Barbara Mowat is President & Founder of GroYourBiz Ltd. and Impact Communications Ltd., a multi- faceted consulting company that features management training and consulting, and international product, business, and market development for the global marketplace. Barbara is a trade and international business development specialist, who has helped tens of thousands of businesses over the past 35 years.

She created the well-respected Uniquely Programs, that assisted 12,000 Canadian entrepreneurs access increased markets; created and owned a national magazine (Home Business Report), a retail store (Uniquely Canada) and an e- commerce site. She is an international leader in the development of SME enterprises, and her work has assisted entrepreneurs and facilitated trade throughout Canada, South East Asia, USA, South America, Europe, Afghanistan, India and Africa. She also created and produces the EXCELerate conferences, which initiated the WE Empower UN SDG Challenge, where GroYourBiz™ is a partner/sponsor.