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Tips for digital nomads: remote working in Medellin
Tips for digital nomads: remote working in Medellin
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The quest to finding professional happiness
The quest to finding professional happiness
By Vanesa Cotlar, MBA
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I spent a month in a co-living in Montreal -- here is what I learned!
I spent a month in a co-living in Montreal -- here is what I learned!
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Sunday Scaries: Thoughts from a chronic worker: 💖 Tomorrow is gonna come either way. You're free to spend the day as you want, but worrying doesn't…
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A new chapter. In the camp world we’d say it takes a village to raise a child, now I say it takes a village to find a job. I spent 6+ months job…
A new chapter. In the camp world we’d say it takes a village to raise a child, now I say it takes a village to find a job. I spent 6+ months job…
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We over-engineered performance management at Juro. Let me count the ways: 📝 There are just too many things to fill out every 6 months. 😵💫…
We over-engineered performance management at Juro. Let me count the ways: 📝 There are just too many things to fill out every 6 months. 😵💫…
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Experience & Education
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Volunteer Experience
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Chief Marketing Officer
TechWPG
- Present 4 years 4 months
Science and Technology
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Head Pitch Coach
North Forge Technology Exchange
- Present 4 years 10 months
Science and Technology
Coaching start-ups on how to make exceptional presentations.
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Vice Chair - Board of Directors
Youville Centre
- 1 year 5 months
Health
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Co-Chair - Community Events
Sunnybrook Next Generation
- 2 years 10 months
Health
Sunnybrook Next Generation is a group of young professional volunteers focused on community education and fundraising for the Sunnybrook Foundation.
Currently leading the development of the Community Events Portfolio for SNG. Managing a team of 21 volunteers, to plan and execute events throughout the city of Toronto.
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Board Member
HOSA Canada
- 2 years
Health
Advising HOSA (a healthcare education focused non-profit) executives on goal setting, strategic planning and enterprise management. Currently developing growth initiatives for the organization focused on increasing membership and chapter volume (Chapter volume increased by over 100% between 2014-2015, from 19 to 44)
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Project Coordinator & Consultant
United Way Centraide Canada
- 4 months
Poverty Alleviation
Worked with a steering committee from the community in Kingston, Ontario to yield proactive solutions for youth homelessness. My responsibilities included: analyzing large volumes of data in order to gather intelligence on the best course of action for the project, meeting with individuals from different youth shelters on a monthly basis, and working in conjunction with the Kingston United Way C.E.O to meet deadlines set out by United Way…
Worked with a steering committee from the community in Kingston, Ontario to yield proactive solutions for youth homelessness. My responsibilities included: analyzing large volumes of data in order to gather intelligence on the best course of action for the project, meeting with individuals from different youth shelters on a monthly basis, and working in conjunction with the Kingston United Way C.E.O to meet deadlines set out by United Way Canada.
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Volunteer
Winnipeg Humane Society
- 3 years 7 months
Animal Welfare
Throughout my first two years I served as a weekly front desk volunteer, then leveraged skills gained to help execute special events.
Projects
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Spinlab Class 8
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See projectSelected from 250+ teams to join the prestigious German-based Spinlab – The HHL Accelerator Program (8 teams selected).
Honors & Awards
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Beta Gamma Sigma Member
Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society
Awarded to business students based on outstanding academic achievements. Requirements include that a student must be in the top 10% of a bachelors business program.
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CEEC Green Globes Gala Competition Winner
Commerce & Engineering Environmental Conference
Awarded to the individual with the best sustainability idea to be established in their community.
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2nd Place, CaseIT
CaseIT, Vancouver, Canada
CaseIT gives international undergraduate students an opportunity to put their problem-solving and critical thinking skills to the test in a 24-hour business case competition with a Management Information Systems focus.
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CGI Best Speaker Award
CGI, Vancouver, Canada
This award is given to a competitor of CaseIT, a management information systems-focused case competition held in Vancouver. The competitor is chosen based on two main criteria: ability to effectively engage their audience and management of interruptions in the form of questions posed by a panel of 15 judges.
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Chancellor Scholarship Recepient
Queen's University
50 awards valued at $36,000 ($9000x4years) are given out each year to the incoming class of Queen's students.This award is granted to students who demonstrate superior academic ability, original and creative thinking, involvement in school or community activities, and proven leadership qualities.
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P.E.O Star Scholarship Recepient
P.E.O International
The P.E.O. STAR Scholarship is a highly competitive one-time $2,500 scholarship recognizing graduating high school senior women who demonstrate outstanding leadership, academic achievement, extracurricular activities, and community service and who plan to pursue full or part-time post-secondary education in the United States or Canada beginning in the fall following their high school graduation.
Languages
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Spanish
Native or bilingual proficiency
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French
Limited working proficiency
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English
Native or bilingual proficiency
Organizations
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The Pizza Box Initiative
Founder
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