Meet this Empathic Leader, Design Thinker and Mental Health Advocate

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Meet this Empathic Leader, Design Thinker and Mental Health Advocate Oct 20, 2021 Meet Cathy Truong, an AHF Fellowship Circle alumnus from the Winter 2021 cohort. Cathy is a design thinker who takes on a human-centred approach to create products and graphics to the perfect pixel. She has an eye for detail and the ability […]

Meet This Change Leader Building the Future One Block at a Time

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Meet This Change Leader Building the Future One Block at a Time Sep 22, 2021 Sarah Cox is an experienced business builder and global health enthusiast. She has a wealth of experience selling disruptive products/technologies to the largest US hospital systems, insurance companies, distribution companies, as well as the leading Health EMR/ERP software organizations. Sarah […]

How this Purpose-Driven Business Student Accelerates Her Career

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How this Purpose-Driven Business Student Accelerates Her Career Sep 6, 2021 Meet Ariel Gardner! Ariel completed her Bachelors of Science degree majoring in Kinesiology at McMaster University and is now currently completing her MBA at McMaster’s DeGroote School of Business. While completing her undergraduate degree, she participated in various leadership roles, research initiatives, and extracurricular […]

Learn How this Dynamic Leader Advocates for Women in Leadership

Learn How this Dynamic Leader Advocates for Women in Leadership Sept 9, 2021 Meet Hena Awan, one of our amazing mentors at AHF! Hena is the Director, Operations and Strategy Enablement at KPMG in Canada and has over 13 years of experience in professional services. Previously, she developed and was head of the key client’s […]

Representing Yourself at Work and Online as BIWOC

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Representing Yourself at Work and Online as BIWOC Aug 30, 2021 By: Chanéle McFarlane Wrapping our heads around the concept of personal branding is challenging enough on its own. So, when you’re trying to also make sense of how to integrate your various interests? It seems easier to quit before you even start. If there’s […]

This Change Leader Takes a Holistic View to Career Planning

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This Change Leader Takes a Holistic View to Career Planning Aug 15, 2021 Meet Chi-Chi Egbo, an AHF mentor since our inception in 2019! A career strategist and coach, leader, mentor and speaker, Chi-Chi has more than eight years of experience helping individuals, teams and companies achieve incredible goals. Specializing in career pivots and transitions, […]

Career Tips for Recent Graduates from a Consultant

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Career Tips for Recent Graduates from a Consultant Aug 6, 2021 AHF recently had the chance to sit down with Lama Al-Awawdeh, one of our amazing AHF fellows in the Winter 2021 Fellowship Circle. First, more about Lama! Lama is a multi-hyphenated leader who is passionate about social justice and equity, and believes in the […]

How an Impact Leader Landed Internship through AHF Fellowship Circle

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How an Impact Leader Landed Internship through AHF Fellowship Circle Jul 28, 2021 Meet Aisha Shafaqat! Aisha is a determined and energetic 4th year Political Science student at the University of Toronto, interested in the intersection of social impact, technology, and the humanities. She believes in the importance of diversity and equity in the workplace […]

Lived Experiences, Growth Mindset, and Network are Keys to Power

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Lived Experiences, Growth Mindset, and Network are Keys to Power Jul 5, 2021 Shilpa Arora is an avid advocate for diversity and inclusion and intersectional representation in the workplace. As a professional mentor and mother of two young girls, Shilpa strongly believes early access to community and resources is foundational to building the next generation […]

A Leader Accelerating Justice and the Canadian Innovation Economy

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A Leader Accelerating Justice and the Canadian Innovation Economy June 29, 2021 Meet Priti Gujadhur! She is a passionate and innovative leader who cares about accelerating the Canadian startup and innovation economy. She also happens to be an AHF Fellow who participated in the Winter Fellowship Circle.  Priti is the Partner Strategy and Product Development […]