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Building Long-Lasting Change for Black Owned Companies in the Toronto Region

March 09 2023
Posted by Chris Strikes
On March 1st, at the end of Black History Month, unfortunately the conversations about amplifying Black voices and Black owned businesses often come to a halt. We spoke with Chris Strikes, CEO and Founder of Callowgrove Entertainment Inc. about his experience as a Black entrepreneur in the Toronto Region. Chris’ insights highlight a need for further conversations and change to occur not only during Black History Month, but all year round. Read More
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Building Long-Lasting Change for Black Owned Companies in the Toronto Region

March 09 2023
Posted by Chris Strikes
On March 1st, at the end of Black History Month, unfortunately the conversations about amplifying Black voices and Black owned businesses often come to a halt. We spoke with Chris Strikes, CEO and Founder of Callowgrove Entertainment Inc. about his experience as a Black entrepreneur in the Toronto Region. Chris’ insights highlight a need for further conversations and change to occur not only during Black History Month, but all year round. Read More
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Talking About Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: Spotlight on Co-Chair Laura Hernández

March 08 2023
Posted by Laura Hernández
My favourite places in the Toronto Region are the Distillery District and St. Lawrence Neighbourhood. To me, it is a great example of a 15-minute city! You can access entertainment, cool shops, restaurants, parks, schools, public transit and highways, all in one area. It was one of the first places in Toronto I explored when I moved here, and it holds a special place in my heart. Read More
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Talking About Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: Spotlight on Alex Nnamchi

February 01 2023
Posted by Alex Nnamchi
I work as an Investment Attraction Advisor for the USA West team. We help companies that are based in the western region of America through the different steps of their expansion process into the Toronto Region. Read More
Featured FEATURED POST
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Talking About Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Spotlight on Sophia Chea

December 28 2022
Posted by Sophia Chea
Sophia Chea is an Analyst on Toronto Global’s small but mighty Business Insights team. Sophia works to generate the value proposition for the Toronto Region for international companies interested in expanding operations here. She works closely with each company and Toronto Global’s Investment Attraction team, creating customized business cases through data research and analysis. Read More
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Talking About Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Employee Spotlight on Graeme Cooke

November 10 2022
Posted by Graeme Cooke
Graeme Cooke is a Senior Advisor on Toronto Global’s Investment Attraction team, focusing on markets in the eastern United States, specifically the Midwest, Northeast, and Florida. Graeme started at Toronto Global in 2017. “I’m coming up on five years of being a member of the USA East Team, though two of those years were quite affected by the pandemic,” said Graeme. Graeme has supported companies from a broad spectrum of industries in their expansion to the Toronto Region, including HCL, Wayfair, Kistler, CRB and Quantiphi. Read More
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Women In IT Summit And Awards: Community, Intersectionality, And The Toronto Tech Industry

October 18 2022
Posted by Jaclyn McNeil
We sat down with Tania Ferreira and Cheryl Cole from the “Women In” series to discuss Women in IT’s upcoming event in Toronto and the history of their organization.
  Read More
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MIKADO International Embraces Diversity And Multicultural Marketing In The Toronto Region

September 01 2022
Posted by Sandrine Vohra
Toronto Global’s client, MIKADO International, is a multicultural award-winning, minority and women-led global marketing and advertising agency, striving toward the goal of creating a more connected world. Recognizing the intricacies of identity in an increasingly international community, MIKADO’s focus is on catering to underserved and fragmented cultural and/or religious communities.
  Read More
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Employee Spotlight: Courtney Bowen

August 03 2022
Posted by Courtney Bowen
TALKING ABOUT EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION:
Courtney Bowen is an Advisor on Toronto Global’s Investment Attraction (IA) team focusing on the UK, Ireland and Nordic markets. In her role, Courtney has had the opportunity to learn about a variety of nuanced industries while helping European companies expand to the Toronto Region. Read More
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Spotlight: Black Professionals in Tech at Collision 2022

July 15 2022
Posted by Kareem Bonner

Members of the Black community face barriers in accessing lucrative entrepreneurship opportunities created by Canada’s technology driven innovation sector...

