Our Mission

By creating a network through coaching education and mentorship, we inspire and empower women in their ever-changing roles in the Canadian Sign and Graphics Industry.

Breaking Barriers is a peer organization established as a support network for Women in the Sign and Graphics Industry of Canada.

As always, our Breaking Barriers events, the presentation component of the session will be followed by conversations in smaller facilitated virtual groups where we will delve into specific examples, which will help attendees understand the concept better. By learning how to identify and challenge the things that seem immune in your organizations and life, you open the door to a new era of possibilities professionally as well as within your business.

Build relationships with gain perspective and learn valuable skills from the top industry veterans, leaders and decision makers at various levels in the sign industry. Join a community of passionate professionals dedicated to advancing the position of women in the industry.

Past Sessions

  • Breaking Barriers Executive Discussion: Empowering the Next Gen of Women Leaders, October 2, 2025
  • The Dragon’s Den Story: Developing Your Perfect Pitch with Tonia Jahshan, September 20, 2024
  • “Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead” by Sheryl Sandberg, January 19, 2024
  • Embracing and Leading with Empathy in 2023, September 20, 2023
  • Breaking Barriers: Challenging Your Sacred Cows, March 8, 2023
  • BCSA Sign & Graphics Expo – Breaking Barriers: Strategies for Self Promotion, April 29, 2023
  • Breaking Barriers Mentoring Program Pilot – Mentee Applications, March 30, 2022
  • The Icebreaker Sessions: Turning Lemons Into Lemonade in 2021, February 11, 2021
  • How To Transform Into A Super Mentee While Growing Your Impact As A Mentor, August 19, 2021
  • The Workplace Shift: Before, During and After Covid
  • Breaking Barriers: How Women Rise, September 15, 2020
  • Breaking Barriers: Building Your Personal Brand, August 12, 2020
  • Breaking Barriers: Dealing with Hard Conversations, July 15, 2020
  • Breaking Barriers: Women in the Sign Industry, September 20, 2019

Our Presenters

  • Kerri Eady | National Sales Director | Gemini
  • Christian Duguay | Chief Operations Officer | Pattison ID
  • Stacey Gagne | Vice President | Signex Manufacturing
  • Jebb Nucci | CEO | iCubic Inc.
  • Alexia Vernon | Founder and President of “Step Into Your Moxie” | author, leadership coach, and award-winning speaker
  • Glain Roberts-McCabe | Founder & President of The Roundtable and master leadership coach
  • Tanya Mailhot | 3M Canada
  • Lee Murphy | Access Signs
  • Lori Anderson | President and CEO | International Sign Association
  • Nikki Boechler | Assistant Director of Operations | Western Canada | Pattison ID
  • Susan Svotelis| Canadian Sales Manager | Plaskolite