
Bring À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ to your ear buds
Meet sixÌýalumni podcasters sharing their stories, knowledge and inspirations
Meet sixÌýalumni podcasters sharing their stories, knowledge and inspirations
By Staff Office of AdvancementÀ¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ alumni are making waves all around the world—doing amazing work in their industries, communities and on a global scale. Some alumni are even making waves through our phones: sound waves that come through your favourite podcast player. Ìý
From business to investing, music and mental health – À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ alumni are producing podcasts on a wide variety of topics. If you’ve caught the listening bug, read on for a list of shows that will help you meet fellow alumni through your headphones.
It’s 2021, but on average, women still make less money than their male counterparts. Priya Vir (BA ’11) aims to inspire and help other women with their unique financial journeys in on . Tune into herÌýconversations with female professionals on money management.
Rahul Faria (BASc ’06) is the producer and host of the , where he explores the past, present and future of the construction industry. Each episode Rahul speaks with a guest about changes in technology, design, materials and more. Civil engineering alumni may want to start with , featuring Professor Carl HassÌýfrom À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Ìý
Did you know: the University has our own alumni podcast, Uncharted: Warriors in the World. Tune in to hear alumni sharing personal stories about their professional lives andÌýinsider knowledge from their industries.
On podcast, Shubham Datta (BMath ’13) explores the financial journey of high-growth technology startups. He interviews finance leaders about their practices and challenges as the backbone of their companies.
Trishala Pillai’s (BA ’16) latest podcast,Ìý,Ìýexplores the many dimensions of modern-dayÌýjugaad, a common colloquial term in many regional languages in India that loosely translates to flexible problem-solving with limited resources. For scholars and business leaders on her podcast,ÌýjugaadÌýis frugally innovating to build faster, better and cheaper products and services. For some, it is about saving our planet by reducing our waste. For others, it is an everyday survival instinct. Ìý
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Children's book author Nadia Hohn (BA '01) shares how she turned her creative outlet into a career, and the role she plays in diversifying our bookshelves
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Brad Regehr (BA '93) discussesÌýreconciliation in the legal system and how he reconnected with his culture as an adult
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HowÌýtwo alumni started aÌýcompany together ... eventually
The University of À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg, and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research, learning, teaching, and community building, and is co-ordinated within the Office of Indigenous Relations.