From ICU Nurse to Education Entrepreneur - Calgary - Canada's Entrepreneur
About this episode
Shauna Ockey shares her journey from being an ICU nurse to becoming a dedicated education entrepreneur and community leader in Calgary.
A dedicated community leader, educator, and entrepreneur, Shauna Ockey has spent decades empowering women, youth, and families across Calgary and beyond. A registered nurse by training — graduating from Mount Royal University in 1985 — she built her early career in the Intensive Care Unit at Alberta Children's Hospital, where her passion for supporting vulnerable individuals took root. That same commitment to service has guided every chapter of her life since. Recognized as Mrs. Calgary in 1999, she has served in numerous leadership roles across the city's nonprofit and educational landscape, including the Board of Calgary Academy and as Board Chair for the Flourish Foundation, the Flourish Centre, and Tanbridge Academy. For over two decades, from 1995 to 2017, she served as a Faculty Instructor for the Hal and Barbara Barrington Jones Foundation, where she empowered women through the Be the Best You program — a signature initiative focused on self-esteem and personal development for youth — as well as the A New You program for adults. Locally she taught visual poise and etiquette, through the Patti Falkner Modelling Agency. Her entrepreneurial spirit led her to found both…
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