S4E14: The Importance of Good Mentors in Your Career with Joanna Kervin

REVUP Your Business with Hilda Gan

“If you are presented with an opportunity, you never know where that path is going to take you”. For many, the prospect of changing jobs can be filled with the uncertainty of not knowing whether or not you are a right fit for the role. Surrounding yourself with good mentors that recognize your uniqueness and potential, can help you gain confidence in who you are.

Joanna Kervin is the Vice President of External Approvals and Implementation at Crosslinx Transit Solutions. Joanna’s career spans a unique series of career moves from engineering consulting to City of Toronto Planning, to Toronto Transit Commission (subway) to construction with Crosslinx Transit Solutions, after graduating from the University of Waterloo with a civil engineering degree. Her experience gives her a unique insight into the needs and challenges of both private and public sectors, experience that has supported her success in negotiating solutions to complex issues affecting a wide range of stakeholders and governmental authorities. In this episode, Joanna shares the key decisions and mentors along the way that led her to change paths in her career, women and leadership in a male dominated sector, tips for gaining confidence in who you are, and more!

Chapters

• Crosslinx / Career beginnings 01.25
• Changing career paths 03:20
• The importance of good mentorship in recognizing your potential 4:20
• Changing career paths (cont.) 13:50
• Women and leadership in a male dominated sector 15:46
• TIps for gaining confidence in who you are 20:17
• Advice for women on leadership style 28:56
• Struggles / Adversity 32:17
• Advice 41:48
• What’s next for Joanna 42:41
  
  

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1. Crosslinx / Career beginnings (00:01:25)

2. Changing career paths (00:03:20)

3. The importance of good mentorship in recognizing your potential (00:04:20)

4. Changing career paths (cont.) (00:13:50)

5. Women and leadership in a male dominated sector (00:15:46)

6. TIps for gaining confidence in who you are (00:20:17)

7. Advice for women on leadership style (00:28:56)

8. Struggles / Adversity (00:32:17)

9. Advice (00:41:48)

10. What’s next for Joanna (00:42:41)