Women in Business: Power Hour Series (Week 3 - Absane “Abbie” Ibrahim)

Description

In celebration of International Women’s Day, the Georgina Chamber of Commerce is proud to present a four-part professional development series designed to support and empower women in business. Join us every Thursday in March for engaging presentations led by local female business owners and entrepreneurs as they share their insight, experience, and inspiration.

Week 3 Topic: Building What You Didn't Have: Leadership, Resilience & Community Impact
This session explores how lived experience can become a leadership advantage. Will share how resilience and community advocacy led to the creation of Dare to Rise, and how women can turn adversity into action, purpose into structure, and vision into meaningful, measurable impact.
Speaker: Absane (Abbie) Ibrahim, Founder & Executive Director, Dare to Rise Foundation
Founder & CEO, JamaFaceBeauty

Business Bio:
Absane “Abbie” Ibrahim is the Founder and Executive Director of Dare to Rise Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting single mothers and families through stabilization, empowerment, and community-driven impact. With over 20 years of experience in community leadership, nonprofit development, and entrepreneurship, Abbie is also the Founder of JamaFaceBeauty, a brand focused on confidence, image, and personal empowerment. Her work is rooted in lived experience, advocacy, and the belief that sustainable impact happens when communities intentionally build systems of support. Her guiding philosophy: It Takes a Village — We Are That Village.

Lunch catered by Osmow's Keswick