How Resilience and Reducing Bias Unlocks Capital: A Women in Business Workshop

Description

Join us for an engaging session that blends personal story, research, and practical reflection on how resilience and unconscious bias can influence business growth and opportunity.

Bontu Galataa will share insights from her own journey and explore how "grit" shows up as a real strength in business, how unconscious bias can appear in professional settings, and what we can do to better recognize and work with it.

You’ll leave with space to reflect on your own business through a short, guided exercise designed to prompt new thinking around readiness, confidence, and growth.

Meet Our Facilitator: Bontu Galataa

As a Regional Advisor at ATB Financial, Bontu Galataa serves as a strategic connector and entrepreneurship expert for the Greater Calgary and Southern Alberta business communities. With a specialized focus on Indigenous Entrepreneurship, she leverages her MBA and background as a social entrepreneur to provide thought leadership on core business topics while cultivating high-level partnerships that drive regional economic impact. Bontu is also the founder of Sayyoo Consulting, a boutique grant-writing firm, and Sayyoo Innovation, a social venture dedicated to rural African community development through diaspora engagement.

This event is open to all who believe in elevating women in business.

Doors | 5:30pm
Workshop | 6:00 - 8:00pm
Networking | 8:00 - 9:00pm

Non-alcoholic refreshments and a sweet treat will be provided to all guests.

Thank you to Field Law for their continued support and sponsorship of the BVCC Women in Business Events!