Embark Student Corp.

Nothing like a fireside chat, talking about the future of our company beside a real fire 🪵🔥 Thanks to everyone that participated and planned our annual leadership retreat! 🌲💫 #future #planning #strategy #learning

Amid dynamic economic shifts and emerging technologies, the role of the board director is evolving. Our latest report explores the critical skills directors need to drive strategic capital allocation and secure long-term organizational stability in today’s changing landscape. Our sincere thanks to Andrea Bolger, MBA, ICD.D, Board Chair of Embark Student Corp., for her insightful commentary in the report. 🔗Read it here: https://hubs.li/Q02VHfvd0

Really enjoyed the Institutional Connect conference in Quebec city last week. Thank you Matthew Gertken for sharing your insights on geopolitics and US elections! 

Shannon Boeckner, MA, CFRE Thank you for sharing this story. At Embark Student Corp., we are thrilled to hear of the tremendous progress made with the donation from our foundation. It aligns with our core values of making education for accessible for everyone with focus on ensuring students are positioned for success in their post secondary experience.

Our president and CEO, Andrew Lo, recently sat down with the Council of Canadian Innovators | Conseil canadien des innovateurs to discuss what we're doing to innovate and improve education savings experiences for families all across Canada. Check it out! 👇 👇 👇 #fintech #innovation #technology #personalfinance

Yesterday, we hosted Basecamp Demo Day, a historical conclusion to our largest student entrepreneurship program to date. 55 student businesses joined DMZ’s global startup ecosystem for the 4-week Basecamp Sprint program, followed by the 8-week Basecamp Voyage experience. Throughout the Summer, these students received expert 1-on-1 mentoring, customized coaching, and networking opportunities. $50,000 in grants were awarded to the top four student businesses thanks to our sponsors Embark Student Corp. and the George & Helen Vari Foundation. Congratulations to: GlucoSense, a HealthTech startup founded by Justin Allen and Tenzin Dhonyoe from Toronto Metropolitan University, was named the first-place winner and took home $20,000 CAD. PNYX, an Entertainment startup founded by Asar Qadir from Metalworks Institute/Yorkville University, was named the second-place winner and took home $15,000 CAD, as well as the People’s Choice award, voted by the audience. Summina, a HealthTech startup founded by Sylvia Gehring from Toronto Metropolitan University, was named the third-place winner and took home $10,000 CAD. FreshAI, a RetailTech startup founded by Krish Bhoopati from Wilfrid Laurier University, was named the fourth-place winner and took home $5,000 CAD. Stay tuned for next year’s programming, open to ALL secondary and post-secondary students. (Rose Ghamari, Andrew Lo, Sherif El Tawil, Abdullah Snobar, ICD.D, Myles C., Deyana Attia, Adeana Ching-A-Sue, merziya hussain, Jamelia Allen, Pouria Daliri, Daniel Babalola, Polina Valiakhmetova,Lakshya Kawatra, Stevan Japundzic, Omar Azmy, Imam Khalid, Ayana Farooq, Nazar Ponochevnyi, Atulya Bhatnagar, Alex Shibu, Jose Bonicelli Nagaki)

🚀 Exciting News! 🚀 We’re thrilled to announce our new partnership with the Canadian Football League! 🏈✨ Over the next few seasons, we'll help their amazing fans plan and save for a future full of opportunities. 🌟💼 Get ready to navigate your post-secondary journey with us by your side. Here’s to making every goal count—both on and off the field! 🙌💪 

At Embark, we’re on a mission to help over 1-million families navigate their post-secondary journey, giving them all the helpful advice, guidance and tools they need along the way ☀️ That’s why we’re so excited to announce the Embark Marketplace, where we’ll help connect our customers with exclusive offers from leading companies to help them build an even brighter future.   #exlcusiveoffers #partnerships #getmore #personalfinance 

It doesn't take an economist to know that today's financial realities can be tough for many Canadians, especially with rising costs and competing needs clamouring for more of your hard-earned money💰 With this, we wanted to check in with students to see how they were feeling and managing in this economic climate. Here's what they had to say💫 #student #savings #personalfinance #financialliteracy #studentlife #financialfreedom

#ThisJustIn: An interview with our very own director of brand and marketing strategy, Glenn Thomas, graced the pages of the Superclub's newsletter this month! 👏   As a cultural ecosystem that unites, inspires, and powers BIPOC leaders to create access for all, Glenn spoke to the organization about what can be done to empower and guide the next generation of BIPOC leaders in Canada.   Give it a read! 👀   https://lnkd.in/gkymafAD