All Events

November 2026

We are excited about our Women’s Health: Mind + Body event in November, featuring two amazing, accomplished women, as we immerse ourselves in topics exploring personal care:

Dr. Vivien Brown is an influential family physician and Assistant Professor, Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of Toronto and author, renowned for her expertise in healthy aging, women’s health, brain health, and so much more.

Dr. Ariel Dalfen is an acknowledged expert in reproductive psychiatry, a frequent public and academic speaker on women’s health and mental health topics, an author and co-founder of BRIA, a leading Canadian virtual healthcare service.

September 2026

Vancouver! We are returning for our third annual event: Be bold. Be curious. Be elevated. A fireside chat with Dr. Deborah Rosati. Dr. Rosati is an entrepreneur and sought-after thought leader, and the founder of Women Get On Board and co-founder of Women Funding Women. You won’t want to miss the inspiring and empowering tales from her life story and illustrious career.

April 2026

Estate planning is much more than just writing a will. When done thoughtfully, it is a comprehensive process that anticipates both the emotional and practical realities of wealth transfer, helping families plan with greater clarity and less unnecessary stress.

December 2025

Real estate investing goes beyond bricks and mortar; it can be like the wild west: wide-ranging, full of peaks and valleys and a place of adventure and discovery. On Dec. 8th, we hosted a fireside chat with thoughtful experts who can make it clear why real estate is an important segment of investing.

June 2025

For the second annual Guardian Women™ Vancouver event in June, we were fortunate to spend time with Sherry Shannon Vanstone, a woman who wears the mantle of trailblazer, entrepreneur and philanthropist with humility and ease.

March 2025

Be bold, be curious, be elevated was how we framed our recent Guardian Women™ event in discussion with Dr. Deborah Rosati, founder of Women Get On Board and co-founder of Women Funding Women. Deborah has a dynamic presence. She had much to share about her life story and illustrious career, but equally important was how she inspired our guests with thoughts on speaking up for yourself and harnessing your power and value: you have the right to be in this space, to have a voice at the table. We are grateful for the lessons she shared.

October 2024

Witty, honest, and incredibly observant, Rona has so many stories to share, including her struggles with, and advocacy about, mental health, and how she learned, finally, to slow down, through loving her mutt and opening her eyes to the amazing world outside her door.

June 2024

Guardian Women™ goes to the West Coast! We are building a community of women who are inspired to learn, engage and transform their relationship with investing and their financial future. Our first gathering in Vancouver was an intimate and memorable luncheon at the Shaughnessy Restaurant in VanDusen Botanical Gardens followed by a visit to the wonderful floral installations of Fleurs de Villes.

May 2024

Trailblazer. Entrepreneur. Philanthropist. These are just three of many attributes we could use to describe the life of Sherry Shannon-Vanstone, President and CEO of Profound Impact Corporation, and co-founder of Women Funding Women Inc. A warm and brilliant yet humble woman, Sherry will share stories from her multifaceted life. It’s a can’t-miss event that will inspire – and, quite possibly, astound – you.

March 2024

Book number three in our library of recommended reads is So Big by Edna Ferber. Amazingly, the book celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2024, but its themes continue to resonate today. The 1925 Pulitzer Prize winner for fiction, was prescient in many ways, focusing on a woman who confronts the conventions of the time while framing herself within them, touching on motherhood, capitalism, class struggles, the desire for a better life and a longing for beauty and art.

October 2023

Does your giving define you? How can you support organizations you are passionate about and what solutions exist that may help fulfill your philanthropic wishes? Paulette Senior, President and CEO of the Canadian Women’s Foundation will help us understand how our donations actually work and the transformative change they can bring about.

May 2023

We invited our CEO, George Mavroudis to join us for an illuminating conversation about his life and family, and a career that has spanned decades and many countries. George shared candid and thoughtful insights about how he navigated his business responsibilities through positive moments and challenging times.

February 2023

For our second book club, whether you are a returning member or participating for the first time, this is an opportunity to enhance your financial knowledge through an entertaining but insightful read.

November 2022

Tackling a complex topic, we asked how we can improve our chances of a smooth wealth transition when the time comes? Industry-experienced individuals Beth Webel and Christina Sorbara shared their insights on this necessary (but often ignored) station along our wealth journey.

August 2022

Our inaugural book club brought together like-minded women for a conversation on Reminiscences of a Stock Operator by Edwin Lefèvre. Discover the fictional story about the rise and fall of a stock trader before the great depression. His story is a cautionary tale about speculation; however, the lessons in the book remain relevant today.

May 2022

Executive Coach Victoria Turner guided participants through Principle 1 of her proprietary Your P.O.W.E.R System. As a result, attendees discovered their true priorities and learned what they could start doing differently in the moment to live their life with more intention and joy.