As a child Shelly Elsliger lost her voice to a bully. As an adult, she awoke that silence to become an advocate and powerful force against bullying on LinkedIn. She has become an agent of change focused on diversity, equity and inclusion. Join guest Shelly and I (Meryl Cook, host and creator of Renegade Conversations) for this vulnerable, positive, renegade conversation. And wait until you see her fabulous red heels! Welcome to Renegade Conversations! This is Season Four, Episode 24. Shelly Elsliger is an engaging, globally-recognized LinkedIn Trainer and President of Linked-Express. She coaches executives, leaders, diverse departments, job seekers, and corporate teams, inspiring them to maximize their professional branding potential and social influence online. Shelly is a certified coach, author, and member of the International Coach Federation (ICF) and Career Professionals of Canada (CPC). Shelly is recognized as a Woman You Need to Know by the National Women Speakers Association, a Woman of Achievement, a Forbes Writer, a Woman of Inspiration recipient, on the global list of LinkedIn Training Experts, and trusted speaker for LinkedIn Canada. Shelly started a campaign on LinkedIn called #decidetobekind. Her signature workshop is LinkedIn in High Heels: Empowering Women to rise high on LinkedIn and find their voice while understanding how to power through barriers that may present themselves, imposter syndrome, and the onslaught of bullies who you may pass along the way. Shelly is drinking Zevia Cream Soda - https://www.zevia.com/products/cream-soda mixed with Fizz from Arbonne https://www.arbonne.com/ca/en/shop-all/nutrition/energyfizz/c/energyfizz. RESOURCES SHARED IN THIS EPISODE: Shelly's favourite renegade is Jane Goodall. - https://janegoodall.ca/ LinkedIn in High Heels - https://linkedexpress.ca/linkedin-in-high-heels/ #decidetobekind - https://linkedexpress.ca/decide-to-be-kind/ Due out in January 2025 - Shelly's new book: From Connection to Protection - Combatting Bullying on LinkedIn will be available on her website. CONNECT WITH US: GUEST: Shelly Elsliger LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/selsliger/ Website - https://linkedexpress.ca/ SPONSOR: Wearable Art by Meryl Cook Wearable Art link - https://www.legaleriste.com/en/meryl.cook Meryl Cook, HOST AND CREATOR of Renegade Conversations: Website - https://merylcook.ca/ Email - meryl@merylcook.ca Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/merylcook/ YouTube - @merylcookartist EDITOR: Hamza Latif

My next guest is Lil MacPherson, a woman who has done many things, all with a common thread of improving the earth and the food we eat. And she has even run for political office, not once but twice. She is a successful entrepreneur and sought after advocate and speaker. Welcome to Renegade Conversations! This is Season Four, Episode 23.

Join Lil and I (host Meryl Cook) for this energetic and heart felt conversation about being a renegade, food security, saving the planet and more. Lil shares many resources you are going to want to follow up on!

Lil MacPherson was born and raised in Nova Scotia. She is the founder and co-owner of The Wooden Monkey restaurants, located in Halifax and Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Serving food with a conscience is the restaurant's mission and many awards have recognized this statement.

Lil is a trained presenter for Al Gore's Climate Change Project and has attended United Nations Climate Change Conferences in Copenhagen, Cancun and Paris. She has traveled the world, from the Slow Food International Conference in Italy to a Chalice sponsor site in Africa but her passion remains on local issues concerning food sustainability and supporting Nova Scotia farmers. Lil has been sharing her message from elementary schools to universities, private and government sponsored conferences. She often says that the people she focuses her attention on most are the people that eat food.

She has also dabbled in politics and ran for Mayor and the Federal Green party. Her focus now is back to the soil. https://thedirtgang.ca/ is one of our new projects. One of her favourite things to do is retreat to her mountain hide-a-way and hop on her tractor.

Lil is drinking Chaga tea. She describes Chaga as the king of mushrooms with many health benefits. Lil harvests the Chaga on her own farm in the country. She chops it up and boils it for three days and then drinks it. She says she even gives it to her dog because of its health benefits.

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Liz has two favourite renegades. The first is Mother Theresa, a person who Lil says had no money but had so much power in the world. The second is Ray Anderson, a man who became a green entrepreneur and ran a profitable company. His book Confessions of a Radical Industrialist: Profits, People, Purpose - Doing Business by Respecting the Earth. is a book Lil thinks everyone should read.

Kiss the Ground documentary

Lil's latest project - The Dirt Gang

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My next guest is bringing a breath of fresh air and her whole unapologetic self to everything she does. And we have the most amazing wild woman connection. I can’t wait for you to meet her. Welcome to Season Four, Episode 22 of Renegade Conversations.

Sophie Bretag is the CEO and Founder of Metta Leaders. She blends her extensive HR and Emotional Intelligence expertise with Happiness Coaching, Positive Psychology, Meditation, and Forest Bathing Therapy. She offers practical solutions to transform workplace wellbeing and happiness.

Currently writing her first book on kind leadership, Sophie has been featured in CEO Global, SmartCompany, Body and Soul, Rise of Happiness and Wellbeing Magazines. She has also spoken on multiple podcasts, discussing leadership, kindness, and leading from the heart.

Sophie is drinking a glass of rain water with fresh mint and lemon from her garden. She and her husband made the decision to cut out alcohol from their diet about three years ago. Now she keeps it simple, and that's the way she likes it!

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Sophie's favourite renegade is ⁠Holly Ransom⁠.

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