# Event Details - **Event Name**: TBIF Conversations in Calgary: April Hicke and Lara Murphy - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 17 Sep, 2026 at 09:00 am – Thu, 17 Sep, 2026 at 10:30 am (-06:00) - **Event Description**: A fireside chat with April Hicke, Co-Founder and CEO, Toast & Lara Murphy, Co-Founder and CEO, Ryan Murphy Construction & Calgary Wild FCAbout this EventJoin us in Calgary for the next instalment of The Brand is Female Conversation Series presented by TD Women in Enterprise.Some of the most powerful businesses are built not simply by identifying a gap in the market, but by questioning why that gap exists in the first place. Join us for a conversation with Lara Murphy, President and CEO of Calgary Wild FC and owner of Ryan Murphy Construction, and April Hicke, Founder and CEO of Toast, two Calgary entrepreneurs who have built successful organizations while challenging conventions in industries where women have historically been underrepresented.From construction and professional sport to technology, Lara has spent her career entering spaces where few women have traditionally held positions of ownership and leadership. As owner of Ryan Murphy Construction, Calgary’s only female-owned commercial construction firm, she has built a nationally recognized business while championing greater inclusion within the industry. Today, as President and CEO of Calgary Wild FC, she is helping build the business of professional women’s sport in Canada from the ground up, creating new opportunities for athletes and a new generation of fans.April is tackling another persistent gap: the representation and advancement of women in technology. She founded Toast to rethink how women access opportunities, networks and compensation in the tech sector. What began as a community for women in tech has evolved into a fast-growing talent and recruitment company connecting thousands of women with employers while helping organizations build more diverse teams. In the process, April is demonstrating how a clear social purpose can become the foundation for a scalable business.Together, Lara and April offer two compelling examples of what happens when entrepreneurs refuse to accept the status quo. Their stories raise bigger questions about who gets access to opportunity, how businesses can challenge entrenched systems, and what it takes to turn a mission into an organization built for growth.Join us for an inspiring conversation about entrepreneurship, breaking barriers, building and scaling businesses, creating opportunity, and what it means to lead change from within industries that are themselves being transformed.Event details:When: Thursday, September 17th, 2026What time: 9am networking breakfast, followed by a panel from 9:30am to 10:30amWhere: aspiHer Women's Business Club Calgary, 139 17th Ave SWThe panel will be moderated by Eva Hartling, Founder, The Brand is Female. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/calgary/tbif-conversations-in-calgary-april-hicke-and-lara-murphy/100001998360099853 - **Event Categories**: fitness, Business, Sports, Contests - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 26.25, max: 26.25, currency: CAD ## Event venue details - **city**: Calgary - **state**: AB - **country**: Canada - **location**: aspiHer Women's Business Club - **lat**: 51.037568 - **long**: -114.0655639 - **full address**: aspiHer Women's Business Club, 139 17 Avenue Southwest, Calgary, Canada ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: TBIF Conversations in Calgary: April Hicke and Lara Murphy - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/dd458baa4133624c24fe4d1f42dcf0fc74f43157fea80468161eb54fbc4a5b17-rimg-w1200-h632-dc480828-gmir.jpg?v=1787405669 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is TBIF Conversations in Calgary: April Hicke and Lara Murphy being held? - **A:** TBIF Conversations in Calgary: April Hicke and Lara Murphy takes place on Thu, 17 Sep, 2026 at 09:00 am to Thu, 17 Sep, 2026 at 10:30 am at aspiHer Women's Business Club, 139 17 Avenue Southwest, Calgary, Canada. - **Q**: Who is organizing TBIF Conversations in Calgary: April Hicke and Lara Murphy? - **A:** TBIF Conversations in Calgary: April Hicke and Lara Murphy is organized by The Brand is Female / Femmes de marque. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "TBIF Conversations in Calgary: April Hicke and Lara Murphy", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/dd458baa4133624c24fe4d1f42dcf0fc74f43157fea80468161eb54fbc4a5b17-rimg-w1200-h632-dc480828-gmir.jpg?v=1787405669", "startDate": "2026-09-17T09:00:00-06:00", "endDate": "2026-09-17T10:30:00-06:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/calgary/tbif-conversations-in-calgary-april-hicke-and-lara-murphy/100001998360099853", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "aspiHer Women's Business Club", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "139 17 Avenue Southwest", "postalCode": "T2S 0A1", "addressLocality": "Calgary", "addressRegion": "AB", "addressCountry": "CA" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "51.037568", "longitude": "-114.0655639" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "A fireside chat with April Hicke, Co-Founder and CEO, Toast & Lara Murphy, Co-Founder and CEO, Ryan Murphy Construction & Calgary Wild FC", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "CAD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-08-22", "availabilityEnds": "2026-09-17T10:30:00-06:00", "validFrom": "2026-08-22", "lowPrice": "26.25", "highPrice": "26.25", "price": "26.25", "url": "https://allevents.in/calgary/tbif-conversations-in-calgary-april-hicke-and-lara-murphy/100001998360099853" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "CAD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-08-22", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-08-22", "url": "https://allevents.in/calgary/tbif-conversations-in-calgary-april-hicke-and-lara-murphy/100001998360099853", "price": "26.25", "name": "General Admission" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "The Brand is Female Femmes de marque", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/the-brand-is-female-femmes-de-marque/22762439", "description": "We highlight, enable and accelerate equitable and inclusive leadership. The Brand is Female transforms workplace culture by fostering inclusion and equity, thereby granting women and other underrepresented leaders access to new opportunities.To further our mission and services, we are introducing TBIF Conversations Series, a monthly conference series alternating between Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver, presented by TD Women in Enterprise.Visit our websiteNous mettons en lumière et accélérons le leadership équitable et inclusif. Femmes de marque transforme la culture du travail en favorisant l’inclusion et l'équité, permettant ainsi aux femmes et aux autres leaders sous-représenté-es d'accéder à de nouvelles opportunités.Afin de promouvoir notre mission et nos services, nous lançons la série Conversations Femmes de marque, une série de conférences mensuelles alternant entre Montréal, Toronto et Vancouver, présentée par TD Femmes in Enterprise.Visitez notre site web" } ] } ] ```