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4th How She Hustles brunch
May 2013 at Hotel Ocho
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Our sold-out 4th annual #howshehustles brunch was be held  in Toronto for women to network, get inspired, share tips for success and enjoy. Ladies also joined us online during the event for contests, conversation and more! Many thanks to Samantha Clarke Photography for these incredibly vibrant photos.

3rd How She Hustles brunch
April 2012 at Courtyard by Marriott:
Video: http://youtu.be/e2JT_S7B1NA
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120 women. Meet. Eat. Enjoy. April 2012. Toronto, Canada. Photo credits: https://elizabeth-catherine.tumblr.com and http://www.anamendoza.com. Thanks so much for capturing images of the day.

2nd How She Hustles brunch
May 2011 at Hilton Garden Inn Downtown
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100 powerful, inspired and very busy women on the move attended the 2nd annual How She Hustles brunch in Toronto. We represented many backgrounds, experiences, professions and walks of life – from lawyers to TV personalities, PR professionals to educators, theatre buffs to photographers, accountants to wedding planners, nurses to social media gurus, and more. As mothers, daughters, sisters, colleagues and friends, we shared inspiration, information and insight all during one awesome event. Take a look through the gallery to see for yourself! Thank you Alexis Finch Photography.

Note: If you would like to purchase your high resolution photo for future use, please contact www.alexisfinch.com. On behalf of How She Hustles, partial proceeds will go to this charity – Zack’s Dream Room project at York Central Hospital. Appreciate your support! EM/

How She Hustles Fall Social
November 2010 at Mirage Supperclub:
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A dynamic and diverse group of women from across the city gathered to network, exchange information and share inspiration. Thanks to everyone who attended and supported!

Who was there and what happened? Check out the video with images by Christy Murtha of Ladeebug Photography. And thanks to Remekie’s Boutique!

1st How She Hustles brunch
May 2010 at Globe Bistro:
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Who attended our very 1st event?

The CEO of the YWCA Canada; a national director from CBC; the founder of Honey Jam, Canada’s all-female showcase; the general manager of Warner Chappell Music Canada; the executive director of the Canadian Independent Recording Artists Association; two of Canada’s top DJs; the manager for Canada’s R&B artists on their way to the top; a fashion designer from Milan and a clothing store owner in Toronto; a veteran spa owner and aesthetics guru for women of colour; freelance writers, event planners, media/PR/communications practitioners; a web/graphic designer, IT consultant and video editor; youth workers, therapists and community builders; government administrators and grant writers; arts programmers, theatre producers and pioneers, singers/songwriters, poets, dancers; bankers, nurses, lawyers; Toronto teachers, and scholars hitting the books at NYU and Harvard; mothers, sisters, daughters, friends.

Thanks to all who attended the 1st annual ‘How She Hustles’ brunch on the weekend. So honoured you were there! Special thanks to Lekan, Munira, Tina, Dione, Laura, Urban Textures Salon, Jean Pierre Aesthetics and Spa, Natalie aka Liberty, Charity Love for the photos and my moms. So grateful. Also, thanks to those who were there in spirit. EM/

Emily is passionate about connecting people and communicating ideas that matter. She is a senior communications officer at CBC Toronto – working with our national public broadcaster on marketing strategies to sponsorship negotiations in the most competitive media market in the country.

Prior to CBC, she founded the How She Hustles network that connects 5000 diverse women through social media and special events. She’s also a proud wife and mother of two.

Emily’s latest project is HERtory in Black, a Toronto-based digital photo series she created to profile 150 inspiring black women. It was featured nationally on CBC’s TV, Radio and digital platforms to mark Black History Month and Canada’s 150th anniversary. The project concluded with a 400 person event at CBC Headquarters in Toronto featuring Jully Black, d’bi young anitafrika, DJ MelBoogie and Amanda Parris – the massive social media buzz included a retweet by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau!

Months earlier, Emily took on an additional leadership role as senior producer of Sounds of the Season, CBC Toronto’s largest annual outreach event that raised a record-breaking $727,226 and 21,372 pounds of non-perishable food for GTA food banks.

To kick-start 2017, Emily was named a CivicAction DiverseCity Fellow – one of 25 rising city leaders making an impact across the GTHA – and she is an ‘activator’ who champions female entrepreneurs through SheEO.

Emily has been nominated for a YWCA Toronto Women of Distinction Award, was named one of 100 Black Women to Watch in Canada and received the inaugural Women’s Empowerment Award at the 2015 Black Canadian Awards. Previously, Emily was profiled in Luminato’s Mille Femmes photo exhibit of 1,000 inspiring women in Toronto and received the Canadian National Griot Award alongside pioneers like the late Austin Clarke.

A frequent public speaker, Emily supports many initiatives to advance women, diversity and youth. She founded the Northern Secondary School Triumph Award for graduating students in 1999.

Emily is a proud alum of both York and Ryerson universities – she holds degrees in journalism and music, and has studied public relations.