Project Innovate

Welcome to the Project Innovate Podcast where we empower students to think like founders and drive change by bridging the gaps between theoretical concepts taught in class and the practical skills required and demanded in order to navigate the business world today. I hope you guys enjoy, subscribe, rate and review our podcast!

Here’s Stephanie, in a nutshell:  3x Webby Award-winning speaker, writer, producer, engineer, and developer content guru.  As a leader at Google, her mission to blend storytelling and technology to create remarkable online developer content. She brings a unique combination of technical expertise, world-class public-speaking skills, sales and marketing expertise, and the ability to lead organizatio...

Luki’s purpose is to help you find yours! He is a career coach who wants to help you find meaning and purpose in the work you do. If you're a bootcamp or computer science grad looking to land your first job, you know the job-search process can be tough this is where Luki comes in! Whether you need help with your resume, interview prep, networking skills, LinkedIn, overall soft-skills, confidence,...

Listen to the second half of the episode featuring James Costa once again as he talks about a typical day in the life of a product manager, some other product career opportunities and the future of working from remote!

James is a senior product leader focused on building products that people want and growing teams that people want to work on. With over 13 years of product experience with scaleups and enterprises, he brings a product practice that balances human-centric design and data-informed execution to develop real, forward-looking strategies. He has worked as a product manager at various roles as well as ex...

Marie-Philippe Généreux is currently completing her fourth and final year at the University of Toronto in the Digital Enterprise Management Specialist program. Born and raised in Montréal, Marie moved to Toronto at the age of 19 to challenge herself and step out of her comfort zone and crossed a language barrier as a French speaker. She is incredibly passionate about communication & marketing....

Samina is a Tech & Business Enthusiast | Marketing Consultant | Communications Team Lead at UTM Office of the Registrar | Campus Manager at Amazon | Student Advisor at SPC | and Mentor at ICCIT. Experienced Marketing Specialist and Content Creator with demonstrated skills in leadership, brand management, sales, project management, web design, management, digital marketing, strategizing, planni...

Hasan Raouf is a fourth-year student at the University of Toronto, Mississauga. He is President at the Innovative Business Association, and Vice-President at the Pre-Law Organization. He is pursuing a Bachelors of Commerce - more specifically, a specialist in Finance, a major in economics, and a minor in law.  Additionally, he works in Personal Banking at TD. Walk through Hasan's journey as h...

Ahmed Abdullah is a 2nd year Digital Enterprise Management Student at the University of Toronto, Mississauga. He is the founder and CEO of Vinyl Imprint, which is a customized apparel business that sells everything from sweaters to masks. In fact, Vinyl Imprint has sold over 10,000 pieces! On the side, Abdullah also currently works at TD Bank.  Listen to us through this episode where we navig...

Stacey Speranza is a 3rd year Bachelor of Commerce student graduating in May 2023 from the University of Toronto. She will be joining Molson Coors as a marketing intern this summer and worked for Neslté Canada last summer! Until graduation, Stacey is learning business fundamentals through the Rotman program at the University of Toronto specializing in Strategy & Innovation as well as Financial...

Prieeyya Kaur Kesh is the Founder & CEO of Our Wave Hub. Our Wave Hub is a Canadian educational technology (ed-tech) company & strategic advisory practice that was born out of a vision to reimagine education. They enable people and organizations to navigate a rapidly changing workforce because as we know it, our education and training systems are not fully equipped to keep up with the expo...