Brien Convery

Coffee With Convery

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Explore how success isn’t just about climbing the corporate ladder, sometimes it’s about building your own jungle gym. From students to seasoned professionals, this career development podcast is your launchpad for job search strategies, personal branding, leadership growth, and workplace success. Dive into real-life career transitions, resume tips, interview preparation, mentorship, and future-ready skills. Produced by talent, for talent to empower emerging professionals, entrepreneurs, and executives to thrive in today’s evolving job market. Listen now to level up your career!

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Brien Convery

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ED&I, stories and pre-conceived expectations with Jash Kalyani 26.03.2021 32:01

Students and young professionals are facing barriers, uncertainty, biases, changing priorities and now a pandemic as they navigate the school to work transition. Their collective stories have inspired me and now I want to share these stories with you.  Now let’s meet Jash! Jash Kalyani is a third-year business student at Ivey Business School at Western and he did his first two years in Politi...

UofG Black Professionals, personal struggles and Nigerian jollof rice with Bankole Alade 25.03.2021 38:12

Students and young professionals are facing barriers, uncertainty, biases, changing priorities and now a pandemic as they navigate the school to work transition. Their collective stories have inspired me and now I want to share these stories with you.  Now let’s meet Banky! Bankole (Banky) Alade is a 5th year student at the University of Guelph working on his Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing Ma...

Heteroscedasticity, economics and skills with Ryan Shotlander 24.03.2021 27:29

Students and young professionals are facing barriers, uncertainty, biases, changing priorities and now a pandemic as they navigate the school to work transition. Their collective stories have inspired me and now I want to share these stories with you.  Now let’s meet Ryan! Ryan Shotlander completed his Bachelor of Commerce degree in 2018 at Ryerson University where he studied economics and fi...

Derivatives, fried chicken and computer science with Ramy Ayash 23.03.2021 32:38

Students and young professionals are facing barriers, uncertainty, biases, changing priorities and now a pandemic as they navigate the school to work transition. Their collective stories have inspired me and now I want to share these stories with you.  Now let’s meet Ramy! Ramy Ayash is an Analytics Developer in the Quantitative Analytics Integration group at RBC Capital Markets and a Queen’s...

Mental wellness, oatmeal with peanut butter and startups with Jake Bradshaw 22.03.2021 53:13

Students and young professionals are facing barriers, uncertainty, biases, changing priorities and now a pandemic as they navigate the school to work transition. Their collective stories have inspired me and now I want to share these stories with you.  Now let’s meet Jake! Jake Bradshaw is thoughtful and inspiring individual whom I meet a couple of years ago here in Toronto. Jake is a graduat...

Froggy bread, bumblebees and learning to ask for help with Shayndel Jim 21.03.2021 18:09

Students and young professionals are facing barriers, uncertainty, biases, changing priorities and now a pandemic as they navigate the school to work transition. Their collective stories have inspired me and now I want to share these stories with you. Now let’s meet Shayndel. Shayndel Jim is skilled in public speaking, event planning, research, interpersonal communication, and business analysis. S...

Being a newcomer to Canada, extracurriculars and networking with Ashwin Khattar 20.03.2021 34:33

Students and young professionals are facing barriers, uncertainty, biases, changing priorities and now a pandemic as they navigate the school to work transition. Their collective stories have inspired me and now I want to share these stories with you.  Now let’s meet Ashwin. Ashwin Khattar an international student from India. Ashwin is a result-driven and self-motivated 4th year Bachelor of C...

Sports Talk: Mechatronics, discipline and rugby with Ben LeSage 19.03.2021 29:18

On today’s episode we are going to continue the journey with #CoffeeWithConvery "Sports Talk" where my invited guests will share how being an athlete has helped them to propel their skill building, their mindsets and their futures. “Sports Talk” also helps us understand the hurdles and barriers some athlete’s face while being in school, participating in sports and trying to balance the transition...

