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could surround yourself with,
and they’re right here, they’re
all in one place.”
“Every time I leave an event I feel
very inspired to take some sort
of action, like every time,” adds
Alia Tomaszewski, chiropractor
and nutrition coach. “They are
really good at whatever they
do, you feel very motivated and
very inspired afterwards.”
Stephanie is inspired by the
stories of those members, and
others’ too. She cites an exam-
ple of a younger woman who
joined the organization with
“high hopes and dreams of
starting a business,” but with
self-esteem issues that were
holding her back.
“She came to us, and within
a year she ended up starting
a business, and the majority
of her clients ended up being
our members,” Stephanie calls.
“Watching someone like her
come through and build that
confidence, build that self-es-
teem, and learn valuable skills
that she gets to use in her life
– it was wonderful.”
That member was also inspired
by social enterprise as a con-
cept, and has since donated
some of the proceeds of her
business to some of the same
charitable causes that Inte-
grous Women contributes to.
“What I love about Integrous
Women is that it creates a
space for women to expand
their view,” Stephanie says. “It
helps them not just start a busi-
ness, but start a business that
helps creates the impact that
they want to see in the world.
We’ve seen that time and time
again.”
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