Lia Grimanis
Founder and CEO @Up With Women Exponenti\'elles
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WORK HISTORY
Founder and CEO @Up With Women Exponenti\'elles
Up With Women / Exponenti’elles is an organization dedicated to helping homeless and low-income women and gender diverse individuals build a sustainable pathway out of poverty.
EDUCATION
University of Toronto Engineering
Certificate in Project Management, Project Management Essentials
Harvard Business School
Certificate, Specialization in Leadership and Management
University of Windsor Faculty of Law
Certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution, Harvard Law School program of Principled Negotiation
Royal Conservatory of Music
Piano, Harp, Classical Voice
Concordia University
BFA (decidedly incomplete, unless I have a midlife crisis), Film Animation
Harvard Business School
Strategy Execution
Harvard Business School
Certificate, Power and Influence for Positive Impact
Harvard Business School
Certificate Leadership Principles, Business Administration and Management, General
ABOUT LIA GRIMANIS
CEO, Up With Women / Exponenti\'elles We help women and gender diverse individuals experiencing low income build a sustainable pathway out of poverty. And it works! See our impact here: stuff- Named one of Canada\'s 100 Most Powerful Women- Two-time Guinness World Record holder \"Heaviest Vehicle Pulled 100ft by a Woman\",\"Heaviest Vehicle Pulled in High Heels\"- First woman in the world to attempt to pull a jet airplane for a Guinness World Record (it was pouring rain and 53 kph winds blew right into the turbines). I will pull that plane again.on a dry day- Chatelaine Woman of the Year- L’Oréal Woman of Worth- International Alliance for Women, World of Difference \"Unsung Heroine\" award for work in the economic empowerment of women (given to 50 women around the globe)- Flare Magazine Volunteer of the Year- Amazing Woman\'s Day, Business Trailblazer- CEBEFI, in recognition for improving the lives of African immigrant women- Fjordrally, Full Throttle Award (for being the hardest riding rookie on a 600 mile motorcycle excursion on the ice and snow in subarctic Norway. The only woman on a 28 person German team)-Expert dishwasher at the Republic of Mom Adventure Milestones- First Canadian to complete the Fjordrally (see above)- First Canadian female to ride a solo motorcycle over the world\'s highest motorable roadway (Khardung La, Himilayas)- I thinkOther Highlights- Media Trained- Strategic approach to non-profit fund-raising and marketing- Effective negotiation skills - Public speaker- Fluent in English and French, developing Spanish and GermanSpecialties: non-profit leadership, strategic career development, HR, business intelligence, data mining, data integration, operational excellence, BPA/BPM, sales, marketing, strategy, negotiation, project management
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