"What makes most speakers memorable is their ability to tell stories," Wali Shah told Career Buzz listeners (March, 16, 2016). "One of the things I feel I am able to do well is tell stories." One of Canada's Top 20 Under 20, Wali Shah is a South Asian speaker, poet, and advocate for Bullying Prevention and [...]
Nicole Hamilton interviews Nicholas Goheen, Manager of renowned Toronto venue "The One Eighty". Nicolas manages 20+ individuals at any given time at the work place. He discusses the strengths and skills needed to manage a successful and busy venue, including: patience, communication and individual consideration. As well at 30:09, Supermodel, Inspirational Speaker, and TV Personality [...]
One of Canada's Top 20 Under 20, Wali Shah is a South Asian speaker & poet. As an artist, he's an advocate for Bullying Prevention and Mental Wellness. Wali helped raise over 1 million dollars for United Way, and is also an ambassador for CrimeStoppers and Bell Let's Talk. Wali’s been featured on MTV, [...]
"I left my life as I knew it," Luke Anderson explained to Career Buzz listeners (Feb. 24, 2016) about the day of his mountain biking accident. "All of a sudden I was introduced to a world that's not well suited to someone who uses a wheelchair." Luke's frustration with the lack of accessibility led him to [...]
A single step can be a really big issue. Not just for someone who uses a wheelchair. A Toronto engineer who created a simple, user-friendly ramp that's made hundreds of businesses more accessible recently received the Everyday Political Citizen award from civic advocacy group Samara Canada. Luke Anderson — who crashed while mountain biking in [...]
How does a so-so summer job lead to a 10-year cool career in fintech*? Learn how from Jameel Somji's Career Buzz interview (Feb.3,2016). Jameel's story illustrates the lucrative and in-demand world of *Financial Technology. "I adore metal - and I want to go bigger with it!" said Meredith Kucey on Career Buzz. Hear how Meredith's jewellery-making [...]
From International Development to Innovation in financial services, Jameel Somji has an eye opening range of work and volunteer experiences. Jameel and I met recently at the MaRS discovery district in Toronto. We’re both part of the MaRS Work and Learning sector, coming at it from some interesting angles especially looking at the career [...]
In 2004, Ryan Porter quit a business program in college to start his quest to answer the question, “What do I want to be when I grow up?” Two years and a world of travel later, Ryan dedicated his career to helping young people answer the very question he set out to answer. Now, [...]
Hear the Podcast Sure, engineers have great technical skills but how do you empower the whole engineer to maximize their potential and contribution? The Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering (ILead) at U of Toronto does just that with "transformative learning opportunities" including for-credit courses like Concepts and Applications of Authentic Leadership and a course I've [...]
In this episode of Career Buzz, Nicole Hamilton talks to Debbie Cornwall, who is the manager of information and student services management at George Brown College. She discusses how her career commenced, and her current role as a Manager at GBC. As well at 32:29, Rebecca Brettingham-Filice talks to us about her ownership of [...]
