Resume

• 2009

  French

  Chinese

  English

  MBA

  Graduated from Edwards MBA Program in August 2010. Focus was on Communications and Marketing . \nSocial Director and Event Coordinator for MBA Students' Society

  2009-2010. Co-Coordinated Annual MBA Christmas Party. Co-Planned and Co-Coordinated MBA Wine Tasting Event with attendance of 110 people.

  Entrepreneurship

  Design Thinking

  Communications

  Marketing

• Budget

  Social Media

  Product Design

  Strategic Planning

  Competitive Analysis

  Human-Centred Design Thinking

  Project Management

  Branding & Identity

  Smart Cities Consultant

  Yong

  Stephanie

  Yong

  Creative Saskatchewan

  Innovation Place (SOCO)

  Sakatoon Public School Foundations

  Edwards School of Business U of S

  Stephanie Yong Consulting

  The Wilson Centre for Entrepreneurship

  TVZ Media Corporation

  Saskatchewan

  Canada

  Board Director at Creative Saskatchewan

  currently on the Governance Committee. \n\nCreative Saskatchewan is a leader supporting collaboration

  entrepreneurial capacity

  innovation and convergence that maximizes leveraged resources

  commercial success and market access for Saskatchewan's creative industries and producers. We are driven to achieve a future where Saskatchewan's creative producers continue to realize diverse commercial opportunities in national

  international and emerging markets which collectively grow thriving

  sustainable creative industries.

  Board Of Directors

  Creative Saskatchewan

  Saskatchewan

  Canada

  - Create educational resources in human-centered design thinking - examples include workbooks

  workshops

  instructional material\n- Fund development for the Centre and its activities \n- Develop a thorough understanding of entrepreneurial networks in SK

  Canada and the U.S.\n- Coordinate all activities that support entrepreneurial activities on campus.\n- Deliver not-for-credit courses such as half-day workshops

  small think-tanks

  entrepreneurship lectures or seminars. \n- Develop and maintain budgets and stewarding resources.\n- Oversee the Wilson Centre Advisory Council\n- Undertake various special projects pertinent to entrepreneurship education and mentorship of students. \n- Develop cross-college networks and multi-disciplinary opportunities. \n- Advise entrepreneurs and introduce them to networks and sources of expertise.

  Director

  The Wilson Centre for Entrepreneurship

  Saskatoon

  Sk

  COMM 349: Introduction to Entrepreneurship\n• To provide students with an introduction to entrepreneurship.\n• To help students develop the necessary tools to evaluate a good venture. \n• To introduce students to the intricacies of an entrepreneurial venture. \nCOMM 306: Business Decision-Making\n• To provide students with an introduction to Policy Analysis.\n• To provide students with frameworks for assessing organizations in society including social responsibility and ethical behaviour.\n• To provide students with frameworks for assessing industry

  governmental

  and civil society policies.\n• To provide students with a broader set of decision-making parameters.\n• To monitor and examine current issues in the news.\n\nCOMM 340: International Business \n• To give students a preliminary understanding of the several basic tools available to an organization for analyzing the global environment

  identifying international opportunities and assessing the attractiveness of these opportunities.\n• Evaluating the fit between global opportunities and organizational core competencies.

  Sessional Lecturer

  Edwards School of Business U of S

  Saskatchewan

  Canada

  Board Director at Innovation Place (SOCO). Stephanie was appointed Chair of the SOCO Audit and Finance Committee in November 2018 and has been a Board Member since 2011. \n\nSOCO supports the advancement and success of Saskatchewan's technology and key growth sectors through the development and operation of technology parks at the province's universities in Saskatoon and Regina.

  Board Of Directors

  Innovation Place (SOCO)

  Saskatoon

  Stephanie Yong is a design thinking specialist. She is the principle at Stephanie Yong Consulting

  a consultancy that focuses on utilizing the tools of human-centered design thinking to help generate ideas

  solve strategic problems and apply to community and social impact projects. \n\nCurrently

  Stephanie is the Lead Consultant for the City of Saskatoon's Smart Cities Challenge

  a competition hosted by the Government of Canada challenging communities of all sizes

  to come forward with their best ideas to improve the lives of residents through innovation

  data and connected technology. Saskatoon has been selected as one of the ten Finalists for a chance to win $10 million dollars to be used to implement all aspects of the proposed plans. Stephanie is utilizing the principles of Design Thinking to ensure that the solutions for this challenge will be the most valuable and impactful to the end user.

  Principal

  Stephanie Yong Consulting

  Saskatchewan

  Canada

  Chair of the Saskatoon Public School Foundation Board. \n\nThe Saskatoon Public Schools Foundation (SPSF) is an independent charity dedicated to enhancing learning opportunities for students at Saskatoon Public Schools. The foundation partners with committed businesses

  organizations

  and individuals to support programs and initiatives that go beyond Saskatoon Public Schools’ mandate.

  Chair Of The Board Of Directors

  Sakatoon Public School Foundations

  TVZ Media Corporation is a video production and promotions company. TVZ will be the online core of the local community

  capturing stories and connecting people. \n• Business Operations - Overseeing day-to-day operations of TVZ

  including corporate structure

  governance and business process.\n• Business Development - Meeting with potential advertisers and clientele to promote the TVZ brand.\n• Marketing - Developing strategic marketing steps to increase brand awareness and recognition of TVZ Media Corporation.

  TVZ Media Corporation