Society & Culture Episodes

Students, New Grads, and Career Seekers, Welcome to #CoffeeWithConvery. On today’s podcast, my guest is Ahnaf Rahman. Ahnaf is currently at the University of Toronto Scarborough pursing his Bachelor of Business Administration and Management, Finance with an expected graduation date of 2025. He is also a Lester B Pearson International Scholarship Winner. Ahnaf Rahman is originally from Bangladesh but moved to Malaysia when he was nine years old. He came to Toronto as a a Lester B. Pearson Inte...

Students, New Grads, and Career Seekers, Welcome to #CoffeeWithConvery. In Celebration of PRIDE Month, I will be featuring guests from the community to share their stories and what #PRIDE means to them. On today’s podcast, my guest today is Kevin Noguera. Kevin is a graduate from York University with Bachelor of Arts (Hons.), Political Science and Communications. Kevin also holds a certificate in Successful Negotiation: Essential Strategies and Skills from the University of Michigan. As a se...

Students, New Grads, and Career Seekers, Welcome to #CoffeeWithConvery. In Celebration of PRIDE Month, I will be featuring guests from the community to share their stories and what #PRIDE means to them. On today’s podcast, my guest today is Russell Pollard. Russell is an independent consultant, Founder of Framework Leadership and Pride Talks. He is entrepreneurial and empathetic, and aims to embed equity, diversity and inclusion into workplace culture and leadership. Russell’s career resides...

Students, New Grads, and Career Seekers, Welcome to #CoffeeWithConvery. In Celebration of PRIDE Month, I will be featuring guests from the community to share their stories and what #PRIDE means to them. On today’s podcast, my guest today is Patrick Hunter. Patrick is a Sault College graduate where he studied graphic design and embraced a two-term role as the President of the Indigenous Students Council which provided programming and advocacy for Indigenous students at the college. Patrick is...

Students, New Grads, and Career Seekers, Welcome to #CoffeeWithConvery. In Celebration of Asian Heritage Month, I will be featuring guests from the community to share their stories and what #AsianHeritageMonth means to them. On today’s podcast, my guest is John Xu. John is a graduate of the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Science, Honours, double major in Biology and Psychology. He is a highly motivated, versatile, and hybrid technology recruitment leader with extensive years of exp...

Students, New Grads, and Career Seekers, Welcome to #CoffeeWithConvery. In Celebration of Asian Heritage Month, I will be featuring guests from the community to share their stories and what #AsianHeritageMonth means to them. On today’s podcast, my guest is Suanne Wong. Suanne is a graduate of the University of Toronto — Innis College with an Honours Bachelor of Science, Human Biology, Psychology and East Asian Studies, holds a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery from Kings College in Lo...

Students, New Grads, and Career Seekers, Welcome to #CoffeeWithConvery. In Celebration of Asian Heritage Month, I will be featuring guests from the community to share their stories and what #AsianHeritageMonth means to them. Lulu is attending the University of Toronto Scarborough with plans to graduate in 2023 with her Bachelor of Business Administration in Management Coop and International Business. Through the Management Coop and International Business opportunity, Lulu gained new skills in...

Students, New Grads, and Career Seekers, Welcome to #CoffeeWithConvery. On today’s podcast, I have two guests joining me Euloge Bindzi and Angelica Blake. Euloge is an Undergraduate Student at the University of Toronto (Scarborough) pursuing his Bachelor of Business Administration in Management and Finance with an expected graduation date of 2025 Angelica is an Undergraduate Student at the University of Toronto (Scarborough) pursuing her Bachelor of Business Administration in Management and M...

Students, New Grads, and Career Seekers, Welcome to #CoffeeWithConvery. In Celebration of Asian Heritage Month, I will be featuring guests from the community to share their stories and what #AsianHeritageMonth means to them. On today’s podcast, my guest is Johnnie Vũ. Johnnie holds an MBA and a Certificate in Social Responsible Leadership from Queens University, and a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance and Marketing from the John Molson School of Business, Concordia University. Johnnie is carin...

Students, New Grads, and Career Seekers, Welcome to #CoffeeWithConvery. On today’s podcast, my guest is Lola Fakolujo. Lola is currently studying for her Bachelor of Business Administration, Management at the University of Toronto Scarborough with an anticipated graduation date in 2024. Lola is currently the Co-President of the Management and Economics Students’​ Association and the UTSC Black Students in Business Human Resources Director. Lola most recently was announced as the recipient of...

Students, New Grads, and Career Seekers, Welcome to #CoffeeWithConvery. On today’s podcast, my guest is Jack Gillies. Jack is currently enrolled at McMaster University pursuing his Arts and Science, Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies degree with hopes of graduation in April 2026. Jack is also a member of the McMaster Student Union’s Emergency First Response Team (EFRT), responding to medical emergencies within the McMaster University Campus. He trains constantly to continue developing c...

Students, New Grads, and Career Seekers, Welcome to #CoffeeWithConvery. On today’s Careering Talk, I have invited Jeremy Sewall to join me. Jeremy Sewall is an award-winning chef and restaurateur based in Boston and two-time James Beard Award nominee. Trained at the Culinary Institute of America, he has cooked in kitchens around the globe, focusing on seasonal ingredients and his New England food heritage. His restaurants Lineage, Island Creek Oyster Bar, and Row 34 have received accolades from...

