 Keynote: Youth Entrepreneurship in Action 2024 |  Game Changers: North American Women Shaping the Sports Industry, Ottawa 2023 (panel with Olympians Jayna Hefford and Diana Matheson) |  PrimeTime Sports Conference, Toronto 2023 |
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 SBJ Drive Conference, Driving Outside Innovation: FanSaves & NASCAR- St Louis, 2023 (with Craig Neeb, CDO, NASCAR and moderated by Bill Connors, President Xfinity) |  Speaker at Ottawa Business Journal Career Expo, 2023 |  Comcast Sports Tech Masterclass (Collision Conference 2024)- B2B Startups: How to Unlock Access to Corporates |
 Western Sponsorship Conference- Bringing Sponsorship into the Digital Age, Edmonton 2023 |  Startup Day Ottawa, 2022- How Does Canada Stack Up? Exploring the Mastercard Index of Women Entrepreneurs |  SoGal 2019, Ottawa |
 Ottawa's Entrepreneurial Night 2022 Panelist- Rebounding from the Pandemic |  Young Leaders of the America's 2022, Washington, DC- Alumni Panel |  Keynote Speech at Venture Thunder Bay 2023 |
 SaaS North 2018- Pitching FanSaves (2nd Place) |  Master of Ceremonies for The Gemini Gala 2023 |  OCE Discovery 2019 Spark Centre |
 Keynote Speech at Business Sisters Conference 2019: Playing with the Big Boys |  Greater Philadelphia Trade Visit to Canada Panel at the US Embassy Ottawa- Overcoming Adversity, SMEs Breaking Down Barriers for Underrepresented Groups. |  Florida Panthers Magical Hockey Stick Challenge, Ft. Lauderdale, 2022. |
 BDC's Otter's Den, 2019 |  Junior Achievers Presentation, Ottawa 2022 |  AHL League Meetings, Allentown, PA 2022 |
 How Entrepreneurship Can Change Your Life presentation, 2022 |  Cornwall Hospice Telethon Co-Host, 2017 |  Co-Host of the Cornwall Santa Claus Parade, 2022 & 2023 |
 Cornwall Hospice Telethon Co-Hos,t 2017 |  YourTV's Community Matters Talkshow Host (2017-2019) |
I am an accomplished public speaker and I have made it my mission to help others find their voice and confidence through my talks. I have been a keynote speaker and panelist at many conferences across North America, particularly
focusing my talks on entrepreneurship, being a woman in sports tech and finding strength by overcoming hardship.
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With an education in Communication Studies and Broadcast Journalism, my love for writing, blogging, hosting and public speaking is part of my soul. Since launching my first blog, The Love Hawk, I have received worldwide exposure and have been featured in The Huffington Post, Elite Daily, Spotlight on Busniness and countless other outlets. I am also the previous host of the talk show, Community Matters, and am the current co-host of the Living the Startup Podcast. On my bucket list: Write a book.
Relevant Industry Experience
Television
Radio & Podcasts
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Co-Host
Cornwall's 51st & 52nd Annual Santa Claus Parade, 2022 & 2023 -
Host & Community Producer
Community Matters (Cogeco's YourTV), Local Talk Show (2017-19) -
Co-Host
On-Campus (Cogeco), Local Talk Show (2008-09) -
Telethon Co-Host
Cornwall Carefore Hospice Annual Telethon (2017, 2018, 2019) -
Host
Televised Bishop's Cup Hockey Tournament (2018, 2019) -
Production Intern
Entertainment Tonight Canada (2009)
​HOSTING
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Co-Host
Living the Startup Podcast (2020-Present) -
Host
The Love Hawk Podcast, (2016) -
Weekly Relationship Segment
Fresh 104.5 FM (Corus Entertainment) (2014-2015) -
News Reporter
91X FM & Q-Net News (Loyalist College, Belleville, ON) (2008-09)
GUEST
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Shannon is reguarly a guest on podcasts around the world. See some of the podcasts she's appeared on here.
