Real stories.
Deeper conversations.
Something you can actually use.
Since 2019, Let's Get Intentional has created a space for women to speak their truth - not the polished version, not the performative version, but the real story.
This season, we're returning to the format our community loved: fewer events, multiple voices, deeper conversations, and stories that leave you with something practical to take away.
Three Speakers. Three Stories. One Deeper Conversation.
We’re bringing you three speakers, each with 10 minutes to share a part of their story.
The experiences, insights, and lessons that have shaped them.
We’ll come together for a raw and real panel conversation, going deeper into their stories, exploring different perspectives, and taking your questions live.
Come ready to listen, reflect, and join the conversation.
Meet the Speakers
THE 2026–2027 SEASON
Choose your conversation and join us for the journey.
(L)everage
We don't always need more before we can move forward.
Sometimes change begins when we recognize what's already in our hands and use it differently.
Speakers: Shirley Brooks, Sarah Heer & Brenda Pearson
Shirley Brooks
Strategic Business Architect
Shirley L.A. Brooks is an executive coach, strategic advisor, and author of the Quiet Leadership Series.
She spent more than twenty-three years inside global logistics operations before founding
YSWS Growth Firm, working with executives, founders, and organizational leaders to name what
they have been carrying and claim the authority that was always theirs.
Her work is grounded in the
patterns she lived, saw, and eventually named in her writing.
She is the author of The Hidden Cost of Quiet Leadership and Outsourced Judgment: How Leaders
Reclaim Decision-Making Power in the Age of AI and Speed, and publishes the Quiet Leadership
Journal in both corporate and entrepreneur editions. Her third book, Laid Off, Passed Over, or
Ready to Pivot was published this Spring.
Sarah Heer
Commander of the 6th Canadian Combat Support Brigade
Colonel Sarah Heer joined the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) in 1997 and currently serves as Commander
of the 6th Canadian Combat Support Brigade.
Throughout her career, she has held a variety of leadership
and strategic roles, including appointments in personnel management, diversity and inclusion, military transition services, and Army headquarters.
She previously commanded the 2nd Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery and the CAF's mission to Ukraine, Operation UNIFIER.
Her operational experience includes deployments to Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Haiti, Kuwait and Ukraine,
supporting military operations as well as disaster response efforts. Colonel Heer holds degrees in Arts
and a Masters in Defence Studies, along with advanced national security and leadership certifications.
She is also a Halifax International Security Forum Fellow. Her service has been recognized with several honours, including Canadian and U.S. Meritorious Service Medals and appointment to the Order of Military Merit.
Brenda Pearson
Chief Happiness Officer
Brenda Pearson is a career happiness coach, facilitator and host of the TGIM podcast. With more than 25 years of experience, she has helped people step into the confidence, clarity and capability they didn’t know they had. She has shaped thousands of leaders and emerging professionals across organizations such as Lambton College, Women Building Futures, the Canadian Olympic Committee, and Ivey Business School.
Brenda’s postgraduate background blends psychology and business, with multiple personal‑development credentials, including certification as a Happiness Life Coach.
Her specialty? Cutting through self‑doubt, fear of failure, and Impostor Syndrome - the hidden blockers that keep talented people playing small. She is committed to helping individuals look forward to Mondays more by helping people feel more confident, grounded, and happy at work.
Outside of personal development, Brenda enjoys cheering on the Blue Jays, working out, trying new recipes, and spending time by the water or on the golf course with loved ones. She’s also a proud mom of two young men.
How have you leveraged what you have to get to where you are?
What you'll gain:
A fresh perspective on what you already have and how you might use it differently.
Real stories from three women about the experiences, relationships, skills and opportunities they’ve leveraged along the way.
A chance to rethink the idea that you need more experience, more credentials, more connections, more confidence, before you can move forward.
A renewed belief in your ability to lead boldly, even when uncertainty shows up.
Join us for a transformative session
$19.99
per session (FREE for Actually, I Can Leadership Hub members)
Register for October Session Here
This is one of the best sessions I have attended. It was informative, entertaining and enjoyable! Both speakers were very good. Denise used a variety of genre - singing, poem, speech etc. Very interesting. Natalee was dynamic in the art of negotiating. She makes you think about yourself and the people around you and how you can get what you want from them by using the right "tactics". I enjoyed it very much.
The speakers were fantastic. I actually got goosebumps—such powerful stories and real takeaways.
This was a fantastic presentation – thanks to all three of you for your time and expertise.
This was very beneficial, and encouraging for getting out there and networking.
I loved the leadership focus, especially the talks on emotional intelligence and social anxiety. These are the conversations we need in the workplace.
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