Tune-in tonight for EPS #14 (Season 2) of Extraordinary Women TV on Rogers TV
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Guests on tonight’s 14th episode, season 2, of Extraordinary Women TV on Rogers TV
Singer Meredith Shaw and fashion designer Diane Kroe
TORONTO, Feb. 4, 2014 – Tune-in tonight for the 14th episode of season two’s Extraordinary Women TV, when host Shannon Skinner speaks with singer/songwriter and radio personality, Meredith Shaw, about her latest album and why inspiring and empowering young girls is near and dear to her heart. Plus, fashion designer, Diane Kroe, who sheds insight on what it takes to be a successful designer in today’s economy and why her travels inspire her collection.The show airs at 7pm ET on Rogers TV Cable 10/63 in Toronto/Scarborough.
The hit television series began as the first-of-its-kind web TV talk show for women in Canada, and has grown into an inspirational, relevant and informative resource for women who want to follow their hearts and dreams, and live extraordinary lives. In January 2013, the show began airing on Rogers TV in Toronto/Scarborough, with more than 40 episode aired. This past summer, the show was also picked up on Rogers TV Mississauga and Richmond Hill.
Shannon’s guests are successful women from all walks of life – many high-profile — from Toronto and across Canada, from a range of industries, including: arts and entertainment, business, finance, charities, eco, media, experts – and more. Some past notable guests include: singers Jully Black, Sarah Slean and Suzie McNeil; entertainment editor at 680 News, Gloria Martin; dean of law faculty at the U of T, Mayo Moran; fashion designer and Canadian icon, Linda Lundstrom; president/CEO, ROM, Janet Carding; Rebecca MacDonald, founder, Just Energy; actress Sarena Parmar; Plan Canada’s president/CEO, Rosemary McCarney; beauty expert, Cheryl Gushue; among many others.
More than 100 episodes have been archived since its inception in September 2010. Extraordinary Women TV is produced and owned by Shannon Skinner and Comfy Chair Productions Inc., and is filmed in Toronto.
Rogers TV Toronto’s full scheduling information: click here.
Guests on tonight’s episode of Extraordinary Women TV on Rogers TV: Debbie Travis & Nimisha Mukerji
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Guests on tonight’s episode of Extraordinary Women TV on Rogers TV
TV personality Debbie Travis; AND filmmaker Nimisha Mukerji
TORONTO, Dec. 16, 2013 – Tune-in tonight for the next episode of season two’s Extraordinary Women TV, when host Shannon Skinner speaks with TV personality and entrepreneur, Debbie Travis, about her unique retreat for women in Tuscany (part 2 of a two-part interview); PLUS Nimisha Mukerji, an award-winning director whose debut feature 65_RedRoses was one of the first official selections for Oprah Winfrey’s Documentary Club on OWN US. The show airs at 7pm ET on Rogers TV Cable 10 & 63 in Toronto/Scarborough.
The hit television series began as the first-of-its-kind web TV talk show for women in Canada, and has grown into an inspirational, relevant and informative resource for women who want to follow their hearts and dreams, and live extraordinary lives. In January 2013, the show began airing on Rogers TV in Toronto/Scarborough. This past summer, the show was also picked up on Rogers TV Mississauga and Richmond Hill.
Shannon’s guests are successful women from all walks of life – many high-profile — from Toronto and across Canada, from a range of industries, including: arts and entertainment, business, finance, charities, eco, media, experts – and more. Some past notable guests include: singers Jully Black, Sarah Slean and Suzie McNeil; entertainment editor at 680 News, Gloria Martin; dean of law faculty at the U of T, Mayo Moran; fashion designer and Canadian icon, Linda Lundstrom; president/CEO, ROM, Janet Carding; Rebecca MacDonald, founder, Just Energy; actress Sarena Parmar; Plan Canada’s president/CEO, Rosemary McCarney; beauty expert, Cheryl Gushue; among many others.
More than 240 one-on-one, in-studio interviews have been archived since its inception in September 2010. Extraordinary Women TV is produced and owned by Shannon Skinner and Comfy Chair Productions Inc., and is filmed in Toronto.
