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 Daniela! Daniela D’Ambrosi is a CPA Associate in the RBC CPA Pre-Approved Rotational program and a Western University Alumni where she obtained an Honour’s Specialization in Accounting, and a Graduate Diploma in Professional Accounting. Daniela joined RBC in 2019 as a Business Analyst within Technology & Operations. While an RBC Summer Student, she was also a RBC Student Partner where she helped to host many student social events and support in Ten Thousand Coffees Leadership Speaker Series. Daniela also represented RBC as a RBC Student Ambassador at Western University. I had the chance to sit down to talk Smart networking, financial literacy and leadership with Daniela D’Ambrosi and I am happy to share our conversation with you, Enjoy! #CoffeeWithConvery #DanielaDAmbrosi #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 Jeanelle! Jeanelle Suarez a recent graduate of Humber College’s Bachelor of Creative Advertising program. Prior to joining RBC Global Asset Management in 2020, Jeanelle has demonstrated her passion for student empowerment through her professional roles with Humber and at EDGE Leadership, where she has held at least three different positions. An advocate for inclusivity, she actively seeks opportunities to improve accessibility in the spaces she belongs to and participates in. She also finds herself interested in niche hobbies – most recently, building mechanical keyboards. I had the chance to sit down to talk Creativity, barriers and personal growth with Jeanelle Suarez and I am happy to share our conversation with you, Enjoy! #CoffeeWithConvery #JeanelleSuarez #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 Matthew!  Matthew Thompson is a 3rd year Political Sciences student at the University of Toronto. He began working for the Royal Bank of Canada in summer 2019 through RBC’s internship program and is currently working as a part-time branch advisor. Beginning in May, he will be joining RBC Investor & Treasury Services’ summer internship program. Matthew is also cofounder and Vice-President of St George Partners & St George Venture Capital, two student-led investment partnerships. Outside of his professional endeavours, Matthew is an avid hockey fan, refereeing hundreds of minor hockey games each year in the Greater Toronto Hockey League. In his hometown of Newburgh, ON, Matthew coordinates the annual Canal Bash Hockey Tournament, where hundreds of kids get to take part in an outdoor tournament, raising thousands of dollars for local causes each year. I had the chance to sit down to talk the Canadian Armed Forces, part-time jobs and hockey with Matthew Thompson and I am happy to share our conversation with you, Enjoy! #CoffeeWithConvery #MatthewThompson #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 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