Cheryl Sutherland is a Transformational Speaker, Business Strategist, and Founder of PleaseNotes, a for-purpose company of affirmation-filled products.

Creator Cheryl felt restless and underwhelmed at her 9 to 5. After spending over 1400 hours in learning and facilitating personal development, coaching, and reigniting her inner creativity, Cheryl created a company that inspires women to step into their own power by building confidence, clarity, and creativity. 

With a playful, energetic style, Cheryl has been able to grace the stage and work with different companies to spread the message of mindset growth and human potential. She has worked with companies such as Wonder Women Tech, WeWork, The Women’s Leadership Intensive, Freshbooks, Badassery Magazine, the Durham District School Board, and more.

From panels, keynotes, and workshops, Cheryl curate and presents material that leaves attendees with actionable steps and the inspiration to start making immediate changes in their lives.

In 2015, Cheryl started her company with one item, the PleaseNotes Sticky Note, and fully launched the brand with a successful Kickstarter campaign. Since then, PleaseNotes has expanded to include a suite of products that cater to customers worldwide, including Spain, the UK, Canada, Latin America, and Asia. Each purchase contributes 10% of the profits to support women empowerment initiatives in her local community.

PleaseNotes and Cheryl Sutherland have been endorsed by renowned changemakers Les Brown and Monique Coleman with the words, “This is a gift, this is special and extraordinary and deserves to be shared with the world.”

As a women’s empowerment expert, author, and entrepreneur, Cheryl Sutherland and PleaseNotes have been featured in Forbes, Huffington Post, Fast Company, American Express OPEN Forum, Thrive Global, Youngry, Hello Giggles, and InStyle Magazine.

Cheryl resides in between Los Angeles and Toronto, Ontario.