Coffee With Convery

Students and young professionals are facing barriers, uncertainty, biases, changing priorities and now a pandemic as they navigate the school to work transition. Their collective stories have inspired me and now I want to share these stories with you.  Now let’s meet Jayna! Jayna Sutaria has a passion (obsession) for diving deep into complex problems, creating innovative solutions, and curating compelling stories. She is also in her last semester of the Bachelor of Business Administration (Co-op) - Information Systems degree at the Goodman School of Business at Brock University. In her spare time, Jayna is a proud Lego collector, Bollywood dancer, and dog mom to Zuko (her 3-month old Goldendoodle)! I had the chance to sit down to talk Uncertainty, networking and sunshine with Jayna Sutaria and I am happy to share our conversation with you, Enjoy! #CoffeeWithConvery #JaynaSutaria #Listen #Learn #BeInspired March is #National #Coop & #WorkIntegratedLearning Month #innovateWIL

Students and young professionals are facing barriers, uncertainty, biases, changing priorities and now a pandemic as they navigate the school to work transition. Their collective stories have inspired me and now I want to share these stories with you.  Now let’s meet Fuad. Fuad Mohamed holds an Honors Bachelor of Commerce Degree with a focus in Finance and minor in Economics from McMaster University. He is currently an associate in the Debt Capital Markets group at RBC Capital Markets supporting the firm’s investment grade origination business for Power & Utilities, Energy and Metals and Mining clients. I had the chance to sit down to talk Pizza, finance and problem-solving with Fuad Mohamed and I am happy to share our conversation with you, Enjoy! #CoffeeWithConvery #FuadMohamed #Listen #Learn #BeInspired March is #National #Coop & #WorkIntegratedLearning Month #innovateWIL

Students and young professionals are facing barriers, uncertainty, biases, changing priorities and now a pandemic as they navigate the school to work transition. Their collective stories have inspired me and now I want to share these stories with you.  Now let’s meet Jash! Jash Kalyani is a third-year business student at Ivey Business School at Western and he did his first two years in Political Science at Huron University. Jash has a deep passion for diversity, equity, and inclusion and he recently was awarded a $10,000 scholarship from the Ontario Remembrance Scholarship Committee and the Ministry of Colleges and Universities for his work creating the Huron Cares Case Competition and the Huron Indian Cultural Association I had the chance to sit down to talk ED&I, stories and pre-conceived expectations with Jash Kalyani and I am happy to share our conversation with you, Enjoy! #CoffeeWithConvery #JashKalyani #Listen #Learn #BeInspired March is #National #Coop & #WorkIntegratedLearning Month #innovateWIL

Students and young professionals are facing barriers, uncertainty, biases, changing priorities and now a pandemic as they navigate the school to work transition. Their collective stories have inspired me and now I want to share these stories with you.  Now let’s meet Banky! Bankole (Banky) Alade is a 5th year student at the University of Guelph working on his Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing Management, Bankole has a deep passion and creative interest for all things Marketing and starting to venture into the world of business. Bankole also is the Co-Founder with Guelph’s Black Professionals Club. I had the chance to sit down to talk University of Guelph Black Professional Club, personal struggles and Nigerian jollof rice with Bankole Alade and I am happy to share our conversation with you, Enjoy! #CoffeeWithConvery #BankoleAlade #Listen #Learn #BeInspired March is #National #Coop & #WorkIntegratedLearning Month #innovateWIL

Students and young professionals are facing barriers, uncertainty, biases, changing priorities and now a pandemic as they navigate the school to work transition. Their collective stories have inspired me and now I want to share these stories with you.  Now let’s meet Ryan! Ryan Shotlander completed his Bachelor of Commerce degree in 2018 at Ryerson University where he studied economics and finance. During his undergrad, Ryan completed 4 co-op work terms, 3 of which were at RBC. After he graduated, he went on to work at the Bank of Canada, Canada’s central bank, as a research assistant in the Financial Markets Analysis and Research Division where he co-authored several Staff Analytical Notes on the Canadian financial system. After 2 years at the Bank of Canada, he decided to return to school and is currently enrolled in the Master of Financial Economics (MFE) program at the University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management. Ryan is currently working as an Intern Analyst in the Developed Markets Rates & FX team with the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and will be joining the RBC Capital Markets Global Markets Program this summer. I had the chance to sit down to talk Heteroscedasticity, economics and skills with Ryan Shotlander and I am happy to share our conversation with you, Enjoy! #CoffeeWithConvery #RyanShotlander #Listen #Learn #BeInspired March is #National #Coop & #WorkIntegratedLearning Month #innovateWIL

