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- Zhen Jiwa shared thisWe're hiring for a Project Manager on our Global Digital Marketing Team! Come work with us! https://lnkd.in/emsad_5UProject Manager, Global Digital Marketing in Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Project Management & Strategy at ManulifeProject Manager, Global Digital Marketing in Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Project Management & Strategy at Manulife
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- Zhen Jiwa shared thisCome and join our awesome team in Hong Kong!Zhen Jiwa shared thisWe’re hiring for 4 exciting roles across Manulife's in-house SEO and Paid Media team for people based in HK with 3-12 years of experience! If you have a strong media agency background with great in-platform execution skills – we want to hear from you. More details available on the links below, or feel free to reach out if you're interested. 1. Associate Director, Digital Paid Media https://lnkd.in/gSxaDGhK 2. Digital Paid Media Manager https://lnkd.in/gyWYd7Qj 3. Digital Paid Media Specialist https://lnkd.in/gmZfzjfz 4. SEO Specialist https://lnkd.in/gynGkr6R
- Zhen Jiwa shared thisCome and join our management team!Zhen Jiwa shared this🌟 Exciting Announcement! 🌟 Join our team as AVP, Media Strategy, Planning, and Execution! 🚀 Ready to advance your career? Apply now using the link below! 📝 https://lnkd.in/gmcYvG-h #CareerOpportunity #MediaStrategy #JoinUs
- Zhen Jiwa shared thisWe are looking for a new EA to support the Customer Centricity & Innovation and Global Digital Marketing teams. If you're interested, apply below: https://lnkd.in/gGnFvXMc
- Zhen Jiwa shared thisCome and join our team!!Zhen Jiwa shared this#hiring We have two (2) Technical Analyst positions to join our MarTech Enablement team. We are looking for MarTech technical experts who could elevate Manulife MarTech maturity with us. Apply here: https://lnkd.in/gFy-WDt8 #ManulifeCareers #Hiring #Marketing Technology #Adobe Analytics #Adobe Customer Journey Analytics #Adobe Target #MarTech strategy #MarTech #DataStrategy
- Zhen Jiwa shared thisOur team continues to grow - do you have exceptional global SEO experience?Come join our team! https://lnkd.in/gVJ5ehJh Chris Potts and Carrie Haggerty
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- Zhen Jiwa liked thisZhen Jiwa liked thisKicking off Adobe Summit on Monday morning with Canadian marketing leadership discussing the critical challenges of hyper-personalization in a world driven by AI. Join me with Sarah Chapman, PhD, CMO at Manulife, Doug Milne, P.Eng, CM, EVP & CMO at IGM Financial, and Stéphanie Gendron, SVP - Customer Engagement & Operations at m&h as we hear the client and agency perspective on how to maintain the soul of your trusted brand while scaling personalization. Seats are limited to ensure a high value intimate executive discussion. Reach out for registration link. #Adobe #AdobeSummit
- Zhen Jiwa liked thisZhen Jiwa liked thisToday, Neo Financial became the first pure-play Fintech (PSP) in Canada to join the Interac e-Transfer service as a direct participant under the new regulatory framework, RPAA. Under the hood, this is about access. We now have the connectivity to move at our own speed, ship the features our customers want, and own the end-to-end experience. This level of access is a win for competition and a win for every Canadian who wants more choice in how they move their money. Great to be working with the team at Interac Corp. to modernize the infrastructure of Canadian finance and a massive win for 1M+ customers across Canada. To our teams in Calgary, Toronto Winnipeg, big congratulations on this milestone and thank you for all of your hard work. We’re just getting started. https://lnkd.in/gVFPay-7Neo Financial joins Interac e‑Transfer® as a ParticipantNeo Financial joins Interac e‑Transfer® as a Participant
