Laura Simpson
Entrepreneur and CEO, Side Door
When asked about her career trajectory after finishing the one-year Bachelor of Journalism at King’s, Laura Simpson smiles, realizing that she spent exactly seven years as a journalist, followed by ...
Vanessa Green
Owner, Greenlight Content
Vanessa Green has always been a go-getter. One of her first jobs after graduating was with Yahoo! Canada, which kick-started her editorial career. Before long, she found herself in London, launching t...
Eleanor Beaton
Business and Leadership Coach For Women
“All things are possible,” says Eleanor Beaton. “It’s really about cultivating the belief in what you want to achieve.” That’s what Eleanor tells her clients. Eleanor is an award-winnin...
Dalia Lourenço
Communications Consultant, United Nations and Career Strategist
Dalia Lourenço found herself in Luanda, the capitol of Angola on the west coast of Africa. She had a contract with the United Nations to help with communications for vaccination programs. One was for...
Safia Haq
Co-owner, Tart & Soul Cafe
It was early in 2017 and Safia Haq was scrolling through Facebook. She saw an ad. It asked for a business proposal for a space that had been a café. Interesting, she thought, and sent it to a friend....
Mark DeWolf
Sommelier, Creative Director, Food & Drink, The Saltwire Network
Sommelier Mark DeWolf considers himself a student of both the art and science of wine. “I find learning about the history and culture surrounding wine as compelling as the impact of climate, soil an...
Hannah Rittner
Playwright, Screenwriter, and Producer
“I’m still so early on in my career. My best work is still ahead of me,” says Hannah Rittner. Maybe in her eyes, however she is certainly being noticed by others, including the organizations ...
Sam Mednick
Burkina Faso Correspondent for the Associated Press; Freelance Journalist
“My motto is ‘just say yes’,” says Samuelle – Sam – Mednick. Pragmatic and direct, Sam has spent her career following stories across the world. “I never loved school,” says Sam of h...
Ariel Nasr
Filmmaker
It’s hard to imagine how a bout of tendonitis could lead to an Oscar nomination, a place in the FIN Atlantic International Film Festival Gala, and a great gig with the National Film Board (phew!), b...
Robert Muggah
Co-Founder, Igarapé Institute
In late 2019, Robert Muggah, BA(Hons)’97, and his family moved to New York from their home in Rio de Janeiro. Back in 2010 Robert co-founded the Igarapé Institute in Brazil, a 'think-and-do tank' w...
Lindsay Cameron Wilson
Writer, Host of The Food Podcast
‘Finding the story in the everyday’ is the guiding and core principle of Lindsay Cameron Wilson’s work. As a food writer, recipe developer and host of The Food Podcast, Lindsay has been leani...
Wanda Taylor
Executive Director, Stepping Stone; Acquisitions Editor, Formac Publishing; Author
Wanda Taylor is probably one of the busiest people you’ll ever meet. If you ask her what she does she’ll say, “I am an author, an educator and a social justice activist. I’m also an artist ...
Barb Stegemann
Author and Social Business Innovator
When Barb Stegemann won the chance to make her pitch on the CBC-TV program Dragons’ Den, she drew upon her experiences at King’s and ended up becoming the first woman from Atlantic Canada to score...
Andrew Choptiany
Architect
Andrew Choptiany’s antics on campus earned him the RL Nixon Award for Best Contribution to Residence Life that year. While many credit him for making the Foundation Year Program (FYP) the best year ...
Robyn Tingley
Founder & CEO, GlassSKY
To say that Robyn Tingley wears many hats is an understatement. As the CEO of her company GlassSKY, an honorary Lieutenant Colonel with the Canadian Army and founder of social enterprise CalChique, Ro...
Gillian Clark, Karen Gross & Laura Vingoe-Cram
Artistic Co-Directors, Keep Good (Theatre) Company
“We just kind of hit it off, complementing each other’s personality,” says Laura Vingoe-Cram. She’s talking about her friendship with Karen Gross. Both were theatre buffs, taking advantage ...