Students and young professionals are facing barriers, uncertainty, biases, changing priorities and now a pandemic as they navigate the school to work transition. Their collective stories have inspired me and now I want to share these stories with you.  Now let’s meet Ramy! Ramy Ayash is an Analytics Developer in the Quantitative Analytics Integration group at RBC Capital Markets and a Queen’s University School of Computing alumni. He joined RBC in 2017 as a PEY in the Global Derivatives Regulatory Reporting department, where he was also an RBC Student Partner responsible for hosting the Ten Thousand Coffees Leadership Speaker Series. Upon his return to Queen’s University for his final year of studies, he flew the RBC flag proudly as a Campus Ambassador for the T&O and Capital Markets groups. Ramy has a passion for Agile Methodologies and Lean Implementation, as he is a Certified Scrum Master and has been his teams’ Scrum Master since 2019. He is also a huge advocate for diversity and inclusion as he is currently sits as a Co-Chair on RBC Capital Markets’ D&I Employee Resource Group, MOSAIC, which has a mission of helping newcomers and minorities thrive and succeed in our industry and communities as well as fostering an inclusive and equal environment for all. I had the chance to sit down to talk derivatives, fried chicken and computer science with Ramy Ayash and I am happy to share our conversation with you, Enjoy! #CoffeeWithConvery #RamyAyash #Listen #Learn #BeInspired March is #National #Coop & #WorkIntegratedLearning Month #innovateWIL

Students and young professionals are facing barriers, uncertainty, biases, changing priorities and now a pandemic as they navigate the school to work transition. Their collective stories have inspired me and now I want to share these stories with you.  Now let’s meet Jake! Jake Bradshaw is thoughtful and inspiring individual whom I meet a couple of years ago here in Toronto. Jake is a graduate from Queens University and has a Bachelor of Arts Honors in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics. I had the chance to sit down to talk Mental wellness, oatmeal with peanut butter and startups with Jake Bradshaw and I am happy to share our conversation with you, Enjoy! #CoffeeWithConvery #JakeBradshaw #Listen #Learn #BeInspired March is #National #Coop & #WorkIntegratedLearning Month #innovateWIL

Students and young professionals are facing barriers, uncertainty, biases, changing priorities and now a pandemic as they navigate the school to work transition. Their collective stories have inspired me and now I want to share these stories with you. Now let’s meet Shayndel. Shayndel Jim is skilled in public speaking, event planning, research, interpersonal communication, and business analysis. Shayndel is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree focused in Psychology from University of Toronto with graduation plans in 2023. I had the chance to sit down to talk Froggy bread, bumblebees and learning to ask for help with Shayndel Jim and I am happy to share our conversation with you, Enjoy! #CoffeeWithConvery #ShayndelJim #Listen #Learn #BeInspired March is #National #Coop & #WorkIntegratedLearning Month #innovateWIL

Students and young professionals are facing barriers, uncertainty, biases, changing priorities and now a pandemic as they navigate the school to work transition. Their collective stories have inspired me and now I want to share these stories with you.  Now let’s meet Ashwin. Ashwin Khattar an international student from India. Ashwin is a result-driven and self-motivated 4th year Bachelor of Commerce student majoring in Economics at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Ashwin is also an active RBC Student Ambassador and currently the Secretary for the Board of Directors on the SMU Student Association. I had the chance to sit down to talk Being a newcomer to Canada, extracurriculars and networking with Ashwin Khattar and I am happy to share our conversation with you, Enjoy! #CoffeeWithConvery #AshwinKhattar #Listen #Learn #BeInspired March is #National #Coop & #WorkIntegratedLearning Month #innovateWIL

On today’s episode we are going to continue the journey with #CoffeeWithConvery "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 Ben! Ben LeSage graduated from UBC in 2019, having completed a degree in Mechatronics Engineering with a Minor in Commerce. While in university, Ben played varsity rugby alongside his studies, and completed a few internships across various fields including one at RBC where we first met. He has continued with his athletic pursuits since graduating, currently playing for the Toronto Arrows in the MLR, as well as for the Canadian National Rugby team. I had the chance to sit down to talk Sports Talk: Mechatronics, discipline and rugby with Ben LeSage and I am happy to share our conversation with you, Enjoy! #CoffeeWithConvery #SportTalk #BenLeSage #Listen #Learn #BeInspired #March is #National #Coop & #WorkIntegratedLearning Month #innovateWIL