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Saying Yes To Life With Julie Cowan

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Episode 204. Saying Yes To Life With Julie Cowan

My very special guest today is Julie Cowan, who went from a boardroom in downtown Toronto to the cold Canadian Arctic for an incredible 100 km snow-shoeing adventure. In 2019, Julie was the Co-Chair of True Patriot Love’s first all-female Baffin Island expedition, snow-shoeing 100 km and helping to raise over $1,000,000. In this episode, Julie shares how she prepared, mentally and physically, for such a challenging adventure and why we should all say YES to life! 

  

Listen Now To Learn:
  • Julie's strategy to mentally prepare for a physically demanding expedition
  • What were the main challenges and surprised she encountered in her trip
  • The main lessons she learned that she has been able to apply to her life, back in Toronto 

 

 

About Julie Cowan

Julie provides strategic direction, leadership and oversight for Total Wealth Planning and Insurance, enabling business strategies, plans and initiatives to drive comprehensive Total Wealth advice and growth across Canadian Wealth Management, Scotia Wealth Management. Julie has more than 25 years of global financial services experience, mainly in capital markets and predominantly in client-facing roles. Beginning in derivative sales she progressed into senior relationship management roles and worked in London (UK) for nearly half of her career. Moving to wealth management in 2021, she brings a passion for delivering outstanding client solutions and for building long-term relationships both internally and externally. Julie has an Honours BA in Economics Co-op from the University of Waterloo, an MBA from the London Business School (UK) and the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. In 2019 she was the Co-Chair of True Patriot Love’s first all-female Baffin Island expedition, snow-shoeing 100 km and helping to raise over $1,000,000. She is also on the Board of Directors at Halton Women’s Place. Julie is a single mother of one teenage daughter and lives close to her immediate family, subscribing to the “it takes a village” school of life.


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