Amplify & Insights
Our latest blogs, articles, profiles and insights.
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...
Accelerate Her Future is One of 19 Social Purpose Organizations Selected for the Investment Readiness Program
We are thrilled to announce that Accelerate Her Future was one of 19 social purpose organizations to be selected for round two of the Investment Readiness Program. On February 18, the Brant | Halton | Peel Partnership, a consortium of six community foundations and...
AHF’s Founder Recognized as one of 50 Changemakers by The Globe and Mail
We are honoured and beyond thrilled to announce Accelerate Her Future (AHF) as a Globe and Mail 2021 Report on Business Changemakers Award winner. Congratulations to our Founder, Dr. Golnaz Golnaraghi, recognized as one of 50 entrepreneurs, academics and executives...
Real Talk: Legacy Work, Building Communities and Celebrating Black Excellence
By: Chanel Williams, Human Resources professional and AHF’s Social Media Lead As we continue our Black History Month series, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Shavonne (Shav) Hasfal-Mcintosh to discuss the important role she plays in creating social change...
Learn How this Equity, Justice and Anti-Racism Advocate is Investing in Youth to Reach their Career Goals
Shondra Mings currently works at the University of Ottawa as a Professional Development Specialist where she helps students work towards reaching their career goals. She graduated from the University of Ottawa with a degree in Conflict Studies and Human Rights as...
How Synchronicity Brought these Two Women Together Sparking a Powerful Mentoring Relationship
Vinutha Seethanadi Bojaraja is a recent MBA graduate from McMaster University, DeGroote School of Business and completed an engineering in Biotechnology in India. She quickly moved to the Information Technology Industry to work as a Quality Assurance Analyst for a...
Meet this Creative Leader with a Passion for Design and Web Development
Shanakay Hall is a Web Developer at a university in the city by day, and an entrepreneur by night. She recently completed her post-grad in Web Development and has a B.A. in Communications Studies. She loves live music, foodie things and travelling. She is also a...