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Entrepreneurship in the Mining Industry: the Ups, the Downs, and Everything in Between

Wed, Mar 30

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Please join Women Geoscientists Canada for our March guest speaker: Alicia Woods

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Entrepreneurship in the Mining Industry: the Ups, the Downs, and Everything in Between
Entrepreneurship in the Mining Industry: the Ups, the Downs, and Everything in Between

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Mar 30, 2022, 1:00 p.m.

Zoom

About the Event

Guest speaker: Alicia Woods

With more than 20 years experience in the mining industry, Alicia understands what it means to push boundaries. Alicia Woods is the founder and CEO of Covergalls Workwear, an Independent Consultant & Speaker. She’s a strong advocate in encouraging more young women to consider a career in the industry. Part of this means creating an environment that acknowledges, accommodates and celebrates gender specific differences. Motivated to improve the underground mining experience for women, Alicia designed the covergall (female coverall) for women and then successfully pitched her business on CBC’s TV Show Dragon’s Den. The Covergalls' workwear line has since grown and has evolved to be so much more than a workwear company. Covergalls now exists to conquer three main pillars: Health and Safety, Diversity and Inclusion, and Education and Advocacy. Alicia has appeared at speaking engagements across North America and is focused on motivating and educating…

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