RadioHer

Our Co-President Freni Jivani and Events Director Maiesha Zahir have a candid chat with Tasfia Hassan, a Rotman Commerce alum who graduated with a specialization in Public Accounting and completed a Diploma in Professional Accounting. Tasfia successfully secured a role as a Staff Accountant at EY, one of the infamous Big 4 Accounting firms. She shares how she overcame being an introvert and made t...

WIBA’s Co-President Freni Jivani and Corporate Relations Director Nimeesha Fernandes sit with Stacey Speranza, a Bachelor of Commerce student at Rotman Commerce, University of Toronto. Stacey is actively involved on campus as the President of the Greek Students’ Association and the Director of Internal Affairs for the Rotman Commerce Students’ Association, and she tells us more about how stud...

Our Co-President Freni Jivani and Events Director Maiesha Zahir sit with Heidi Poon, who is currently working in the CPG industry as an Assistant Brand Manager at Mars, where she oversees the Petcare Dog Wet Food Portfolio. Heidi graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from the University of Toronto Scarborough, and talks about her undergraduate journey from being in...

Our Co-President Freni Jivani and Events Director Maiesha Zahir sit with Zarin Tasnim, a Senior Analyst for Tim Hortons under Restaurant Brands International. They converse about a career in Operations Management as Zarin has hefty amounts of experience working in the industry with Danone, Proctor and Gamble and now Restaurant Brands International. They discuss the skills required to break in...

WIBA’s Co-President Freni Jivani and Corporate Relations Director Nimeesha Fernandes sit with Melody Woo, a Senior Project Analyst at Aritzia, to learn more about her unconventional career path and to discuss personal growth. Melody tells us more about Project Management and how she is bringing ideas to real life at Aritzia. Melody provides great advice on building a personal brand, seeking m...

Our Co-President Freni Jivani and Events Director Maiesha Zahir sit with Mithushaa K. , a Staff Accountant at KPMG Canada, and former Business Analyst in Consulting at PwC and Operations Officer at RBC. They converse about what made Mithushaa commit to Accounting and what made extra curriculars worth it. Mithushaa shares exclusive tips from her article on mastering re...

WIBA’s Co-President Freni Jivani and Corporate Relations Director Nimeesha Fernandes sit with Bethany Larmour, a UTSC BBA Graduate with a Specialist in Accounting and a former senior executive at WIBA. Bethany tells us more about how her extracurricular involvements and co-op work terms at Deloitte and Flipp have helped her in advancing her career. Bethany has earned a Graduate Diploma in Pro...

WIBA’s Co-President Freni Jivani and Events Director Maiesha Zahir sit with Fehma Munazza, a UTSC alumni who graduated with a Specialist in Accounting (Co-op). Fehma is currently a Finance Manager in Sales Finance at Mars and she has spent the past decade working in the Consumer-Packaged Goods industry. Fehma shares how she was initially a shy girl, but her growth mindset...

WIBA’s Co-President Freni Jivani and Corporate Relations Director Nimeesha Fernandes sit with Lauren Zhiying Sun, a Market Strategy Senior Account Executive at Proctor and Gamble. Considering her diverse roles as a TA of various courses as well as an executive at the Student Managed Fund, Lauren speaks on how her undergrad experiences have been helpful in her current career path. She tal...

Our Co-President Freni Jivani and Events Director Maiesha Zahir sit with Samina M. who is a Digital Enterprise Management student at the University of Toronto Mississauga. Samina is a Social Media, PR & Communications Intern and a Campus Scouts Lead at Clearco. Samina describes herself to be a curious individual whose curiosity and keenness to learn earned her all her achievements so...

Our Co-President Freni Jivani and Events Director Maiesha Zahir sit with Megan Chong, a Marketing and Finance student at Rotman Commerce, University of Toronto and the founder of UofMeg, an e-Commerce clothing brand that reworks authentic university merchandise. UofMeg is the fruit of a little note on Megan’s notes app, and she tells us more about how she built her brand. Megan also shar...

