August 2011
4 posts
Thrmiga Sathiyamoorthy (SHAD UBC)
I have the great pleasure of writing a blog regarding my internship at Impact this year. My name is Thrmiga Sathiyamoorthy and I have been working as the Outreach Coordinator under the leadership of Shane Hebel. These past few weeks working as an intern flew by very fast due to the amount of learning that I encountered. One thing to keep in mind as any intern is to always keep close contact with...
Shruti Patel's story.
Hello everyone! This is Shruti Patel from Brampton, ON. Prior to this internship with Impact, I went to Shad Valley at the Dalhousie University where I basically had the best month of my life. When I rewind and think back to the month before Shad, I remember the email all the Shads received regarding the Impact internship. At the time, I asked to be considered for the internship because I...
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Jade's experience at Impact.
My name is Jade, attended Shad Laval and my official title is: Event Coverage Intern for Impact Digital. It’s unbelievable that this month is almost over! Up until now, I have been brainstorming and prepping for the huge launch of the new and improved Impact website. The new website will be one of the defining factors of this organization; therefore, the promotion campaign for this will have to...
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Welcome to the Shad Valley Impact Internship...
It is my great pleasure to welcome you all to the Shad Valley Impact Internship Blogging project. As 2009 Shad Valley Laval Alum, and a Shad Intern 2 years ago, I am greatly honoured to be Co-Director of the Shad Intern Program along with Tam Nguyen (Shad UBC 2010 Alum). This is my second year with this role and I absolutely loved my job last year and getting to know each of the Shads. Impact has...
Shad to Impact
My name is Rohit Vijh and I am the Marketing Assistant for Dave Hale, the Director of Marketing, for my internship. I got to work with my partner Rachel Wong and help get media contacts in Toronto for the I am My Ambition Launch Event on the August 16th. I learned how to “cold call” (basically call people up out of the blue). It was pretty intense and I was like...
It’s Over Already?
By Deyu Wang
(I’m on far left) - The student-run Impact Entrepreneurship Group is always filled with a group of dedicated students. Meeting so many people at the Impact social at Center Island was definitely one of most exciting events of the summer internship.
The day when I was accepted into Impact really felt like yesterday, and in the blink of an eye, I realized that...
Liz’s Post
With the sword of school hanging by a hair over our respective heads, my fellow Shads, we cannot let this summer go by without a reflection on some of the most amazing things that transpired in last two months.
First, there is Shad Valley. Surrounded by fifty bright, young students with similar interests, I learned a lot about entrepreneurship, problem solving, and most importantly,...
Angela’s Post
I’m Angela, Studio Impact’s Graphic Design Intern for this month. I came from Shad UBC with Tam and Peter, two awesome people I’ve gotten to know thanks to SHAD. I vividly remember writing my application to Impact: It was the night before our exhausting 18-km hike up Mount Garibaldi, but I forced myself to stay up till the wee-hours of the morning completing the online...
Victor’s Post
That’s me on the far right!
I attended Shad Valley at Queen’s University this summer and pretty much had the best four weeks of my life. It was filled with crazy activities, ridiculously cool people, and unforgettable moments. At first, I thought that four weeks would feel like an eternity, constantly doing challenging projects, solving problems, and building things. In reality...
Pam’s Post
My name is Pam Chaudhri, and for my Shad Internship at Impact, I have been working as Assistant in the Office of the President. These past few weeks have flown by but I am happy to say that I have learned a lot and had a great time learning it! So far I have been conducting a great deal of research with the goal of gaining more sponsors for Impact. I started my internship by helping...
Farrah’s Post
Shad Valley was an experience like no other. After spending four weeks at Lakehead University, learning so many new concepts, and making life long friends with the most interesting people I have ever met, I thought it couldn’t get any better- but it did. Shad Valley gave me the opportunity to get an internship - not a regular computer-programming office type of internship-...
Janelle’s Post
“Congratulations! I am pleased to announce that you have been accepted to receive an internship with the Impact Entrepreneurship Group for August 2010…You have been selected as External Relations of I Am My Ambition.”
So read my acceptance email from Impact. My first feeling was elation. I had been successful! But my thoughts soon turned curious. What exactly was I Am My Ambition?...
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An Experience Unlike Any Other
By: Anne Zhang
One of the reasons why I was interested in the Shad Valley program was that it provides an opportunity for another amazing experience - an internship. Upon reading the testimonials of previous Shad interns, I wanted to see for myself what being an intern would be like. After waiting several months for an interview, I began to doubt the strength of my...
