Samï Ghawï, MBA, is the Director of FUSIONpresents and Manager, of the Surrey Board of Trade’s Surrey Music City Centre. FUSIONpresents helps artists do what they love through their professional artist development services. They also help venues &...
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3 Reasons Why I am Participating in Informational Interviews with Youth
“One conversation can change someone’s life. It did for me.” Aanchal Dhir is an Asset Manager for a Real Estate Family office. In her spare time, she founded Career Connect, an online business that connects jobseekers to expert career coaches. She has provided...
Five Reasons Why Professionals Should Provide Informational Interviews for Youth
If you could change the life of a youth in as little as 30-60 minutes, would you? For Ram Sundar, the answer is yes. A man of many talents: a Professional Engineer, a published author, business owner, and a body language coach, Sundar was driven to give youth an...
A Professional Infuses Youth With Hope
The Reboot Plus Program offers an alternative path for students who are not on track to graduate from high school. Working to reengage students in education and skills development, the program supports them to explore their interests and abilities and matching...
Sharing Career Insight With Students of the Reboot Plus Program
Vanessa Marshall works as an Artist Manager at DNEG (VFX company) and part time as a Course Instructor at Vancouver Film School teaching networking, social media and branding. Her main function as an Artist Manager is to build relationships with her team and support...
A Chance to Give Back: Helping Young People by Sharing What I Know About the World of Work
The Burnaby Board of Trade is a partner in the Reboot Plusprogram which seeks to support youth in exploring careers paths and connecting to the local labour force. Cliff Thorbes is a professional who has volunteered his time and expertise to the participants of the...
How Reboot Plus Can Help Youth Discover Their Career Path
It can be difficult to understand why one should be concerned with finishing high school when there is no clear vision of what lies beyond. With funding from the Future Skills Centre, Douglas College Training Group, the Burnaby Board of Trade, and PEERS Employment...
Four Ways Reboot Plus Is Engaging Youth In Their Career Development
Hope-Centred Career Development “If you could go back in time and tell your 18-year-old self where you are now, would they believe you?” This is one question posed to an employer by a youth participating in Reboot Plus, a program is designed to re-engage youth, who...
3 Reasons for Professionals to Participate in Informational Interviews for Youth
The Burnaby Board of Trade is a proud partner of the Reboot Plus Program, which connects youth with businesses to explore potential career paths and opportunities. Betisa Mohammadi is a participating professional of the Reboot Plus program, offering...