Burnout, Superwoman and being ‘Too Busy’

2018-05-07T12:12:19-06:00May 5th, 2017|Our View|

‘No’ is a complete sentence and we need to get more comfortable saying ‘no’. We have the right, and quite frankly, the responsibility to say ‘no’ when don’t feel like doing something, when we don’t have the energy, the desire, when we are uncomfortable or simply when we’re exhausted. It seems like we have [...]

From receptionist to CEO of BOWEN

2014-06-04T09:08:51-06:00June 4th, 2014|Our View|

Guest blog post from YWCA board member Shannon Bowen-Smed, President & CEO of BOWEN. This is an excerpt of her acceptance speech for the Alberta Women Entrepreneur’s 2014 Celebration of Achievement award, given on May 14, 2014. Shannon Bowen-Smed shares her journey from a receptionist to CEO of BOWEN, and the importance of giving back [...]