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WBE Canada: In one sentence, describe what a typical day (pretend there’s a typical day) looks like in your world as President & CEO

Silvia: Family breakfast, devotion, focus work, lots of meetings with occasional breaks, cooking/eating dinner (actually, most of the weekdays my hubby takes care of dinners), back to reading, writing and catching up on projects while waiting for my hockey players to get back home. Yes, my life is pretty boring :)

WBE Canada: Rapid Fire Questions - let’s get to know Silvia Pencak on a personal level.

Favourite colour – Blue.

Favourite food – Slovak cuisine.

Favourite place on Earth – Sun, beach and a book.

Favourite book/author – Bible.

Favourite hobby – Swimming.

What is the one thing that you absolutely cannot live without – People.

WBE Canada: Give us one interesting fact about yourself that no-one would guess.

Silvia – English is my fourth language.

Silvia Pencak is the President & CEO of WBE Canada, a Canadian non-profit organization certifying women-owned businesses and opening the doors to corporate & government supply chains under supplier diversity programs across North America.

Silvia has more than 25 years of leadership experience in the nonprofit and business environment, leading transformational projects and teams. Her diverse international background spearheading successful initiatives gives her a wealth of experience to lead supplier diversity to its next level to support Canadian women-owned businesses.

Silvia believes in the power of partnerships and is always open to building alliances that benefit all involved. She is passionate about making a positive impact in her communities. She is a wife, mom to two girls and champion of 500+ Canadian women-owned businesses.

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