Jared Hochman

As told by Ashley Miller Career: CDI Dispatch Supervisor at Canada Drayage Inc. Education: Supply Chain and Logistics at Eastern College 1 Change and personal growth I needed a lifestyle change. I went from a job where I worked hard—for very little—every day, to a career that I felt would set a better example for […]

Elie Khoury I am a Project Specialist, Networking Technology Client I began as a logistics agent with Blue Ocean fresh out of university. I started off on a work permit, and Blue Ocean helped me immigrate to Canada and become a Canadian citizen. Working at Blue Ocean has been a great experience as well. There’s […]

Skylar Greencorn I am an Instructor Of 3D Arts Animation at Da Vinci College What drove me to da Vinci College was a love and passion for all things art, starting at a very young age. Ever since I could hold a pencil I was drawing, so it was only a matter of time. As […]

Stephanie Dort I am a Registered Massage Therapist at Sore Spots Massage Therapy And The Floatation Centre What pushed you to become a RMT through MTANS? It is required to belong to a recognized association in order to practice massage therapy in Nova Scotia. MTANS seemed like the best fit for me due to its […]

Abbie Salyzyn I am a fourth-year Honours Physics Student I was unsure what I wanted to do after high school. During my senior year of high school, one of Adam Sarty’s research students had tutored me in calculus. I often asked her questions about her program at Saint Mary’s. I’ve always been curious about how […]

Kelsey MacNeil I’m a Sponsor Representative for Chalice I was looking into different universities across Canada, trying to find an International Development Studies program that would be best for me. I knew that I wanted to study abroad at some point and when I was told about the exchange program at SMU, I knew I […]

Toronto resident Trevor Novak transferred from Sheridan College to NSCAD University last year. He’s since fallen in love with the east coast and the artistic community at NSCAD and couldn’t be happier with his choice. 1 With a focus on ceramics, Novak’s interested in the human body and animal forms and how the two can […]

Peter Burbridge I’m an Owner at North Brewing Company Why did you decide to use Futurepreneur to assist in growing North Brewing? When you’re a young person trying to start a business there are not a lot of avenues for funding. The great thing about Futurepreneur is that’s their mandate, to support young entrepreneurs. The […]

When Darcy Comeau sat down for her first Business Administration class at Mount Saint Vincent University as the first two-plus two-program student they had received, she didn’t know if she was prepared. She soon realized, if anything, she was better off. She had taken the Business Administration Diploma at Nova Scotia Community College’s Burridge campus. […]

Brenna Doucette Career: Administration and Communications Coordinator for The Startup Zone Education: Bachelor of Arts, major in English, minor in Religious Studies I was looking for a small campus with a close-knit community and somewhere I could get a fresh start, without being too far from my hometown in Nova Scotia. The second I went […]

John Gleeson I’m a VP of Customer Success at Affinio I’ve been a serial entrepreneur my entire life. I wanted to frame to my business experience in a more formal capacity. Taking my MBA at Dal made sense, as there was a hands-on component, and when I finished, it put a stamp on the fact […]