Women's Entrepreneurship 2024 Report with Dr. Wendy Cukier

We are so excited to welcome this week’s guest, Dr. Wendy Cukier, Founder & Academic Director of the Diversity Institute, Academic Director of the Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub, and Research Lead of the Future Skills Centre onto The Finance Cafe podcast this week with your host, Shannon Pestun. Tune in as they discuss the recently released, 2024 State of Women’s Entrepreneurship in Canada Report.  Dr. Wendy Cukier is a professor of Entrepreneurship and Strategy at the Ted Rogers School of Management, Academic Director of the Diversity Institute and Research Lead of the Future Skills Centre. She co-authored the bestseller “Innovation Nation: Canadian Leadership from Java to Jurassic Park" and is a leader in disruptive technologies and innovation. Shannon had a chance to talk to Dr. Cukier about the current economic landscape for women entrepreneurs in Canada, and hear about her personal story as a leading Social Entrepreneur, Professor, and Consultant in this space.  Quote:  32:00 “We hear so much doom and gloom about the economy, but we’re also seeing so much robustness and resiliency, consistency and survival of women entrepreneurs.” - Dr. Wendy Cukier Websites:  Women’s Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub:  Website: https://wekh.ca/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wekh-pcfe/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wekh_pcfe/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/wekh_pcfe  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WEKHPCFE/  See It Be It Campaign: https://wekh.ca/see-it-be-it/