Instructions for Setting Up ChangeMaker Collective Membership
Why Join the ChangeMaker Collective?
Because you’re ready to stop playing small and start leading with purpose.
Joining the ChangeMaker Collective isn’t just about accessing services — it’s about surrounding yourself with a like-minded community committed to making change that matters. Whether you’re building a brand, launching an event, or stepping into a new leadership role, this membership gives you the coaching, consulting, and strategic support you need to lead with impact.
Our step-by-step guide will walk you through getting started — so you can plug into everything we offer with ease. From personalized branding and PR to marketing strategy and leadership training, you’ll gain tools that align with your mission and elevate your work.
This isn’t just a membership. It’s a movement — and we’re so glad you’re here. Check out upcoming events here. We have a mixture of in-person and online events for you to attend.
Who is it for?
The ChangeMaker Collective is for impact-driven entrepreneurs, professionals, and leaders ready to grow their influence, clarify their message, and create meaningful change. Whether you’re building a business, leading a movement, or launching a bold new idea, you’re in the right place if success means making a difference.
Originally founded in 2010 as Women in Biz Network, we’ve since evolved into a fully inclusive community that welcomes people of all genders who identify as purpose-driven professionals and ChangeMakers. Our work is rooted in accessibility, equity, and belonging — because real leadership reflects the diversity of the world we’re trying to change.
If you’re ready to make changes that matter and lead with impact, you belong here.
We welcome members from across the globe but our roots come from where founder Leigh Mitchell lives as a proud Canadian in Toronto, Canada. Events for our collective are mixture of online and in-person in various cities across North America. At present time our in-person events mainly take place in Toronto, Canada.
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Our values
We hold ourselves and our members to a set of core values inspired by the model foundation for self leadership: compassion, curiosity, clarity, creativity, courage, confidence, calm, and connectedness. These values guide how we lead, collaborate, and grow — individually and collectively.
ChangeMaker Collective recognizes and honours the traditional owners of the lands on which we operate, now known as Canada, the United States, and worldwide. From the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples to the Native American tribes of Turtle Island and Indigenous communities globally, we acknowledge their enduring connection to their territories.
Our Partners
- YEDi
Founder Leigh Mitchell teaches at Business and Marketing for Yedi (York Entrepreneurial Development Institute). - Prosperity Project
Founder Leigh Mitchell is a Mentor & Visionary for this charitable organization. - Rise
Founder Leigh Mitchell is a mentor of Rise – Rise supports individuals with addiction and mental health challenges to start and succeed in building businesses. - We-BC
- Government of Canada
- Women of Influence
- Stats Canada
- B-Corp
Founder Leigh Mitchell is a member of the educational member of B-Corp - York University School of Continuing Education
Founder Leigh Mitchell teaches at Business and Marketing.
About Us
Our Services
About Founder Leigh Mitchell
At a glance:
Impact Leader, Marketer, Brand & Event PR Consultant | Trainer | Teach @ York U & YEDI | Stats Canada Recognized DEI Expert | DEI & Mental Health Speaker | Host ChangeMaker Collective Podcast. Connect with me on LinkedIn. Subscribe to our LinkedIn Newsletter.
Leigh Mitchell is a dynamic personal and business branding leader, guiding small and medium-sized enterprises through Market Your Mission® Branding and her podcast, ChangeMaker Collective. As the founder of Women in Biz Network and the ChangeMaker Collective, she expanded the organization from a local group to a national community of over 35,000 members. Recognized by Statistics Canada for her diversity, equity, and inclusion expertise, Leigh holds an executive certificate in Marketing Leadership from Carleton University’s Sprott School of Business and credentials in ethical leadership, DEI, inclusive design, and social-emotional learning. Her passion for equity spans mental health, business, education, and sports. Leigh teaches marketing, public relations, and business at York University and the University of Guelph-Humber. She has collaborated with brands like Microsoft Canada, TELUS, and TD, and her insights have been featured in CBC & CTV News, The Globe and Mail, Chatelaine Magazine, and The Wall Street Journal. Leigh is a proud mother of two, a dedicated mental health advocate, and an outdoor enthusiast who enjoys exercising in nature or at the gym.
