Andrea is a wearer of several hats who believes in the power of upskilling in different subjects. As such, she is an Organizational Psychologist (M.A) by training, an entrepreneur/side hustler by heart, and a community builder by nature.
She has a wealth of experience in different areas of HR as well as in community building within the entrepreneurship ecosystem. Her community-building experience started in Chile by building a community of +250 global startups/year and continued in Canada by leading +50 startup communities from coast to coast to coast.
Nowadays, she coaches immigrant entrepreneurs on starting up in Ottawa while managing her side business – Lit Scents – a small candle business that elevates the gifting experience by bringing a custom message/photo in a hand-poured soy candle.
Andrea was born and raised in Santiago, Chile; who happens to also have an itch for immersing in new cultures, having lived in Los Angeles, Austin and Beijing prior to permanently moving to Canada in 2018.
Brianna is the Manager, Talent Strategy leading Invest Ottawa’s inaugural Talent Program. She manages the program’s knowledge-based industry Talent strategy with a focus on engineering. With a background in Human Resources and private recruiting, she has over 5 years of professional experience. She graduated from the University of Ottawa in the French Immersion Commerce program with a specialization in Human Resources Management. While at University she was a part of Enactus which ran social enterprises and was her first introduction to the world of start-ups.
I am a proactive, curious, dynamic, and energizing professional with the mission of bridging people and business together through an effective HR strategy by helping nurture and retain talent while making a daily positive impact in people’s lives. My current focus is on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, leveraging on my experience in topics such as Wellbeing, People Experience, and Internal Communications.
I am currently the VP for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Teleperformance Portugal where my mission will be to provide strategic leadership and oversight for researching, developing, implementing, and maintaining a range of successful practices for supporting a climate at Teleperformance Portugal that values and prioritizes diversity, equity, and inclusiveness.
At Teleperformance Portugal we know that a fulfilling and happy work environment is only possible when we respect and celebrate our differences, raising awareness of the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Eva is a life and career coach who helps her international clients with personal and professional transitions. Passionate about people development and human interactions Eva started her coaching business Multipaths in 2016.
Whether the challenge entails the transition to a more meaningful job, the exploration of a career after parenthood, or adapting to a new country or culture, Eva helps her clients connect to their talents and values, helping them to own their direction.
Being a (international) working mother herself, Eva easily connects to her clients. Her learning path ranges from studies in psychology, human resources management, project management, neurolinguistic programming, person-centered counseling and coaching.
Her +10 year international career in recruitment and talent development coupled with her studies allow her to use diverse approaches and techniques with her clients.
Today Eva offers coaching programs and services – from individual coaching, to training and facilitation. To contact Eva, please visit her coaching website at www.multipathscoaching.com
Sunil Venkatesh is a partner in our Business Consulting team. Over the past 17 years at EY, he has lead a number of Transformative Projects for our clients. He has built solutions to solve complex problems and has served a diverse set of clients across the world.
A Talent Acquisition evangelist with 21 years of experience in managing a lean, agile data centric hiring practice. Worked extensively in IT, ITES and Infra hiring across industry verticals of Finance, Communication, Media, Digital, Health, Public Services and Utilities, Learning and Development, Pharma and Voice. Driven transformation projects that aided in better candidate and hiring manager experience higher conversion rates and tool intervention. Was instrumental in driving higher diversity hiring.
