Coffee With Convery

Students and young professionals are facing barriers, uncertainty, biases, and changing priorities as they navigate the school to work transition. Their collective stories have inspired me and now I want to share these stories with you. My guest today is Grant McNaughton. Grant is a 2019 Ivey Scholar & Dean’s list graduate from the Ivey Business School at Western University. Grant is a strategic, pragmatic thinker with strong analytical skills. Grant’s experience spans across many private and public sectors, including start-ups and Fortune 100s. Grant got his start as Co-Founder & CMO of RollUP Solutions Inc. a social enterprise that collects and upcycles gently used mobility devices and then sells them at a more affordable rate to those in financial need, Worked at Bain and Company as a consultant for 3 years, and recently started working for himself as an independent management consultant. He is scheduled to begin his MBA at the Stanford Graduate School of Business in September. Grant loves all things social enterprise, LGBTQ2S+ advocacy, politics, as well as chocolate chip cookies. In his spare time, Grant enjoys traveling, enjoying a drink with friends, and skiing or running. #CoffeeWithConvery #Listen #Learn #BeInspired

Students and young professionals are facing barriers, uncertainty, biases, and changing priorities as they navigate the school to work transition. Their collective stories have inspired me and now I want to share these stories with you. On today’s episode we are going to continue the journey with Sports Talk where my invited guests will share how being an athlete has helped them to propel their skill building, their mindsets and their futures. “Sports Talk” also helps us understand the hurdles and barriers some athlete’s face while being in school, participating in sports and trying to balance the transition into the workplace. Now let’s meet Stephen Taylor. Stephen is a current student at the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics at University of Guelph due to graduate this year with a Bachelor of Commerce in Organizational Leadership and a minor in Marketing. Stephen also studied Management Sports and Recreation Management briefly while at James Madison University in the United States. Stephen has a vast number of years of experience working in client facing/ retail roles at McDonalds, Footlocker, and UPS and most recently landed his student job this coming summer with Adidas. With his school and work comes the balancing of his sports passion as he is currently a student-athlete on the varsity football team. In his spare time Stephen likes to workout, cook, and go fishing. I had the chance to talk Sports Talk: Thanksgiving, football and networking with Stephen Taylor and I am happy to share our conversation with you, Enjoy! #CoffeeWithConvery #SportsTalk #Listen #Learn #BeInspired

Students and young professionals are facing barriers, uncertainty, biases and changing priorities as they navigate the school to work transition. Their collective stories have inspired me and now I want to share these stories with you. My guest today is Vinayak Mahajan. Vinayak is a graduate of Georgian College with a Co-op Diploma, Computer Programmer, achieving Dean’s list in all of his semesters. Vinayak is a TedX Speaker (more to come on that in the show), #1 Global Bestselling Author, Founder & CEO of GiftAFeeling Inc., and a highly recognized thought leader in the gifting industry around the world. He has been published in Exceptional People Magazine, Business Digest Magazine, has been seen on CNBC, Wall Street Select, USA Today, LA Business Podcast, and has made live TV appearances on Ticker News. He leads a team of psychologists doing research in gifting psychology and has reinvented the word, Giftophobia, in the modern era. In his spare time Vinayak likes to detach digitally and go into nature camping, hiking, trekking, or just spending time in solitude away from the screens and out of the internet’s reach. I had the chance to talk Uncertainty, gifting and being an entrepreneur with Vinayak Mahajan and I am happy to share our conversation with you, Enjoy! #CoffeeWithConvery #Listen #Learn #BeInspired

Students and young professionals are facing barriers, uncertainty, biases and changing priorities as they navigate the school to work transition. Their collective stories have inspired me and now I want to share these stories with you. My guest today is Caroline Dack. Caroline is a 2021 graduate of the University of Waterloo with a degree in Arts and Business with a focus on Legal Studies and Women Studies. While at school, Caroline was the VP Communications of Women Studies Society, Member of UW Cabaret Club, Member of UW Animal Rights Society, & Member of Random Acts of Kindness Crew. In her spare time, Caroline likes to get lost in a good book, be creative in the kitchen and go on adventures with friends. I had the chance to talk silver linings, kindness and looking for a full-time job with Caroline Dack and I am happy to share our conversation with you, Enjoy! #CoffeeWithConvery #Listen #Learn #BeInspired