WIBA’s Co-President Freni Jivani and Corporate Relations Director Nimeesha Fernandes sit with Emily Zheng, a senior student pursuing a BBA in Management and Strategy at the University of Toronto Scarborough. Emily has always been relentless whether that be securing her first co-op work term at Elle Canada or immensely contributing to IBM’s website during her co-op work term. We learn more about he...

WIBA’s Co-President Freni Jivani and Corporate Relations Director Nimeesha Fernandes sit with Vaisnavy Sivayoganathan, a UTSC graduate with a BBA in Marketing and a Commercial Associate at Nestle. Vaisnavy shares her learnings from her co-op work-terms as a Marketing Intern at American Express, Samsung, and Twitter. Vaisnavy tells us more about Nestle’s Graduate program including the applicat...

WIBA’s Co-President Freni Jivani and Corporate Relations Director Nimeesha Fernandes sit with Arjuna Thaskaran. Arjuna shares some of her rewarding experiences as a Student Development Coordinator at UTSC’s Management Department including seeing her students grow personally and professionally. Given Arjuna’s extensive experience in guiding students towards success, she provides insights on careers...

WIBA’s Co-President Freni Jivani and Events Director Maiesha Zahir sit with Sabrina Fanelli, a UTSC graduate with a BBA in Finance and the founder of WIBA.  Sabrina shares her vision behind WIBA, how she started the club, and some of the challenges that came with it. Sabrina tells us more about her professional journey at BMO starting from her multiple work terms in Anti-Money Laundering...

We are excited to announce that we are launching Season 2 of our career podcast: RadioHer. This season will feature women with a wide range of business experience in different industries. Join us as we discuss career planning, personal development and overcoming challenges with our guests, alongside celebrating their hard-work and success. Episode 1 will be released this Friday, September 10th, wi...

Check out our final episode of Radio Her, with guest speaker Rahaf Al-Enzy, who is a fourth year BBA Management and Accounting student at University of Toronto, Scarborough. Rahaf is determined to pursue a CPA designation after having completed her co-op work terms at Amica Senior Lifestyles and the Ontario Treasury Board. In this episode, Rahaf shares her experience as a VP of Business Developmen...

Manasi is a 4th year student in the Management and Finance program at UTSC. She was able to find her career path by completing her co-op work-terms as an Accounting student at PartnerRe North America Life and as a Project Control Officer at CGI. On this 5th episode of Radio Her, Manasi speaks about her challenges and things she wished she had known before her first work-term. Listen now to learn a...

On this episode of Radio Her, Elya talks about starting her business as a student and balancing her workload effectively. Undoubtedly, starting a business is not an easy feat and Elya talks about overcoming unique fears she experienced starting one in a foreign country. Listen to to learn about Elya's motivations, fears and journey as an entrepreneur.

In this episode, Tarraiz shares her journey throughout university and the importance of developing leadership skills. As a shy first-year student, Tarraiz soon realized the importance of creating a platform where students are able to share their ideas, build confidence and take leadership, which inspired her to establish the Management Communications Association. By leading multiple events while w...

Check out our second episode with guest speaker Faiza Naeem! Faiza is a BBA alumni who specialized in Management and Economics at UTSC. In this episode Faiza talks about the benefits of specializing in Management and Economics as well as how she overcame the challenges as an international student.

We are pleased to introduce Anika Lee as our first guest for Episode 1 of RadioHer: Career Development and Personal Growth. Our Events Director at WIBA sits with Anika to hear about her co-op experiences and challenges and ways in which she practices wellness.

If you need a solid dose of girl power, a pep talk from an older sister stand-in, advice from someone in the program as you, or if you just want to celebrate and support thriving women in our UTSC community, the solution is right in your headphones! Presented by the Women In Business Association at the University of Toronto, Scarborough, 'RadioHer' is a podcast featuring bold, driven, and compassi...