Sally Grimes is the Chief Executive Officer at Diageo, a global leader in beverage alcohol. Diageo has an outstanding collection of more than 200 brands, including Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, Don Julio, Guinness and more. With over 25 years’ experience in the food and beverage sector, she has a passion for developing a winning culture and is a dedicated champion of inclusion and diversity. Highlights of Sally's industry recognition include Fast Company's "Top 100 Most Creative People in Business" and Fortune’s "Most Powerful Women to Watch." Try Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye

Emma Walker has been working for Diageo for over 15 years. She has a background in scientific research with production expertise and has developed an encyclopaedic knowledge of whisky production, maturation and blending. Emma leads the whisky specialist team based in Menstrie, Scotland, and has access to more than 10 million casks of maturing Scotch whisky from distilleries across the four corners of Scotland. Try Johnnie Walker Black Label Scotch Whisky

Caroline Martin was one of Diageo's longest-serving whisky master blenders, retiring in 2021 after a 35-year career. She has helped blaze a trail for women in Scotch whisky and has built a reputation for mentoring talent in the industry. She has contributed her blending skills to some of the most iconic brands in the world, including Johnnie Walker, J&B, Bell's, Old Parr and Roe & Co. She was named Blender of the Year by The Spirits Business magazine in 2019. Try Roe & Co Blended Irish Whiskey

Karina Sánchez has worked in the tequila industry for over 15 years, from production to education to public relations. Her degree as a chemical engineer enables her to fully understand and communicate the tequila production process. Prior to working at Diageo, she was the public relations and promotion manager for the Mexican Tequila Chamber. During her career, she launched the first National Tequila Day and Tequila Cocktail Week celebrations in Mexico. Try Don Julio Blanco

Jenn Barak began her career as a harvest intern where she conducted various practices of field sampling to bottling. She then held various roles such as enologist, ranch lead and quality team lead for prestigious vineyards in Sonoma and the Russian River Valley. She later joined Louis M. Martini Winery to help uphold the business' legacy of superior craftsmanship in wine. Try Louis M. Martini Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon

Beth Liston has more than a decade of harvests behind her. She has accumulated a diverse collection of winemaking experiences from South Australia to Napa and now California's Central Valley. She constantly experiments with different grape varieties, innovative vineyard management and winemaking techniques to make exceptional wines like Longshot. Try Longshot Cabernet Sauvignon

Deb Juergenson's fascination with wine grapes started when she earned a bachelor's degree in geology. She then joined E & J Gallo Winery's coastal winemaking team where she had a hands-on role in blending for eight years. There, Deb acquired expertise that helped her create the number-one red blend wine in Canada, Apothic Wines. Try Apothic Red

Jenn Wall discovered her love for winemaking during her first harvest in 1991 in Sonoma. While learning winemaking skills on the job during the day and taking enology classes at night, Jenn developed expertise that earned her the role of Barefoot winemaker in 1995. Over the last 29 years, she has turned Barefoot into the most awarded wine brand in the U.S. Try Barefoot Pinot Grigio

We're committed to championing equitable representation and building communities where all individuals have access to the opportunities they need to thrive. That’s why we launched the Spirit of Inclusion Initiative, a program designed to create opportunities for diverse women to enter, advance and thrive in the beverage alcohol industry.

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We are proud to be working with Toronto-based illustrator Rachel Joanis. As a female artist, she understands the importance of representation, and the significance of seeing yourself reflected in art and media. The majority of her work focuses around women and promoting different ethnicities and body types to help further inclusivity and promote equal representation.

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In celebration of International Women's Day, we are proud to continue to come together for a sixth year in support of our partners at Women’s College Hospital Foundation. From March 3rd to March 20th, you can donate alongside your in-store purchase to support programs that break barriers and close critical health gaps for women and groups facing social and economic marginalization across Ontario.

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