- Zhen Jiwa liked thisAfter 10 amazing years leading our Canada Retirement business, I’m honoured and humbled to be stepping into a new role as the President & CEO of @Manulife Wealth. Reflecting back, I’m incredibly proud and grateful to the team for everything we’ve accomplished for the clients and members we’re lucky enough to serve. Looking forward, I’m excited to work alongside our talented teams and partners as we continue to deliver for wealth advisors and their clients. Looking forward to what we’ll accomplish together. Après 10 merveilleuses années à la barre de l’équipe Produits et services d’épargne-retraite collective, Canada, c’est avec humilité et honneur que j’assumerai de nouvelles fonctions en tant que président et chef de la direction de @Manulife Wealth. Quand je repense à tout ce que nous avons accompli pour les clients et les participants que nous avons eu la chance de servir, j’éprouve une grande fierté d’avoir fait partie d’une telle équipe et une non moins grande gratitude pour cette dernière. Je suis enthousiaste à l’idée de travailler avec nos équipes et nos partenaires de talent pour continuer à satisfaire les besoins des conseillers en gestion de patrimoine et de leurs clients. Je suis impatient de voir ce que nous accomplirons ensemble. https://lnkd.in/g5Ng9P8X #Leadership #CanadaWealth #OneManulifeManulife Wealth & Asset Management Announces Leadership Appointments for Canada Wealth and Canada Retirement BusinessesManulife Wealth & Asset Management Announces Leadership Appointments for Canada Wealth and Canada Retirement Businesses
- Zhen Jiwa liked thisZhen Jiwa liked thisI turned down the corporate path. I'm betting on myself. After 17 years across Google, Pinterest and Deloitte, I've made a decision. Introducing to the world, Convert Yesterday. Here's the thing about spending that much time inside world-class growth machines: you start to see the same problem everywhere. Companies spending serious money on traffic. And leaving serious money on the table when that traffic hits their site. I've watched it happen at Google. I've watched it happen at Pinterest. I've watched clients do it for years. More budget. More campaigns. More traffic. But nobody fixes the funnel. That's what Convert Yesterday does. We turn the traffic you already have into the revenue you should already be making. No junior staff. No inflated agency retainers. Just a founder who helped commercialize PageSpeed Insights at Google and has spent 17 years obsessing over what makes people click, trust, and buy. More revenue. Same traffic. If that sounds like the problem you've been sitting on, I want to talk. Drop a comment, send me a DM, or head to www.convertyesterday.com. #ConvertYesterday #CRO #ConversionRateOptimization #DigitalMarketing #GrowthMarketing #Entrepreneurship #FounderLife #GoogleAlumni #LandingPageOptimization #PageSpeed #UX
- Zhen Jiwa liked thisZhen Jiwa liked this📅 Ten days. 📺 24/7 live coverage. 💫 Let that sink in… Today marks the opening of NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Artemis II launch window – and we’re already on the air. For the first time in over five decades, humans are heading back around the Moon🌙 After years of planning, training, and relentless work behind the scenes… it’s happening. I have the incredible honor of being one of the voices in Mission Control, bringing this mission to life alongside my amazing colleagues, Leah Cheshier and Anna Schneider. This is more than a #launch – it’s a moment in history. If you want to follow along, go deeper, and experience the mission with us, here's how: 📺 www.nasa.gov 🎙️ https://lnkd.in/gYv3fWid (ft. Jacob Pinter from NASA's Curious Universe) 📸 NASA/Josh Valcarcel Ad lunam 🚀
- Zhen Jiwa liked thisZhen Jiwa liked thisThrilled to share our expanded collaboration with Definity as they adopt Gemini Enterprise, a platform serving as the front door for AI in the workplace. By putting specialized agents in the hands of every employee, Definity is moving beyond simple automation to reimagine end-to-end workflows, boost collaboration, and drive efficiency. We are proud to support Definity’s AI transformation as they shape the future of insurance in Canada. https://lnkd.in/gej44n7a
