Tune into the Circles of Matriarchy Podcast, where we invite Indigenous women and non-binary entrepreneurs from across Turtle Island to share their wisdom and stories, and re-matriate mentorship! If you want to be inspired and gain insights on decolonizing business and developing your leadership skills, then this podcast is for you. Your co-hosts, Ashley Richard (WEKH) and Vanessa Lesperance (Indigenous LIFT Collective), are excited to extend the knowledge shared from diverse Indigenous women entrepreneurs in this podcast series! Thank you to our sponsor for this season, the Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub.
Join us this episode to hear from Victoria LaBillois of Wejuseg Construction Inc.! Entrepreneur, speaker, mentor, go-to MC, connector, coach, corporate director, leader, traveler. After several years in the Indigenous public service at the national, regional and local level, Victoria launched her own businesses advancing Indigenous workforce inclusion in civil construction projects across Mi’gmaw territory. Sharing her knowledge of financial literacy with Indigenous youth is Victoria’s passion project. She serves numerous Indigenous boards and currently helps to shape federal policy by serving on the National Indigenous Economic Development Board. Victoria is an alumna of the Governor General Leadership Conference, the Banff Forum and was named WXN Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women in both 2019 & 2020. Listen in as Victoria walks us through her experiences as an entrepreneur, and speaks to our relationship with money and the mentality of abundance!