Esther Maud, Wabshkaa Animkii Benesii, wins 2024 People’s Choice

Esther Maud, Wabshkaa Animkii Benesii, wins 2024 People’s Choice

by | Sep 18, 2024 | News

On September 18th, Pow Wow Pitch, presented in partnership with RBC, Shopify and Mastercard Canada, announced Esther Maud, the Skownan First Nation Founder of Wabshkaa Animkii Benesii, a business based in Thunder Bay, Ontario as the 2024 Pow Wow Pitch People’s Choice Semi-Final Winner. Esther has won $1,000 and is advancing to the Grand Finale for a chance to win $25,000 to grow her business.

Be brave enough to follow your heart

Be brave enough to follow your heart

by | Aug 24, 2023 | News, Stories

On Indigenous approaches to entrepreneurship, Esther feels a sense of pride and empowerment. “It’s been empowering to connect with other Indigenous entrepreneurs. It makes me happy to be showing my children and grandchild what I have been able to do. And hoping this lives on to them with whatever they desire to be.”