Amplify & Insights
Our latest blogs, articles, profiles and insights.
Meet this HR Leader and Podcast Host on a Mission to Change the Corporate World
Shahzia Noorally (she/her) is a senior HR professional based in Calgary, AB who is on a personal mission to change the corporate world. She believes in challenging the norms around how great cultures should be built and infused to make high performing, engaging and...
3 Ways to Evaluate Potential Employers on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
By: Chanèle McFarlane Over the course of the pandemic, companies have had a heightened focus on hiring diverse talent. With the racial reckoning that began amidst the height of the pandemic last year, organizations have scrambled to showcase just how much they...
Learn How this Purpose-Driven Leader Aspires toward a Career in Brand Management
Krischan King is a purpose-driven servant leader AHF had the pleasure to get to know as one of our Fellows in the Fellowship Circle Winter 2021 program. Krischan is passionate about taking others along on her journey and creating spaces for them to thrive. An...
Learn How AHF Connects Early-career BIWOC from Across Canada with Partners like IBM
“When I first heard about Accelerate Her Future, I knew IBM had to be involved as one of our priorities is to enable young talent, especially those who are underrepresented.” Diana Kim, Talent Acquisition Manager, IBM January 2021 marked the launch of AHF's inaugural...
Virtual Networking Tips for BIWOC, Unfiltered
By: Chanele McFarlane If I could go back and do things differently in my early-career, I definitely would have spent a lot more time building my network. I began to do a bit of networking in university and while completing my college post-graduate certificate, but...
The Ryerson Career & Co-op Centre is Proud to Join Accelerate Her Future as an Educational Partner
The Ryerson Career & Co-op Centre (RCCC) recently signed on as an educational partner with Accelerate Her Future (AHF), a career accelerator providing tailored programs for self-identifying Black, Indigenous and women of colour (BIWOC) to launch their careers in...
5 Virtual Internship Tips for Early-Career BIWOC
By: Chanèle McFarlane I’ll never forget my first internship. It was with a small, public relations agency and I was excited for a number of reasons. I’d got to commute downtown, get dressed up and work in an office with experienced professionals for the first time and...
Real Talk: Decolonizing Design, Whiteness in the Workplace and Building Relationships with Dr. Dori Tunstall
By: Chanel Williams, Human Resources professional and AHF’s Social Media Lead “As a design anthropologist, people always say, “design anthropologist? What do you design?” I say, “I design the conditions of possibility.” – Dr. Dori Tunstall It was an absolute honour...
Learn How this Award-winning Coach Helps Youth Reach their Career Goals
Recognized as Talent Egg’s 2020 Career Coach of the Year, Ibiyemi Balogun is a Career Coach who passionately provides career development services with clientele from Technology, Financial Services, Retail, Post-secondary, Nonprofit, Entrepreneurship, and everything in...
3 Personal Branding Insights I Wish I Had in My Early Career
By: Chanèle McFarlane I’ll never forget the first time I heard the term ‘personal branding.’ I was in my third year of university, attending one of the many networking breakfasts that the Communications department held for students. I quickly wrote the term down but...