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The unspoken truth about women and their careers – how navigating motherhood shifted my career trajectory.
The unspoken truth about women and their careers – how navigating motherhood shifted my career trajectory.
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Let me tell you a few stories as a Mom of three and a Woman in Tech who has worked in four different industries and often had to find her guts.
Let me tell you a few stories as a Mom of three and a Woman in Tech who has worked in four different industries and often had to find her guts.
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It took her close to a decade to find herself and be able to start sharing her story. Today, Véronique is a sought after speaker with the Federal Speaker’s Bureau on Healthy Workplaces and has had the chance to share her story. She has learned that she will never be “cured” of depression, but she can live an amazing life regardless. She has a successful career, newly married, has an amazing family and has found her passion again. Depression didn’t make her a failure, it only made her stronger.
It took her close to a decade to find herself and be able to start sharing her story. Today, Véronique is a sought after speaker with the Federal Speaker’s Bureau on Healthy Workplaces and has had the chance to share her story. She has learned that she will never be “cured” of depression, but she can live an amazing life regardless. She has a successful career, newly married, has an amazing family and has found her passion again. Depression didn’t make her a failure, it only made her stronger.
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and error along the way. With a balance of pragmatism, candour, and insight, Own It speaks to women everywhere while demonstrating how to truly lay claim to life on your own terms.
and error along the way. With a balance of pragmatism, candour, and insight, Own It speaks to women everywhere while demonstrating how to truly lay claim to life on your own terms.
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Amethyst is Manager of Planning, Reporting, Engagement and Strategy at Shared Services Canada’s largest branch Networks, Security and Digital Services. Find out how Amethyst overcame being labelled “intense” or “intimidating” by using authentic curiosity at work to add value, collaborate and drive innovation - while learning new things, making new friends and having fun.
Amethyst is Manager of Planning, Reporting, Engagement and Strategy at Shared Services Canada’s largest branch Networks, Security and Digital Services. Find out how Amethyst overcame being labelled “intense” or “intimidating” by using authentic curiosity at work to add value, collaborate and drive innovation - while learning new things, making new friends and having fun.
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After conquering difficulties of going from immigrant to entrepreneur, her life's mission is now to help aspiring entrepreneurs - particularly immigrants - build sustainable and scalable businesses: Using the learning she picked up along a decade of fixing her own mistakes.
After conquering difficulties of going from immigrant to entrepreneur, her life's mission is now to help aspiring entrepreneurs - particularly immigrants - build sustainable and scalable businesses: Using the learning she picked up along a decade of fixing her own mistakes.
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For over 17 years, she specialized in cyber security and critical infrastructure protection within the public and private sectors. Elizabeth has developed technical standards for the North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC), American Bar Association and NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). She holds a Bachelor of Computer Science from the Technical University of Nova Scotia (Dalhousie) and an Executive MBA from the University of Ottawa.
For over 17 years, she specialized in cyber security and critical infrastructure protection within the public and private sectors. Elizabeth has developed technical standards for the North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC), American Bar Association and NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). She holds a Bachelor of Computer Science from the Technical University of Nova Scotia (Dalhousie) and an Executive MBA from the University of Ottawa.
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<br> <span style="color: #0000FF">''<big>*Le français suit</big> ''</span>''
<br> <span style="color: #0000FF">''<big>*Le français suit</big> ''</span>''
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<b>Book Title:</b> Spread your Awesome<br>
<b>Book Title:</b> Spread your Awesome<br>
Claire’s goal is to help women around the globe build their confidence, harness their strengths and become strong leaders in their community.
Claire’s goal is to help women around the globe build their confidence, harness their strengths and become strong leaders in their community.
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<br> <span style="color: #0000FF">''<big>*Le français suit</big> ''</span>''
<br> <span style="color: #0000FF">''<big>*Le français suit</big> ''</span>''
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<b>Book Title:</b> Math saved my life, body language made my life and gratitude is my life<br>
<b>Book Title:</b> Math saved my life, body language made my life and gratitude is my life<br>
<b>Language:</b> English
<b>Language:</b> English
I arrived in Canada 40 years ago as a lone teenager and believe to have the won the lottery of life with strangers’ help. Math got me to university. Not speaking a word of English led me to body language and reading people. The combination is a prosperous life with gratitude.
I arrived in Canada 40 years ago as a lone teenager and believe to have the won the lottery of life with strangers’ help. Math got me to university. Not speaking a word of English led me to body language and reading people. The combination is a prosperous life with gratitude.
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