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FEA Connect — GTA: The Hangar9 Family

October 8 @ 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm EDT

FEAs! Please join us for this panel discussion featuring the remarkable leadership team behind Hangar9 — a family-owned, female-led enterprise with nearly 40 years of legacy in the Canadian fashion industry, and winner of the CanadianSME E-Commerce Business of the Year award in 2024!

Our agenda for the evening:

  • 6:30 to 7:30 PM - Networking
  • 7:30 to 8:30 PM - Family Panel Discussion: The Hangar9 Family
  • 8:30 to 9:30 PM - Networking

During our discussion, the Hangar9 family will share insights on their incredible journey through an ownership transition in 2017-2018, their experience as a participating family in the FEA team project with their advisor, Tammy Buss, in 2020 and how they learned to adapt quickly while pivoting their business strategy during a time of unprecedented change.

CE Credits: Attending this event qualifies you for 1 CE credit.

Event Details

When

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Who Can Attend

Designated FEAs and FEA Candidates only.

Where

Kingbridge Centre
12750 Jane Street (Grand Room A-B)
King City, Ontario
L7B 1A3

Contact

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Cost

$0.00

Optional Accomodation

$250 + tax

See below for details!

Optional Accommodation Offer: 

If you would like to take advantage of our exclusive accommodation package for the night of October 8th, this package is $250 + applicable taxes, and includes:

  • One night’s accommodation on Oct 8th
  • Dinner in Kingbridge’s Connections Dining Room on Oct 8th
  • Full Breakfast in Kingbridge’s Connections Dining Room on Oct 9th

Panelists

Jo-Ann Fisher - Hangar9 headshot

Jo-Ann Fisher
Founder & Principal, Hangar9

In 1983 Jo-Ann opened her first boutique in London, Ontario. Knowing she always had a deep love for fashion, her services soon expanded into personal styling. Over 36 years later, she is known as a leading visionary in the Canadian fashion and retail space, and for pioneering her exclusive wardrobing formula anchored around 9 key essential items. It’s her continued goal to save her clients both time and money, and to make shopping fun again.

Denise MacDonald - Hangar9 headshot

Denise MacDonald
Chief Financial Officer, Hangar9

When Denise graduated from business school in 1986, she had no intention of joining her Mom’s retail clothing business. It wasn’t until her colleagues started asking her where she got her clothes that Denise considered integrating with her family business. At first, she organized limousine trips from Toronto to the store in London so her corporate colleagues could shop for the day and network with other working women, which after significant interest in the store, led to the opening of the Toronto studio, and eventually the downtown Toronto store.

Lisa Ferguson - Hangar9 headshot

Lisa Ferguson
Chief Operations Officer & Lead Stylist, Hangar9

Lisa knew she wanted to be an integral part of the retail clothing business started by her mom, Jo-Ann Fisher. With strong entrepreneurial instincts and creative thinking, Lisa has forged long-term partnerships and has developed additional verticals within the business to enhance product offerings. With the continued help and support of her Mother, Lisa runs the London store and was instrumental in the recent move and new store construction to north Richmond Row.

Rachael Fisher-Doak - Hangar9 headshot

Rachael Fisher-Doak
Chief Operations Officer & Lead Stylist, Hangar9

Rachael opened her first office when she was five years old. It was located in an empty change-room, complete with plastic cash register, and barcode scanner. Her rent was very reasonable since her mother, Jo-Ann Fisher, owned the store. After University, Rachael took over the Toronto Studio where she built her professional clientele exclusively based on referrals and word of mouth, which with its proven success led to the opening of the second location in downtown Toronto.

Moderators

Tammy Buss headshot

Tammy Buss
Founder and Family Business Advisor, BlueRoots Inc.

With over three decades of experience, Tammy is your go-to for all your small business needs. Tammy started in the business world working in personal insurance, selling products. She quickly started to understand how valuable planning for the future was. Making the switch to business needs was easy - Tammy wanted to help protect her clients, and small business owners understood the value of insurance and the needs around it.

With her wealth of experience and knowledge, Tammy has started a new era of her career, transforming all her trials and tribulations to her clients success and adding new skills to help all family business owners around her.

Wendy-New

Wendy Sage-Hayward
Senior Consultant, The Family Business Consulting Group

Wendy is a consultant at the Family Business Consulting Group. She has 25+ years of experience working with business leaders, family firms, and boards. She serves a global and diverse set of clients across the industry, facilitating meaningful conversations with multi-generational families on matters relating to firm continuity, next generation preparation, governance and, when needed, conflict resolution.

Details

Date:
October 8
Time:
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm EDT
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Website:
https://access.familyenterprise.ca/events/register.aspx?id=1886553