As the TRSM MBASA President for the 2021-2022 school year, Isa Celik knows a thing or two about student leadership. As the incoming TRSM MBASA President for the 2022-2023 school year, host Paula Sanderson has some questions.  In this episode, the two talk about student leadership, building authentic connections, and how Isa went from being a Peer Leader in North York to the person he is today.  Connect with Isa on LinkedIn here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/isacelik/ 

This week we sat down with Abhishek Sinha, a recent TRSM MBA grad to talk all things Toronto. 10 months ago he moved to Toronto to complete his MBA and fell in love with the city.  Paula is a life-long Torontonian. Together they give new TRSM MBA students a guide to Toronto from where to get the best cheap eats to where to find the best winter coat to why library cards are the key to the city's culture.   TRSM MBA students can access a link to the 'Y&D Toronto Guide' Google doc in our Linktree - https://linktr.ee/yongeanddundaspodcast  Connect with Abhishek Sinha on Linked here https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhishekmsinha/ and check out his podcast, Mindfest, here - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mindfest/id1538374943. 

Every year, Y&D sits down with the MBA Games captains for an in-depth conversation. We're releasing a conversation that our past host Nadia Barbosa had with 2022 Co-Captians Bilal Zafar and Rose Ghamari this week with the hope that it inspires the 2023 team!  Applications to join the 2023 TRSM MBA Games team is now open - you can apply to be a team member or even be our team captain!  For more information email Faith Pember - [email protected] - or reach out to Bilal or Rose on LinkedIn.  

Welcome back to the 5th season of Y&D!  This week on Y&D, we’re opening up the mailbox and talking all things back to school. We've got advice, we're setting goals, and we're talking about the ways we hope the 2022/2023 school year is going to be great.   But before we get into that - you need to meet your new host... Paula Sansderson!  Paula is a 2nd-year Part-Time MBA student and TV producer at TRSM at TMU and is so excited to be taking on the Y&D podcast.  If you want to get in touch with the pod, send Paula an email at [email protected] or find her on Twitter @paula_sand

About Ali Janjua: Ali Janjua is a marketing professional, part-time MBA student, and die-hard Montreal Canadiens fan. Ali currently works as a Customer Marketing Manager at Sage Software, an accounting and ERP software company where he is transforming the way Sage builds relationships with its customers. Ali has extensive experience in the technology space, having designed and led strategic marketing initiatives across the Ed-Tech and enterprise software sectors. In his free time, Ali is an avid cook, gamer, and sports fan (GO HABS GO!). He’s also a certified SCUBA Divemaster with over 600 dives around the world. Connect with Ali:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alijanjua86/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ali-hamza-janjua/  Connect With The Yonge and Dundas Team Nadia Barbosa (Host): [email protected] Roshan Sahu (Executive Producer): [email protected] Website: https://www.yongedundaspodcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yongedundaspodcast/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/yongedundaspodcast Copyright Nadia Barbosa 2021. All Rights Reserved.

About Dakota Whyte: Dakota Whyte is a Retail Brand Manager at Nike Canada, and she is currently pursuing an MBA at Ryerson University, with a focus in Sport Business. Dakota is a former 7-year Canadian National Team member and played professional women’s basketball in Europe, specifically in Greece in the A1 Ethniki Women’s tier and Sweden in the European Cup League. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on a Division I basketball scholarship. Dakota has an extreme passion for community and serving marginalized groups and has been a women’s basketball mentor in the City of Toronto since 2010. Through this passion, she currently serves on Pascal Siakam’s PS43 Foundation Canada team. Connect with Dakota: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ddkwy/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dakota-whyte/  Connect With The Yonge and Dundas Team Nadia Barbosa (Host): [email protected]  Roshan Sahu (Executive Producer): [email protected]   Website: https://www.yongedundaspodcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yongedundaspodcast/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/yongedundaspodcast Copyright Nadia Barbosa 2021. All Rights Reserved.

