If my passion also happens to help me change a small corner of world while doing a job I enjoy – I’m good with that
I grew up in nature. My grandparents, who immigrated to Canada from Italy, had bought a piece of land north of Toronto where I spent a lot of time foraging for snails in the forest and tending to the vegetables and flowers in their garden.
I loved it. But I also wondered: how do I translate my passion into a successful career? Passion doesn’t pay the bills, and I had many. I ultimately decided that if I am going to give so much of my time to something for the next handful of decades, it should be something worth doing. Fast forward to today and I can look back over a 20-plus-year career that has seen me occupy increasingly progressive roles, advancing all aspects of sustainability in about half a dozen high-profile companies, including KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Loblaw Companies Ltd. and now Colliers.
For me it’s easy to care – and worry too much sometimes – because I am fully aware that what happens to our environment, to the fabric of our society and to the institutions that underpin our daily lives directly affects us and the people we care about. It can be overwhelming to acknowledge and sometimes easier to ignore. But a long time ago, I made a choice and I’ve been all in ever since and have invited many to join me along the way.
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