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they’re cooking, or when [they’re] taking [a]
walk or run in the morning.”
MARGINS: How does the podcast decide
which guests to invite to the show, or
what content to talk about?
“This season, we have six guests. The Management
program at UTSC has different
specializations; there’s Accounting, Human
Resources, Marketing, Finance and Strategic
Initiative. We’ve tried to secure at least one
guest from each of these specializations so
that we can appeal to a wider audience. We
also looked at different clubs, such as the
Accounting Students Association and DECA,
to find women who are taking leadership
positions. We reached out to individuals
through Instagram, email and LinkedIn. The
Instructional Centre has posters of students
in the Management program and those that
have been awarded Student of the Year. Every
time we went to that building and [saw] the
posters, we remembered potential guests
from there.”
MARGINS: How often are podcast episodes
released?
“Our episodes are released on a bi-weekly
basis. We started making content at the end
of October, and our last episode is going to
be on the eighth of February.”
MARGINS: What’s your favorite episode
that you’ve made so far and why?
“The host of our episodes are different team
members each time, so it’s really hard to say.
Our episodes are not only focused on students
from different specializations; they’re
also focused on different themes. For example,
our first episode was based on co-op,
but our episode that was just released was
based on entrepreneurship. Our guests bring
in different perspectives, so each episode is
really unique in that sense. There have been
different methods that have helped people
succeed, whether that be finding a mentor,
being part of The Bridge, or reading a helpful
book.
I like all episodes, but I think that my favorite
would be the recent one about entrepreneurship
with Elya, who’s a second-year
student at UTSC, specializing in marketing.
Alongside her sister, she recently co-founded
a company based on essential oils. It was
really interesting to know that she had been
brought up in a family of entrepreneurs. She’s
originally from India, but her parents moved
to Madagascar. They [didn’t have] many connections
and they didn’t have the financial
means to become established right away.
She saw her parents grow from a tiny room at
their house – that initiative has been passed
down to her and her sister and [who have]
combined [their] expertise to develop something
of their own.”
MARGINS: How does RadioHer change
UTSC as an institution?
“In tough times like COVID-19, every student
wants to grow, establish their careers, or
make use of the resources that are available
on campus. When someone thinks of business,
only men would come to their mind,
as if men are the pioneers or the ones that
pave the way for others. But if other women
from UTSC can be successful, who are
in the same classes, the same program, or
the same room [listening], then they can be
successful, too.”
MARGINS: What are your future plans for
the Women in Business Association or
RadioHer?
“The Women in Business Association’s March
event is focused on entrepreneurship. The
club wants to build relations with Toronto-based
entrepreneurs and companies to
bridge the gap between students and professionals.
We look forward to hosting a conference
one day and inviting different speakers.
Visual Credits: Mohammad Metri
I feel like sometimes students who are not in the Management and Business programs might
be reluctant to join the club, because they may think that only students in those programs
can move forward in the business industry. That’s not true. A lot of social innovations stem
from people who aren’t initially in a business program. One of the speakers that we’re trying
to get for an entrepreneurship event graduated with a degree in International Development
Studies from McGill University. She’s created a brand that uses vegan ingredients
[and] materials to create bags. She did this because sustainability is very important, and
especially when issues such as climate change and global warming are coming into [the]
picture and everyone’s realizing the importance of these issues. There are different programs
to join with the Women in Business Association – maybe someone wants to create
a company that’s based on superfoods, or make a skincare company. Our club wants to
encourage women to take initiative. [We provide tips and answers that students are] not
getting in their classes, such as: how to establish a business or how to expand the business.
Our club is a great way for them to learn more about what they could do in the future.
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