Freelance writer in Vancouver with 15+ years of experience in newspapers & magazines; content writing and copywriting for corporate clients; and web content strategy.
Mentoring Nairobi's shantytown entrepreneurs
In a muggy classroom in the sprawling Nairobi slum of Mathare, Reanna Sidhu scans the expectant faces in front of her. Through the windows behind them, a sea of low tin roofs stretches into the distance. She takes a deep breath. In that moment, Reanna transforms from student to instructor. Her brief? Help shape better lives.
In July 2015, Reanna Sidhu and seven other UBC Sauder student volunteers arrived in Nairobi, Kenya. They had four weeks to help aspiring entrepreneurs from the country’s ...
7 actionable tips to turn your credit union website from brochure to business driver
Tips every resource-strapped credit union marketing team can use to ensure your website becomes a finely-tuned business engine.
Is your business ready for the unexpected?
One of a series of informative articles for Coastal Community Credit Union business customers.
Calculating the Hidden Cost of Workplace Mental Health Issues
Rewrote article to make it more engaging and better aligned to customer and business needs.
A True Game-Changer
Journalist and broadcaster Bhupinder Hundal’s career is like a slap-shot that never stops rising. Along the way he has become a cultural bridge-builder in one of the world’s most diverse countries.
Taking the Road Less Travelled
Leah’s Automotive is much more than a local auto shop. Its driven owner is also tangible proof of how BCIT is as much about inspiring young people as it is about training them.
Where to find financing to grow your business
One of a series of informative articles for Coastal Community Credit Union business customers.
Skills that Stand the Test of Time
The skills gained at BCIT don’t just launch careers; they sustain them. Award-winning investigative journalist and BCIT alumna Diana Swain can testify to that.
Who’s next? How to build a solid succession plan for your business
One of a series of informative articles for Coastal Community Credit Union business customers.
Uncovering Hidden Talent
Marketing agency CEO Jonathan Becker arrived at BCIT with a desire to gain real-world skills and a need to focus. It proved the launchpad for a thriving career in new media.
Nursing Ambitions Across BC
From neonatal intensive care to men’s health, virtual classrooms at BCIT have made specialized healthcare education accessible at every moment in Jessy Dame’s diverse career.
Inspiring Careers
Whether as a student, instructor, mentor to students, or recruiter of graduates, Kalpna Solanki has been connected with BCIT throughout her impressive environmental and entrepreneurial career.
Transforming Trades Education
Entering the trades changed Tamara Pongracz’s life. Now she’s inspiring future generations to follow her lead, by helping to expand and transform trades education at BCIT.
Nursing Student Dreams of a Rewarding Career
BCIT nursing student Kayla DiBauda always wanted to work in healthcare. She is ready to hit the ground running in the most challenging, yet rewarding, of careers.
So Fresh, So Clean
123w is probably the only agency in the world located inside a working linen factory — or, as co-founder Jeff Harrison calls it: “A time capsule of cool stuff.”