Bernadette Fernandes is a Principal - Retention Specialist at ThriveNB. She possess expertise in business development, strategy, process improvement, start ups, team leadership and 26 more skills. She is proficient in Italian and French. Colleagues describe her as "Celebrating one’s first decade in business is a grand accomplishment! As a forward-looking and heart-centred entrepreneur, Bernadette is using this celebratory milestone to enable even greater positive global impact by creating a philanthropic initiative called “One World” through her business, The Varanda Network (TVN). The idea of “one world” aligns with her philosophy that we are all connected. As a natural networker and multi-lingual business leader who’s chosen to be educated in… Show more" and "Bernadette is a very focused individual who works in the moment with the end goal constantly in mind. Anyone who has or will work with Bernadette are very fortunate as you will always be leaning from her and appreciate her dedicated work ethic. I consider myself very fortunate to have worked with Bernadette in the past."