10 Years of How She Hustles: Celebrating Diversity, Women Empowered & Entrepreneurship

Women from across Canada get set for Saturday Night’s Virtual Party in honour of the award-winning digital platform and networking group

May 28, 2020 (Toronto, ON) – On Saturday May 30th from 8pm to 10pm, How She Hustles marks the major milestone of its 10-year anniversary with a virtual celebration sponsored by CIBC, Hargrave Ranching, ByBlacks.com and SheDoesTheCity.com. RSVP at howshehustles.com/10years to receive a live stream link. In May of 2010, award-winning entrepreneur and social media influencer Emily Mills started How She Hustles, a movement that brings Canadian women from diverse backgrounds together to support, encourage and learn from one another. “I can’t believe it has been a decade since we started hosting events and creating this amazing online community, plus award-winning digital content,” says Mills. “We’ve grown into a leading network and influencer in the women’s empowerment and entrepreneur space.” Special guests will include: CityLine host Tracy Moore, DJ Mel Boogie, Jazz singer Kellylee Evans, Pianist Hyacinth Brown Smith, Visual Artist Roxane Tracey, Jojo’s Mix and a virtual dance party led by Carnival Spice. 

Mills will also announce details about the 2nd edition of Startup & Slay, a six-part digital video series that debuted last Fall featuring diverse women entrepreneurs from British Columbia to Nova Scotia. 2019 sponsors included CIBC, Futurpreneur Canada and Ryerson University.

How She Hustles is a network with 18K social media followers that produces sold-out events and groundbreaking digital content. More highlights of the past 10 years: 

  • Produced 20+ sold-out events with women-led teams including:

    • An annual women’s networking brunch

    • International Women’s Day meetups

    • Tribute to Our Mothers celebration


  • Created the digital photo series HERstory in Black featuring 150 inspiring Black women, that earned national media coverage with CBC including a one-hour TV documentary.

  • Hosted a roundtable with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and was invited to bring women to meet First Lady Michelle Obama.

  • Most recently, hosted a Virtual Meet-up series in response to COVID-19.

Emily Mills is available for interviews via Facetime/Skype/Zoom. Women who have benefited from How She Hustles are also available for comment.  Learn more at howshehustles.com  on Instagram and Twitter  @howshehustles

Fennella Bruce