Throwback Thursday: Intentionality, interviewing and ally-ship with Supriya Ramesh 18.03.2021 26:45

On today’s #CoffeeWithConvery episode we are going to take a journey back with the introduction of “Throwback Thursday.” Throwback Thursday” is a once a month Thursday series with students and young talent I met years ago and to see where they are now.  Now, let's meet today’s guest Supriya. Supriya Ramesh is a Product Designer at Facebook working on internet.org initiatives. Formerly at Appl...

Sports Talk: omnipotence, goofy face emojis and mental strength with Victor Oreskovich 17.03.2021 20:54

On today’s episode we are going to continue the journey with #CoffeeWithConvery " Sports Talk" where my invited guests will share how being an athlete has helped them to propel their skill building, their mindsets and their futures. “Sports Talk” also helps us understand the hurdles and barriers some athlete’s face while being in school, participating in sports and trying to balance the transition...

Delaying gratification, applying knowledge and making global impact with Ryan McCuaig 16.03.2021 27:52

Students and young professionals are facing barriers, uncertainty, biases, changing priorities and now a pandemic as they navigate the school to work transition. Their collective stories have inspired me and now I want to share these stories with you. Now, let's meet Ryan! Ryan McCuaig is an extremely driven and result-oriented individual with a diverse range of professional, academic, and leaders...

Sports Talk: dedication, empathy and competitiveness with Kreig Yeh 15.03.2021 37:03

On today’s episode we are going to take a slightly different twist to the #CoffeeWithConvery podcast with the introduction of “Sports Talk” where my invited guests will share how being an athlete has helped them to propel their skill building, their mindsets and their futures. “Sports Talk” also helps us understand the hurdles and barriers some athlete’s face while being in school, participating i...

Optimism, introspection and female empowerment with Hannah Fleming 12.03.2021 27:37

Students and young professionals are facing barriers, uncertainty, biases, changing priorities and now a pandemic as they navigate the school to work transition. Their collective stories have inspired me and now I want to share these stories with you. Now, let's meet Hannah! Hannah Fleming is result-oriented team player in her fourth year at the University of Waterloo , where she has pursued Busin...

Math, Macarons and traveling the world with Eshani Gupta 11.03.2021 27:55

Students and young professionals are facing barriers, uncertainty, biases, changing priorities and now a pandemic as they navigate the school to work transition. Their collective stories have inspired me and now I want to share these stories with you. Now, let's meet Eshani! Eshani Gupta is a wake-boarder and animal activist, Rotman Commerce Student from the University of Toronto majoring in a dou...

Serendipity, inclusive spaces and equity based leadership with Meena Waseem 10.03.2021 24:20

Students and young professionals are facing barriers, uncertainty, biases, changing priorities and now a pandemic as they navigate the school to work transition. Their collective stories have inspired me and now I want to share these stories with you. Now, let's meet Meena! Meena Waseem is an enthusiastic and self-driven BCom student from The Smith School of Business at Queens University with an e...

Photography, tangible skills and a reflection on self-identifying women with Christina Caldi 09.03.2021 27:52

Students and young professionals are facing barriers, uncertainty, biases, changing priorities and now a pandemic as they navigate the school to work transition. Their collective stories have inspired me and now I want to share these stories with you. Now, let's meet Christina! Christina Caldi is an authentic and fun-hearted McMaster Graduate from 2018, with a 2019 Humber College Postgraduate Cert...

Risotto, adaptability and setting expectations with Megha Lad 08.03.2021 27:09

Students and young professionals are facing barriers, uncertainty, biases, changing priorities and now a pandemic as they navigate the school to work transition. Their collective stories have inspired me and now I want to share these stories with you. Now, let's meet Megha! Megha Lad is attending the University of Toronto studying for her Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and Management...

Heart emojis, self-care and meaningful connections with Josh Tillson 04.03.2021 18:13

Students and young professionals are facing barriers, uncertainty, biases, changing priorities and now a pandemic as they navigate the school to work transition. Their collective stories have inspired me and now I want to share these stories with you. Now, let's meet Josh! Josh Tillson is a driven and motivated third year Business and Computer Science student at the University of British-Columbia...