THE OSBORNE GROUP WEBINAR
Growing Pains: Honest Conversations with Canadian Women Founders
Every founder reaches a point where growth feels less like an opportunity and more like an obstacle.
Join The Osborne Group on November 18 at 12:00 PM EST for a candid conversation hosted by Osborne Principals Maryann Scandiffio and Jay Katz. Featuring Michelle Faber, Jenn Harper, and Suzie Yorke, three accomplished Canadian women founders from diverse industries and different stages of growth, this discussion will explore the realities, challenges, and lessons of scaling a business in Canada today.
This is not a polished success story or a PR-driven panel. It’s an honest conversation about what it really takes to scale a business in Canada today. From overcoming growth barriers and navigating uncertainty to making difficult decisions and staying resilient, our speakers will share the lessons they’ve learned building companies from the ground up.
These founders have experienced the challenges that every growing business eventually faces and found ways to move through them. Their insights are practical, credible, and applicable for anyone looking to grow their business.
Whether you’re just beginning your growth journey or managing the complexities of scaling an established business, you’ll leave with valuable perspectives, actionable advice, and the reassurance that you’re not alone in the challenges you face.
At The Osborne Group, we’ve spent decades helping organizations grow and navigate change. We know what good looks like at every stage — and we know how rarely founders get access to that kind of honest, experienced perspective in one room. Reserve your spot today and join the conversation.
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Meet the Hosts
Maryann Scandiffio
Principal, The Osborne Group
Maryann is a strategic leader with global, cross-industry experience helping small and mid-sized businesses accelerate growth, navigate transformation, and drive innovation. She turns complex challenges into clear, actionable strategies that strengthen scalability and improve team performance. With an entrepreneurial mindset and a focus on disciplined execution, she builds strong partnerships and aligns people, processes, and vision to deliver meaningful, lasting results.
Jay Katz
Principal, The Osborne Group
A trusted executive with extensive experience guiding organizations through periods of change, growth, and transformation. Drawing on deep expertise in strategic planning, revenue development, governance, and stakeholder relations, Jay is a valued coach who excels at developing executive teams, improving operational performance, and strengthening brands to achieve measurable results. Known for his collaborative approach and innovative thinking, Jay helps organizations regain financial stability, create meaningful partnerships, and uncover new opportunities for long-term success.
Meet the Founders
Michelle Faber
Founder and CEO, Little Yogis Academy and Busy Minds Education®
Michelle Faber is the founder and CEO of Little Yogis Academy and Busy Minds Education®. Inspired in part by her own family’s experience navigating childhood mental health, Michelle turned a personal mission to better support children’s wellbeing into two growing youth education and wellness brands. Today, her programs bring movement, mindfulness and enrichment into schools, childcare centres and communities across Canada and internationally.
Email: mi******@*******ds.ca
www.littleyogisacademy.com
www.busyminds.ca
Jenn Harper
Founder and CEO, Cheekbone Beauty
Jenn Harper is the founder and CEO of Cheekbone Beauty, a cosmetics brand focused on sustainability and supporting Indigenous communities. Since its 2015 launch, the brand has grown significantly, securing major retail partnerships and donating over $250,000 to charity. Jenn has earned widespread recognition, including being named one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women.
Suzie Yorke
Founder, Love Good Fats and The Little Cacao Co.
After a 25-year career with global giants like Procter & Gamble and PepsiCo, Suzie Yorke bet everything at age 50 and launched Love Good Fats from her kitchen table in Toronto — scaling it to over $100 million in just three years. Now she's doing it again with The Little Cacao Co., bringing clean, no-sugar-added chocolate to Canada. A keynote speaker, mentor, and founder of the Founders Helping Founders network, Suzie is proof that the best chapters are often written after 50.
www.lovegoodfats.ca
www.thelittlecacao.co
www.suzieyorke.com
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