women entrepreneurs

Curiosity, Choice and the Seaweed

What happens when a career path doesn’t unfold according to plan, but instead grows out of curiosity, place, partnership, and one unexpected problem that demands attention? Courtney Howell, Co-Founder and CEO of 7 Fathoms Skin Care, a Newfoundland-based company creating seaweed-powered skincare. Her path has taken her from anthropology in New Orleans, to teaching in [...]

September 23rd, 2026|Tags: Blue Economy, career journey, career pivots, coastal communities, entrepreneurship, innovation, Newfoundland, rural entrepreneurship, seaweed skincare, small business, sustainable skincare, women entrepreneurs|0 Comments

What’s one of the most overlooked (and stressful) parts of modern relationships?

After getting engaged in front of Cinderella’s Castle at Disney World, Karen Jackson expected the planning process to feel just as magical; instead, she found herself facing the same outdated, fragmented tools she’d used during her first wedding nearly a decade earlier. We’ll talk to Karen about Why wedding planning stress is so normalized. The reality [...]