Own Your Potential

Jason Rosenstein, Founder of Portion and Blockchain Pioneer, tells us about the evolution of the blockchain and crypto industry, navigating career growth through incredible ambiguity, and how his desire to enable transformational digital ownership drives him. 

Natalie Archibald, VP of People at Clio and former Counselling Psychologist, tells us about how cultural values inherited from her family laid the foundation for her success, how focusing on helping underserved communities has unlocked her career potential, and her firm belief that winning is more meaningful when we win collectively than when we win at the expense of others.

Alison Walden, former Exploration Geologist and current Global Accessibility Lead and Senior Director Technology at Publicis Sapient, tells us about how championing junior team members can transform their career trajectory, why a broad foundation of experiences enables an understanding of the bigger picture, and how relentless persistence in pursuing your vision is necessary to realize it. 

Pete Devenyi, former Executive at BlackBerry, Descartes Systems Group & Dematic, and recently published Author of Decoding Your STEM Career: How to Exceed Your Expectations, walks us through his storied career and tells us about the critical importance of developing your communication skills, how he was able to manage life and work seamlessly with just two lists, and how prioritizing being kind can unlock future opportunities.   

Ian Delves, Founder & President of start-ups Boozer and Super Anytime, and now Associate Director of Data Strategy at Publicis Sapient, tells us about the power of optics and caring when striving for accelerated growth in a corporate environment, how trying to build something with lasting value gave him purpose and meaning in his work, and how the key to success with a start-up is being stupid enough to try and smart enough to make it work.

Brenda Izen, Architect and Founding Principal of Izen Architecture, an award-winning all female architecture and design studio, tells us about how her unwavering commitment to her creative vision catalyzed her desire to become an entrepreneur in architecture and has been critical to consistently delivering industry leading work, how her path to scaling her business success has been through diversification of offerings instead of dilution of design language.

Leena Parmar, Founder of Citrus Connect Recruitment and f:Entrepreneur #ialso100 2022 awardee, tells us about her unique perspective on being an "Employee-prenuer", the importance of learning how to and actively managing your manager and how the power of referrals will always trump the power of social proof when it comes to growing your business.

Joseph Piteo, Senior Sales Executive of Digital Solutions at Accenture, tells us about the critical importance of being able to assemble a talented pitch team as a sales leader, the significance of never losing sight of the value you bring to an organization as you pursue career progression in sales, and always being curious and open to conversations with external organizations.

Kirk Fernandes, Founder of Merit and veteran of the product management industry, talks about his vision for democratizing professional networks, the ideal organization size and maturity to start a product management career in, and the significant impact that being honest with oneself about your motivators and leaning into them wholly can have on a career. 

Aliza Devenyi, Founder and Owner of Cured Catering and successful restauranteur, talks about how being an early adopter of food delivery apps, mastering social media and tapping into the power of network effects helped stand up a business in an incredibly competitive industry with no culinary background, and how her willingness to grind, pivot and re-invent her business inflight allowed Cured to not only survive during the pandemic but thrive through it.