Airport strawberries and celebrating female entrepreneurs

We talk to the CEO of Alberta Women Entrepreneurs about why female entrepreneurs are crucial to bolster the post-pandemic economy. Plus, the first commercial strawberry facility at the Edmonton International Airport and Women in AI Canada has a new Edmonton lead.

Show Notes

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

Female entrepreneurship

• Alberta Women Entrepreneurs
• Marcela Mandeville
• Taproot's story

Highlighting women in the supply chain

• Field Notes
• Chickadee Farm Herbs
• Elizabeth Boschma
• Beaver Creek Apiaries
• Monique Zauner
• The Fort Distillery

Growing strawberries at EIA

• groHERE
• Edmonton International Airport
• Ag-celerator
• Fresh Plaza story

Women in AI Canada

• Women in AI Canada
• LinkedIn post about the switch in Edmonton leadership
• Asma Syeda
• ​​Bernie Kollman

Christian Tokarski leaves Startup Edmonton

• Startup Edmonton
• Christian Tokarski
• Press release

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Bloom is a podcast about innovation in Edmonton. Learn about the opportunities available in the Edmonton region and hear from local innovators tackling some of the world's biggest challenges. Hosted by Karen Unland.