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 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

On today’s #CoffeeWithConvery episode we are going to take a journey back with the introduction of “Throwback Thursday.” Throwback Thursday” is a once a month Thursday series with students and young talent I met years ago and to see where they are now.  Now, let's meet today’s guest Supriya. Supriya Ramesh is a Product Designer at Facebook working on internet.org initiatives. Formerly at Apple and IBM, she designed products that impacted millions of users. She’s an Electrical Engineer by education but fell in love with design as an outlet to solve world problems. She is a new mom to a 5 month old baby and lives in the hustling tech world of the California San Francisco Bay Area. I had the chance to sit down to talk Throwback Thursday: Intentionality, interviewing and ally-ship with Supriya Ramesh and I am happy to share our conversation with you, Enjoy! #CoffeeWithConvery #ThrowbackThursday #TBT #SupriyaRamesh #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 Victor. Victor Oreskovich holds a Bachelors of Administration, Finance from the University of Notre Dame and Master of Business Administration from the Ivey Business School at Western. Victor once played professional hockey where he selected 55th overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the Colorado Avalanche, he played with the Florida Panthers, was traded to the Canucks and joined the team in 2011 on their run to the Stanley Cup Finals, where they lost to the Boston Bruins. Victor retired from hockey in 2012, and he is currently Vice President, Fixed Income Repo Trading with RBC Capital Markets. I had the chance to sit down over a virtual coffee to talk Sports Talk: omnipotence, goofy face emojis and mental strength with Victor Oreskovich and I am happy to share our conversation with you, Enjoy! #CoffeeWithConvery #SportTalk #VictorOreskovich #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 McCuaig is an extremely driven and result-oriented individual with a diverse range of professional, academic, and leadership experiences. During his undergrad at Western University in the Honours Specialization in Political Science program, he spent two summers with the Royal Bank of Canada in Toronto and New York, where he developed a unique business acumen that launched him into a career in business. After his undergrad, Ryan stayed in London to complete his MSc in Management at the Ivey Business School, combining his love for global affairs with his prior work experience in the financial markets through the MSc’s International Business stream. Since joining the MSc, he was elected as the MSc Association President during one of the most dynamic periods of change the program has ever experienced, leading the organization through a large scale digital transformation and restructuring project while negotiating a near $3,000 tuition reimbursement for his constituents during their summer term. He also started the Ivey Management & Policy Forum with his Ivey colleagues: a student-run, faculty-advised think tank that applies management science research to Canadian and global policy issues. After he graduates, Ryan will be joining KeyData, a boutique consulting firm in Toronto, as a Cyber Security Consultant. He balances all of this while working on contract as an Intelligence Officer for the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) and a Project Manager for HMCS PREVOST’s Innovation Strategy Team – an internal strategy group within the naval reserves – and while working pro-bono for Impact Consulting. Most recently, I had the chance to sit down over a virtual coffee to talk “Delaying gratification, applying knowledge and making global impacts” with Ryan McCuaig and I am happy to share our conversation with you, Enjoy! #CoffeeWithConvery #RyanMcCuaig #Listen #Learn #BeInspired March is #National #Coop & #WorkIntegratedLearning Month #innovateWIL

On today’s episode we are going to take a slightly different twist to the #CoffeeWithConverypodcast with the introduction of “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. My guest today is Kreig Yeh, a Digital Marketing Strategist and Consultant, Founder & Podcast Host, Content Creator, and Team Canada Bobsledder. Kreig is a graduate and Valedictorian from Simon Fraser University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree (with Distinction) in Communications including a Co-operative Education Designation. I had the chance to sit down over a virtual coffee to talk Sports Talk: dedication, empathy and competitiveness with Kreig Yeh and I am happy to share our conversation with you, Enjoy! #CoffeeWithConvery #SportTalk #Kreig Yeh #Listen #Learn #BeInspired #March is #National #Coop & #WorkIntegratedLearning Month #innovateWIL