 Read More
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Spotlight: Women in Tech at Collision 2022

June 16 2022
Posted by Jaclyn McNeil
According to Statistics Canada, women make up just 23 percent of the Canadian tech industry. Representation is an important step in achieving equal opportunities; women and girls are more likely to consider a career in computer sciences if they see people like them in these roles. As the largest tech conference to date, Collision is committed to changing the gender disparity in tech by highlighting influential women in the field. Read More
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Talking About Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: Employee Spotlight on Salman

June 07 2022
Posted by Salman Khan
TALKING ABOUT EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION:
Salman Khan is a Senior Advisor on Toronto Global’s Investment Attraction team, focusing on the European market. Salman works to attract investment primarily from the U.K., Ireland, and Nordic countries, and supports senior executives from companies as they evaluate the Toronto Region as an investment destination. Read More
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‘Go Out of Your Way:’ A Conversation With Jodi Kovitz for #IWD2022

March 08 2022
Posted by Jodi Kovitz
International Women's Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women's equality. Read More
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Black Entrepreneurs in the Toronto Region: Spotlight on James Shipp

February 23 2022
Posted by May Chow
At Toronto Global, we continually reflect on the unique experiences of our clients from around the world and recognize their contributions to our regional economy. From the nature of our organization’s core mission, we appreciate the diversity of many cultures and ethnicities in both our personal and professional lives. Our staff are all people who live, work, and play in the Toronto Region – coming from all walks of life, representing the multicultural fabric of our Canadian identity. Read More
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Talking About Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: Introduction by Stephen Lund, CEO of Toronto Global

February 02 2022
Posted by Stephen Lund
Our team created Toronto Global’s Diversity & Inclusion Task Force with the goal of building a safe and empowering workplace that helps our employees, clients, and communities thrive. This year, as part of an ongoing commitment to fostering an environment focused on equality, inclusion, and respect, we’re kicking off a blog series to celebrate the diversity of our employees and to give us all a space where we can show our authentic selves, both personally and professionally. Read More
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Black Owned Businesses & Community Spirit in the Toronto Region

February 24 2021
Posted by Alia Abbas & Kareem Bonner
Celebrating Black History Month has never been more important than it is right now in 2021. Following a year of racial injustice protests, many in the Toronto Region and the rest of the world have taken a stand on social and political issues. Read More
Featured FEATURED POST
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Diversity & Inclusion Week 2020

October 27 2020
Posted by Kareem Bonner & Courtney Bowen
This year has been challenging for all of us at Toronto Global, the Toronto Region and the rest of the world. When a historic racial justice movement seized the world’s attention this summer, our team took notice and recognized it was time to help inspire change. Read More
Featured FEATURED POST
How Multicultural Is Toronto? Let Us Count the Ways… Thumbnail

How Multicultural Is Toronto? Let Us Count the Ways…

March 22 2019
Posted by Ashleigh Ryan
Torontonians often boast about their multiculturalism. It’s enshrined in the City of Toronto’s official motto – “Diversity Our Strength” – and observers from Anthony Bourdain to Amazon have highlighted Toronto’s unique advantage in having so many people here from diverse cultures & backgrounds. Read More
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What do hockey and start-ups have in common? In Canada, women Thumbnail

What do hockey and start-ups have in common? In Canada, women

March 08 2019
Posted by Ashleigh Ryan & Erika Thompson
On International Women's Day, and as much as we and the rest of the world still have plenty of work to do to promote equality for women and girls, there are encouraging signs that Canada is on the right track. Read More

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March 09 2023

Building Long-Lasting Change for Black Owned Companies in the Toronto Region

On March 1st, at the end of Black History Month, unfortunately the conversations about amplifying Black voices and Black owned businesses often come to a halt. We spoke with Chris Strikes, CEO and Founder of Callowgrove Entertainment Inc. about his experience as a Black entrepreneur in the Toronto Region. Chris’ insights highlight a need for further conversations and change to occur not only during Black History Month, but all year round. Chris Strikes
March 08 2023

Talking About Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: Spotlight on Co-Chair Laura Hernández

My favourite places in the Toronto Region are the Distillery District and St. Lawrence Neighbourhood. To me, it is a great example of a 15-minute city! You can access entertainment, cool shops, restaurants, parks, schools, public transit and highways, all in one area. It was one of the first places in Toronto I explored when I moved here, and it holds a special place in my heart. Laura Hernández
February 01 2023

Talking About Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: Spotlight on Alex Nnamchi

I work as an Investment Attraction Advisor for the USA West team. We help companies that are based in the western region of America through the different steps of their expansion process into the Toronto Region. Alex Nnamchi
December 28 2022

Talking About Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Spotlight on Sophia Chea

Sophia Chea is an Analyst on Toronto Global’s small but mighty Business Insights team. Sophia works to generate the value proposition for the Toronto Region for international companies interested in expanding operations here. She works closely with each company and Toronto Global’s Investment Attraction team, creating customized business cases through data research and analysis. Sophia Chea
November 10 2022

Talking About Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Employee Spotlight on Graeme Cooke

