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Confidence. Community. Cattle.

StrongHER in Beef is a new Beef Farmers of Ontario event designed to celebrate, empower, and connect women across all roles in Ontario’s beef industry through learning, leadership, and community. Taking place March 5, 2026, in Elora, the event blends practical skills, personal development, and networking to recognize the vital contributions women make to the sector.

If you would like to be added to a waitlist for this event, please email Jennifer Kyle at jennifer@ontariobeef.com

Details

March 5, 2026
Beef Farmers of Ontario

The GrandWay Events Centre, Wellington County Road 21, Centre Wellington, ON, Canada

Wellington County Road 21 7445
N0B 1S0 Elora ON
Canada

Agenda

8:30 – 9:15 AM | Fueling Up for the Day (Registration & Light Breakfast)

  • Coffee, tea, pastries, and fruit
  • Informal networking and welcome activity

9:15 – 9:30 AM | Kicking off with Confidence (Opening Remarks)

  • Welcome from BFO
  • Overview of the day

9:30 – 10:30 AM | Strength of Mind: Navigating Stress in Agriculture

  • Agriculture Wellness Ontario’s Growth Workshop presented by Agriculture Wellness Ontario

10:30 – 10:45 AM | Recharge and Connect Break

10:45 – 12:00 PM | Strong Markets: Building Value for Ontario Beef

  • Marketing Ontario beef: Marketing the Cattle and Marketing the Beef
  • Moderated producer panel with Q&A

12:00 – 1:00 PM | Fueling the Body, Feeding the Conversation (Lunch)

  • Catered lunch featuring Ontario beef

1:00 – 2:00 PM | Strength in Skill: Hands-On Activity TBD

2:00 – 2:15 PM | Midday Momentum Break

  • Coffee, tea, and healthy snacks

2:15 – 2:45 PM | Programs in a Nutshell: Strengthening Your Operation

  • 3-5-minute “Ted Talk”-style presentations of some of the programs available
  • Time for Q&A

2:45 – 3:45 PM | Owning Your Voice: Grit, Grace & Goals workshop with Sarah Kinlin

3:45 – 4:00 PM | Reflect, Refocus, Rise: Closing Reflections from the day

4:00 – 5:00 PM | StrongHER Social Hour: Snack for the Road

  • We will prepare and enjoy an appetizer together with help from the head chef
  • Opportunity to connect with speakers, panelists, and peers

5:00 PM | Head for Home

Speakers

Sarah Kinlin

Professional Speaker, Coach and Author
Pearl Performance Inc.
Sarah Kinlin
  • Sarah Kinlin

    Sarah Kinlin is a professional speaker, coach, educator, and author. She inspires audiences to live their best damn lives while delivering practical, relatable leadership lessons. With over 20 years of leadership experience, including a career at Johnson & Johnson, Sarah helps leaders move from tired and overwhelmed to rested and focused with the right balance of grit and grace. Her first book, Grit, Grace, and Goals, was published in April 2025. Sarah grew up in Bruce County and now lives near Erin, Ontario, with her husband Steve, and their three kids, Frank, Charlie, and Libby.

     

    Workshop Description:

    Grit and Grace - How to find the right balance to achieve your goals with ease.

    In this workshop, Sarah will share her story of how she used grit and grace to leave a six-figure corporate career and become an entrepreneur. Grit is the relentless pursuit of a goal, while grace is about loving the woman in the mirror. Too much grit turns into hustle, too much grace turns into laziness. You need the right balance. Through a series of reflection questions, participants will reflect on what grit and grace mean to them and where they could use more of both in their lives. They will develop personalized grit & grace affirmations that they can use daily to achieve their goals with ease.

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