Quiet Tenacity

From Unseen to Sponsored
2026-06-09 17:30 - 20:30 (America/Toronto) | Verity, Toronto, 111d Queen Street East, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
A quarterly circle conversation on professional sponsorship

You can be capable, experienced, and hardworking — and still remain unseen.
Many highly skilled internationally educated professionals are told to keep networking, keep proving themselves, and keep waiting for their moment. But career growth is not shaped by performance alone. It is also shaped by trust, advocacy, and who is willing to speak your name in the rooms that matter.
That is where professional sponsorship comes in.
Join us for an intimate quarterly circle conversation designed to help you better understand what professional sponsorship really is, why it matters, and how to build meaningful professional relationships with integrity.
This evening will bring together curated perspectives from senior leadership, executive recruitment, and immigrant career strategy to make visible what is often invisible in career growth.
Date: June 9
Time: 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Location: Verity Women’s Club
Capacity: Limited to 30 attendees

What this conversation will explore

what professional sponsorship actually is, and how it differs from networking or mentorship
why many highly skilled professionals remain visible but unsupported
how trust, credibility, and advocacy are built in professional spaces
what makes sponsorship meaningful, ethical, and mutual
how to move from being overlooked to being genuinely backed

Who this is for
This circle is designed for highly skilled internationally educated professionals who want to better understand the unwritten side of career growth and build stronger, more meaningful professional relationships.

Why fee is non-refundable
The registration fee for this event is intentionally modest.
It is far below the value of the experience and serves as an accountability token — a small but meaningful commitment that helps keep our brain engaged in learning, growth, and follow-through.
Important registration note
Seats are limited to 30 attendees.
We are offering registration to our Quiet Tenacity community first before the event goes live on our public calendar. Once it is publicly released, we cannot guarantee that seats will still be available.
If this conversation speaks to where you are right now, register today.
Register Now

From Frustration to Cooperation
2026-07-16 18:00 - 20:00
From Frustration
to Cooperation

Managing difficult relationships in the workplace can be challenging. This workshop will equip participants with the knowledge and techniques they need to effectively resolve conflicts in their diverse teams.
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Content Highlights

Uncover and address your own cultural biases.
Strategies for harmonious multicultural collaborations.
Navigate tricky situations with respect and constructiveness.

Target Audience

Professionals in multicultural settings looking to improve conflict management.

Format/Delivery

Online

Instructor(s)

20+ years of industry experience in program design and certified in multiple disciplines.

Pricing

$250.00 CAD + Taxes

Good Reads for Strong Roots - Breaking Free: Stop Following Expectations and Start Following Yourself
2026-08-13 18:00 - 20:00 | Online
This quarter, we’ll be reading Breaking Free: Stop Following Expectations and Start Following Yourself by Spencer West, an inspiring guide to discovering who you truly are and what you’re meant to do. Drawing from his own life — from the challenges of living without the use of his legs to creating a life defined by his passions — Spencer blends honest storytelling, humor, and motivational insight to explore themes of self-discovery, identity, and courage. The book encourages readers to confront self-doubt, let go of external expectations, and pursue their goals with confidence and authenticity. It’s a meaningful, uplifting read that supports personal growth and thoughtful, enriching discussion about living life on your own terms and building resilience.
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All proceeds from the ticket sales of this event will support Heal a Mother’s Heart, an international fundraising and awareness campaign organized by the Maple Hope Foundation, dedicated to supporting women in Ukraine who have lost their loved ones to the war
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Check out our next session:
November 12 – Good Reads for Strong Roots – Vibe: The Secrets of Strong Connections in a Lonely World

The Quiet Tenacity Cultural Curiosity Training©
2026-09-19 09:00 - 12:00 | Online
Cultural Curiosity Training
Live Sessions: September 19, 26 and October 3, 2026

