A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to hear Barb Stegemann give a keynote address at the Saint John Leader Quest 2011 Momentum Group event courtesay of Enterprise Saint John. Barb Stegemann founded The 7 Virtues and is the author of The 7 Virtues of a Philosopher Queen. She has appeared on Dragon’s Den and moved several of the Dragons to tears with her story.
Barb empowers communities by buying organic oils for fragrances from suppliers in Afghanistan and Haiti. I believe this is truly an example of “Occupational Therapy” at its best; enable occupation through meaningful activity. Thank-you Barb for sharing your story and re-inspiring my mission to bring occupational therapy to the world.
As you can see I was also moved by her journey in life and business and off I went with a box full of autographed books for friends and family.
To quote Barb, ” The most beautiful model in the world is a role model”.
As a side note you can see Barb behind me, signing books…if you have the chance to meet her in person please do.
