Stories
Meet Zidane Nguyen, Shad2024 Alum and Recipient of Shad’s YELL Scholarship
November 26, 2024 -
Zidane Nguyen is a YELL Alumni from our 2023-2024 Surrey district YELL class. He was accepted into the SHAD program and was a recipient of a $1000 grant for YELL Canada students/alumni. Recently he sat down with the SHAD team to share about his experience in the Shad2024 program at University of Calgary. Q: Tell us […]
From Venture Challenge to Ingenious+
June 18, 2024 -
Recently, we caught up with The Smarker team (Maiya Peters, Raya Rehmat, James Raham, Jeffery Lee, and Dmitri Folomeyev) to see what they’ve been up to as well as had them share about their recent experience pitching at Ingenious+ in Victoria. You were all YELL Entrepreneurship students together at Handsworth Secondary School. Tell me a […]
Q&A with Amitis Iranmanesh, Shad 2023 Alum and YELL Scholarship Winner
November 9, 2023 -
Amitish Iranmanesh is a YELL Alumni from our 2022-2023 West Vancouver district YELL class. She was accepted into the SHAD program and was a recipient of a $1000 grant for YELL Canada students/alumni. Recently she sat down with the SHAD team to share about her experience in the program. Q: Tell us a bit about yourself. […]
The Importance of Failure & Using Cold Outreach to Breed Success
June 16, 2023 -
Hey Everyone! My name is Aaron Anandji and I am an alumnus of the 2019-2020 YELL cohort from Surrey. And I’m here to write to you about failure – and how to overcome it. Failing is never easy. And that is especially true for young people. We young people have a dearth of experience and […]
How I got my First Career-related Job without Applying
June 3, 2022 -
After graduating high school, he contacted me asking “Are you interested in a junior-level position?” Just like that, I was put through an interview and my career launched. The simple answer to how I landed my role was through networking. I am in no way implying that I am an expert at networking, but I […]
Going to University… to do, or not to do
March 8, 2022 -
I graduated high school in 2020, during the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. The ratio of the number of times the word “unprecedented” has been heard to every other word in the English language is much higher for my generation than any previous generation. I actually have a recurring nightmare in which I am […]
Design Thinking with YELL and SHAD
November 19, 2021 -
Before YELL and Shad, public speaking and communicating ideas have been a struggle for me. As a business-oriented student, I knew this would put me at a disadvantage in the future. YELL’s innovative curriculum gave me the necessary tools to challenge my fears and expand my entrepreneurial skills. From our team’s product/service ideation to the […]
Designing her Future with KPU
November 18, 2021 -
I was first introduced to the idea of the YELL program by my high school’s career counsellor. I told her I was interested in design mostly, however, I had an interest in business too. She reminded me that regardless of the field of work, business will always be applicable. It made sense to me, […]
Entrepreneurship and Internship
August 24, 2021 -
Ever thought of a good business idea? No? Well, me too. Even though I never considered myself an entrepreneur, something about YELL enticed me to learn more about entrepreneurship. I am grateful that I decided to apply and join the program because now I’m part of a family of leaders, innovators and changemakers. I’m excited […]
Get BAK’D!
April 23, 2021 -
“Get BAK’D!” is something my sister and I would have never thought we would be telling our friends, families, and customers. This story actually starts back in April 2020 when COVID-19 was at its peak and no one had a clue what was happening. My sister, Jessica, was in her last semester of finishing her […]
