The Bold & Visible Monologues
A Ted-Style Stage for Women’s Transformational Stories
Celebrating 24 women from Calgary and across the globe, who took the stage to perform real-life stories of vulnerability, courage, comedy, and transformation at the cSPACE theatre in Calgary.
October 3 and 4, 2024
Witness and celebrate the voices of remarkable women stepping into the spotlight.
Be inspired, entertained and ignited.
Connect with an evolutionary community of women change-makers.
Experience the transformational power of YOUR story .
Each performer has lovingly crafted and embodied her personal story over the past years so she can generously offer it to you as ART.
Our personal stories hold the power to connect us to our shared humanity in these polarizing times. ~ Callie B. Elwayns
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Our featured storytellers
October 3, 2024
Mariah Vanderham
Wild Alberta Rose
Mariah Vanderham creates spaces for women over 60 to rewild themselves and come home to their innate aliveness and creativity. Drawing on her colorful career from ranching to skilled equestrian and stunt work to the corporate culture at Kraft Genral foods and running her own painting company she inspires women to reconnect with nature and reawaken their wildest heart so they can clarify and express what is meaningful to them and what they want to YET accomplish in their lifetime.
DR. Ingrid Cook
I Love You Too
Ingrid Cook, a holistic coach who empowers her clients to break free from generational patterns of alcohol dysfunction, guiding them towards a renewed version of themselves.
Ingrid is a former chiropractic physician. Before receiving her doctorate, magna cum laude, from Cleveland Chiropractic College, she received her bachelor's degree in Nutritional Science from Pepperdine University.
Jenny Kucharski
F*ing Momentous!
After a successful career in real estate, Jenny Kucharski has retired and is now following her heart and listening for the promptings of Source in her life. She is embarking on her next endeavor with determination, aiming to build a community with like-minded individuals. Originally from Calgary, AB and now living in a restored 1880s century home in Nova Scotia, Jenny plans to create a small craft shop/gallery and cafe where she will sell unique handcrafted items. She also enjoys supporting local organic growers and creating healthful meals for herself and her friends.
Judi Lalonde
Hairpin Turns
Judi helps highly successful female network marketers activate their spark into a new level of wealth, freedom, and connection, even if they’ve given up on their dream or feel they no longer fit in.
Judi is an accomplished entrepreneur, teacher, trainer, workshop facilitator and speaker. A single mother of 3 boys, her 15 year entrepreneurial journey ignited her passion for coaching women, especially mothers, to gain the skills and confidence to lead more fulfilling lives. She believes all women deserve to feel empowered and deserving of a joyful and prosperous life dedicated to what makes their heart sing.
Maureen Desmond
Shadows on the Ceiling
Maureen empowers women in high-performing sales and management careers who have faced death and loss to move forward with renewed energy and joy and reignite the successful careers and loving relationships they yearn for, even if they have been secretly stuck in grief for years.
Maureen is a passionate sales leader, entrepreneur, and mother who has experienced significant family losses and navigated her own cancer journey. In 2013, she obtained her Coaching Certification in Life Transitions and Grief. In 2020, she founded Navigating Change and Loss to support individuals and organizations through the journey of grief.
Stephanie Thornton
Funny Valentine
After dealing with an unexpected divorce, co-parenting twins, and managing a stressful corporate leadership position Stephanie turned to overeating as a way to cope, which led to health problems and hidden patterns of shame and guilt.
Today, Stephanie helps hard-working female counselors, teachers, and helping professionals to let go of stressful emotional eating patterns and rediscover their innate joy and goodness so they can experience more freedom and success in their lives and careers, even when it may feel impossible.
Patty Gaus
Welcome Home
Patty Gaus, is a visionary entrepreneur whose career spans Fortune 500 corporations and small family businesses, culminating in the founding of two successful companies in the commercial design and construction industry. Her startup grew from zero revenues to consistently surpassing $1 million, becoming a certified Women-Owned Business. As a transformation and human potential coach, she helps clients relax, gain clarity on their values and goals, overcome limiting beliefs, and create sustainable change, enabling them to live joyfully with authentic impact.
Theresa (T) Sansome
Celebrated
T. has been coaching creatives, leaders, and visionaries for over 25 years. Her program Future Self Now uses visualization, deep self-discovery, and the concept of Energy Resonance to catapult clients into rediscovering their truest, most creatively-expressed selves. She lives in the Cotswolds, UK with her husband and partner of 38 years. They have two children in their 20s.
