2024
FEARLESS FOUNDER: Christine Thiessen and the Winnipeg Women’s Conference
BY KRISTIN MARAND
It’s no easy feat attracting hundreds of women to an event in Winnipeg in the dead of winter. Christine Thiessen has done exactly that three years in a row with the Winnipeg Women’s Conference (WWC). The WWC founder is an entrepreneur who has been empowering and cheering women on in various roles throughout her career. Her expertise in marketing, and experience working with female-focused organizations and events, is what sparked the idea of creating a conference to connect purpose-driven women and celebrate the successes of those leading the way. “I really enjoyed being chair of the Women Business Owners of Manitoba and chairing the Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. I think that's what sparked a lot of what I do today. That's where my excitement comes from and where I draw inspiration,” she says.
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The Winnipeg Women's Conference in March 2023. SUPPLIED PHOTO
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