Three-Week Learning Experience.
Three Live Half-Day Sessions.
One Shift in How You See the World.
Curiosity is not “being open-minded.” It’s a muscle you choose to flex — with intention, focus, and purpose — in moments that matter.In this three-week experience, you’ll learn how to turn curiosity from a nice idea into a working skill you can call on anytime to read a room, connect across differences, and handle complexity without shutting down or falling back on old habits.
The Quiet Tenacity Cultural Curiosity Training© isn’t about memorizing a list of dos and don’ts. It’s about developing the awareness and tools to navigate all kinds of difference — gender, generation, profession, communication style, worldview — far beyond ethnicity alone.
Why it matters now
Today’s workplaces are layered and fast-moving. Your project team might span five time zones. Your client’s decisions might be shaped by a political climate and cultural views you’ve never experienced. The colleague you clash with might not see the problem you’re trying to solve — and you won’t know why unless you can slow down, notice, and ask the right questions.
Curiosity is what turns those moments from potential roadblocks into breakthroughs. And yes — research shows it can be developed.

How we do it
Over three live, half-day sessions — and in the flow of your real life between them — you’ll explore:

The difference between curiosity as a trait and curiosity as a state you can switch on.
What fuels or shuts down your curiosity (and how to shift it in the moment).
A practical “taxonomy of questions” so you stop asking what’s easy and start asking what’s useful.
How curiosity works inside emotional intelligence and cultural intelligence.
How to use curiosity to diffuse tension, find common ground, and open space for better ideas.

Between sessions, you’ll live your learning: tracking moments of curiosity, swapping stories in a private group chat, drawing insight from films, real-world cases, proverbs, and even fairytales that reveal insights.
Once a year, you’ll have the option to join our in person Cultural Curiosity Community gathering — a social, off-the-clock space for curious minds to connect, share, and inspire.
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Content Highlights

Decode Your Cultural Lens – Recognize the values, habits, and assumptions that shape how you see and respond to the world.
Map New Environments with Purpose – Learn a framework for quickly understanding and adapting to unfamiliar cultural, generational, or professional settings.
Build Relationships Across Differences – Use targeted, curiosity-driven questions to connect with colleagues, leaders, and career sponsors in meaningful ways.
Navigate Conflict with Cultural Curiosity – Apply curiosity to uncover root causes, reduce tension, and find solutions in diverse work environments.
Lead with Curiosity to Unlock Innovation – Create team cultures where differences drive creativity, problem-solving, and shared success.

Target Audience

Professionals working in diverse environments who want to strengthen their ability to navigate differences, build trust, and collaborate effectively across perspectives.

Format/Delivery

Three-week interactive online experience with half-day live sessions and between-session real-life practice.

Instructor

Inna Rozum-Tuka — experienced training and development professional with over 20 years in learning program design and delivery.
Read full bio here.

Certification

Certificate of completion.

Pricing

$997.00 CAD + Taxes
For group discounts on 2 or more participants, reach out to info@quiettenacity.com

From Unseen to Sponsored
2026-09-23 17:30 - 20:30 | Verity, Toronto, 111d Queen Street East, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
A quarterly circle conversation on professional sponsorship

You can be capable, experienced, and hardworking — and still remain unseen.
Many highly skilled internationally educated professionals are told to keep networking, keep proving themselves, and keep waiting for their moment. But career growth is not shaped by performance alone. It is also shaped by trust, advocacy, and who is willing to speak your name in the rooms that matter.
That is where professional sponsorship comes in.
Join us for an intimate quarterly circle conversation designed to help you better understand what professional sponsorship really is, why it matters, and how to build meaningful professional relationships with integrity.
This evening will bring together curated perspectives from senior leadership, executive recruitment, and immigrant career strategy to make visible what is often invisible in career growth.
Date: September 23
Time: 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Location: Verity Women’s Club
Capacity: Limited to 30 attendees

What this conversation will explore

what professional sponsorship actually is, and how it differs from networking or mentorship
why many highly skilled professionals remain visible but unsupported
how trust, credibility, and advocacy are built in professional spaces
what makes sponsorship meaningful, ethical, and mutual
how to move from being overlooked to being genuinely backed

Who this is for
This circle is designed for highly skilled internationally educated professionals who want to better understand the unwritten side of career growth and build stronger, more meaningful professional relationships.

