Tell us about your business

LegalShield offers legal and identity theft benefits to individuals, families and business owners.
Members use these benefits to be proactive about avoiding identity theft issues and for legal issues like wills, emergency automobile accidents,  and general legal advice and much more.

Biography

Willi Shillinglaw is a passionate advocate for access to affordable legal advice and identity theft protection. Willi was a founding member bringing the much-needed service to the Ontario market in 1999. In her role as Director with LegalShield she promotes awareness and educates individuals and business owners on how they can take action to protect themselves against the risk of identity theft and timely legal services.
Willi has been a small business owner and entrepreneur for over 25 years. Willi also served as the one founding board members  and director of Emily’s House – the first children’s hospice in Toronto.  Her experience includes establishing a successful franchise operation in the Personal Image Consulting industry, and growing the enterprise from a small home-based business to an exciting enterprise with 8 franchisees in GTA. When is Willi is not working, you will find her volunteering at various churches and charities and spending time every second she can with her grandchildren and family.  Connect with Willi on Twitter and Linkedin  and at her website http://wshillinglaw.com

Who are you outside of work?

Wife, Mother of 4 and grandmother of 9.
Worked as a hospice volunteer , supporting persons living with life-limiting illness, since 1995 both as front line support and board member. Experienced the amazing blessing of being a founding member in the drive to build the first Children’s Hospice in Toronto , Emily’s House.

Love god, love people and love to have fun.

What motivated you to start your business or choose your profession?

Recognized the need for the services this business provided.

How do you overcome business challenges or obstacles?

Faith in positive outcome and work on myself by reading good books,
listening to positive and uplifting music and talking it out with mentors and learning from those who have overcome similar challenges.

What are your greatest strengths?

Positive Attitude ,Encourager ,Public Speaking.
Faith ,Family and Friends, Business, Hospice

Love God, Love People and Love to have fun.

What are your favourite business tools?

iPad ,Website, Overhead Presentations, Phone

What advice would you give to other business owners?

Always keep your eye on the dream and work to make it come alive

Tell us about a helpful business book you have read. Why was it helpful?

The 21 Indispensale Qualities Of A Leader, John Maxwell

A great guide to staying on track

Member Biography

Willi Shillinglaw is a passionate advocate for access to affordable legal advice and identity theft protection. Willi was a founding member bringing the much needed service to the Ontario market in 1999. In her role as Director with LegalShield she promotes awareness and educates individuals and business owners on how they can take action to protect themselves against the risk of identity theft and timely legal services.
Willi has been a small business owner and entrepreneur for over 25 years. Her experience included establishing a successful franchise operation in the Personal Image Consulting industry, and growing the enterprise from a small home based business to an exciting enterprise with 8 franchisees in GTA.

Connect at  http://wshillinglaw.com/

Connect on Twitter at https://twitter.com/WillShillinglaw