Episode 33 of Ellected features Stephanie Mitton, principal and founder of Beacon North Strategies and principal and co-founder of WOMENdontDOthat, a podcast and blog that inspires women to do whatever it is they think they can’t do. Host Sarah Elder-Chamanara digs into Stephanie's experiences running for a contested nomination for the Conservative Party of Canada in 2018 in the federal riding of Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, her WOMENdontDOthat podcast and their mutual desire to see Canada's second female prime minister.
More about Stephanie Mitton:
Stephanie Mitton is the Principal and Founder of Beacon North Strategies, a boutique public affairs firm. She is also the Principal and Co-Founder of WOMENdontDOthat, a podcast and blog that inspires women to do whatever it is they think they can’t do.
Most recently Stephanie’s prior roles include Managing Director of the not-for-profit Children First Canada, and Assistant-Director of Government Relations at Universities Canada.
Stephanie has a Master’s Degree in International Public Policy from Wilfrid Laurier University, and a Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management from Carleton University.
More about Sarah Elder-Chamanara:
Sarah Elder-Chamanara is the founder, creative director, designer and owner of Madame Premier, a feminist, political and activist clothing company and community based in Calgary, Alberta. With the underlying principle of seeing more women and diversity in politics, elected and in backrooms, at every level, Sarah and Madame Premier create opportunities for conversations about how politics works, why it needs to change, who it needs to change for and how the time for that is now.