the whole story. But some people's non-conscious minds have built a pattern that links your wins to their sense of standing still. When you move forward, something in them feels left behind. What you're experiencing from them is about a pattern that was running long before you came along.

I've seen this consistently in my work: people who struggle to celebrate others are usually carrying unresolved feelings about their own path. Their reaction is data about where they are. Your direction is yours to keep. 📊

You deserve people who cheer louder when you win. And when someone can't do that, the two of you genuinely have nothing in common *where it counts.*

Take time to grieve that. Then keep going.

Send this to someone navigating a friendship that's started to feel smaller than they are. 🫂

05/13/2026

So proud to be a part of this ♥️

A special thank you to our hole sponsors: Madill -The Office Company, Women of Influence Nanaimo-WIN Network, and Town of Ladysmith for their generous support and commitment to our event!

📁Madill - The Office Company is a local business in Ladysmith, BC that specializes in providing a range of office supplies and equipment to keep your business productive, professional, and inspired.

🏫The Town of Ladysmith provides excellent public services and maintains facilities for the Ladysmith community.

🏆Women of Influence Nanaimo celebrates the bold, inspiring women shaping our community through leadership, innovation, and impact.

Your support helps make the Golf Classic a success and contributes to the Chamber’s mission of strengthening our local business community.

⛳️ Register a team or explore sponsorship opportunities:
https://www.ladysmithcofc.com/memorial-golf-tournament/

04/27/2026

I’m speaking at this fabulous event. Get your tickets now!

An Annual Coastal Estate Gathering at Executive Farmhouse Retreat. Guest Speaker (Blaise Hunter)

04/04/2026

2026 Business Impact Nominee Meagan Buggey 🔥 Digital Marketing Strategist

“I’m passionate about marketing that actually works, storytelling that moves people, and helping women step into their power, both as business owners and thought leaders. I’m also a mom of two, an advocate for systems that support working mothers, and I love teaching data-backed marketing in a way that’s approachable, bold, and wildly effective. I am also writing a book to help more women access marketing regardless of budget/time.

My daughters inspire me daily to build a business that values freedom, flexibility, and fierce leadership. I have also had the pleasure of mentoring 100s or women looking to grow their own agencies and the work they do inspires me deeply.”

04/04/2026

Thank you to Shaun Lee Fan The Flame Winner of the WIN Awards for having this open conversation about Allyship 💜 .0
When we influence as a collective, we WIN