- Zhen Jiwa liked thisZhen Jiwa liked thisYesterday, we sparked a movement. Our kick-off event was the official signal to more than 38,000 Manulife employees around the world that the countdown to our first Global Impact Week, starting April 27, has begun. Impact Week is our initiative designed to make the communities where we work and play better. It’s a week where we can all share (and share in) the benefits of volunteering. As an organization committed to Longevity, we recognize that volunteering enhances employee wellbeing, strengthens social connectedness, and fuels a more engaged, purpose-driven workforce. ✅ Volunteering can help you live longer: Regular volunteers show lower blood pressure and reduced risk of serious disease—key drivers of longevity. ✅ Volunteering lowers stress and boosts mood: Giving back releases dopamine, easing anxiety and depression while supporting heart health. ✅ Volunteering protects the brain: Just a few hours a week can slow cognitive decline by 15–20% and strengthen long‑term mental health. We believe it’s human nature to focus on the near term. But with small actions, taken one day at a time, we can build more resilient futures. Manulife. #impactweek
- Zhen Jiwa liked thisZhen Jiwa liked thisThe world's largest airline had every major bank to choose from. They chose Neo. For twenty years, travel rewards in Canada meant two programs, controlled by the same trad banks. No real competition. No real choice. Today that changes. Neo Financial and United Airlines are launching the United MileagePlus Neo World Elite Mastercard — earned through everyday spending at 10,000+ merchants across Canada, redeemable across 380+ destinations worldwide and access to the coveted Star Alliance network. Everyday effort. Real rewards. Now it can take you anywhere. Waitlist is open. Card launches April 2026. ✈️ 🌎
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3wZhen Jiwa liked thisThroughout this month, we continue to celebrate women and their role in society and the economy, giving a voice to the leaders who are shaping the future of our community. Today, we share the insights from Farah Mulji, Co-President of the CPCC and Principal at ImpactVine Advisors. 💪 In this short interview, she shares what motivates her, the people who have inspired her, and offers advice for all women aspiring to leadership roles. We believe that diversity in leadership is not only an ethical value but also a driver of innovation and growth in the bilateral relations between Portugal and Canada. 💼✨ Read the full interview here: https://lnkd.in/e_Dv92D9 #CPCC #Leadership #ImpactVineAdvisors #Inspiration Durante este mês, continuamos a celebrar a mulher e o seu papel na sociedade e na economia,. damos voz às líderes que estão a moldar o futuro da nossa comunidade. Hoje, partilhamos o testemunho de Farah Mulji, Co-Presidente da CPCC e Diretora da ImpactVine Advisors. 💪 Nesta breve entrevista, a Farah partilha o que a motiva, as pessoas que a inspiraram e deixa um conselho para todas as mulheres que ambicionam cargos de liderança. Acreditamos que a diversidade na liderança não é apenas um valor ético, mas um motor de inovação e crescimento nas relações bilaterais entre Portugal e o Canadá. 💼✨ Leia aqui a entrevista completa: https://lnkd.in/e_Dv92D9 #CPCC #Liderança #ImpactVineAdvisors #Inspiração
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Speaking to the world through a wall of GLASS
Catalyst Issue 5 - University of Waterloo
See publicationImagine being placed in a room that was divided in half by a glass wall. Imagine you were on one side of the room, talking to another person halfway around the world, on the other side of the room. Imagine being able to hear and see each other with no distortion, noise or other interference, as you communicate face-to-face seamlessly. Soon, you won’t need to imagine, GLASS, is a revolutionary ‘telepresence’ communication system that is going to change the way traditional video conferencing…
Imagine being placed in a room that was divided in half by a glass wall. Imagine you were on one side of the room, talking to another person halfway around the world, on the other side of the room. Imagine being able to hear and see each other with no distortion, noise or other interference, as you communicate face-to-face seamlessly. Soon, you won’t need to imagine, GLASS, is a revolutionary ‘telepresence’ communication system that is going to change the way traditional video conferencing functions.
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2013 Regional and National CEO Award Recipient
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CEO Award recipient for delivering an outstanding digital strategy for one of Canada's largest sports & entertainment organizations.
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