When Iana Dogel came to Canada with her husband she was looking for a career change. She already had a PhD in Life Sciences, but decided to pursue an MBA from the UofA to gain career flexibility.

Now, as a consultant with Grant Thorton, she uses her PhD/MBA expertise to access government incentives for tech companies. Previously she ran her own consulting and founded a med dev start-up that develops a solution for mental health. In this episode of WTJ?, Iana speaks about her experience of coming to Canada, the importance of immigrant voices, starting a company and how she networks as an introvert.

WTJ is sponsored by TD Insurance.

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What the Job? is a University of Alberta Alumni Association podcast

Hosted by: Matt Rea

Produced by: Jennifer Jenkins and Matt Rea

Music: Cottages by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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