Keynotes & Speaking Engagements
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Keynote- Entrepreneurship: Just Start
Youth Entrepreneurship in Action, 2024 -
Comcast SportsTech Masterclass- B2B Startups: How to Unlock Access to Corporates, Collision Conference, 2024
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Panelist: Licensing, Merchanding and New Revenue Streams
PrimeTime Sports Business Conference, Toronto, 2023 -
Panelist: Game Changers North American Women Shaping the Sports Industry (alongside Olympians Jayna Hefford and Diana Matheson)
US Embassy & Invest Ottawa event, 2023 -
Driving Outside Innovation: FanSaves & NASCAR (discussion with Craig Neeb, CDO, NASCAR and moderated by Bill Connors, President Xfinity), SBJ DRIVE Conference, St. Louis, 2023
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Keynote: The Non-Linear Journey: The Importance of Peaks and Valleys in Life and Business
Venture Thunder Bay Conference, 2023 -
Keynote: Playing with the Big Boys
Business Sisters Conference, 2019 -
Keynote: Playing with the Big Boys
Ottawa Fury FC Women's Game Changers Event, 2019 -
Featured Speaker
Collegiate Sports Management Group Company Summit, 2023 -
Master of Ceremonies
The Gemini Gala: Truth, Reconciliation & Fashion, 2023 -
Panelist: How Does Canada Stack Up? Exploring the Mastercard Index of Women Entrepreneurs
Startup Day, Ottawa, 2022 -
Panelist: Overcoming Adversity, SMEs Breaking Down Barriers for Underrepresented Groups
Greater Philadelphia Trade Visit to Canada, US Embassy Ottawa, 2022 -
Alumni Panelist
Young Leaders of the America's Intiative (YLAI), Washington, DC, 2022 -
Panelist- Women in Sports Leadership
ECHL League Meetings, Las Vegas, 2022 -
Panelist: How Entrepreneurs Overcame the Pandemic
Ottawa's Entrepreneurial Night, Ottawa, 2022 -
Conference Speaker
Shine Conference 2021 -
Conference Speaker
She is Me Conference, 2021 -
Panelist: International Business in a Post Pandemic World
St. Lawrence College School of Business, 2021 -
Guest Speaker
Numerous University, College, High School and Entrepreneurship Classes (2018-2022) -
Guest Speaker
Wilfrid Laurier University Sports Management Speaker Series, 2022 -
Panelist
The Benefits of Sports Sponsorship, 2019 -
Panelist
Venture for Canada #StartReady Forum, 2019 -
Panelist
Invest Ottawa Panel on Startup Tech & Development
FanSaves Pitches & Startup Competitions
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Florida Panther's Magical Hockey Stick Pitch Competition
Third Place, St. Lauderdale, FL. 2022 -
Arizona Coyotes Pitch Competition
Finalist, Phoenix, AZ, 2021 -
RC100 Startup Competition ($100,000 Prize)
Winner, Renfrew County, ON 2019 -
Get in the Ring Ottawa
Winner, Ottawa, 2019 -
Get in the Ring Global- Germany
Finalist, Berlin, Germany, 2019 -
Established's Startup of the Year Competition
Top 100 Startup of the Year, Boston 2018 & Memphis 2019 -
Cornwall Innovation Centre Pitchfest
Winner, Cornwall, 2018 -
SaaS North Pitchfest
Second Place, Ottawa, 2018 -
Elevate Techfest, Toronto, ON
Top 16, 2019 -
Capital Angel Network CAN Mashup
Top 3 Finalist, Ottawa, 2019 -
Drop Your Pitch (OCE Dicovery)
2nd Place, Toronto, 2019 -
SoGal Ottawa Pitch Competition
Finalist, Ottawa, 2019 -
PitchIt Fireside
Top 5 Finalist, Ontario, 2018 -
Startup Canada Canadian Export Challenge
Top 30 Finalist, Montreal, 2018 -
Startup Ottawa Pitchfest
Top 10 Finalist, Ottawa, 2018 -
eSax Pitchfest
4th Place, Ottawa, 2018
I'd love to speak at your next event or conference. Contact me and we'll connect.