WIRED FOR POTENTIAL
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
This is not a typical leadership program. It is a rare opportunity to equip women tech founders and leaders with the internal tools, community support, and leadership frameworks required to increase impact, resilience, and entrepreneurial confidence.
This program focuses on the internal shift required to scale:
- From operator to enterprise leader
- From reactive decision-maker to strategic architect
- From individual high-performer to system builder
- From carrying it alone to leading through others
The work is reflective and results-oriented — grounded in the belief that scaling a company requires scaling the leader.
WHO SHOULD APPLY?
Wired for Potential is designed for women tech founders and senior leaders who are actively scaling ventures with validated traction.
This program is for leaders who:
- Directly influence teams, culture, and company direction
- Are transitioning from hands-on operator to enterprise-level leader
- Recognize that the next stage of growth requires stronger systems and sharper judgment
- Are ready to delegate, redesign roles, and lead through others
- Want to scale both their company and their leadership capacity
Participation is application-based and cohort size is intentionally limited. This experience is best suited for those ready to engage fully, contribute meaningfully, and commit to a shared standard of excellence.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Purpose
To equip women tech founders and leaders with the internal tools, community support, and leadership frameworks required to increase impact, resilience, and entrepreneurial confidence.
12-Month Outcomes
Participants will:
- Remove non-essential work from their plates through delegation and clarity
- Strengthen beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors aligned with leadership growth
- Build trusted peer and mentor connections
- Demonstrate measurable increases in confidence, resilience, and leadership impact
- Develop durable mindset management practices
- Cohort Size: 10–14 participants
- In-person sessions once per month
- Sessions run May 2026–April 2027 (virtual sessions in July or August)
- First Session: May 7, 2026
- On-going sessions will take place on the first Thursday of each month.
- Program runs May 2026–April 2027
- First Session: May 7, 2026
- On-going sessions will take place on the first Thursday of each month.
- Virtual session in July and August
MEET THE COHORT
Over the next year, these tech founders and leaders will build the mindset, systems, and support required to lead with greater clarity, resilience, and impact.
- Meghna Singh | BuildBase
- Aisha Abdul | Fairly Staffing
- Jalene Anderson-Baron | Future Fields
- Ela Dudek | Future Fields
- Anne Halpin | Glycobead Diagnostics
- Angelique Loesel | Hi Finance
- Natasha Delany | Indigenous Project & Events
- Sarah Harper | My Fertility Labs
- Catalina Vasquez | Nanostics
- Nina Karpoff | RNARevive
- Nasim Morawej | Recon Intelligence Corp
- Leyla Kara | SpectraCann Ltd
LEARN ABOUT THE COHORT AND THEIR FIRST SESSION AS THEY GET WIRED FOR POTENTIAL
Selection Committee
Ashlyn Bernier
COO, Samdesk
Christiana Manzocco
Director of Investments, AEC
Claudia Durkin
Principal, The51
Kristina Milke
General Partner, Sprout Fund
Tiffany Linke-Boyko
Principal, Flying Fish Ventures
Yasmine Al-Hussein
Investment Manager, Yaletown Partners
SELECTION PROCESS & KEY DATES
- Applications Open: March 5, 2026
- Application Deadline: March 25, 2026
- Pre-Screen Interviews: Ongoing and to be completed by April 3
- Applicant Notification: Week of April 20th
- Applicant Acceptance: Week of April 20th
- First Session: May 7, 2026
By applying you agree to committing yourself to a 12-month program to engage fully, contribute meaningfully, and commit to a shared standard of excellence if chosen.