Showing Up

“Just as you would go to the gym every day, you should take care of your mental health in the same capacity. I really think the most important person in your life is you. So many things in life can seem so daunting but if you just show up—that’s the biggest and hardest part.”

Aveen Habib
Manager, Trade Marketing

Mentor’s Moment

“When I first started in IT, there weren’t a lot of women that were in the field. I had a great role of trying to be a mentor and show people what they can actually accomplish in a field that was male dominated at the time. I mentor a lot of students, women in technology, women in supply chain; I find it’s amazing to be able to use my lived experiences to help guide them.”

Alicia Samuel
SVP, Information Technology

True to You

“I think I celebrate women by being a woman, being a girl’s girl. Can you change the trajectory of someone’s life by showing up in a way that lets people be themselves? That is the biggest thing you could do as a human, and that’s so powerful.”

KG Gordon
Designated Sales Associate, Holt Renfrew Bloor Street

Building Blocks

“I love building my community and my relationships, and I think working in the H Project—where we get to intimately get know the makers of the product—it makes me so happy to really celebrate all of these amazing people’s stories. I feel very lucky to have found myself in this very unique role.”

Laura Shaddick
Director, Brand & Creative Strategy