Hilary Walker's Linkedin Analytics

Planting rows of spiky pineapples in rural Ghana, I gained an understanding of how business can change lives - especially for female entrepreneurs. I witnessed first hand how microfinance loans allow women to build small businesses that advance their families' lives and their children's futures. Since then, I’ve succeeded in building a career across different industries, always with the objective of having a positive impact on others. Most recently, I leveraged the power and reach of Canada’s public broadcaster to improve the lives of Canadians through multi-platform journalistic storytelling. Now, I’ve circled back to where I began: small business. But this time around, the businesses are my own. I founded and am growing two successful businesses: the first is a children's toy brand and the second is a sustainability-focused nature stewardship service. Over two decades of varied experience with increasing levels of leadership responsibility lead me to believe more strongly than ever that business can be a powerful force to drive change and make our world a better place. I am committed to lifelong learning and taking walks in the woods. Once again this year, I've joined the #walk1000miles challenge and am enjoying (almost) every step! Areas of expertise: communications, e-commerce, digital marketing, branding, customer experience, email marketing, internal communications, corporate affairs, project management, leadership, journalism, news production, media relations, boundary spanning, sustainability, ESG.