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Hearth2HeartHearth2Heart - Podcast January 26, 2026New Year Special: What Brings Us Home | Stanley Opara
What does it mean to feel at home—across lands, timelines, and technologies?
What does it mean to feel at home—across lands, timelines, and technologies?
This New Year special features an openhearted dialogue, where host Gayathri Shukla and guest Stanley Opara weave together their personal stories of migration, identity, and imagination. From oil-rich Nigeria to the majestic Rockies, this episode journeys through the past, present, and future, exploring:
What it means to belong to a pl...
2026-01-2700 min
Hearth 2 Heart with Gayathri ShuklaNew Year Special: What Brings Us Home | Stanley OparaWhat does it mean to feel at home—across lands, timelines, and technologies?This New Year special features an openhearted dialogue, where host Gayathri Shukla and guest Stanley Opara weave together their personal stories of migration, identity, and imagination. From oil-rich Nigeria to the majestic Rockies, this episode journeys through the past, present, and future, exploring:What it means to belong to a place, to people, and to oneselfHow stories shape our sense of homeThe impact of climate change on belongingThe risks and possibilities AI poses for human connectionWhy humility, resilience, and hope are more urgent than ev...
2026-01-021h 01
Carbon CopyEpisode 23: Monitoring Methane from SpaceIn this episode, we speak with Stanley Opara, Solutions Architect at GHGSat, about how they’re using satellites to detect methane emissions at the facility level and the technology's potential on a global scale.
2024-01-2542 min
Ivey MBA PodcastIvey Mythbusters Series: International ApplicantsJ.D. Clarke, and recent Ivey MBA international alumni Urvashi Singh, Stanley Opara and William Nguyen share and debunk the common myths that are mistakenly believed by international applicants.
2023-03-091h 00
The Immigrant Story PodcastEpisode 9 - Lekan OlawoyeLekan is the Founder/CEO of Obsidi by BPTN, an online platform that's very quickly becoming an ecosystem for Black professionals and allies in Tech to connect on multiple levels, from career advancement opportunities to interesting events and much more. On this episode, Lekan and I delve into his childhood, we unpacked some of the struggles his family went through, and how those experiences shaped his ethos and approach to how he leads today. We take a deep dive into Obsidi by BPTN, how it all started, the challenges he faced and some of the drivers for the success...
2022-02-2433 minThe Immigrant Story PodcastEpisode 8 - Theresa NyabezeTheresa Nyabeze is a Professional Mining Engineer who prides herself as a contributor to an industry that produces the materials with which the modern economy is built. In addition to her 20+ years career in mining, Theresa is actively engaged in promoting Diversity and Inclusion in the mining industry. As co-Chair of Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum's Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Committee, she has led engagements aimed at educating professionals and organizations on the positive impact of diverse and inclusive workplaces. Theresa is an advocate for women and girls, and has published papers peering into the careers of...
2022-02-0849 minThe Immigrant Story PodcastEpisode 7 - Isaac Olowolafe Jr.On this episode, I seat down with Isaac Olowolafe Jr., an entrepreneur extraordinaire, who through his many ventures has changed the face of industries from real estate to venture capital. We talk very candidly about his early years growing up in the Greater Toronto Area, touching on the lessons he learned from his parents through their sacrifices and devotion to him and his siblings, and how those experiences shaped him into the man he is today, personally and professionally. Through his vertically-integrated enterprise - Dream Maker Inc. - he has created opportunities for minority groups, especially Black individuals and...
2022-01-1241 min
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2021-10-272h 12The Immigrant Story PodcastEpisode 6 - Rahul BediRahul strongly believes that "the immigrant story is the Canadian story". On this episode, we talk about his childhood, how watching his immigrant parents work tirelessly to build a better life for their family shaped his work ethic, resilience and overall world view. We spend some time talking about the political climate in Canada and how Canadians, especially new Canadians, should engage with political parties and make their voices heard through the power of the ballot. If political punditry is your thing, you'll enjoy every second of this episode, if it's not, it might just be after listening to...
2021-09-1439 min
The Immigrant Story PodcastEpisode 5 - Hyder HassanHyder Hassan emigrated from Pakistan to Canada in 1999 as a teenage with his family. On this episode, Hyder shares stories of the challenges his family faced in their home country and those they encountered as they tried to settle and thrive in Canada. He talked about his first job in Canada, the decisions he had to make along the way, and most notably the people who took a chance on him and gave him an opportunity to grow and develop professionally. Today, Hyder is the CEO of Immigrant Services Calgary, leveraging his experience as an immigrant to develop programs...
2021-07-071h 04The Immigrant Story PodcastEpisode 4 - Stan PolukarovStan migrated to Canada with his mother and step-father about 21 years ago from Kazakhstan as a teenager. In this episode we talk about everything from his childhood, the fall of the Soviet Union, the decision to migrate, his first job at Dairy Queen, post-secondary education, and navigating the professional scene in Canada. Stan shares great tips all through the conversation that I hope you'll find very insightful. Enjoy!
2021-06-0655 minThe Immigrant Story PodcastEpisode 3 - Charles OsujiI seat down with Charles Osuji, the owner and Managing Partner of Osuji & Smith Lawyers in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Charles shares his journey as a young man growing up in a large family in SE Nigeria, he shares details of his legal training in Nigeria and steps he took to become a foreign trained lawyer licensed to practice in Alberta. We take a deep dive into his journey from an articling student at Smith Law Office to his eventual acquisition of the law practice which is today Osuji & Smith Lawyers. We talk about diversity, race and racism, and end...
2021-05-041h 02The Immigrant Story PodcastEpisode 2 - Jurin DangbedjiConcluding part of my conversation with Jurin Dangbedji as he shares his experience with life in Canada.
2021-04-1226 minThe Immigrant Story PodcastEpisode 1 - Jurin DangbedjiIn this first episode of the Immigrant Story Podcast, I speak with Jurin Dangbedji, an impressive gentleman I met a few years ago at Business School and since then have become friends with. We dive into his childhood, explore the drivers of the decision to immigrate to Canada for post secondary education, and unpack his experience on arrival in Montreal and the few years he spent studying at the University. We finish off Episode 1 on the concept of networking as applied to job hunting in Canada. We conclude this conversation in Episode 2.
2021-04-0523 minThe Immigrant Story PodcastIntroductionThis is an introduction to the Immigrant Story Podcast. Please listen and come back for more episodes. The first full length episode debuts on April 5th.
2021-02-2803 min