Vicki Avila
I’ll Have the Peaches
Vicki helps exhausted female therapists and counselors restore their energy and break free from burnout and patterns of over-giving so they can live a life filled with purpose, pleasure, and increasing abundance without leaving the career they love or feeling guilty about prioritizing their own well-being.
Vicki is deeply committed to her long-held vision of “peace on earth, one heart at a time.” In her 30+ years as a therapist and coach, she has helped countless people to heal, grow, and change their lives for the better.
Michelle Singh
Inside Job
Reverend Michelle Singh is an Interfaith Minister, healer, speaker, and status quo disruptor whose deep curiosity leads her to channel questions that open new doorways for her listeners. As a community builder, Michelle creates safe and sacred spaces for listening and sharing our own deep, life-changing stories. Michelle lives in Toronto and is actively engaged in the global interfaith movement.
Sherry Ransom
Lavender & Iris
Sherry empowers retired, selfless women over 65 to shatter outdated expectations about aging and focus on their own needs so they can reawaken their desires, experience joy, and unapologetically bloom in their third act without sacrificing family relationships or feeling judged!
Sherry D Ransom is an award-winning author, an international radio personality, and inspired speaker. She is a proud member of the boomer generation specializing in life transitions. their Her motto is that you can choose who you are in life - a hero, a victim or a bystander. She chooses - hero.
Monika Herwig
It's My Pleasure
Dr. Monika Herwig ND helps exhausted female Naturopathic Doctors and Healing Professionals reawaken their sexuality and reconnect with their feminine aliveness, joy, and creativity so they can make a meaningful impact without burning out, worrying about finances, or doubting their gifts.
Women's Transformational Wellness Coach and Educator with over 25 years of experience. Dr Monika helps women achieve radiant health through hormone-savvy nutrition, acupuncture, herbal medicine, somatic feminine power coaching, and connecting with nature.
Our featured storytellers
October 4, 2024
Launa-Rae Linaker
Yellow Lotus
Launa is an inspiring executive, feminine somatic coach, yoga instructor, and dedicated grandmother. Her mission is to empower women to embrace their next chapter with grace and courage. She has diverse experiences in business, academia, and personal transformations. Launa offers unique coaching programs and retreats aimed at helping women reconnect with their inner selves and find renewed purpose. She is also developing innovative skincare products and completing her memoir, "Locating the Heart of Wisdom," as part of her PhD dissertation. Launa is dedicated to supporting women in uncovering their inner wisdom and creating deeply aligned and fulfilling lives.
Kimberley Beck
Priceless
Kim helps high-achieving female executives and leaders boldly reclaim their personal lives so they can excel in their careers and receive the recognition they truly deserve without sacrificing their most important relationships or limiting their happiness.
Kim, a visionary executive coach, global advocate for peace, and writer, inspires people to step into their extraordinary potential. She believes in empowering women through the Heart of Leadership model and building a world of collective peace that serves humanity, fostering deeper inclusion, connection, collaboration, and community.
pam gardner
My Jordache Jeans
Pam is a transformational coach and connector fearlessly on a mission to help women in STEM cultivate greater confidence, recognition, and fulfillment in their careers without burning out. Having been in the science and technology industries for over 30 years she truly understands the issues facing women in these high-pressure environments. Having burned out herself, she now helps her clients go from breakdown to breakthrough using science-backed techniques. She has worked with thousands of women who now understand they do not have to keep pushing and proving and they are now free to be who they were truly meant to be.
Suzanne Chasalow
High Ceilings
Suzanne is an orchestral musician, dancer, yogi, holistic nutrition and health consultant, educator, and transformational facilitator. Through years of teaching and performing, Suzanne has shared her joy of music through horn playing and believes music and movement transform us. She is passionate about helping others reconnect with their true, joyful, deeply expressed selves. Her business, Nourishing Vibrance, supports people to slow down and nurture their bodies, minds, and spirits in presence and love. She believes that connection and deep attunement can bring healing to the world.
Dawn Sparling
First Class Seat
Dawn helps divorced women over 50 overcome negative body image and rediscover their sensual, confident selves so they can take back control of their pleasure, find fulfillment, and embrace life without limitations, whether or not they have an intimate partner, even if it feels bold and scary.
Dawn is an experienced HR professional with over 20 years of expertise in Compliance, Employee Relations, and Global Mobility/International HR Leadership. She actively supports the LGBTQIA+ community through her volunteer work with MAMA Dragons, creating safe and inclusive spaces for everyone. Dawn also enjoys traveling the globe, enriching her life through diverse experiences and meaningful service.