Students and young professionals are facing barriers, uncertainty, biases and changing priorities as they navigate the school to work transition. Their collective stories have inspired me and now I want to share these stories with you. My guest today is Jeffrey Hsu. Jeffrey is a 2018 graduate from Western University with a Bachelor of Management and Organizational Studies with a focus on Business Administration and Management. Jeffrey has spent the last few years working at TD as a Bank Teller and most recently with RBC as a risk analyst in Risk and Security Services, as a financial analyst in Global Technology Infrastructure and Global Equity Linked Products Analyst and Client Implementation Analyst in Capital Markets. He is now employed with Horizons ETFs as a Client Services Analyst and a Business Development Associate. In his spare time Jeffrey likes to being outdoors, playing golf and playing board games includes chess. I had the chance to talk Finance, networking and personal growth with Jeffrey Hsu and I am happy to share our conversation with you, Enjoy! #CoffeeWithConvery #Listen #Learn #BeInspired

Welcome to Throwback Thursday. If you are tuning in for the first time, “Throwback Thursday” is where I bring onto the show students and young talent that I met years ago and to see where they are now. My guest today is Christopher Martinez, a 2013 graduate from Ryerson University with a Bachelor of Commerce Finance Degree. Ryerson is actually where Christopher and I first met at a student networking event many years ago. Christopher has had a very successful finance career and has performed multiple financial roles with CIBC, Raymond James and now as VP of Loan Syndications, Corporate Client Group at RBC. In his spare time Christopher likes to cook, run and cycle when the weather is warm, and read personal development books with a nice cup of coffee. I had the chance to sit down to talk Throwback Thursday: Resiliency, cooking and building your own dream with Christopher Martinez and I am happy to share our conversation with you, Enjoy! #CoffeeWithConvery #throwbackthursday #Listen #Learn #BeInspired

Welcome to Careering Talk. If you are tuning in for the first time, “Careering Talk” is an open mic series to empower job and career seekers with knowledge, insights, career pathing and coaching to find that dream job and develop a career with purpose and impact. On today’s Careering Talk, I have invited friends and talent leaders to join me to talk all things recruiting in 2022. · Emma Surich, Manager, Talent Acquisition at ecobee · Jovic Howland, Campus Recruiter & Early Career Specialist, Ontario & Atlantic Canada at WSP · Bridget King, Talent Acquisition Manager, Early Talent at IBM · Sean MacLure, Manager, Campus Recruitment, Extendicare, Inc. · Anthony Paradiso, Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant, Intact I had the chance to sit down to talk Careering Talk: Recruiting in 2022 with these wonderful folks and I am happy to share our conversation with you, Enjoy! #CoffeeWithConvery #CareeringTalk #Recruiting #Mentorship #NationalMentoringMonth #Listen #Learn #BeInspired

Welcome to Careering Talk. If you are tuning in for the first time, “Careering Talk” is an open mic series to empower job and career seekers with knowledge, insights, career pathing and coaching to find that dream job and develop a career with purpose and impact. Our topic today is “Learning to be an Entrepreneur” with Dennis Gorya. Dennis is a 2020 graduate from the Schulich School of Business, York University with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies. I first met Dennis back in 2017 as he was a founding member of EDGE: Diversity in Leadership where he and a group of students set out to make a positive change for improving the outcomes for marginalized youth in Canada. Dennis was the force behind the technical beginnings and setup of this group that has now grown nationally across Canada and my relationship with the group and Dennis continues to this day. Dennis’ love for diversity, inclusion and his passion for being an entrepreneur is why I have asked Dennis to join me on this podcast. He continues to be a positive force for change, new ideas and innovation and he is the Founder and Head of Business Development and Partnerships at Tidal Commerce, a digital commerce consulting and engineering organization. He is also the youngest Shopify plus partner in the world, a designation only earned by organizations that have demonstrated commerce excellence. His day to day includes managing some of the largest e-commerce brands in the world, ensuring that Tidal adheres to its strict standards and continues to kick it out of the park for every client and partner. In his spare time, Dennis likes to read books, go to the gym for a treacherous workout, and spend time with his boyfriend and dear friends. I had the chance to sit down to talk Careering Talk: Learning to be an Entrepreneur with Dennis Gorya and I am happy to share our conversation with you, Enjoy! #CoffeeWithConvery #CareeringTalk #Networking #Mentorship #Entrepreneurship #NationalMentoringMonth #InformalLearning #Listen #Learn #BeInspired

