Alumni Spotlight: Amy McTavish
Amy McTavish is a senior student at the University of Victoria Gustavson School of Business in Victoria, British Columbia, majoring in commerce. She began her journey with the Commerce Students’ Society as a Director of Communications before assuming her most recent role as Vice-President of Finance. Amy remains active in on-campus co-curriculars, and is currently part of her university’s Applied Portfolio Management Program (APMP) as a Portfolio Manager focusing on ESG integration. In her professional life, Amy aims to start her career with BCI as an analyst in Public Markets ESG. She held prior student roles with the Rose Agency, Fidelity Investments and RBC. A former delegate at a number of CABS conferences, Amy is an excellent example of someone who has made the most out of her time as an undergraduate student. Our team is thankful to have scheduled a meeting with Amy to learn about her experiences in…
Virtual Canadian Leadership Retreat
By Paige Cey, CABS F2021 Director of Media Outreach Earlier this fall, the Canadian Association of Business Students hosted our first virtual conference, the Virtual Canadian Leadership Retreat (CLR). This event is a great opportunity to learn from incredible industry leaders, gain new skills and resources, and network with the amazing BSA executive community. While conferences may look different for the next while, we feel lucky to have the opportunity to virtually meet and engage with our BSA leaders across Canada. The conference planning team was extremely creative with making the first virtual retreat a huge success! As with any CABS conference, the delegates had a lot of fun socializing. While this conference looked different than a typical in-person conference, we had games nights and Outback Team Building and Training brought team building activities which were a lot of fun and incredibly well-received. Alongside amazing opportunities for socializing and networking…
Summer Virtual Workshop Series
By Mitch Bellefleur, CABS F2021 VP External and Executive VP After many long discussions, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the CABS Board of Directors had to make the difficult decision to cancel the first conference of the fiscal year, the Canadian Business School Conference (CBSC). However, while the conference was not able to be hosted in person this year, that does not mean that students lost out on the value! In place of CBSC, CABS planned a Summer Series which culminated with the first ever Virtual Canadian Leadership Retreat. Here is a recap of what took place throughout the summer! June 13th – BSA Presidents & JDCC Captains CBSC normally has two main goals: to allow BSA Presidents to connect with one another, and to allow JDCC Captains to connect with one another. Given this, we thought it only appropriate to have the first session in the Summer Series aim…
How to Network in 2020
By Anika Peng, CABS F2021 President During these unprecedented times of 2020, it can be difficult to figure out how to grow your network and connections virtually. Technology and social media has helped to create an environment that gives everyone the ability to connect, but it can still pose challenges. Especially for business students that have not leveraged their online presence in the past, this can be a difficult change. Being a virtual national organization, the CABS Leadership Team and directors have needed to rely on various platforms and tools to be able to connect with business students across the country. As a result, we have been able to develop an understanding of how to best network in 2020. In this blog post, we will go over the various ways that you can continue to grow your connections, even in this unprecedented year. Building your LinkedIn Presence LinkedIn is one…
Easy Tips for a Smooth Transition
By Evan Pitchie, CABS F2019 President Transition your next generation of student leaders can be simple and fun. Here are a few tips on how you can achieve that. It’s that time of year again! Incoming executives are full of energy, ready to bring change to their school and community. Outgoing executives, on the other hand, feel a bittersweet sensation. Part of them feels like it’s time to pass the torch, but another part feels like it’s going to miss the rush and the thrill of the busy lifestyle. I was involved in my business student association (BSA) for 3 years. It has now been 2 years since I am no longer involved with my BSA, so I want to share some advice with all outgoing and incomings. Tips for Outgoings Do you remember the transition you received when you started? Were you happy with it? If yes, then be…
Introducing Lash Kugathansan
Introducing CABS’ Director of Corporate Relations for the Central Region, Lash Kugathansan! Calling his home Toronto, Lash has worked with the UW AFSA, for 2 years; his first year as a Senior Project Manager, and his second year as Vice President of Education. When studying at the University of Waterloo, Lash majored in Accounting and Financial Management. Over the next 5 years, Lash plans to complete his CPA designation, travel every year, and be in a career that is challenging yet fun! Learn more about Lash! What would be your top three countries to travel to if money and time were not a factor? New Zealand, Spain and Japan Favourite 90’s track? I want it that way – Backstreet Boys If you had to switch to a field of study other than business, what would you choose, and why? I think I would switch into Medicine. I always loved helping people…
Introducing Michelle Duong
CABS would like to introduce Michelle Duong as the Creative Director on the CABS Marketing Team! Michelle grew up in Oakville, ON, but currently resides in Brampton while working in Toronto. During the school year, Michelle lives in Guelph as she is a 3rd year Marketing Management student at the University of Guelph. Michelle has 2 years of BSA experience and plans to extend this experience. She started with DECA U Guelph, representing the organization as the First Year Recruitment Coordinator, Director of Design, and briefly the Director of Marketing prior to transitioning into her current role on the Board of the Directors for DECA Ontario as Vice President, Media! She is also apart of the University of Guelph Marketing Society (UGMS), previously as the Graphic Designer and is currently the Apparel Manager. In five years, Michelle hopes to be doing something completely unrelated to what she is doing right now. She doesn’t want to plan…
Introducing Michelle Rai
Introducing the newest addition to our CABS Management Team, Michelle Rai! Michelle will serving as our Vice President, Marketing, for the 2017 fiscal year. Calling Pickering, Ontario her home, Michelle lived in Guelph, Ontario during her time at the University of Guelph pursuing a career in marketing & advertising. She brings with her a diverse range of student leadership experience from her roles with the University of Guelph Marketing Society (2nd Year Brand Ambassador, Corporate Relations Manager, Website Manager) and the College of Business and Economics Students’ Association (Market Research/Social Media Manager, Vice President, External Affairs). Graduating this year with a major in Marketing, Michelle will be working at a media marketing agency called Hearts&Science, a media agency created solely for P&G products. In the near future, she plans to continue her professional development by making a huge impact with CABS and pursuing an MBA (hopefully at the University of Toronto). We also asked Michelle some more fun questions to get…