In this closing solo episode of Season 4 of Tune Up Your Warrior, Jenny Chen reflects on belonging, what it means, where we find it, and how we learn to create it for ourselves and others.

She shares more of her own story, including the experiences that shaped her understanding of identity, visibility, and finding her place in spaces that were not always designed with her in mind.

From there, Jenny looks back on her year of yes, a year of choosing possibility, taking risks, and saying yes to opportunities she never could have planned for.

And then came the summer of yes.

A summer spent with people who made her feel like she belonged. A summer filled with unexpected invitations, new friendships, community, laughter, uncomfortable firsts, and some pretty incredible opportunities that she never went looking for.

What she realized is that almost none of those opportunities came from chasing them. They came through relationships. Through people she had met in this chapter who were doing incredible things themselves and who invited her into their worlds.

Because maybe that is what belonging actually looks like.

Not one giant moment when somebody finally tells you that you have made it, but hundreds of smaller ones. Being invited. Being remembered. Being trusted. Making room for somebody else. And leaving people feeling a little more seen than they did before they met you.

Jenny also reflects on what four seasons of Tune Up Your Warrior have taught her, and expresses her gratitude to every guest who trusted her with their story, everyone behind the scenes who helped make these conversations possible, and every listener who pressed play, shared an episode, or reached out to say that something they heard stayed with them.

Season 4 may be ending, but the year of yes isn't over yet.

Tune Up Your Warrior is taking a short summer break before returning for Season 5 on September 9, with a very special guest joining Jenny behind the microphone: her husband, Dan.

Until then, thank you for listening, for sharing these stories, and for being part of this little podcast that somehow became something much bigger than Jenny ever imagined. 🎙️❤️

What if supplier diversity is not a side initiative, but one of the clearest indicators of whether an organization actually understands growth, innovation and economic resilience?

In this episode of Tune Up Your Warrior, Jenny sits down with Cassandra Dorrington, President and CEO of the Canadian Aboriginal and Minority Supplier Council, for a conversation about supplier diversity as a real business and economic strategy.

For more than fifteen years, Cassandra has championed the growth of Indigenous and racialized suppliers in Canada and internationally. She has helped corporations build more inclusive procurement practices, connected suppliers with potential buyers and created stronger access to opportunity.

Cassandra has also been recognized as one of Atlantic Business Magazine’s 25 Most Powerful Women and one of DiversityCan Magazine’s Top 10 Leaders in People Strategy and Workplace Culture for 2025.

In this episode, they explore:

🌱 Why supplier diversity is not charity or optics, but strategy

💼 What organizations are still getting wrong about access and opportunity⚖️ The difference between performative commitment and real accountability

🚪 The systemic barriers diverse suppliers continue to face

📈 What companies leave on the table when they ignore diverse suppliers

✨ What meaningful leadership looks like when inclusion is built into how business is actually done

This conversation is an important reminder that organizations cannot expect greater innovation, stronger ecosystems and more resilient growth while continuing to build through the same narrow channels.

Learn more from CAMSC

CAMSC has several upcoming opportunities for businesses and suppliers looking to grow, build relationships and better understand the certification process.

Its upcoming Trade Missions are designed to help diverse suppliers connect with new markets and corporate opportunities, while the Supplier Certification session offers a closer look at how certification works and the value it can create.

Trade Missions: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/5RVQ8B7

Supplier Certification session: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/bMhRYcJyQlukNVqtrwbwUg#/registration

Find out more about CAMSC here: https://camsc.ca/

What does it actually take to remove barriers for young people?

In this episode of Tune Up Your Warrior, Jenny sits down with Adrienne Vienneau, CEO of Christie Lake Kids, an organization that has been supporting children and youth from low-income communities in Ottawa for over 100 years.

Through free programming, deep community engagement, and a commitment to meeting families where they are, Christie Lake Kids is redefining what access and belonging look like in practice.

In this conversation, they explore:

• The real barriers families face beyond cost — including transportation, safety, and inclusion
• Why going into communities matters more than expecting people to come to you
• How programs are co-created based on lived experience and feedback
• The importance of social-emotional development and safe spaces for youth
• What gives Adrienne hope about the next generation

This episode is a powerful reminder that creating opportunity isn’t just about access — it’s about belonging.

To learn more about Christie Lake Kids, visit https://christielakekids.com/https://christielakekids.com/