Shavonne Hasfal-McIntosh is joined by serial entrepreneur Karla Briones as the host baton is passed in Hasfal-McIntosh’s final episode of Invested in Our New Reality. The Season 8 opener introduces Briones, who brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the podcast as a graduate of Carleton University’s journalism program, owner of multiple Ottawa-based businesses, and an Invest Ottawa independent business advisor. Invested in Our New Reality’s new host also brings a fresh, unique prospective as a first-generation Mexican-Canadian immigrant.