Rogers TV Toronto’s full scheduling information: click here.
Shannon’s guests tonight on Extraordinary Women TV on Rogers TV: Rose Barroso & Lynda Budd
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Guests on tonight’s episode of Extraordinary Women TV on Rogers TV
Rose Barroso, Barroso Homes; AND Canada’s leading tea expert, Lynda Budd
TORONTO, Dec. 2, 2013 – Tune-in tonight for the next episode of season two’s Extraordinary Women TV, when host Shannon Skinner speaks with Rose Barroso, founder, Barroso Homes, about how she went from being and airline stewardess to becoming one of few women in Canada who build homes, and how she manages to work and thrive in a male-dominated industry; PLUS Canada’s leading tea expert, Lynda Budd, founder, TeAlchemy, discusses her unique company that blends and sells teas and wares online. The show airs at 7pm ET on Rogers TV Cable 10 & 63 in Toronto/Scarborough.
The hit television series began as the first-of-its-kind web TV talk show for women in Canada, and has grown into an inspirational, relevant and informative resource for women who want to follow their hearts and dreams, and live extraordinary lives. In January 2013, the show began airing on Rogers TV in Toronto/Scarborough. This past summer, the show was also picked up on Rogers TV Mississauga and Richmond Hill.
Shannon’s guests are successful women from all walks of life – many high-profile — from Toronto and across Canada, from a range of industries, including: arts and entertainment, business, finance, charities, eco, media, experts – and more. Some past notable guests include: one of Canada’s most successful women, TV personality and designer, Debbie Travis; singers Jully Black, Sarah Slean and Suzie McNeil; entertainment editor at 680 News, Gloria Martin; dean of law faculty at the U of T, Mayo Moran; fashion designer and Canadian icon, Linda Lundstrom; president/CEO, ROM, Janet Carding; Rebecca MacDonald, founder, Just Energy; actress Sarena Parmar; Plan Canada’s president/CEO, Rosemary McCarney; beauty expert, Cheryl Gushue; among many others.
More than 240 one-on-one, in-studio interviews have been archived since its inception in September 2010. Extraordinary Women TV is produced and owned by Shannon Skinner and Comfy Chair Productions Inc., and is filmed in Toronto.
Rogers TV Toronto’s full scheduling information: click here.
Tonight’s guests on Extraordinary Women TV on Rogers TV: filmmaker, Tina Petrova & fundraiser/social worker, Whitney Wilson
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Guests on tonight’s episode of Extraordinary Women TV on Rogers TV
filmmaker Tina Petrova; PLUS Whitney Wilson, social worker/fundraiser, John Howard Society of Toronto
TORONTO, Nov. 25, 2013 – Tune-in tonight for the next episode of season two’s Extraordinary Women TV, when host Shannon Skinner speaks with critically-acclaimed filmmaker, speaker and advocate in the area of chronic pain, Tina Petrova; PLUS a social worker, Whitney Wilson, whose present job as a fundraiser with the John Howard Society of Toronto has her dedicated to taking a unique yoga and meditation program into Canadian prisons. The show airs at 7pm ET on Rogers TV Cable 10 & 63 in Toronto/Scarborough.
The hit television series began as the first-of-its-kind web TV talk show for women in Canada, and has grown into an inspirational, relevant and informative resource for women who want to follow their hearts and dreams, and live extraordinary lives. In January 2013, the show began airing on Rogers TV in Toronto/Scarborough. This past summer, the show was also picked up on Rogers TV Mississauga and Richmond Hill.
Shannon’s guests are successful women from all walks of life – many high-profile — from Toronto and across Canada, from a range of industries, including: arts and entertainment, business, finance, charities, eco, media, experts – and more. The show’s second season will also include insightful interviews with one of Canada’s most successful women, TV personality and designer, Debbie Travis; and many more.
