About this Event
🚀 Event Details
Opening Doors: Building Power Before You Have Position
How can you build connections and create opportunities when you’re just getting started?
Whether you're exploring career paths, building a startup, or advancing a research project, knowing who to connect with and how to approach them can make all the difference.
Join Innovation OnBoard UofT for an interactive workshop led by Phillip Mohabir, Co-Founder and CEO of Vivo Surgery and Course Facilitator at Stanford Graduate School of Business. Drawing on his own leadership experience and insights from working alongside Stanford Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer, Phillip will share practical strategies for building relationships, growing your influence, and creating opportunities—even before you have an established network or formal role.
🌟 Why Attend
- Identify people who can support your goals in your career, research, or personal projects.
- Learn how to build meaningful relationships and navigate networks using the experience and connections you already have.
- Practise crafting thoughtful outreach messages and approaching new connections with confidence.
- Leave with a personalized action plan, including three priority relationships, an outreach message ready to send, and a concrete next step.
📅 Agenda
5:00 - 5:30 Registration & Welcome
5:30 - 6:30 Interactive Workshop with Phillip Mohabir
6:30 - 7:00 Open Networking
Event venue & nearby stays
MaRS Discovery District Collaboration Room 3, 101 College Street, Toronto, Canada
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