Dans cet épisode, nous discutons avec Michel de la façon dont créativité, agilité, entrepreneuriat et intrapreuneuriat se traduisent et s'entremêlent dans le monde de l'entreprise. Et sans filtre, nous abordons la façon dont cela peut aussi coi

Episode 12: Discussing UpstartED's program adaptations: Diana and Céline

May 26th, 2021 12m 47s

In this episode, Diana and Céline from UpstartED reflect on the ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic challenged the organization to reimagine how it serves its youth and educators. They talk about the new You(th) Explore program, the demographic

Episode 11: Innovative Educator Spotlight with Oriana Sutorius

May 26th, 2021 53m 52s

What does it mean to be an innovative educator? How are educators innovating inside the classroom and beyond the physical boundaries of the school? In this episode, Oriana Sutorius shares her journey as an educator, artist and entrepreneur. She

Episode 10: Social entrepreneur spotlight with Alina Grenier-Arellano from Alegoria

Apr 6th, 2021 48m 43s

How do social entrepreneurs get started on their journeys? How do they come up with ideas and validate their solution? Most importantly, how do they ensure their product/service is making an impact? In this episode, we are kicking off our Socia

Episode 9: Impact social, compétences et diversité dans le milieu du conseil avec Lucie Klarsfeld

Mar 15th, 2021 41m 11s

Lucie Klarsfeld est partner au sein d'Hystra, un cabinet conseil hybride spécialisé en "inclusive business". Lucie nous parle de modèles d'affaires à impact social, de ce qui attire les jeunes consultants à rejoindre Hystra, mais aussi de la ré

Episode 8: Empowering youth to be entrepreneurial with Peter Oland

Feb 17th, 2021 56m 30s

Peter Oland is an English language arts teacher at PCHS, a public school in Montreal, Canada. Notably, Peter also leads the school's woodworking program, where he teaches students to be entrepreneurial by designing, building, restoring and sell

Episode 7: Reflecting on lessons from 2020 with UpstartED's co-founders

Feb 10th, 2021 1h 15m

How does a young education nonprofit survive a global pandemic? In this episode, UpstartED's co-founders (Diana, Abdaal and Céline) reflect on UpstartED's 2020 journey. They discuss the challenges they faced, how they reinvented the organizatio

Episode 6: Exploring the art of public speaking with Brenden Kumarasamy

Nov 25th, 2020 44m 59s

Why are most people terrified of public speaking? How can we become better communicators? These are just a few questions we explore with Brenden Kumarasamy, founder of Mastertalk. This is a great episode for our aspiring entrepreneurs as well a

Episode 5: Discovering impact investing with Bhoomika Saxena

Nov 10th, 2020 19m 1s

Impact investing is a field that all aspiring entrepreneurs should know about, especially in today's social and environmental context. In this episode, Diana from UpstartED speaks to Bhoomika to better understand what impact investing is, how y

Episode 4: Designing accessible spaces with Omer Juma

Oct 27th, 2020 49m 53s

What does it mean for a space to be physically and socially accessible? How does accessibility serve diversity and inclusion goals? In this episode, Diana from UpstartED speaks to Omer Juma on the importance of designing for accessibility and h

Episode 3: Spreading educational accountability with Monica Paraghamian

Oct 6th, 2020 41m 40s

At one point or another, we have all asked ourselves this question: "why is XZY not being taught in schools?" We believe it is time to reframe the conversation by asking the following: how can we support support teachers and schools in setting

Episode 2: Coming up with ideas with David E. Elliott

Sep 25th, 2020 31m 59s

"I have no original ideas". This is what we hear a lot from people - young and old - when we ask them why they do not speak up during brainstorming sessions or conversations that require blue sky thinking. In this episode, Diana from UpstartED