I have committed to having 100 one-to-one conversations this year with women in their early 20s to light the torches of the leaders of tomorrow.

I am a fairly regular human blessed with a lot of energy and a healthy dose of vulnerability that translates into a deep comfort connecting with others. I am a 40 something business and people leader with 20+ years of global brand marketing, communications and product development experience based in Vancouver, BC. I am also a mother, which has been the most rewarding work of my life. I recently uncovered that what fulfills me most is to light the torches of others, and I feel particularly passionate about females grappling with how to design lives that will include careers.

I vividly remember one moment of my own 20 something experience that was encapsulated by the boundless openness I was feeling about my life. I was driving solo across Canada, exploring this expansive landscape for the first time full of a new feeling of independence and opportunity. I was chasing a job, a life and a future that was waiting for me to define. And it was everything.

It’s here where I want to spark women to create their own futures full of light.