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Rachel’s Time with Impact
Hello everyone! This is Rachel Wong from Richmond, BC. Prior to this internship with Impact, I went to Shad Valley at the University of Waterloo where I basically had the best summer of my life. When I rewind and think back to the month before Shad, I remember the email all the Shads received regarding the Impact internship. At the time, I asked to be considered for...
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Thirty-eight Thousand Eight Hundred
and Eighty Minutes
By: Iris Yao
It has been thirty-eight thousand eight hundred and eighty minutes since I left Shad at Queen’s—a mind-blowing twenty-seven days that I expected to drag on for ages in comparison to Shad life but has instead flown by during my internship at Impact.
From the first introductory e-mail to the interview, from nationwide conference...
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The Journey to Success
By Armin Mohammadi
‘Me (on the far left) and my Shad buddies!’
Impact. What can one say about it? Well, let’s start off by saying if someone had asked me this question a month ago, I would really have had nothing much to say. However, since then, things have changed. It all started on that beautiful sunny day in the beginning of July when all the Carleton Shads were in the...
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Joseph’s Post
‘Me and my Shad buddies. I’m the one in the middle’
Hi guys, I’m Joseph and during my internship at Impact, I’m working as Assistant to Chair of Impact National Conference. I proudly say that I went to Shad at McMaster University and it has truly been the best month of my life. During my Shad@Mac, I decided to get involved with Impact after Alex Shipillo, the President of...
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Tam’s Post
Hey everyone, my name is Tam Nguyen. This summer I am working on the Marketing and Operations Team as part of the Impact National Conference. I am so thrilled to have the opportunity to work as an intern for this national youth run organization. What really inspired my drive for entrepreneurial thinking was what I was exposed to at Shad Valley last month. Shad Valley at University of...
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Not a Normal Internship
I was surprised that I did not know of Impact earlier. Over the past few years, I have picked up a few muffled whispers, sideways glimpses, and occasional brushes about Impact, but I have never really thought anything about it and never bothered to explore it any further.
One day, I was sifting through my emails when I happened to see one of my emails about seeking summer...
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Harry’s Post
Hi everybody! My name is Harry and like many of the other interns, I was first exposed to Impact through an email from Shad. Being busy with packing and preparation, I initially let it sit in my inbox. However, a bit into Shad Valley MUN, when the project was in full swing and my entrepreneurial interest had been sparked, I came across the email again. Doing some research into Impact,...
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Ali’s Post
*I’m the one in the middle:]
Hello, my name is Ali Vira. I am working as Designer & Developer for Studio Impact. I first heard about Impact through an email that was sent to me as part of my experience at Shad Valley Lakehead. I admit that at first I was rather intimidated; after all, Impact has a renowned image for excellence and creativity. Nonetheless, fingers...
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From Shad to Impact
By: Lily Zhang
Carleton Campus
Just a month and a half ago, I had no idea what Impact was. I was quite convinced that I was a scientist without a single ‘business cell’ in my body. But this all changed after Shad. During my stay at Carleton this July, Alex Shipillo visited my campus and gave an inspiring lecture about Impact. I was immediately interested,...
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Peter’s Post
When I first heard of Impact, I was only introduced to the Impact National Conference that runs annually in November. I initially thought it would be a cool conference where I would listen to cool speakers and hang out in Toronto for two days. It was at the Impact National Conference where I saw the importance of entrepreneurship and networking. I’ve always known what the words meant,...
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Keith’s Post
Hi, my name is Keith Choy, and I am the Events and Subsidies Assistant for Impact Apprentice. I am so happy and grateful to be given such an amazing opportunity to work with Impact, and I am driven to do my best in this given position! I am so glad to be doing what I am doing because it’s so much fun right now! I have been able to use both my professional business knowledge and my...
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Making Connections - Working with
Impact Communications
Dear readers, my name is Stephen Gris, and I am the Public Relations Coordinator for Impact. For this month, my job involves the management of the Impact Entrepreneurship Group’s Facebook and Twitter pages, including posts, replies, and the analysis of our fan base. As well, I will be involved in communications between Impact and the press...
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My First Internship Ever :D
Hi, my name is Clara Kim and I’m the Shad Valley Internship Assistant. At Impact, I am working on this blogging project, a project where every Shad Intern can share his or her individual experience working as an Impact Intern. Through this blogging project, I hope that I can assist in creating a tighter and closer community within Impact by allowing all the...
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Shad Valley Intern Blogging Project
It is my great pleasure to welcome you all to the Shad Valley Impact Internship Blogging project. As a 2009 Shad Valley Laval Alum, and last year’s Shad Intern, this is a project that is close to my heart. I am greatly honoured to be the Shad Valley Internship Program Director this year for Impact. Shad was definitely the best experience of my life, and I...