Brien Convery

Coffee With Convery

Business EN ↓ 268 episodes

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

Episodes

Careering Talk: Aptitude, attitude and empathy with Katie Tyler 06.10.2022 29:08

Students, New Grads, and Career Seekers, Welcome to #CoffeeWithConvery. This podcast is an intimate, upfront and personal coffee chat approach with some of the amazing and inspiring talent I have met over the years. If you are tuning in for the first time, “Careering Talk” is an open mic series to empower job and career seekers with knowledge, insights, career pathing and coaching to find that dre...

Careering Talk: Passion, intentionality and thought with Cara Krezek 29.09.2022 28:47

Students, New Grads, and Career Seekers, Welcome to #CoffeeWithConvery. This podcast is an intimate, upfront and personal coffee chat approach with some of the amazing and inspiring talent I have met over the years. Today we are continuing “Careering Talk” which is an open mic series to empower job and career seekers with knowledge, insights, career pathing and coaching to find that dream job and...

Music, networking and responsibilities with Julian Flowers 22.09.2022 20:13

Students, New Grads, and Career Seekers, Welcome to #CoffeeWithConvery. This podcast is an intimate, upfront and personal coffee chat approach with some of the amazing and inspiring talent I have met over the years. My guest today is Julian Flowers a University of Toronto Scarborough student working towards his Bachelor of Psychology and Health Sciences with hopes of graduating in 2023. Julian des...

Networking, Personal Growth and Red Velvet Cake with Yash Goyal 15.09.2022 48:53

Students, New Grads, and Career Seekers, Welcome to #CoffeeWithConvery. This podcast is an intimate, upfront and personal coffee chat approach with some of the amazing and inspiring talent I have met over the years. My guest today is Yash Goyal. Yash is a graduate of the Jaypee University of Information Technology with a Bachelor of Technology, Civil Engineering and currently enrolled at Northeast...

LinkedIn, Personal Branding and Entrepreneurship with Matt Parkin 08.09.2022 28:52

Students, New Grads, and Career Seekers, Welcome to #CoffeeWithConvery. This podcast is an intimate, upfront and personal coffee chat approach with some of the amazing and inspiring talent I have met over the years. My guest today is Matt Parkin. Matt graduated with an Honors in Business Administration from the Ivey Business School at Western. Matt is an amazing entrepreneurial spirit who has been...

Careering Talk: Career transitions, Pride and TikTok with Sergeant Julien Ponsioen 16.06.2022 1:02:47

Leadership, intentionality and self-motivation with Nathan Lewko 09.06.2022 24:06

Students, New Grads, and Career Seekers, Welcome to #CoffeeWithConvery. This podcast is an intimate, upfront and personal coffee chat approach with some of the amazing and inspiring talent I have met over the years. My guest today is Natan Lewko a Business Commerce graduate from the Lang School of Business and Economics at the University of Guelph, and he is currently enrolled at York University —...

Mental health, curiosity and resilience with Avina Patel and Madeleine Poutissou 02.06.2022 44:07

Students, New Grads, and Career Seekers, Welcome to #CoffeeWithConvery. This podcast is an intimate, upfront and personal coffee chat approach with some of the amazing and inspiring talent I have met over the years. May 4th — May 10th this year marked the 69th annual Canada Mental Health Association Mental Health Week. Approximately 1 in 5 children and youth in Ontario has a mental health challeng...

Careering Talk: ALS advocacy, nonprofits and volunteerism with Kristen Cocoman 26.05.2022 33:37

Students, New Grads, and Career Seekers, Welcome to #CoffeeWithConvery. This his podcast is an intimate, upfront and personal coffee chat approach with some of the amazing and inspiring talent I have met over the years. If you are tuning in for the first time, “Careering Talk” is an open mic series to empower job and career seekers with knowledge, insights, career pathing and coaching to find that...

Careering Talk: Hockey, finance and firefighting with Luke Girard 19.05.2022 31:09

Students, New Grads, and Career Seekers, Welcome to #CoffeeWithConvery. For those tuning in for the first time, this podcast is an intimate, upfront and personal coffee chat approach with some of the amazing and inspiring talent I have met over the years. “Careering Talk” is an open mic series to empower job and career seekers with knowledge, insights, career pathing and coaching to find that drea...

Creativity, technology and internships with Denys Linkov 12.05.2022 24:14

Students and young professionals are facing barriers, uncertainty, biases, and changing priorities as they navigate the school to work transition. Their collective stories have inspired me and now I want to share these stories with you. So let’s meet Denys Linkov. Denys is a graduate of The University of Toronto where he received his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. Denys currently works a...

Throwback Thursday: All things Costco, mental health and leading with yes with Sibi Anand 05.05.2022 32:26

On today’s episode we are going to continue the journey with #ThrowbackThursday. If you are tuning in for the first time and as a reminder for our listeners, “Throwback Thursday” is where I bring onto the show students and young talent that I met years ago and to see where they are now. My guest today is Sibi Anand. Sibi is a Carleton University BComm Finance graduate. Before we met, Sibi had work...

