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Author of Empowered Women
Esther Findlay
SVP Business Development, Western Canada at IG Wealth Management. Chair of IG Women, Wealth & Wellbeing. More than three decades in leadership, spent on one question: how do women actually get ahead?
Background
A career spent opening doors
- Current roleSVP Business Development, Western Canada (IG Wealth Management)
- ChairIG Women, Wealth & Wellbeing
- AuthorEmpowered Women
- Experience30+ years in leadership
My work comes down to one thing: making sure the women who are ready are also the women who get named, backed and put forward.
Business development is the day job. What sits under it has not changed in thirty years: who advises women, who advocates for them, and what they do with the opportunity once it arrives.
Empowered Women grew out of that work. It collects the stories of women who lead with purpose, lift others as they go, and leave something changed behind them.
To be added
Full biography
My full professional biography is still to come: career history, board and community roles, and speaking background. Nothing has been written on my behalf.
Be bold in your vision, clear in your plan, and relentless in your action. Esther Findlay
The why
Why this work matters to me
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
Careers are rarely changed by advice alone. They are changed by the person who says a name in a room you are not in, by the colleague who tells you what the job actually pays, by the mentor who asks the question you have been avoiding.
That is what this site is for. Bring a specific situation, and leave with a specific move.
Practical over motivational
Specific strategies for specific situations. Inspiration is welcome, but it is not the point.
Mentorship and sponsorship
Advice matters. Advocacy changes outcomes. Women need people who will do both.
Pay it forward
Every woman who rises is in a position to open the door behind her. That is the whole idea.
Media
Photography & press
Professional photography, speaking images and press materials will be published here.
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Press kit
Biography, headshots and book assets for organizers, ready to download.
On air
Esther in conversation
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Short, practical posts on leadership, mentorship and women in business, written as the thinking happens.
Bring me into the room
Conferences, leadership events, women’s networks. Tell me the date, the audience, and what you want them to walk out and do.