Empowering Women Entrepreneurs: Join Calgary's aspiHer Movement

Welcome back to the Back to Business Podcast, where we spotlight Calgary's industry leaders and delve into the heart of entrepreneurialism in our vibrant city!

Milena Radakovic is President and Chief Visionary of Nexus Exhibits, Western Canada's one-stop shop for complete turnkey visual branding services. Aside from being an accomplished entrepreneur, Milena has over 25 years of experience as a transformational branding, marketing and business strategist who has worked with internationally recognized marque clients. Milena's mission is to alleviate poverty by educating, empowering, supporting and celebrating women. With her Charity ‘WEDO Canada’ she’s working with various government officials to proclaim November 19th as Women’s Entrepreneurship Day in Canada, , with a goal to raise funds to give $1 million dollar in scholarships to female student entrepreneurs. Her commitment has been recognized with awards such as the Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada, Business Leader in Calgary; Calgary’s Most Influential Women in Business and others to name a few.   

Awarded RBC’s Women’s Entrepreneur for 2020, Ernst & Young 2019 Entrepreneur of the year for the Prairies in Communication Technology, she is a bold innovator, futurist, and purpose driven leader. Her portfolio includes business strategy, social enterprise, and culture building. Desirée Bombenon was inducted into the WXN Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women Hall of fame in 2022 after being recognized for the 4th time. She is an active member of several organizations including YPO and International Women’s Forum and has chaired several industry boards and focus groups. She sits on the Board of the UN Global Compact Network Canada and Chair’s the Programming Committee. She is the Chair of the YPO Sustainable Business Network, a cohort for Singularity University and a Harvard University Alumni for the Advanced Leadership Initiative.  Desirée is involved in mentorship programs in her community and through Women’s Executive Network. Desirée is a CIAC Certified Strategic Leader and earned both an Executive MBA through Queen’s Smith School of Business and her Certificate of Social Impact from Queens University. She is the recipient of the 30% Club Scholarship for Queens. 

Get Connected With Milena:

https://ww.aspiHer.com/

https://www.nexusexhibits.com/

https://www.instagram.com/milena_radakovic/

Get Connected With Desirée:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/desireebombenon/

https://www.instagram.com/desireebombenon/

Visit www.calpeteclub.com for information on our next networking and membership opportunities.

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