Where
Vantage Venues, 150 King St. W., downtown Toronto.
Wine, Women & Wealth
An evening of empowering financial wisdom paired to great wine and delicious food.
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$150 In-Person
Real talk for real women who want to feel better about their money.
"I do everything he does, but backwards and in high heels." – Ginger Rogers
Women are smart, successful, and strong. We balance the love of family with career ambition and make all that plate spinning look effortless.
Despite our resilience, when it comes to finance, women are still being left behind. Because of the gender wage gap (women in Canada make 88 cents to every dollar a man earns), time taken off for caregiving, and longer life expectancies, nearly half of senior females, despite their marital status or previous affluence, live below the poverty line.
Wine, Women & Wealth aims to change that.
In this no-shame, judgement-free event, we're laying it all on the table, giving you the tools you need to get ahead, achieve peace-of-mind, and sleep better at night.
Whether you've put off investing, relied on someone else to manage the finances, or simply want to better understand your money, WW&W offers realistic ideas to create a future that works for you.
This isn't some finger-wagging banker talk where you're made to feel guilty about buying a latte. This is an idea-generating, motivating symposium that pairs expert financial insights with exceptional wine, chef crafted bites, and meaningful conversation. WW&W is welcoming, inclusive, and anything but intimidating.
You'll hear practical advice from respected experts, discover fresh perspectives on investing and wealth building, connect with others on similar journeys, and enjoy an experience designed to make personal finance approachable, inspiring, and – dare we say it? – exciting.
Whether you're taking your first steps or looking to build on what you already know, you'll leave feeling more informed, more empowered, and ready to take a more active role in your financial future.
Let's do this.
Join us for Wine, Women & Wealth Wednesday, September 23 at Vantage Venues, downtown Toronto.
Evening Itinerary
- 5pm – doors open; wine and light bites served
- 5:30-5:45 – Welcome address, including short wine tasting exercise by The Wine Sisters founder and chief sommelier, Erin Henderson
- 5:45 – Erica Alini takes the stage
- 6:20-6:30 – Wine-refill break
- 6:35 – Gwen K Harvey takes the stage
- 7:00 – Intermission; wine and food stations open
- 7:30 – Sarah Jeannault takes the stage
- 8:00 – Fireside chat, hosted by Erin Henderson with all speakers, Q+A from the audience.
- 8:20 – Q+A conclude and closing reception begins; wine and light bites served
- 9:30 – event concludes: see you next time!
Meet Your Speakers...
Future-Proof Your Finances
presented by Erica Alini, personal economics journalist, The Globe and Mail
Don't sacrifice the security of your tomorrow with the meaningless spending of today. Erica Alini, financial journalist and best-selling author, joins us for this inspiring, eye-opening talk on how to build a meaningful nest egg that feels right for you, whether that's building an emergency fund, reducing household expenditures, or trimming some of the debt that's weighing you down. This isn't a lecture on forgoing the daily pleasures that make life enjoyable; it's about acknowledging where there are blind spots in your spending habits and getting excited to building something better.
Erica Alini is the personal economics reporter at The Globe and Mail, and previously worked at Global News, Maclean’s, and Canadian Business magazine. She began her career at The Wall Street Journal, reporting on the 2007/2008 financial crisis from New York. In 2021, Erica released her best-selling book, Money Like You Mean It, Personal Finance Tactics for the Real World.
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From Financial Advisor to Fiction Author: A Blueprint for Transitioning to a Writer’s Life
presented by Gwen K. Harvey
We all have secret, or not-so-secret, dreams of leaving our current job for a life of fame and fortune – or at least the peace and quiet of running a charming artists' colony in the country side (or maybe it's a cafe in Paris or perhaps it's a Bread and Breakfast in Tuscany.) In this motivating talk, Gwen Harvey tells us her story of how she did just that. Mixing the practical with creative, the realistic with the ambitious, Gwen uses her own life story of going from financial advisor to published author, and leaves us with the inspiration to turn dreams into reality.
Gwen K. Harvey founded and led a family wealth strategy firm in Toronto for three decades. In 2021, she published her first work of fiction, The Girlfriend Book, and in 2024, The Acquisition of Elizabeth Grace. Gwen is a graduate of the University of Toronto’s Creative Writing Certificate program and she's enrolled in Granta's Literary Novel Writing program. She is the mother of three and, alongside her husband and Bernese Mountain dog, Bear, Gwen divides her time between Toronto and the rolling hills of Mulmur, Ontario.To find out more, visit www.gwenkharvey.com.
Own Your Investing Decisions: A Simple Roadmap To Start
presented by Sarah Jeanneault, CXO, Trading and Market Expert, Author
Stop guessing and start investing with confidence. In this practical session, Sarah will teach you to understand the difference between robo-advisors, bank investing tools, and DIY investing choices and what that actually means for your money; break down ETFs vs. Mutual Funds and how to make informed decisions without the overwhelm. Sarah will also talk about investing without jargon, giving you real information to help you feel better about ways to invest – because investing can be fun and feel good.
Sarah Jeanneault has experience leading financial institutions in both Canada and the United States and is a fintech founder with two exits. She has been involved in trading for two decades in multiple assets including stocks, options, futures and etfs. She has been a speaker at events and trade shows across North America, including a ted talk, and commentator on multiple financial networks like BNN, CNBC, Yahoo Finance and Bloomberg. Sarah is known for bringing clarity to the financial markets in a practical way. Sarah is passionate about empowering women to take an active role in their financial lives and to view trading as a skill that can complement a diversified portfolio.
Listen to her podcast Why to the Way available on apple, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen to podcasts. Connect at www.whytotheway.com or email whytotheway@gmail.com