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Welcome back to Episode #007 of Perfectly Unfiltered!
In this episode, Nour talks to Stephanie Thompson, the Founder of Light Up The Dark.
No matter what event has taken place in Stephanie's life, whether positive or negative, she sees a lesson in it and uses it as an opportunity to grow. She has an unbelievable amount of insight to share!
She shares:
💡 The important role a mentor can play
💡 Networking: Builds confidence and courage
💡 How playing sports can prep you for the real world
💡 How and why she turned an unfortunate situation into an inspiring cause
As a celebration of what this year has been, Build a Dream is celebrating ✨12 DAYS OF IMPACT✨. Each day we will be showcasing come of the amazing ways we have positively impacted the lives of young students across Canada! ⠀
As you will hear in this episode, in lieu of purchasing gifts for all of our speakers at our first online event held earlier this year in May, Build a Dream donated to the Canadian Mental Health Association on Stephanie's behalf!
Stephanie was an NCAA All American soccer player in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. She began her career in the sports world working with the Pittsburgh Pirates. After returning to Canada, she spent a summer travelling with the Pan Am Torch relay team, managing the Games title partners. Next, Steph took on the auto industry with the Canadian International AutoShow. Her high energy and hunger advanced her to lead the team to execute Canada’s largest consumer show for the last five years. Now as the General Manager with The Gathering, Steph leads a marketing engagement firm and executes a Forbes top-rated business summit that unites c-suite executives to learn from some of the world’s bravest brands.

Over the past three years, Stephanie has turned her trauma into triumph. She shared her story with the world in a unique way by running races blindfolded, so she is in the complete dark. Last year Stephanie and her guide runner completed multiple 10km races AND finished a half marathon completely blindfolded, all to raise awareness for Mental Health. With this mission, she launched her own initiative called Light Up The Dark, to help others through their Mental Health journey. Stephanie is a Mental Health advocate with many organizations and currently sits on the Board of Directors for the Canadian Mental Health Association.

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