Gadija Rahime has over 20 years of experience in the financial industry. She has an extensive background in mortgages, and joined ATB 4  years ago. As a personal financial manager, Gadija will help guide Alberta entrepreneurs with all their personal financial needs. She says, “My strength is my listening skills. When you truly listen to your client, you get a connection and an ability to walk in their shoes. After all, we’re all human. We all have situations and obstacles to overcome. The better the relationship with my client, the better advice, education and solutions I can give them.

Fernando is specialized in providing strategic customer centric advice. Using tools to discover and leverage business client’s perspective, he understands key factors that makes a venture successful. Having owned a Social Impact Coffee Shop, Fernando is keen on using that experience to help businesses to thrive in their communities.

Fun Fact: Fernando loves to try different food. In his bucket list there is Chinese fried crickets.

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As an expert in business planning, Maria can outline the roadmap to success for entrepreneurs through listening, advice, and connections. Having been an entrepreneur herself, she understands what is needed to help you move forward with your business.

Fun Fact: In her spare time Maria loves latin dancing, bike riding with her family, and travelling to new places around the world or even in her city.

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Sudeera keeps things moving at the Entrepreneur Centre, as a key team member he works closely with our sales team in assisting entrepreneurs to find the right solutions for their business needs.

Fun Fact: Sudeera loves sculpting and the arts.

As the Community Manager, Nicole organizes and schedules all of the events and workshops at the Centre. She is our connector to community partners and experts in the Edmonton and Grande Prairie entrepreneurial ecosystems and also manages our marketing. Nicole is passionate about helping entrepreneurs and continually strives to push the limits of what we can accomplish at the Centre.

Fun Fact: Nicole is a mom, dog lover, wine lover, connector and marketer – not necessarily in that order.

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