Some past notable guests include: singers Jully Black, Sarah Slean and Suzie McNeil; entertainment editor at 680 News, Gloria Martin; dean of law faculty at the U of T, Mayo Moran; fashion designer and Canadian icon, Linda Lundstrom; president/CEO, ROM, Janet Carding; Rebecca MacDonald, founder, Just Energy; actress Sarena Parmar; Plan Canada’s president/CEO, Rosemary McCarney; beauty expert, Cheryl Gushue; among many others.
More than 230 one-on-one, in-studio interviews have been archived since its inception in September 2010. Extraordinary Women TV is produced and owned by Shannon Skinner and Comfy Chair Productions Inc., and is filmed in Toronto.
Rogers TV Toronto’s full scheduling information: click here.
Special guests on tonight’s episode nine of Extraordinary Women TV on Rogers TV
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Special guests on episode nine of Extraordinary Women TV on Rogers TV
TV personality Debbie Travis, PLUS actor/entrepreneur, Melissa-Jane Shaw
TORONTO, Nov. 11, 2013 – Tune-in tonight for episode nine of season two’s Extraordinary Women TV, when host Shannon Skinner speaks with one of Canada’s most successful women, TV personality and designer, Debbie Travis, about her career start, success and challenges (part one of a two-part interview). PLUS, Melissa-Jane Shaw, actor (Hard Rock Medical) and founder, Seventh Stage Productions, about her unique company that is dedicated to helping women tell women’s stories. The show airs at 7pm ET on Rogers TV Cable 10 & 63 in Toronto/Scarborough.
The hit television series began as the first-of-its-kind web TV talk show for women in Canada, and has grown into an inspirational, relevant and informative resource for women who want to follow their hearts and dreams, and live extraordinary lives. In January 2013, the show began airing on Rogers TV in Toronto/Scarborough. This past summer, the show was also picked up on Rogers TV Mississauga and Richmond Hill.
Shannon’s guests are successful women from all walks of life – many high-profile — from Toronto and across Canada, from a range of industries, including: arts and entertainment, business, finance, charities, eco, media, experts – and more.
Some past notable guests include: singers Jully Black, Sarah Slean and Suzie McNeil; entertainment editor at 680 News, Gloria Martin; dean of law faculty at the U of T, Mayo Moran; fashion designer and Canadian icon, Linda Lundstrom; president/CEO, ROM, Janet Carding; Rebecca MacDonald, founder, Just Energy; actress Sarena Parmar; Plan Canada’s president/CEO, Rosemary McCarney; beauty expert, Cheryl Gushue; among many others.
More than 230 one-on-one, in-studio interviews have been archived since its inception in September 2010. Extraordinary Women TV is produced and owned by Shannon Skinner and Comfy Chair Productions Inc., and is filmed in Toronto.
Rogers TV Toronto’s full scheduling information: click here.
Tonight’s episode 8 of Extraordinary Women TV on Rogers TV
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Tune-in tonight for episode eight of Extraordinary Women TV on Rogers TV
Special guests singer Basia Bulat & CEO, YWCA Canada, Paulette Senior
TORONTO, Nov. 4, 2013 – Tune-in tonight for episode eight of season two’s Extraordinary Women TV, when host Shannon Skinner speaks with singer/songwriterinterviews Canadian Juno-nominee, singer/songwriter, Basia Bulat, who is best-known for her soulful folk style and unique autoharp playing, about her latest album; plus Paulette Senior, CEO, YWCA Canada, about the importance of challenging ourselves and what she and her organization is doing to help women across Canada. The show airs at 7pm ET on Rogers TV Cable 10 & 63 in Toronto/Scarborough.
The hit television series began as the first-of-its-kind web TV talk show for women in Canada, and has grown into an inspirational, relevant and informative resource for women who want to follow their hearts and dreams, and live extraordinary lives. In January 2013, the show began airing on Rogers TV in Toronto/Scarborough. This past summer, the show was also picked up on Rogers TV Mississauga and Richmond Hill.
Shannon’s guests are successful women from all walks of life – many high-profile — from Toronto and across Canada, from a range of industries, including: arts and entertainment, business, finance, charities, eco, media, experts – and more. The show’s second season will also include insightful interviews with one of Canada’s most successful women, TV personality and designer, Debbie Travis; and many more.
