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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

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 National Mentoring Month in Canada and I have invited a student panel to join me and share their experiences. Our topic today is Networking and Mentorship and my guests are: Jeffrey Howson, attending McMaster University, enrolled in Honours Bachelor of Commerce, Finance Degree with expected graduation of May 2023. Lucas Hervato, attended University of Ottawa, graduated with a Bachelor of Finance Degree, December 2021. Shelina Sarin, attending University of Waterloo, enrolled in Honours Bachelor of Arts and Business Co-op, Sociology/ Legal Studies Degree with expected graduation in May 2022. Alex Meile, attending University of Toronto, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, enrolled in Masters Global Affairs Degree with expected graduation in May 2022. Robertha Alvarez, attending George Brown College, enrolled in Computer Programming Degree with expected graduation in May 2022. I had the chance to sit down to talk Careering Talk: Networking and Mentorship with Jeffrey, Lucas, Shelina, Alex and Robertha 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. Our topic today is Adult Learning and Career Navigation with Mazen Farroukh. Mazen is 2008 honors graduate from the American University of Beirut (AUB) in Beirut, Lebanon with a Bachelor of Business Administration / Finance degree. Mazen is an academic award recipient of the Dean’s Entrance Scholarship at Smith awarded to students based on academic excellence and currently enrolled at Smith School of Business in a Master of Finance degree program. Mazen holds a CFA charter to his name and has a great deal of work experience in private equity, equity research and investment banking at Goldman Sachs. He is skilled at discovering investment opportunities, developing valuation models, and drafting investment presentations. In his spare time, Mazen likes to play soccer, tennis and explore new countries. I had the chance to sit down to talk Careering Talk: Adult Learning and Career Navigation with Mazen Farroukh and I am happy to share our conversation with you, Enjoy! #CoffeeWithConvery #CareeringTalk #Careering #MazenFarroukh #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 Omar Abu Samra. Omar, is studying Software Development & Network Engineering at Sheridan College. At Sheridan College, Omar manages a community for over 900 students, bringing students interested in software development together for mutual learning and motivation. In addition to school, Omar spends his time learning new technologies. Omar is proficient in various technologies and programming languages such as Java, Spring Boot, C#, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, NodeJS, React and more! Omar’s long-term goal is to land a software development role where he can apply his passion to deliver valuable applications. He also aspires to continue his passion for coaching and mentoring students in the tech field, making sure they stay motivated no matter the hurdles or obstacles. In his spare time Omar has multiple hobbies! He loves photography and often goes around the GTA with his camera to take photos of the beautiful landscapes. He also enjoys scouting for owls as he loves their mysteriousness and their looks. When he’s not outside, Omar volunteers as a Tech Lead at a Sheridan club called Hackademics where he develops websites for their hackathons and more! I had the chance to talk College, coding and compassion with Omar Abu Samra and I am happy to share our conversation with you, Enjoy! #NationalMentoringMonth #Mentorship #InformalLearning #CoffeeWithConvery #OmarAbuSamra #Listen #Learn #BeInspired

On today’s #CoffeeWithConvery podcast we are continuing the series “Throwback Thursday” 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 Mary Yao. Mary is a graduate from the Ivey Business School at Western University with an Honors in Business Administration and recently received her MBA from the University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business. Mary and I met a few years back at IBM Canada in Global Business Services when she was in the Consulting by Degrees Program. Since then Mary has gone on to perform multiple roles at Oliver Wyman in New York City, to become an innovation consultant at Hass@Work at UC Berkeley Innovation Agency and now as a Product Manager at Adobe in San Francisco, California. In her spare time Mary likes to host dinner parties, meet new people and travel around the world – all things I’m told were deeply hampered by COVID. But instead, Mary has taken up snowboarding quite a bit. I had the chance to sit down to talk Throwback Thursday Celebrating life, pseudo-random events and showing up with Mary Yao and I am happy to share our conversation with you, Enjoy! #CoffeeWithConvery #ThrowbackThursday #TBT #MaryYao #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 Aaron Ambrose. Aaron is currently enrolled at Huron University focusing on a Bachelor of Management and Organizational Studies Honours with a Specialization in Organizational Studies, Policy, and Ethics and expected to graduate in 2023. Aaron is also the 2017 recipient of the Alberta First Year Scholarship which was awarded to him for being the Alberta Student with the highest average entering Huron University College at Western University. Aaron also has volunteered his time as the Vice President Finance | Huron Queer Association and has a strong interest in the preservation of human rights. This summer, Aaron was an Operations Agent for RBC and is currently an RBC Student Ambassador at Huron University if you would like to connect with him back on campus. In his spare time, Aaron likes to spend time with friends and family, binge new Netflix shows, and follow politics. I had the chance to talk Self-Acceptance, empathy and compassion with Aaron Ambrose and I am happy to share our conversation with you, Enjoy! #CoffeeWithConvery #AaronAmbrose #Listen #Learn #BeInspired

With November being Career Month in Canada, we are going to extend the 2021 theme of “It’s Possible” into December with the series “Careering Talk” and speak with some amazing guests today. 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 The Power of Meaningful Connections with my friends and guests Todd Pastor and Kim Magnus. Todd Pastor is a graduate of Youngstown State University with Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Marketing/Marketing Management. Todd has deep knowledge and expertise working in the CPG Industry with a focus on Food and Beverage for fortune 100 organizations. He has a strong cross-functional background within Sales, Category Management & Insights, Brand and Customer Marketing, Sales Strategy and Planning and People Leadership. Todd has held a number of executive sales and marketing positions with The Dannon Company, Inc, Diageo, Dole Food Company, Miller-Coors, Red Bull, The Heineken Company, Pabst Brewing Company and now with Breakthru Beverage Group as the Senior Director for Walmart/ Sam's Club in Bentonville, Arkansas. In his spare time, Todd likes cooking, entertaining, photography, travel and spend time with his two golden retrievers (Jersey and Jake). Kim Magnus is a graduate of York University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science.  Kim is a dynamic and engaging sales leader with a passion for inspiring performance driven teams who challenge the status quo, operate outside their comfort zone & leverage analytics to deliver differentiating insight grounded business plans. Kim has held a number of executive sales and marketing positions with Mattel, Inc., The Heinken Company, Pabst Brewing Company and now as the Senior Vice President and Country Manager for The NPD Group. In her spare time, Kim likes to golf and spend time with her family and her two dogs (Toby and Henley). I had the chance to sit down with Todd and Kim to discuss Careering Talk: The Power of Meaningful Connections and I am happy to share our conversation with you, Enjoy! #CoffeeWithConvery #CareeringTalk #CareerMonth #Careering #Listen #Learn #BeInspired