Hosting a spoken word segment called Voices of Montreal: Panacea where I teach about mental health, mental illness, and practice vulnerability. I also touch on how we can work to improve or maintain our wellbeing, giving voice to researchers and experts as well as community members to share their knowledge. My goal is to reduce stigma and initiate open conversations on topics surrounding mental health and illness by fostering empathy through understanding.

Over 7 weeks, I worked alongside 2 interns on a project to assist the team at Biotecture Inc. in its social business development strategy.My role involved --identifying human-centered opportunities and potential partnerships for a novel startup through internal and external market analysis and monitoring social and industry trends--creating an actionable plan to reaching Pending B Corp status, and ultimately, B Corp Certification--identifying key weaknesses in the BM and recommending efficient and effective solutions to improve operations and refocus key activities and resources in a strategic direction

Expanded client base by identifying relevant partnerships with mental health and academic support professionals at universities and other institutionsSupported marketing team in social media content creation on topics of mental health, mental illness, and academic success--Extrapolated data from studies, reports, and books and communicated in an understandable wayRecommended strategic social media marketing tactics to increase engagement and expand audience reach

Boosted social media engagement by over 100% and increased social media following and interactions with posts. In charge of social media and online communications, reaching out and communicating with customers over social media, email, and telephone. as a sales representative, assisting customers, creating floral arrangements, receiving payment.restocking and merchandising

Curated a welcoming workspace and interacted with over 100 customers a dayCreated meaningful connections that built a stronger customer base through identifying and catering to the needs of each individual Maintained and organized sections of the store, increasing customer interestManaged incoming shipments of merchandise-receiving, pricing, and tagging