A Diverse Women's Network by Emily Mills
4th How She Hustles brunch
May 2013 at Hotel Ocho
Video: http://youtu.be/kpNua2BKfbs
Photos: http://on.fb.me/1c7Waip http://on.fb.me/1ReB1Um
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
Photos: http://on.fb.me/1EYCqsT http://on.fb.me/1P1V8GD
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
Video: http://bit.ly/w3qoVG
Photos: http://on.fb.me/wbeJos
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:
Video: http://bit.ly/A4e5ik
Photos: http://bit.ly/1UatoPp
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:
Photos: http://on.fb.me/xlol7H
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/
Greetings and thanks for your interest in How She Hustles.
So who are we and what do we do?
Founded by Emily Mills, How She Hustles is a vibrant network that connects 5000 diverse women through special events and social media.
In May 2010, Emily started How She Hustles informally with 50 women. How She Hustles is now growing into an international brand without any paid advertising or corporate sponsors – the buzz continues to build through a thriving online community of social influencers and supporters on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Youtube.
We continue to host wildly popular women’s events – our recent Mother’s Day themed gathering was attended by 250 women, trending on Twitter, and featured VIP guests including Jully Black, Michie Mee and trey anthony.
For years, our signature event was the very popular How She Hustles women’s brunch. Tickets literally sold-out in hours with a guaranteed waiting list. Women attended to network, get inspired, share tips for success and enjoy. Guests included media personalities from CBC, CP24, CTV, Citytv and MuchMusic; the Consul Generals of South Africa and Antigua and Barbuda; a Canadian Olympian; and a Juno award-winning vocalist, for example.
The network connects diverse women, largely from the 25-49 demographic, representing the fields of media, technology, finance, arts, entertainment, law, education, health, social work, fashion and more. Although How She Hustles is based in Toronto, we have strong ties to women in different parts of Canada, the United States, Europe and the Caribbean – and we have proudly welcomed guests from outside the GTA to our events.
ABOUT ME:
Emily knows what it’s like to ‘hustle’ and juggle it all – she’s founder of the How She Hustles women’s network; she’s a wife and mother; and, she has a demanding career at one of the largest media companies in Canada. Emily has a successful career in media and communications that spans 15 years. She holds degrees in journalism and music, and has studied public relations. Emily was recently nominated for a YWCA Toronto Women of Distinction Award, named one of 100 Black Women to Watch in Canada and received the inaugural Women’s Empowerment Award at the Black Canadian Awards.
CONTACT ME:
Emily Mills
Founder, How She Hustles
www.twitter.com/howshehustles
www.facebook.com/howshehustles
www.youtube.com/howshehustles
www.instagram.com/howshehustles
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.
5th & final How She Hustles brunch
October 2014 at The Chelsea Hotel Toronto
Sold out in days – trending on Twitter – Almost 250 guests!
Storify: http://bit.ly/1BR4WHB
Photos: http://on.fb.me/1GkbovL
Thank you, ladies, for being a part of this EPIC chapter of How She Hustles! Five years of women’s brunches in Toronto – by us, for us. Words cannot explain…
Many thanks to Kathy Grant, Idil Jeilani and Ebti Nabag for their beautiful images. Please consider hiring them for your special events! And, check out the brunch Youtube video by Carolyn E. Roberts. EM/
