16 Muskoka Outstanding BusinessWomen’s Awards 2009
Young Entrepreneur of the Year
AWARD
Nominees
Recipient
Association.
“I love running my own
launched an online writer’s
business because I give peo-
directory, Brady Magazine,
ple in our community differ-
which was voted one of the
ent options and access to
top 101 Websites for Writers
achieve better oral health,”
by Writer’s Digest from 2003
says Smith, who has eight
to 2007. As a writer and an
years experience as a dental
artist, she wanted to focus on
assistant and hygienist. “Den-
clients that were fellow writ-
tal hygiene is truly what I
ers and artists.
love to do.”
“The reason why I decided
When she’s not working
to do it was because there
three days a week for a local
were so many creative servic-
dentist, Smith devotes as
es that market but they charge
much time as possible to her
you an arm and a leg,” she
business, including weekends
says. “I wanted to put the
SARAH and evenings to best accom-
KRISSY BRADY focus back onto the client,
SMITH modate her clients.
Owner, Just Joan working with their budget, so
She also gives her time to
Marketing Services that they can put their energy
Owner, Gentle Dental help the less fortunate during
Krissy Brady likes to watch towards their work.”
As a young entrepreneur, free dental days across
her clients grow and takes Armed with the experience
Sarah Smith has experienced Muskoka, and finds time to professional denture cleaning to help them. Not only does
pride in knowing she has from creating and running her
much triumph and success spend with her young family. and labelling. She specializes she provide dental care here
played a role in their success. own website, she transferred
with an innovative business Equipped with a portable in working with seniors and in Muskoka, she helps those
Brady is the sole proprietor those skills towards a career
she launched last year. chair and mobile dental tools, those with special needs. abroad by bringing tooth-
and owner of Just Joan Mar- in website design and market-
A registered dental hygien- she provides house calls Iris Smith nominated her brushes to the less fortunate
keting Services, a website ing.
ist, Smith is the owner of throughout Muskoka, travel- daughter-in-law for the young when she travels.
design and online marketing “I wanted to contribute
Gentle Dental, a mobile ling to private residences, entrepreneur award because The most rewarding part of
service for small businesses. more to the community, and
hygiene service. retirement facilities and nurs- of her professional and Sarah Smith’s work is the
She was born to be a writer, put more fun into it,” says
Smith’s business proposal ing homes. thoughtful approach towards positive effect and impact she
and at a young age she Brady.
received positive feedback Offering a large range of her clients. has on the oral health of her
applied her skills to published Creating a healthy business
after various courses, oral care treatments to her “The kind and gentle per- clients.
work through newspaper arti- for herself, the young Graven-
research and presentations to clients of all ages, she per- sonality that is Sarah really “My greatest success is
cles, short stories and a stage hurst resident is full of ideas
the dental community. From forms teeth cleaning, polish- shows through in her patient seeing first hand the differ-
play which won an award at and future goals, and she
that, her business was ing, whitening and fittings for care,” she notes ence I have made in some-
the Sears Drama Festival. approaches them with enthu-
launched last May after she custom mouth guards. She She says Smith has a gen- one’s life,” she says. “And
After high school she pub- siasm, integrity and profes-
was initiated into the also offers oral health assess- uinely caring nature towards with that, it is all worth-
lished a book of poetry, and sionalism.
Ontario Dental Hygienists’ ments and referrals, as well as others and has a natural desire while.”
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...to all the 2009 award recipients
and winners of the
and nominees.
Outstanding
We applaud the dynamic and infulential women whose
efforts are providing leardership to Muskoka’s
BusinessWomen’s growing business community.
Awards
2009
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