Graeme Cooke is a Senior Advisor on Toronto Global’s Investment Attraction team, focusing on markets in the eastern United States, specifically the Midwest, Northeast, and Florida. Graeme started at Toronto Global in 2017. “I’m coming up on five years of being a member of the USA East Team, though two of those years were quite affected by the pandemic,” said Graeme. Graeme has supported companies from a broad spectrum of industries in their expansion to the Toronto Region, including HCL, Wayfair, Kistler, CRB and Quantiphi. Graeme Cooke
October 18 2022

Women In IT Summit And Awards: Community, Intersectionality, And The Toronto Tech Industry

We sat down with Tania Ferreira and Cheryl Cole from the “Women In” series to discuss Women in IT’s upcoming event in Toronto and the history of their organization.
  Jaclyn McNeil
September 01 2022

MIKADO International Embraces Diversity And Multicultural Marketing In The Toronto Region

Toronto Global’s client, MIKADO International, is a multicultural award-winning, minority and women-led global marketing and advertising agency, striving toward the goal of creating a more connected world. Recognizing the intricacies of identity in an increasingly international community, MIKADO’s focus is on catering to underserved and fragmented cultural and/or religious communities.
  Sandrine Vohra
August 03 2022

Employee Spotlight: Courtney Bowen

TALKING ABOUT EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION:
Courtney Bowen is an Advisor on Toronto Global’s Investment Attraction (IA) team focusing on the UK, Ireland and Nordic markets. In her role, Courtney has had the opportunity to learn about a variety of nuanced industries while helping European companies expand to the Toronto Region. Courtney Bowen
July 15 2022

Spotlight: Black Professionals in Tech at Collision 2022

Members of the Black community face barriers in accessing lucrative entrepreneurship opportunities created by Canada’s technology driven innovation sector...

 Kareem Bonner
June 16 2022

Spotlight: Women in Tech at Collision 2022

According to Statistics Canada, women make up just 23 percent of the Canadian tech industry. Representation is an important step in achieving equal opportunities; women and girls are more likely to consider a career in computer sciences if they see people like them in these roles. As the largest tech conference to date, Collision is committed to changing the gender disparity in tech by highlighting influential women in the field. Jaclyn McNeil
June 07 2022

Talking About Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: Employee Spotlight on Salman

TALKING ABOUT EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION:
Salman Khan is a Senior Advisor on Toronto Global’s Investment Attraction team, focusing on the European market. Salman works to attract investment primarily from the U.K., Ireland, and Nordic countries, and supports senior executives from companies as they evaluate the Toronto Region as an investment destination. Salman Khan
March 08 2022

‘Go Out of Your Way:’ A Conversation With Jodi Kovitz for #IWD2022

International Women's Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women's equality. Jodi Kovitz
February 23 2022

Black Entrepreneurs in the Toronto Region: Spotlight on James Shipp

At Toronto Global, we continually reflect on the unique experiences of our clients from around the world and recognize their contributions to our regional economy. From the nature of our organization’s core mission, we appreciate the diversity of many cultures and ethnicities in both our personal and professional lives. Our staff are all people who live, work, and play in the Toronto Region – coming from all walks of life, representing the multicultural fabric of our Canadian identity. May Chow
February 02 2022

Talking About Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: Introduction by Stephen Lund, CEO of Toronto Global

Our team created Toronto Global’s Diversity & Inclusion Task Force with the goal of building a safe and empowering workplace that helps our employees, clients, and communities thrive. This year, as part of an ongoing commitment to fostering an environment focused on equality, inclusion, and respect, we’re kicking off a blog series to celebrate the diversity of our employees and to give us all a space where we can show our authentic selves, both personally and professionally. Stephen Lund
February 24 2021

Black Owned Businesses & Community Spirit in the Toronto Region

Celebrating Black History Month has never been more important than it is right now in 2021. Following a year of racial injustice protests, many in the Toronto Region and the rest of the world have taken a stand on social and political issues. Alia Abbas & Kareem Bonner
October 27 2020

Diversity & Inclusion Week 2020

This year has been challenging for all of us at Toronto Global, the Toronto Region and the rest of the world. When a historic racial justice movement seized the world’s attention this summer, our team took notice and recognized it was time to help inspire change. Kareem Bonner & Courtney Bowen
March 22 2019

How Multicultural Is Toronto? Let Us Count the Ways…

Torontonians often boast about their multiculturalism. It’s enshrined in the City of Toronto’s official motto – “Diversity Our Strength” – and observers from Anthony Bourdain to Amazon have highlighted Toronto’s unique advantage in having so many people here from diverse cultures & backgrounds. Ashleigh Ryan
March 08 2019

What do hockey and start-ups have in common? In Canada, women

On International Women's Day, and as much as we and the rest of the world still have plenty of work to do to promote equality for women and girls, there are encouraging signs that Canada is on the right track. Ashleigh Ryan & Erika Thompson
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