Some past notable guests include: singers Jully Black, Sarah Slean and Suzie McNeil; entertainment editor at 680 News, Gloria Martin; dean of law faculty at the U of T, Mayo Moran; fashion designer and Canadian icon, Linda Lundstrom; president/CEO, ROM, Janet Carding; Rebecca MacDonald, founder, Just Energy; actress Sarena Parmar; Plan Canada’s president/CEO, Rosemary McCarney; beauty expert, Cheryl Gushue; among many others.
More than 230 one-on-one, in-studio interviews have been archived since its inception in September 2010. Extraordinary Women TV is produced and owned by Shannon Skinner and Comfy Chair Productions Inc., and is filmed in Toronto.
Rogers TV Toronto’s full scheduling information: click here.
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Media contact:
Shannon Skinner
416-576-8809
www.ExtraordinaryWomenTV.com
http://www.ShannonSkinner.com
shannon@skinnerpublicity.com
My night at the opera
Last night, I had the wonderful opportunity to go backstage after the final production of Pucini’s La Bohéme at the impressive Four Season Centre to personally congratulate and have a photo taken with soprano, Simone Osborne. Simone is a rising star with the Canadian Opera Company who I recently interviewed on my talk show, Extraordinary Women TV. The interview happens to be airing this week on Rogers TV cable 10&63 in Toronto/Scarborough.
Simone performed the role of Musetta. She was delightful. Comedy/tragedies are always bittersweet, and for a storyline that is, at its heart, dark and sad, Musetta adds much-needed comic relief.
In my one-on-one interview with Simone, I ask her what it takes to be an opera singer, because opera singers are technically considered the best singers in the world. I can’t wait to share my interview with you here. I’ll be posting it shortly, so check back soon.
Tonight’s guests on episode 7 on Extraordinary Women TV on Rogers TV
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Tune-in tonight for episode seven of Extraordinary Women TV on Rogers TV
Special guests soprano Simone Osborne & burlesque/women sexuality historian Kaitlyn Regehr
TORONTO, Oct. 28, 2013 – Tune-in tonight for episode seven of season two’s Extraordinary Women TV, when host Shannon Skinner sits down to chat with soprano Simone Osborne, a rising star with the Canadian Opera Company; and Kaitlyn Regehr, burlesque/women’s sexuality historian, who talks about women and body image, and her upcoming film about the iconic U.S. “queen of burlesque,” Tempest Storm. The show airs at 7:00pm ET on Rogers TV Cable 10 & 63 in Toronto/Scarborough.
The hit television series began as the first-of-its-kind web TV talk show for women in Canada, and has grown into an inspirational, relevant and informative resource for women who want to follow their hearts and dreams, and live extraordinary lives. In January 2013, the show began airing on Rogers TV in Toronto/Scarborough. This past summer, the show was also picked up on Rogers TV Mississauga and Richmond Hill.
Shannon’s guests are successful women from all walks of life – many high-profile — from Toronto and across Canada, from a range of industries, including: arts and entertainment, business, finance, charities, eco, media, experts – and more. The show’s second season will also include insightful interviews with one of Canada’s most successful women, TV personality and designer, Debbie Travis; and many more.
Some past notable guests include: singers Jully Black, Sarah Slean and Suzie McNeil; entertainment editor at 680 News, Gloria Martin; dean of law faculty at the U of T, Mayo Moran; fashion designer and Canadian icon, Linda Lundstrom; president/CEO, ROM, Janet Carding; Rebecca MacDonald, founder, Just Energy; actress Sarena Parmar; Plan Canada’s president/CEO, Rosemary McCarney; beauty expert, Cheryl Gushue; among many others.
More than 230 one-on-one, in-studio interviews have been archived since its inception in September 2010. Extraordinary Women TV is produced and owned by Shannon Skinner and Comfy Chair Productions Inc., and is filmed in Toronto.
Rogers TV Toronto’s full scheduling information: click here.
