Conversations with REZ

Areeba is a Human Factors Engineer II at Fresenius Medical Care North America. She holds a BASc in Industrial Engineering with a focus in Human Factors Engineering from the University of Toronto. Her goal is to integrate human factors principles to help improve the healthcare system to provide a safe environment for patients and caregivers.

Aida is a good friend, a fellow Industrial Engineer and a creative thinker with a passion for always growing herself to the next level. In this episode, we talk about personal growth, the subjectivity of it and different habits that can improve clarity and focus.

Serena Holmes is the President & CEO of Tigris Events, a multi-award-winning brand experience agency specializing in dynamic personnel, promotions, marketing, and events. She’s been awarded Canadian Events Professional of the Year by CV Magazine and has worked with major brands such as Apple, Facebook, and Burt’s Bees. Over the last 15 years, Serena has executed over 12,000 successful brand-building events.

Bobby Umar is an inspirational speaker, coach, and one of the most prolific advocates of heart-based leadership in North America. Inc Magazine named him one of the Top 100 Leadership Speakers, alongside such noteworthy giants as Richard Branson, Brené Brown and John Maxwell. Bobby is a 5x TEDx speaker, and one of the top social media influencers in the world, with over half a million followers. He has been named the "2nd Best Business Coach to Follow" on Twitter and the "4th Best Leadership Influencer" according to Kred. Bobby is an author of three international books, including a #1 Best Seller. He is also a frequent Huffington Post contributor and he is the host of a weekly tweet chat called “The Power of Connection” that has reached over 65 million impressions weekly. To date, his social media influence has garnered over 1 billion impressions. Bobby was also named a "2015 Speaker to Watch” and most recently, he was named a "Top 7 Networking Guru to Follow".

Nargol is an experienced Research Assistant with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry. Strong research professional with a Master of Science - MSc focused on Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology from York University.

Alli is an entrepreneur, professional speaker and management consultant with a passion for helping people achieve their dream life! She also owns an e-commerce business with Arbonne.  In this episode, we talk about the journey of personal growth, Alli's strategies for being her best self and her mental model for going through challenges.

Mohammad is an Industrial Engineer with a Masters in Financial Engineering and Data Analytics. He's had experience working with many corporations and on many interdisciplinary projects focusing on operations research and optimization. One of his passion projects was helping small and medium-sized businesses, as well as students, create their portfolio and profile for success. Overall, curious, always looking to grow and on the look to create value all around.

When he's not working as a geo-structural EIT, Tarek is running two side businesses that he hopes to grow into something bigger. This was an interesting conversation around growing businesses, figuring out your passion and understanding how you learn best i.e. there is no one way to the final destination. Check out some of Tarek's work through his LinkedIn page if you're interested to know more about EMPT or Civil Drone

Amin is a Human Factors and Human-Computer Interaction specialist with a heart and passion for innovation and entrepreneurship, and a mindset of taking action and execution.  In this conversation, we talk about his experiences at Google, Stanford, his work in South Africa as well as his view on where we are going and the importance of building communities.

Ilya is an Industrial Engineer, an athlete, and a very good friend. In this episode, we talk about his journey from high school to university, the lessons he learned, the skills he developed, and the ways he overcame the weaknesses he had identified along the way. Overall, very insightful conversation about his mental model and the ways he tackles challenges and obstacles that come his way.