Welcome to Careering Talk. If you are tuning in for the first time, “Careering Talk” is an open mic series to empower job and career seekers with knowledge, insights, career pathing and coaching to find that dream job and develop a career with purpose and impact. Today’s Careering Talk is a special one because January is #NationalMentoringMonth in Canada and I have invited guests that I have mentored and built relationships with to join me and share their experiences. The topic today is Networking and Mentorship with Jasman Bisram. Jasman is a 2020 graduate from the Goodman School of Business at Brock University with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting. In 2019, Jasman took a semester abroad with the Aston Business School where he studied courses in digital event marketing, human resources, and strategic leadership and joined the Student Formula One Racing team as a sponsorship and marketing coordinator. Jasman has had a number of work-integrated-learning experiences as an Accounts Payable Intern with Carillion Canada, Inc., SharePoint Intern with Nucleus Independent Living, Project Control Officer and a Business Systems Analyst with RBC and as a Junior Analyst Intern with Framework Venture Partners. He also held the Delegate and President roles for Goodman DECA which led to many wins in international marketing categories from 2017 to 2019 and as President he led 8 executives and 56 students, to successfully conduct an invitational competition at Brock University with planning and hosting of 140 students from eight different colleges and universities across Ontario. For those that do not know DECA. DECA is a non-profit organization that prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality and management in high schools and colleges around the globe. Jasman has recently held full-time roles with Body Brave and Open Text as a Project Coordinator. He is a Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) and is extremely passionate about acquiring the Project Management Professional (PMP) designation and a Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) designation to become a future project manager. In his spare time, Jasman likes to listen to music, eat food, and live an active and well balanced lifestyle. I had the chance to sit down to talk Careering Talk: Networking and Mentorship with Jasman Bisram and I am happy to share our conversation with you, Enjoy! #CoffeeWithConvery #CareeringTalk #Networking #Mentorship #NationalMentoringMonth #InformalLearning #Listen #Learn #BeInspired

Welcome to Careering Talk. If you are tuning in for the first time, “Careering Talk” is an open mic series to empower job and career seekers with knowledge, insights, career pathing and coaching to find that dream job and develop a career with purpose and impact. Today’s Careering Talk is a special one because January is #NationalMentoringMonth in Canada and I have invited guests that I have mentored and built relationships with to join me and share their experiences. The topic today is Networking and Mentorship with Jaime Garbett. Jaime is a 2015 graduate from the University of Guelph with a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences. During school, Jaime was an undergraduate research assistant with the University of Guelph. She is a recipient of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Undergraduate Student Research Award. Since graduation, Jaime has worked at the M&M Food Market as a Product Consultant, been an Associate in the RBC Career Launch Program, been an Analyst for the RBC High Risk Client Team, worked as an Executive Assistant for RBC Caribbean Banking and most recently become a Coordinator, Enterprise Distribution Strategy with the RBC Global Asset Management Team. In her spare time, Jaime likes to expand on her journey of continuous discovery through different courses, spend time with her 10 week-old niece, and binge far too much Netflix! Jaime is a 2015 graduate from the University of Guelph with a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences. During school, Jaime was an undergraduate research assistant with the University of Guelph. She is a recipient of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Undergraduate Student Research Award. Since graduation, Jaime has worked at the M&M Food Market as a Product Consultant, been an Associate in the RBC Career Launch Program, been an Analyst for the RBC High Risk Client Team, worked as an Executive Assistant for RBC Caribbean Banking and most recently become a Coordinator, Enterprise Distribution Strategy with the RBC Global Asset Management Team. In her spare time, Jaime likes to expand on her journey of continuous discovery through different courses, spend time with her 10 week-old niece, and binge far too much Netflix! I had the chance to sit down to talk Careering Talk: Networking and Mentorship with Jaime Garbett and I am happy to share our conversation with you, Enjoy! #CoffeeWithConvery #CareeringTalk #Networking #Mentorship #NationalMentoringMonth #InformalLearning #Listen #Learn #BeInspired