Natalie M.

Experience

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  The Body Shop

  Oct 2006 - May 2010

  Brand Ambassador

  Sales concentrated position, product promotion, community outreach and event hosting.

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  CIBC

  May 2010 - Apr 2012

  Financial Services Representative

  Trusted front-line expert who provided information and solutions to existing and potential customers regarding CIBC’s full range of products and services. Motivated by targets and results, actively promoted and sold products and services based on their individual financial needs and goals.

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  Nova Scotia Health Authority

  Aug 2012 - Nov 2015

  Central Dispatcher

  Nova Scotia Health Authority provides health services to Nova Scotians and some specialized services to Maritimers and Atlantic Canadians. They operate hospitals, health centres and community-based programs across the province. As a member of the operations support portfolio, central dispatchers are professional telecommunicators tasked with the gathering of information related to medical emergencies and all other hospital related inquiries regarding patient care.

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  YP, The Real Yellow Pages®

  Jul 2016 - Oct 2016

  Social Media and Marketing

  YP solutions is an all-encompassing platform for online presence, local search, display advertising, direct marketing, and print directory advertising. YP solutions and services are backed by thousands of media consultants and customer service professionals in local markets across the U.S. with relationships spanning nearly half a million advertisers.

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  WE

  Feb 2017 - Mar 2020

  WE Charity is an international charity and educational partner. The organization is unique in that it operates collaborative programs both domestically and internationally. In the US, Canada, and the UK, WE Day and WE Schools are initiatives of WE Charity that educate and empower young people. WE Schools is a year-long service-learning program that nurtures compassion in students and gives them the tools to create transformative social change. And WE Day is a series of inspiring events that celebrate youth making a difference in their local and global communities. Show less

  • Manager, External Communications

    Dec 2018 - Mar 2020

  • Senior Coordinator, Public Relations and Publicity

    Aug 2017 - Dec 2018

  • Specialist, Executive Communications

    Feb 2017 - Aug 2017
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  District Ventures Capital

  Mar 2020 - Oct 2021

  Specialist, Public Relations and Media Relations

  District Ventures Capital is a venture capital fund investing in innovative companies in the food & beverage and health & wellness sectors. The fund is led by General Partner, Arlene Dickinson. District Ventures is the leading ecosystem in Canada that focuses on the CPG space and brings capital, marketing support, programming and commercialization as support to the companies it invests in.

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  Dalhousie University

  Oct 2021 - now

  MindFrame Connect is a Canadian not-for-profit focused on upskilling Canadians by providing access to expert training, resources, and tools designed to improve performance. MindFrame Connect was started to solve current gaps in the Canadian entrepreneurial ecosystem. We’re focused on the psychology of entrepreneurship – the resilience, mindset and grit required to succeed. We’re also exploring what it means to be a mentor/leader in the current innovation economy, and the skills required to be effective. Everything we offer will provide a refined, practical view on improving one’s ability to perform and is developed and vetted by entrepreneurs and mentors.Our goal at MindFrame Connect is to curate expert research, learnings, frameworks, and resources and make them available to Canadian entrepreneurs and mentors. Ultimately, we want to see resilience training and upskilling of the essential “soft skills” required to succeed built into the foundation of Canada’s ecosystem.Through our extensive research and discovery process, MindFrame Connect has developed a clear and effective pathway for improving the performance of mentors, leaders, employees, and entrepreneurs. Show less

  • Associate Director, MindFrame Connect

    Aug 2023 - now

  • Manager, Marketing and Communications at MindFrame Connect and I-INC

    Oct 2021 - now