the blog - Bianca Sprague

What I learned after my dad’s suicide

June 20, 2018 Uncategorized

Today is the day that I lost my dad to suicide in 2012. He made the decision to take his life on June 18th and was resuscitated by my incredible little sister, giving my family the gift to be with him while he died. For that, I am forever grateful ...

The magic of motherhood has been stolen…I know the thief!

December 4, 2017 Cool Stuff Moms are doin'

NOTE: I want to touch on the gendered language I used in this post. I am a stickler for inclusive language - you can ask my students. I work really hard to make sure everyone feels heard and represented when I write and speak. In this post I am going ...

We Can Do Better

January 26, 2017 Mompreneurs, Talking Business, Women in Business

In 2016 my bebo mia inc. business partner Natasha Marchand and I were nominated for the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year award. We were floored and excited and nervous as it felt like it was 3 to 5 years earlier than we would have expected to be in ...

Just because I work from home…

October 14, 2016 Mompreneurs, Talking Business, Women in Business

There is an interesting thing that happens when you work from home. People think you are not working, or more like they know you work but you are not really at work. There are the obvious things that I think are awesome about working from home: I can do a ...

Bianca Sprague meets Green at Home

July 27, 2016 Cool Stuff Moms are doin', Mompreneurs, Women in Business

So, for those of you that don't know this about me, I am an introvert. Yes, I teach and talk in large groups. Yes, I go out and do social things. The difference is I need to prep myself to do these things and then when I am done, I ...

Getting the most out of the hours in your day!

July 12, 2016 Mompreneurs, Talking Business, Women in Business

You may have your little ones at home with you, or you may have school-aged children, either way, you will need to be disciplined about how you schedule your time to get the most out of the time you have. Without a structure, I found that my clients would complain ...

Challenging Gender Norms Through Soccer

June 14, 2016 Talking Business, Women in Business

Last weekend I had the pleasure of attending my third Canadian Sport Film Festival here in Toronto. (Update in 2023 Full disclosure: my partner at the time sat on the advisory board, so my attendance was not optional, however, I have been moved every year by the fabulous films selected ...

Bianca Sprague meets Little Fox & Froggie

May 12, 2016 Cool Stuff Moms are doin', Women in Business

I teach an online course called the Maternal Support Practitioner Training for my business bebo mia inc. It is a doula training that covers fertility to the first 6 months postpartum. We offer two sessions a year and running it is a highlight for me! The women it attracts are dynamic and ...

The NBA is LeaningIn

May 10, 2016 Talking Business, Women in Business

My recent blog post started a great discussion on my Facebook Pages - thank you to all those that contributed! A friend of mine brought up the position the NBA is taking with the LeanIn movement. They are getting involved with a campaign that has quite a few worthy objectives - ...

Women bastardizing feminist terms at work.

May 9, 2016 Talking Business, Women in Business

Sheryl Sandberg, author of Lean In and COO for Facebook and mother of two (she is kind of a big deal!), continued the conversation about women in the corporate world in her 2013 book. In true fashion, this term ‘lean in’ somehow has been twisted and used as another weapon of ...

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