Students, New Grads and Career Seekers, Welcome to #CoffeeWithConvery. On today’s podcast, I have invited Joze Piranian to join me. Joze is a lifelong stutterer turned Forbes featured Global TEDx Speaker on Inclusion and Resilience. Born and raised in Lebanon, Joze avoided speaking for more than 25 years out of the fear of being judged for being different. Then, everything changed. He has delivered 5 TEDx talks and performed stand-up comedy in 3 continents and 4 languages. Having graduated fro...

Students, New Grads, and Career Seekers, Welcome to #CoffeeWithConvery. On today’s podcast, my guest is Alyssa Nurse. Alyssa is a 4th year student at the University of Toronto, St. George campus where she is studying for her Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science with an expected graduation date of June 2023. Alyssa is currently a Commuter Don for the University of Toronto, Victoria University and is the Co-President of the Caribbean Studies Students’ Union and Editor-in-Chief of...

Students, New Grads, and Career Seekers, Welcome to #CoffeeWithConvery. On today’s podcast, I have invited Joe Henry to join me. Joe Henry is the Dean of Students at King’s University College. Founded in 1954, King’s University College at Western University is a Catholic, liberal arts university college affiliated with a large, world-class university. As a Catholic university, King’s emphasizes the value of each individual and the importance of social justice. Students from all faiths and back...

Students, New Grads, and Career Seekers, Welcome to #CoffeeWithConvery. On today’s Careering Talk, my guest today is Sam Demma. Sam Demma is a 2-time TEDx Speaker, Author, Podcast Host and Youth Speaker. He is the youngest board director of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers and co-founder of PickWaste, a volunteer organization that mobilizes youth to pick up litter in their communities. He has interviewed and showcased over 230 educators through his multi-media platform, The Hig...

Students, New Grads, and Career Seekers, Welcome to #CoffeeWithConvery. On today’s podcast, I have invited Wahab Owolabi to join me. Wahab is a Washington & Jefferson College graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. Wahab is the Founder of OneReq a community for talent acquisition professionals passionate about DEI. He has worked as a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leader at facebook in San Francisco, California and is the founder of the URx Conference which was created for and organiz...

Students, New Grads, and Career Seekers, Welcome to #CoffeeWithConvery. On today’s podcast, I have invited David Ojeyinka to join me. David is a graduate of the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University with Master of Management Innovation & Entrepreneurship. He also holds a Associate Degree in International Business Management from Mohawk College and a Bachelor’s Degree, Psychology and Business from Obafemi Awolowo University in Nigeria. He has worked held many positions at RBC and he is...

Students, New Grads, and Career Seekers, Welcome to #CoffeeWithConvery. On today’s Black History Month Talk, I have invited Noel Abingwa to join me. Noel is a graduate from Sheridan College with an Advanced Diploma in Business Administration Finance and has held positions as a Student Union Board Chairperson and an Enactus Project Director while attending Sheridan College. Noel also holds a Bachelor of Technology, Environmental Engineering from the University of Bamenda in Cameroon located in w...

Students, New Grads, and Career Seekers, Welcome to #CoffeeWithConvery. On today’s Black History Month Talk, I have invited Betsy Danso to join me. Betsy is a Honors Graduate of the University of Windsor with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Labor Relations & Communications, Media & Film. Betsy is a passionate leader in all things involving people, strategy & technology and she has a knack for problem solving. She is a champion for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and she has an outstanding track rec...

Students, New Grads, and Career Seekers, Welcome to #CoffeeWithConvery. On today’s Black History Month Talk, I have invited the one and only Hugh Lawson to join me. Hugh is a Wilfrid Laurier University (go hawks) graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies. While school, Hugh was busy with his studies and with his athletics and community involvement. He was the Resident Don for the C.H. Little House Men’s Residence and while on the Varsity Football Team he was CIAU All Canadian, 3...

Students, New Grads, and Career Seekers, Welcome to #CoffeeWithConvery. On today’s Black History Month Talk, I have invited Troy Elleston to join me. Troy has a Bachelor of Science, Honors Degree, in Biology/ Biological Sciences from Ontario Tech University and an Advanced Biotechnology Diploma from Centennial College. Full-time, Troy currently functions in a virtual Fintech Operations space, aiming to navigate 21st century technical IT/SaaS tools to drive real-time financial solutions process...

Students, New Grads, and Career Seekers, Welcome to #CoffeeWithConvery. This podcast is an intimate, upfront and personal coffee chat approach with some of the amazing and inspiring talent I have met over the years. On today’s podcast, my guest is Ariana Shamsuddin. Ariana is in high school attending the Terry Fox Secondary School and resides in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada. Ariana and I got connected through a very special person in both our lives, the one and only Sarah Wells. If y...

Students, New Grads, and Career Seekers, Welcome to #CoffeeWithConvery. This podcast is an intimate, upfront and personal coffee chat approach with some of the amazing and inspiring talent I have met over the years. On today’s Careering Talk, my guest today is Angelo Suntres. Angelo is a graduate of Western University with a Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering. Angelo is a passionate leader in the construction industry with 17 years of experience in designing and building in the IC...