Roshan signs off from the pod, shares updates about the new season, and thanks you for listening!

About Kevin Vickers Kevin Vickers is a Ryerson MBA graduate, new father, and long suffering Leaf fan, who works for Polar Sapphire Limited. Polar Sapphire is an innovative startup that makes high purity aluminum oxide for the industrial sapphire manufacturing industry. Since 2013 Kevin has helped Polar Sapphire take their unique patented process from the benchtop scale, to industrial pilot line, to the full scale manufacturing plant that is now under construction in Southern Ontario.  Connect with Kevin Vickers Website: https://www.polarsapphire.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinvickers/ Charity of The Month Y&D donates all of its revenue to charity. The National Stuttering Association (NSA) is the largest non-profit organization in the world dedicated to bringing hope and empowerment to children and adults who stutter, their families, and professionals, through support, education, advocacy, and research. Their vision is to build on our position as the preeminent organization for supporting people who stutter. You can make your donation here: https://westutter.org/donate/ Connect With The Yonge and Dundas Team Roshan Sahu (Host): [email protected] Nadia Barbosa (Executive Producer): [email protected] Website: https://www.yongedundaspodcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yongedundaspodcast/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/yongedundaspodcast Copyright Roshan Dev Sahu 2021. All Rights Reserved.

"This too shall pass" About Jonathan Evangelista Jonathan is an MBA candidate at the Ted Rogers School of Management at Ryerson University. Prior to attending Ryerson, Jonathan studied electrical engineering at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario, and also at Humber College in Rexdale, Ontario. He is a Professional Engineer and Project Manager, currently working as a Manager at a Local Distribution Company (LDC) which provides electricity to a large portion of the GTA. In his free time, he likes to make music on the piano and mess around on Digital Audio Workstations (https://soundcloud.com/jonathingz), explore the City on his bike, find a new recipe, or read a new book. Connect with Jonathan LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanjevangelista/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/jonathingz Charity of The Month Y&D donates all of its revenue to charity. The National Stuttering Association (NSA) is the largest non-profit organization in the world dedicated to bringing hope and empowerment to children and adults who stutter, their families, and professionals, through support, education, advocacy, and research. Their vision is to build on our position as the preeminent organization for supporting people who stutter. You can make your donation here: https://westutter.org/donate/ Connect With The Yonge and Dundas Team Roshan Sahu (Host): [email protected] Nadia Barbosa (Executive Producer): [email protected] Website: https://www.yongedundaspodcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yongedundaspodcast/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/yongedundaspodcast Copyright Roshan Dev Sahu 2021. All Rights Reserved.

"Working in fashion is different than what you see in the movies. It's usually a company of strong women, predominantly, who are supportive and passionate about what they do" - Lauren Gondos About Lauren Gondos Lauren’s unconventional career path taught her the importance of stepping outside her comfort zone. With a BComm from the University of Toronto, Lauren began her career in luxury fashion and quickly transitioned to the circus industry to follow her passion. As Director of Operations and Business Development, Lauren has traveled to over 40 countries teaching professionals to push their limits. As she completes her MBA and pivots her career into the finance industry, she aims to empower those in her network to step up, stand out and take the path less traveled. Connect with Lauren LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-gondos/ Charity of The Month Y&D donates all of its revenue to charity. The National Stuttering Association (NSA) is the largest non-profit organization in the world dedicated to bringing hope and empowerment to children and adults who stutter, their families, and professionals, through support, education, advocacy, and research. Their vision is to build on our position as the preeminent organization for supporting people who stutter. You can make your donation here: https://westutter.org/donate/ Connect With The Yonge and Dundas Team Roshan Sahu (Host): [email protected] Nadia Barbosa (Executive Producer): [email protected] Website: https://www.yongedundaspodcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yongedundaspodcast/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/yongedundaspodcast Copyright Roshan Dev Sahu 2021. All Rights Reserved.