Michele Hampton
Proof of Life
Michele Hampton has enjoyed a 30-year career supporting people in their wellness and health journeys as a Mental Health Occupational Therapist. Her focus on values-based purpose has empowered people to see their true selves. Michele has deep rural Alberta roots - her foundation and driver of her determination and strong work ethic. Being a solo world traveler and solo camper has given Michele a level of confidence, insight, and understanding of other people and their cultures. Life has a way of throwing curve balls. Michele's personal journey into grief and deep loss forced her to stop and look at her life. This grief journey has been the pivot point that opened her eyes, allowing her to redefine and embrace life's moments, find awe, and learn to laugh again.
Tinosh Davarinia
Collector’s Edition
Tinosh is a certified (ICF) Mindset Coach and Conscious Entrepreneur with over 30 years of international corporate experience, including a decade as a managing partner in a multi-million-dollar restaurant chain. She guides accomplished professionals, entrepreneurs, leaders, and individuals who have lost touch with the deeper meaning of life, helping them embrace conscious living and leadership. Tinosh is dedicated to creating lasting conscious transformation both personally and professionally.
Sher McNulty
Deep Dive
Sher McNulty has dedicated 23 years to working within women's shelters, supporting women's healing journeys from intimate partner violence through somatic and body-based work. She believes in the power to release pain and create space for inner safety and trust. Sher holds sacred space for those seeking to live beyond limiting beliefs so they can take conscious, measurable action to live into the life they desire.
Lorrie Bowden
Blue Ribbons
Lorrie is a Transformational Coach and Mentor for Female Writers and Creatives. She leverages her gifts as Creative with her background as a Professional Athlete, Speech Pathologist, and Intuitive Empath. She has the unique ability to support you in bringing your creative work out of the graveyard of unfinished projects and into the world!
Sheila Hagerty
Cats and Hats
Sheila is an adventurer that embraces change and finds joy in the unexpected whether it’s across the globe or closer to home. As both an engineer and a coach, she uses her curiosity and capacity for deep listening to help others navigate professional and personal challenges. Her own family has taught her the power of deep connection and resilience and given her a true appreciation for the simple things in life…like cats and hats.
Sumy Karise Tanner
A Different Kind of Strength
Sumy is the Owner and Founder of Evolved Strength Training Studios, in Calgary. As a health sovereign, she loves to witness clients build health, strength, and confidence through her intelligent exercise approaches. Drawing on her career as a martial artist, yoga, and qi gong teacher, Evolved Strength workouts incorporate elements of focus, presence, and awareness to restore and strengthen the mind and body.
Sumy is passionate about the power of safe, supervised, slow-motion weightlifting to sustain an active and robust life. She also knows that simple, soothing daily movement is essential for alleviating stress and maintaining mobility.
Nora Ring
Do I Dare??
Nora Ring helps women over 55 reclaim their confidence and step into their new era of SEXY so that they fall in love with the woman in the mirror and playfully expand their presence even if it feels like sexy has already passed them by.
Nora is an authentic leader known for her enthusiastic and curious approach in her professional accounting career and personal life. Her love for the arts has blossomed through her extensive travels, where she explores her deep connections to Canada and the world through photography, writing, and learning about different cultures. Three years ago, she discovered her talent for storytelling and is now writing her first book. Approaching 60, Nora has chosen to pursue a new journey filled with play, connection, and excitement.
About Bold & Visible
We are a launching pad to catapult female founders, business owners, leaders, coaches and professionals into greater levels of authentic self-expression and impact in the world!
As women find our true voice and step out of the shadows, we will generate a groundswell of positive transformation.
YOUR STORY MATTERS
The number one way to own your voice, connect with any audience and have a massive impact is to tell a really great story. YOUR story.
Owning and embodying your personal story is the foundation for building trust and influence with those you serve - AND - cultivating inner confidence to unleash your voice and get truly VISIBLE.
In fact, all of your feminine leadership presence and wealth building ability rests in your story.
Through your story you will distinguish yourself from the rest of the market and develop authority as a go-to thought leader in your space.
"When you know your story, you know your value in your bones!"
MEET CALLIE
CALLIE B. ELWAYNS, FOUNDER & CURATOR, BOLD & VISIBLE
Women's Transformational Leadership Mentor
Building on over two decades as a corporate leader and CEO, Callie B. Elwayns founded BOLD & VISIBLE, where she offers life-changing programs and mentorship to catapult women into bold new levels of leadership presence, visibility, and business success.
Founder and Curator of the Bold & Visible Monologues, a TED-style stage for women's transformational stories.
Creator of the Somatic Transformational Story Method®
Business Leader | Executive Presence Coach | Somatic Voice & Movement Educator