Community engagement, inspiration and the Chicago Cubs (with Sylvie Légère)

Sylvie Légère (BCom ’91) is a social entrepreneur, impact investor, philanthropist, and author of Trust Your Voice: A Roadmap to Focus and Influence. Her passion for women's empowerment inspired her co-founding of The Policy Circle, a non-profit organization committed to public policy dialogue that has grown into a community of over 13,500 members across 44 states in the US. Sylvie discusses creative ways to foster community engagement and as part of the Ricketts family her inspiring community work with the Chicago Cubs. Special spotlight question to Sylvie from Meg Beretta (BScSoc ’17), director of digital strategy for the Nova Scotia Digital Service.

(In English only with English and French transcript available).

Transcripts of this episode are available in English and French.

Guest: Sylvie Légère (BCom ’91), Sylvie Légère website 

Spotlight Question: Meg Beretta (BScSoc ’17)

Host: Gwen Madiba, MA ’12; BSocSc ’08

Theme Music: Idris Lawal, BCom ’15

Production: University of Ottawa’s Alumni Relations team

Producer: Rhea Laube,  MA ’12

Sound Engineer: Richard Villeneuve

Recording Assistance: Pop-Up Podcasting

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