Empowered Women, the new book
Helping women build confidence, businesses & better futures.
More than three decades in leadership. A book about how women help women rise. And on this site, the strategies, challenges and lessons you can use on whatever is in front of you this week.
The mission
An ecosystem for women, built by women.
I want to help create an ecosystem and community for women: a place where women can learn from others, grow, gain confidence, and develop strategies together. Esther Findlay
This site is not a feed and it is not a forum. You come here for one thing: a strategy for the conversation you have been putting off, a challenge that makes you act this week, a lesson you can apply on Monday morning.
Everything here is written and chosen by me, drawn from more than three decades of leadership and from the women whose stories fill Empowered Women.
More about me
- TitleEmpowered Women
- AuthorEsther Findlay
- SubtitleThrough Mentorship, Leadership & Connection
The book
Empowered Women
How Women Help Women Rise: through mentorship, leadership and connection.
Empowered Women is a book of true stories. Women who were mentored, women who sponsored someone else, women who opened a door and held it for whoever came next. If you have ever wondered who put your name forward, or why nobody did, this is the book about that.
In this book, you will discover
- Stories of women who led with courage and conviction
- Practical guidance on mentorship, sponsorship and building your network
- Strategies to grow your confidence, voice and leadership presence
- Steps you can take in your own career and community
- The case for opening the door behind you
One another’s success is our greatest power. From Empowered Women
What you’ll find here
Five ways to move forward
Practical, specific and made to be used. Not motivational quotes.
Build Confidence
Develop the confidence to speak up, lead and take action, starting with what you do this week. Explore confidenceGrow Your Career
Strategies for the difficult conversations at work: with your boss, with your team, and with yourself. Explore career growthBuild Your Business
Ideas, strategy and the practical steps for women starting, running and growing a business. Explore businessTake the Challenge
Challenges with steps, prompts and a checklist that pushes you to actually do it. See the challengesLearn From Esther
Articles, lessons and guides drawn from three decades of leadership. Browse the lessonsThe hub
Start with these
Lessons and guides you can read in under ten minutes and use the same day.
Challenges
Reading is not the same as doing
Each challenge gives you the steps, the questions to sit with, and a checklist that keeps you honest. Pick one and start today.
Latest from me
Follow my latest posts
I share short, practical thinking on leadership, mentorship and women in business on LinkedIn. Selected posts are collected here.
Find me on LinkedIn
The most current place to follow my thinking, between books and events.
Selected LinkedIn posts are added by hand. Nothing here is scraped and no live feed is embedded. When posts are featured, they link straight to the original on my profile.
On air
Hear Esther in conversation
Play it right here. No need to leave the page.
About me
Three decades of doing the work
I am SVP Business Development, Western Canada at IG Wealth Management, and Chair of IG Women, Wealth & Wellbeing (W2).
More than three decades of leadership, and one conviction that has not shifted: careers change when someone with power says your name out loud. Empowered Women and this site are where I make that case.
Speaking & events
Invite me to speak
Conferences, corporate and leadership events, women’s networks, workshops and panels. The subjects: mentorship, sponsorship, confidence, and what it actually takes for women to rise.
- Keynotes and conference sessions
- Corporate, leadership and women’s network events
- Workshops, panels and fireside chats
- Entrepreneurship and community events
Your next step starts here.
You do not need all the answers to begin. Pick one of the five below and do it today, not next quarter.