Join our event in Mississauga on Saturday, March 29th, 2025 to discover your path during an incredible day of inspiring speakers and meaningful connections.
LOCATION: Mississauga Convention Center
75 Derry Road West, Mississauga ON L5W 1G3
TIME: 9am – 4:30pm
Registration includes full event access, continental breakfast, a light lunch and refreshments throughout the day.
In 2000 Ema founded Language Marketplace but she didn’t have a standard business plan. Instead she believed that business was more than a balance sheet. By 2012, she was one of Canada’s Top Female Entrepreneurs and in 2013, she grew the company to the top Profit 500 list of Canada’s Fastest Growing Companies. Ema sold the company in 2022.
As a mountaineer, she really doesn’t fit the profile. She was afraid of heights, older, of small statured and female. However, in less than 5 years she climbed the 7 (actually 8) summits of the world, including Everest and became the first Portuguese person to have done so and one of 124 Canadians (mostly men).
As a professional motivational speaker, she shares her quest and success in summiting Everest despite personal mountains, setbacks and challenges faced along the way. Her resilience, passion and strength helped guide her to the top of the world, not just physically but personally, professionally and metaphorically. Through thoughtful storytelling, audiences around the globe are captivated and motivated to conquer their own challenges and identify a path forward for themselves.
At each Fearless Women’s Summit it is important for us to recognize women who are living FEARLESSLY! We are celebrating women who have overcome adversity, women who help and inspire others, women who are risking it all to live their dreams, or are changing the world with their lives or businesses. Do you know of a woman who deserves to be recognized for her fearless work, story or achievements?
Categories Include:
Fearless in Overcoming AdversityFearless in BusinessFearless Woman of InspirationFearless in Helping OthersFearless in InnovationFearless Young Woman (19 and under)
One Woman is the collective power of women working together toward the greater good of all. Our goal is to support, encourage and empower women to be all that they dream to be.
By attending a One Woman FEARLESS Summit, your ticket purchase changes the lives of women and girls around the world by helping them break the cycle of poverty for themselves, their families and their communities by empowering them to have access to education, start their own business, or to learn the skills to gain meaningful employment.
You can support our work to empower women and girls each month through our One Woman Memberships.
We know that One Woman Can Make a Difference, but Together We Can ROCK THE WORLD!
Sharla Brown is a Canadian social entrepreneur, philanthropist and humanitarian who has been passionate about entrepreneurship, leadership and social issues her entire life. In the last 10 years Sharla has received 13 business and social impact awards, including the international WEF Iconic Women in Social Enterprise Award in 2016, the 2019 Ruby Award from Soroptimist International, a nomination for the 2017 Ontario Premier’s Award, 2019 Philanthropist by the Toronto Waterfront Women’s Awards, and has been invited to meet OPRAH!
For more than 28 years, through her entrepreneurial endeavours, Sharla has supported numerous community organizations. As the president of her event management company Keynote Events, she has created and executed more than 200 events and contributed more than 2 million dollars to various community and international charities.
Sharla mentors, teaches and inspires other women to embrace their leadership potential and entrepreneurial spirit. She empowers those around her to use their gifts to create a purpose-driven life doing what they love because she believes that each person’s gifts are like pebbles they can toss into the water, creating ripples that positively impact the world around them.
In 2015, Sharla travelled to Ecuador, and a world-changing ripple effect began through her creation of One Woman and One Girl.
These global social enterprises are on a mission to help women and girls around the globe live their dreams and reach their full potential through education, skills development and entrepreneurship.
Sharla has created over 200 One Woman Fearless events in the USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. Her vision has ignited a ripple that has turned into an international wave of empowerment for millions of women and girls around the globe.