Fresh Flowers, robotics and finding balance with Vanessa Elefteriadis 21.04.2022 23:28

Students and young professionals are facing barriers, uncertainty, biases, and changing priorities as they navigate the school to work transition. Their collective stories have inspired me and now I want to share these stories with you. So let’s meet Vanessa Elefteriadis. Vanessa is a student at The University of Toronto studying for her Bachelor of Applied Science in Industrial Engineering with a...

Co-ops, cryptocurrency and following your dreams with Brett Beattie 14.04.2022 35:16

Students and young professionals are facing barriers, uncertainty, biases, and changing priorities as they navigate the school to work transition. Their collective stories have inspired me and now I want to share these stories with you. My guest today is Brett Beattie a 2017 Odette School of Business - University of Windsor grad with a Bachelor Degree, Business/Commerce Co-op and a concentration i...

Chocolate chip cookies, consulting and exploring life with Grant McNaughton 07.04.2022 27:33

Students and young professionals are facing barriers, uncertainty, biases, and changing priorities as they navigate the school to work transition. Their collective stories have inspired me and now I want to share these stories with you. My guest today is Grant McNaughton. Grant is a 2019 Ivey Scholar & Dean’s list graduate from the Ivey Business School at Western University. Grant is a strateg...

Sports Talk: Thanksgiving, football and networking with Stephen Taylor 01.04.2022 48:59

Students and young professionals are facing barriers, uncertainty, biases, and changing priorities as they navigate the school to work transition. Their collective stories have inspired me and now I want to share these stories with you. On today’s episode we are going to continue the journey with Sports Talk where my invited guests will share how being an athlete has helped them to propel their sk...

Uncertainty, gifting and being an entrepreneur with Vinayak Mahajan 24.03.2022 42:17

Students and young professionals are facing barriers, uncertainty, biases and changing priorities as they navigate the school to work transition. Their collective stories have inspired me and now I want to share these stories with you. My guest today is Vinayak Mahajan. Vinayak is a graduate of Georgian College with a Co-op Diploma, Computer Programmer, achieving Dean’s list in all of his semester...

Silver linings, kindness and looking for a full-time job with Caroline Dack 17.03.2022 30:38

Students and young professionals are facing barriers, uncertainty, biases and changing priorities as they navigate the school to work transition. Their collective stories have inspired me and now I want to share these stories with you. My guest today is Caroline Dack. Caroline is a 2021 graduate of the University of Waterloo with a degree in Arts and Business with a focus on Legal Studies and Wome...

Finance, networking and personal growth with Jeffrey Hsu 17.02.2022 27:22

Students and young professionals are facing barriers, uncertainty, biases and changing priorities as they navigate the school to work transition. Their collective stories have inspired me and now I want to share these stories with you. My guest today is Jeffrey Hsu. Jeffrey is a 2018 graduate from Western University with a Bachelor of Management and Organizational Studies with a focus on Business...

Throwback Thursday: Resiliency, cooking and building your own dream with Christopher Martinez 10.02.2022 44:43

Welcome to Throwback Thursday. If you are tuning in for the first time, “Throwback Thursday” is where I bring onto the show students and young talent that I met years ago and to see where they are now. My guest today is Christopher Martinez, a 2013 graduate from Ryerson University with a Bachelor of Commerce Finance Degree. Ryerson is actually where Christopher and I first met at a student network...

Careering Talk: Recruiting in 2022 03.02.2022 45:56

Welcome to Careering Talk. If you are tuning in for the first time, “Careering Talk” is an open mic series to empower job and career seekers with knowledge, insights, career pathing and coaching to find that dream job and develop a career with purpose and impact. On today’s Careering Talk, I have invited friends and talent leaders to join me to talk all things recruiting in 2022. · Emma Surich, Ma...

Careering Talk: Learning to be an Entrepreneur with Dennis Gorya 27.01.2022 38:34

Welcome to Careering Talk. If you are tuning in for the first time, “Careering Talk” is an open mic series to empower job and career seekers with knowledge, insights, career pathing and coaching to find that dream job and develop a career with purpose and impact. Our topic today is “Learning to be an Entrepreneur” with Dennis Gorya. Dennis is a 2020 graduate from the Schulich School of Business, Y...

Careering Talk: Networking and Mentorship with Jasman Bisram 20.01.2022 48:41

Welcome to Careering Talk. If you are tuning in for the first time, “Careering Talk” is an open mic series to empower job and career seekers with knowledge, insights, career pathing and coaching to find that dream job and develop a career with purpose and impact. Today’s Careering Talk is a special one because January is #NationalMentoringMonth in Canada and I have invited guests that I have mento...

Careering Talk: Networking and Mentorship with Jaime Garbett 13.01.2022 33:08

Welcome to Careering Talk. If you are tuning in for the first time, “Careering Talk” is an open mic series to empower job and career seekers with knowledge, insights, career pathing and coaching to find that dream job and develop a career with purpose and impact. Today’s Careering Talk is a special one because January is #NationalMentoringMonth in Canada and I have invited guests that I have mento...

Careering Talk: Networking and Mentorship Student Panel 06.01.2022 1:11:05

Welcome to Careering Talk.  If you are tuning in for the first time, Careering Talk is an open mic series to empower job and career seekers with knowledge, insights, career pathing and coaching to find that dream job and develop a career with purpose and impact. Today’s Careering Talk is a special one because January is National Mentoring Month in Canada and I have invited a student panel to...