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Media contact:
Shannon Skinner
416-576-8809
www.ExtraordinaryWomenTV.com
http://www.ShannonSkinner.com
shannon@skinnerpublicity.com
My top 10 fears and how I get past them (or not)
Move over fear, hello bravery…
With a small group of Saudi women getting behind the wheel and driving their cars in defiance of the obscure unwritten rule in Saudi Arabia that, at its basic core, restricts women’s freedom, I took pause and thought about the courage it takes. These rebellious women are doing more than breaking rules so they can drive. Breaking society’s rules – whether written or unwritten — is actually required for society to evolve. Breaking the rules leads to empowerment — and innovation. And breaking rules can take a lot of guts – the kind of guts the women of Saudi Arabia are displaying to the world.
I often write about courage because it is, quite honestly, what I wish I had more of. Yes, I’ve done some crazy things that took bravery, such as trekking through the jungle, traveling solo as a woman in places I probably shouldn’t have, and strapping myself in an aerobatic airplane in Argentina and going for a joy ride. Sometimes alongside bravery is its sidekick, stupidity…but I digress.
I can’t help but ask myself: is it possible to overcome all of our fears? I’ve stumbled upon a plethora of material on the internet, in books, videos and personal development programs, about overcoming your fears. But I do not believe it is realistic to completely overcome all of them; nor do I believe it is wise to not have fear. There are benefits to having fear: it can protect us from doing stupid things and hurting ourselves. Fear is also a built-in mechanism that tells us whether something is right or good for us – or not.
So while those wonderfully bold, defiant Saudi women are continuing to push past fear, take control and slide into the driver’s seat, I have reflected on what some of my fears are – there are many — and, more importantly, what I do about them.
Here are 10 of my (many) fears:
1. Fear of Cooking: I rarely cook. I dread cooking, actually. With good reason. One of the last times I cooked, it was an early morning before I drove north of Toronto to give a keynote speech to a women’s business group. It was only breakfast porridge that I had made, but as I was about to speak, I realized I had left the pot on the stove and had forgotten to turn it off. In a panic, I called a good friend to rush over to my house to turn it off. My mind is sometimes too full of ideas and my work to remember basic household details, like turning off my stove. And so, I don’t cook. Simple.
2. Fear of Googling Myself: It is a good exercise to Google yourself every now and again to see what comes up. You learn what others are saying or posting about you on the internet. It is also good to monitor the use of your identity. But every time I start to Google my name, I get this sense of worry that I will find my identify stolen and used on some obscure dating site – or worse. Or that someone will have unearthed my grade five school photo. So, I Google myself with one eye open and the other closed – like I want to know, but at the same time don’t want to know. Kind of like I do when watching a horror flick.
3. Fear of Crashing: When people talk of a fear of flying, what they really mean is a fear of crashing. I love traveling and I equally love to fly because it means I’m going somewhere – like Scotland to see where my ancestors came from (see pic below with Robert The Bruce). But each time I fly, at some point along the flight, usually when we hit turbulence, I have a momentary worry about whether I will make it to my destination. So, I close my eyes and envision the plane safely reaching its destination, followed by massaging my clenched jaw muscles and white knuckles.
4. Fear of Screwing Up: I am a perfectionist. Everything has to be “just so.” I fear type-o’s, so my written work takes longer to go through the editing process before it goes out to the world (did you catch any here?). My projects take longer to complete because everything has to be just right. Put another way, I fear failure. So, I am learning, albeit slowly, to accept that not everything will be perfect and, more importantly, to laugh at my mistakes.
5. Fear of Pet Snakes: There have been a number of stories in the news lately about big, bad, scary snakes being discovered in homes, hotels and parks. In some cases, they are pets that have been on the lam. But now that I moved from a house into a work-live loft with many units in what was once a factory, my imagination goes wild, wondering what I would do if I found someone’s escaped pet python greeting me with a hssssss as I enter my unit. All I can do is hope for the best.
