For the woman with boots on the ground. Trades, IT, oil and gas, manufacturing, construction, engineering, anywhere the numbers are skewed. You don't need a title to belong here.
Holly Pickard has spent over two decades in trades. She runs Summit Door Solutions. And for the last year, she has been talking to more than 150 women across Edmonton who are doing this work, often alone, often the only one in the room.
Every conversation pointed to the same gap. There are great organizations helping women get into trades and industry. There are mentorship programs, training pipelines, recruitment initiatives. All of it matters.
But for the women running and owning businesses across trades and other industries, the ones leading crews, signing the contracts, building what comes next, there was no room built specifically for them.
Elevate Women in Industry is that room.
For a long time the women who run the businesses, lead the crews, and carry the trade kept their heads down. On June 24 that changed. The room filled, the conversations ran long, and the volume came up. Put enough of the outnumbered in one place and quiet stops being the default.
That night was not a launch. It was a sound check. The noise is here to stay, so get used to it. Now it is your turn to add to it.
Pictures from the room are on their way.
A panel of women in industry sharing what it actually takes to lead, build, and grow.
1st Round · 11248 104 Ave NW, Edmonton · 6:00 PM
Women already working in trades, construction, manufacturing, security, energy, fleet, fabrication, and adjacent industries. Owners, operators, leaders, tradeswomen, business builders. If you are already in it, this is for you.
No. Elevate is for women across industry, on the tools or off. If your work touches trades and industry, you belong here. The room is built for the breadth of women doing this work, not just one role.
A panel of women in industry sharing what it takes to lead, build, and grow, plus the conversations and connections that come with a room full of people who get it. Vol. 01 filled the room on June 24. The next one, Vol. 02, is Wednesday, July 29 at 1st Round in Edmonton, 6:00 PM.
No. Vol. 01 was how we started. Beyond the gatherings, we are building monthly meetups, ongoing conversations, and a community that goes deeper than business cards. The events are a piece of it, not the whole thing.
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If you or your company want to support Elevate as a sponsor or partner, reach out through our LinkedIn page or email Holly directly to talk about sponsoring an upcoming gathering.
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