About Me
During my time at UTM, I was incredibly lucky to be mentored and supported by an ecosystem of wonderful people. Their advice and perspective gave me the confidence to navigate the unknowns and complexities of kickstarting the early years of my professional career.
Since then, I have been fortunate to have had the opportunity to formally and informally mentor students (at UTM) as well as new immigrants, refugees, and many others (through TRIEC) who are at various points in their career. Giving back has been a constant theme in my life and it has taken many different forms – mentoring the current and future generation of thought leaders is one among them.
Mentoring allows me to not only give back what I have learned and lift others up, but it also helps me in continuing to embrace diversity – be it diversity of thought, generation, experience, or culture. Mentoring is a two-way window that enables learning from one another openly – it has helped me be a better teammate, leader, and support system for those around me.
I am looking for a mentee who is committed, proactive, and organized – traits that will help them succeed no matter what the starting point is for their career. I would expect the mentee to demonstrate these attributes in our discussions but also in the work they do leading up to our touchpoints – this is a great opportunity for students to build a productive and potentially long-term relationship with industry professionals, who can help be a learning accelerator for their careers.
We no longer operate in a world where we always need to know “what we want to be when we grow up” or expect there to be only one answer to that question. There’s an abundance of opportunity to learn, to make a difference, and to pick up new problems when we have solved the old ones. As someone who has learned this lesson as a new graduate and still continues to learn it every day, it would be my pleasure to help our third- or fourth-year students navigate through that. More tactically, I would also be happy to support mentees with deciding between working in industry vs. consulting, how to network effectively, recruitment preparation, and sharpening critical soft skills for the workforce.
Industry: Management Consulting
Languages: English
Location: Toronto, Canada
Experience
- Leader in KPMG’s Management Consulting practice as a part of the Technology, Media, and Telecommunications (TMT) team. Naina has 7+ years of experience working both in the professional services industry as a Management Consultant but also spending time in the industry, having worked at Bell.
- At KPMG, Naina is the National lead for the Digital Infrastructure portfolio where she leverages her knowledge of telecommunication technologies (e.g., 5G, IoT) to drive social and economic benefits across sectors – from healthcare to provincial governments to airports.
- At Bell, Naina held several roles focused on driving towards customer experience excellence across various facets of strategy and operations. She has experience with business process re-engineering, capital strategy and PMO transformation, multi-channel customer experience strategy and optimization.
- Naina has actively volunteered her time at UTM since her days as a student and even after through various mentoring initiatives. She is also a Mentor at the Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council (TRIEC) supporting new immigrants assimilate into the Canadian fabric and help them kickstart their careers here. Additionally, Naina spent several years supporting local non-profits with pro-bono consulting to support, accelerate, or uncover their organizational potential with her work at Endeavour Consulting for Non-Profits.
- Visit Naina's LinkedIn Profile
- View an UTM article about Naina's focus on giving back through Endeavour here
Education
- Bachelor of Business Administration, Management – University of Toronto Mississauga
- Certificate in Brand Management – University of Toronto, School of Continuing Studies