Sep 30, 2025
Healing through business
Discover how Jack59 founder Vanessa Marshall uses Indigenous entrepreneurship, values-based leadership and B Corp practices to heal and build community.
Authored by TELUS Business
Entrepreneurship is often measured in revenue and growth, but for Vanessa Marshall, building a business was about something much deeper: healing, identity and community.
In this powerful episode of the TELUS Business podcast, we sit down with the founder of Jack59, an award-winning and B Corp-certified sustainable hair care brand. Vanessa candidly shares her journey from addiction recovery to launching a thriving, values-led business rooted in Indigenous wisdom and environmental responsibility.
Released in honour of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, this conversation offers a profound look at how business can serve as a vehicle for positive social change, economic reconciliation and community resilience.
Here's what you’ll learn in this episode:
- From recovery to resilience: Vanessa’s personal journey from overcoming addiction to founding a certified B Corp.
- Truth and reconciliation in action: Key insights on economic reconciliation directly from an Indigenous business leader.
- Values-based leadership: How staying true to your core principles can drive real-world impact and business success.
- Actionable support: Practical ways business leaders and consumers can meaningfully support Indigenous entrepreneurs.
