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Who Will Take the Stage? How We’re Choosing Our 2026 Trailblazer Panel
The Trailblazer Panel will close out the 2026 Business Sisters Conference by putting the spotlight on women who are doing remarkable things in business right here in rural Eastern Ontario.
But what exactly makes someone a Trailblazer?
For us, it isn’t simply about running the biggest business or having the most impressive résumé. We’re looking for women who have done something differently, overcome something significant, challenged expectations, or gone where others haven’t.
Most importantly, they have a story that other women in business can learn from.
Who is eligible?
Panelists must be founders or co-founders of businesses based in rural Eastern Ontario, specifically within Prescott-Russell or Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry (SD&G).
What are we looking for?
We’ll consider candidates based on the following criteria:
- Business Leadership: She has demonstrated leadership or innovation through her business model, financing, marketing, operations, technology, or industry.
- Resilience: She has overcome significant business or personal challenges and has meaningful lessons to share from the experience.
- Impact: She has made a notable impact through business growth, job creation, innovation, community involvement, or contributions to her industry.
- Trailblazing: She has taken risks, challenged expectations, pursued an unconventional path, or helped expand our idea of what is possible for a rural entrepreneur.
- Audience Value: She can speak candidly about her experiences and share insights and lessons that will resonate with other women in business.
We want the final panel to reflect the variety of businesses and entrepreneurial experiences found across our rural communities, and we will be mindful of language and cultural diversity.
Know a Trailblazer?
Maybe she built a business in an industry where women are still the exception. Maybe she found an ingenious way around a problem that comes with doing business rurally. Maybe she took a big risk, rebuilt after a setback, entered a new market, or simply refused to accept that “this is how it’s always been done.”
We want to hear about her.
And yes, if that woman sounds suspiciously like you, we want to hear about you too. Send an email to hello(@)business-sisters.ca
Trailblazers will be announced October 1!
The Trailblazer Panel will close out the 2026 Business Sisters Conference by putting the spotlight on women who are doing remarkable things in business right here in rural Eastern Ontario.
But what exactly makes someone a Trailblazer?
For us, it isn’t simply about running the biggest business or having the most impressive résumé. We’re looking for women who have done something differently, overcome something significant, challenged expectations, or gone where others haven’t.
Most importantly, they have a story that other women in business can learn from.
Who is eligible?
Panelists must be founders or co-founders of businesses based in rural Eastern Ontario, specifically within Prescott-Russell or Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry (SD&G).
What are we looking for?
We’ll consider candidates based on the following criteria:
- Business Leadership: She has demonstrated leadership or innovation through her business model, financing, marketing, operations, technology, or industry.
- Resilience: She has overcome significant business or personal challenges and has meaningful lessons to share from the experience.
- Impact: She has made a notable impact through business growth, job creation, innovation, community involvement, or contributions to her industry.
- Trailblazing: She has taken risks, challenged expectations, pursued an unconventional path, or helped expand our idea of what is possible for a rural entrepreneur.
- Audience Value: She can speak candidly about her experiences and share insights and lessons that will resonate with other women in business.
We want the final panel to reflect the variety of businesses and entrepreneurial experiences found across our rural communities, and we will be mindful of language and cultural diversity.
Know a Trailblazer?
Maybe she built a business in an industry where women are still the exception. Maybe she found an ingenious way around a problem that comes with doing business rurally. Maybe she took a big risk, rebuilt after a setback, entered a new market, or simply refused to accept that “this is how it’s always been done.”
We want to hear about her.
And yes, if that woman sounds suspiciously like you, we want to hear about you too. Send an email to hello(@)business-sisters.ca
Trailblazers will be announced October 1!
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