Celina Caesar Chavannes - Finding My Voice in the Unlikeliest of Places

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Celina Caesar-Chavannes is a business consultant, coach and international speaker, who currently serves part-time as the Sr. Advisor, EDI Initiatives and Adjunct Lecturer at Queen’s University. Her memoir, Can You Hear Me Now?   was published in 2021. Her leadership development app, MaximizingU, is available on Google Play and the App Store.

Celina was the former Member of Parliament for Whitby, Parliamentary Secretary to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Parliamentary Secretary for International Development. During her term as a Member of Parliament, Celina was awarded several distinctions, including a feature in the April 2018 edition of O (Oprah Winfrey) Magazine entitled, “What would you stand up for?” 

She has a Bachelor of Science, an MBA in Healthcare Management, and an Executive MBA from the Rotman School of Management. She is currently enrolled in a neuroscience PhD program at Queen’s University, exploring the intersection of empathy, leadership, and equity. Celina is also a [Deepak] Chopra Certified Health and Meditation Instructor and bases much of her work on Ayurvedic principles, self-awareness, and development.

Before politics, Celina founded Resolve Research Solutions, Inc. This research management consulting firm provides research, consulting, and education services to organizations seeking equity and advancing progress for those with multiple intersecting identities. 

A Quote From This Episode

• "This is the story of me falling in love with, at last with, who I am and finding my voice in the unlikeliest of places."

Resources Mentioned in This Episode

• Book: Can You Hear Me Now? by Celina Caesar-Chavannes
• Book: The Conversation by Robert Livingston
• Author: Isabella Wilkerson
• Author: Bell Hooks
• Author:  Michel Foucault

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