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 Christina! Christina Caldi is an authentic and fun-hearted McMaster Graduate from 2018, with a 2019 Humber College Postgraduate Certificate in Public Relations. She is creative storyteller who thrives in collaborative environments and has a passion for diversity and inclusion and human engagement. This has been displayed through her efforts both inside and outside of the workplace in raising awareness and support for issues relating to topics such as queer rights, unconscious bias, accessibility and anti-black racism. Christina’s favorite hobbies include cooking, hiking and photography. Most recently, I had the chance to sit down over a virtual coffee to talk Photography, tangible skills and a reflection on self-identifying women with Christina Caldi and I am happy to share our conversation with you, Enjoy! #CoffeeWithConvery #ChristinaCaldi #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2021 #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 Megha! Megha Lad is attending the University of Toronto studying for her Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and Management, Strategy and in her final semester. Megha is an ambitious and confident young business woman who is eager to disrupt the corporate world we know today. After spending years learning business by the book, she quickly recognized how the real world is something different on its own. With a new found passion for the tech world, Megha is currently the Head of Strategic Partnerships at Torinit, a Toronto based Digital Management Consulting firm. Megha is a creative problem solver and natural born leader. Serving as the President of the University of Toronto’s LIVE Competition in her second year of undergrad, she was able to drive impactful growth by setting corporate sponsorship records and restructuring the norm of campus recruitment. By tapping into the Toronto corporate landscape early on, Megha was able to complete internships at RBC Technology as well as an IT consulting firm. She is also an advocate for women's education, serving as a past mentor for Technovations Girls, a global tech education nonprofit. Not to mention a lover of all things food (@meghasmenus on instagram)! She likes to consider herself an amateur coffee connoisseur and craft cocktail fanatic on the weekends. Most recently, I had the chance to sit down over a virtual coffee to talk Risotto, adaptability and setting expectations with Megha Lad and I am happy to share our conversation with you, Enjoy!   #CoffeeWithConvery #MeghaLad #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2021 #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 Josh! Josh Tillson is a driven and motivated third year Business and Computer Science student at the University of British-Columbia. Josh is a lifelong learner who constantly strives to self-develop, grow, and learn from those around him, while giving back to his surrounding communities. This has been displayed through his efforts increasing awareness and accessibility to youth mental wellness programs in Northern Ontario as well as other leadership positions he’s held in the university community. Josh’s favorite hobbies include trail running or hiking around beautiful Vancouver, reading, and solving problems. Josh and I met through a LinkedIn message and then we setup up our first virtual coffee chat which started with Josh asking if he could be "vulnerable with me."  I will never forget that hot day in August when we first talked and how inspired I was by Josh's strength and determination.  Most recently, I had the chance to sit down over a virtual coffee to talk Heart emojis, self-care and meaningful connections with Josh Tillson and I am happy to share our conversation with you, Enjoy!   #CoffeeWithConvery #JoshTillson #Listen #Learn #BeInspired #March is #National #Coop & #WorkIntegratedLearning Month #innovateWIL