6. Fear of Aging: Yesterday, I went shopping for eyeglasses. After having corrective laser surgery years ago, I have not had to wear glasses since. But in this time of awakening, I am coming to terms with the reality that the body doesn’t stop changing, and that includes our eyesight. So when the girl at the optician’s told me that many of the frames I was trying on were making me look too old — old?!! — I went home and looked in the mirror and began to search for every telling detail that I am, in fact, aging….and then I stopped. I realized there is beauty in the aging process itself. There is more wisdom. More clarity. More…well, you know, just more. So rather than fight it, it’s better to embrace it. Even if it is with fun, funky eyeglasses!
7. Fear of Being Exposed a Fraud: This is another way of saying: I am afraid I am not good enough and people will see it all over my face. I have heard of this phenomena applied mostly to women who are succeeding in business; women who somehow feel they are unworthy of their success. achievement or contribution. Some of the women I have interviewed on Extraordinary Women TV have experienced it. And so, I have been working hard to honour my own achievements, and believe that I can do even more going forward.
8. Fear of Losing Freedom: Signing contracts makes me nervous. It’s like signing my life away. Now, I’m not talking about contracts with my coaching or consulting clients, but the kind of contracts that require me to anchor my roots in one place – like a mortgage. So, now I don’t have a mortgage and I feel, well, free!
9. Fear of Fear Itself: The flip-side of writing extensively about courage is that it reminds me of fear, and I have found myself from time to time fearing that I have fears. But fear is nothing more than a projection into the future that something negative will happen. And if it is in the future, which has not yet happened, what’s to fear?
10. Fear of Dying While Public Speaking: I have heard it said from a long-forgotten source that there are 3 primary fears that people have in common: 1) fear of public speaking, 2) fear of dying and 3) fear of dying while public speaking. Enough said.
What are YOUR greatest fears and what are you doing to push past them? I would love to hear from you.
Shannon Skinner is the executive producer and talk show host of “Extraordinary Women TV,” as well as an author, speaker and media coach/trainer.
Tune-in tonight for season 2, episode 3 of Extraordinary Women TV on Rogers TV
TORONTO, Sept. 30, 2013 – Tune-in tonight for episode three of season two’s Extraordinary Women TV, when host Shannon Skinner speaks with guests Heather Hartt-Sussman, former broadcast journalist and E! Entertainment TV host, now a children’s author of the popular ‘Noni’ and ‘Nana’ series, about why it’s important to say “no.” Plus technology expert, Avery Swartz, discusses her Camp Tech training program geared particularly to women, and how to get over fear of web technology. The show airs at 7:00pm ET on Rogers TV Cable 10 & 63 in Toronto/Scarborough.
The hit television series began as the first-of-its-kind web TV talk show for women in Canada, and has grown into an inspirational, relevant and informative resource for women who want to follow their hearts and dreams, and live extraordinary lives. In January 2013, the show began airing on Rogers TV in Toronto/Scarborough. This past summer, the show was also picked up on Rogers TV Mississauga and Richmond Hill.
Shannon’s guests are successful women from all walks of life – many high-profile — from Toronto and across Canada, from a range of industries, including: arts and entertainment, business, finance, charities, eco, media, experts – and more. The show’s second season will include insightful interviews with one of Canada’s most successful women, TV personality and designer, Debbie Travis; as well as Joelle Adler, CEO of Diesel Canada and founder of the organization, OneXOne; to name a few.
Some past notable guests include: singers Jully Black, Sarah Slean and Suzie McNeil; entertainment editor at 680 News, Gloria Martin; dean of law faculty, U of T, Mayo Moran; fashion designer and Canadian icon, Linda Lundstrom; president/CEO, ROM, Janet Carding; Rebecca MacDonald, founder, Just Energy; actress Sarena Parmar; Plan Canada’s president/CEO, Rosemary McCarney; beauty expert, Cheryl Gushue; among many others.
More than 230 one-on-one, in-studio interviews have been archived since its inception in September 2010. The show is produced and owned by Shannon Skinner and Comfy Chair Productions Inc., and is filmed in Toronto.
Rogers TV Toronto’s full scheduling information: click here.
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Media contact:
Shannon Skinner
416-576-8809
www.ExtraordinaryWomenTV.com
http://www.ShannonSkinner.com
shannon@skinnerpublicity.com
