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Nicole DeKort left her job as president and CEO of Medtech Canada in search of "something I wasn't sure I would be able to find" when she divorced in 2008.
"I had been working in politics at the time and was commuting from Markham to downtown Toronto, working long hours and many evenings and weekends," she tells the CBC.
"This meant a drastic change in lifestyle for me on the weeks that I had my kids and also made me realize the importance of work satisfaction and a fulfilling life outside of lifestyle."
She left Queen's Park, in search of something "that made me feel I was making a positive difference in the world," and she found it: "They are an incredible group of very smart, hard working, passionate people that pour their heart and souls into their jobs and are extremely successful at what they doand at the same time, we have implemented a number of practices to ensure that work/life balance is possible and that your family comes firstand at the same time, always."
DeKort, who has two kids, is now the first female CEO of a Canadian life sciences company.
She tells the CBC that she hopes her story will inspire more women to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and