Why fee is non-refundable
The registration fee for this event is intentionally modest.
It is far below the value of the experience and serves as an accountability token — a small but meaningful commitment that helps keep our brain engaged in learning, growth, and follow-through.
Important registration note
Seats are limited to 30 attendees.
We are offering registration to our Quiet Tenacity community first before the event goes live on our public calendar. Once it is publicly released, we cannot guarantee that seats will still be available.
If this conversation speaks to where you are right now, register today.
Register Now

Performance Review Preparation Workshop
2026-10-29 18:00 - 21:00 | Online
Performance Review Preparation Workshop

Navigating performance reviews can often stir up anxiety and uncertainty, especially when conducted across diverse cultural landscapes. This situation is particularly prevalent in the current global workforce where diversity is a significant strength, yet brings with it its unique set of challenges. Notably, cross-cultural differences in communication styles, feedback reception, and work ethics can sometimes make the process complicated. However, evidence shows that companies with diverse teams outperform their peers by 35%, emphasizing the need for effective management of such teams.
Presenting our comprehensive workshop, Performance Review Preparation Training, designed to empower both employers and employees, including Internationally Educated Professionals (IEPs), with the understanding and preparation for performance review processes within the Canadian culture.
Join us and walk away with an increased cultural sensitivity, improved ability to conduct performance reviews, enhanced communication skills, and better team relationships. Let’s demystify the performance review process together, promoting a harmonious work environment irrespective of cultural differences.
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Content Highlights

Understand and navigate these cultural differences in feedback, helping you build stronger relationships with your teams.
Develop culturally sensitive strategies for conducting performance reviews, enhancing your communication for more efficient feedback management.

Target Audience

IEPs unfamiliar with Canadian performance review culture, enhancing their understanding and preparation, and fostering improved relationships and collaboration within diverse teams.

Format/Delivery

Online

Instructor(s)

20+ years of industry experience in program design and certified in multiple disciplines.

Pricing

$250.00 CAD + Taxes

Good Reads for Strong Roots - Vibe: The Secrets of Strong Connections in a Lonely World
2026-11-12 18:00 - 20:00
This quarter, we’ll be reading Vibe: The Secrets of Strong Connections in a Lonely World by Adam Grant, an insightful look at how we build meaningful relationships in an increasingly disconnected world. Blending research, real-life stories, and practical advice, Grant explores what truly creates strong connections — from empathy and curiosity to intentional communication. It’s a timely, engaging read that encourages thoughtful discussion about loneliness, belonging, and the power of human connection.
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All proceeds from the ticket sales of this event will support Heal a Mother’s Heart, an international fundraising and awareness campaign organized by the Maple Hope Foundation, dedicated to supporting women in Ukraine who have lost their loved ones to the war
Don’t have the book yet?
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Shchedryk: A Garden of Even™ Holiday Celebration
2026-12-02 17:30 - 20:30
Quiet Tenacity is proud to continue its partnership with Garden of Even™, supporting its meaningful work in rediscovering the stories of women across history, geography, and centuries.
We invite you to join Garden of Even™ for its second annual holiday celebration on December 2, from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM in Toronto.
This year, two women from the Garden of Even™ exhibition are brought into conversation across centuries: Mary, the young woman at the center of the Christmas story, and Olha Kobylianska, the visionary Ukrainian writer who imagined a different future for women and the world around them.
At first glance, they appear worlds apart. But look closer, and striking parallels emerge.
Through her signature immersive storytelling and historical reframing, Kadie Philp, Founder of Garden of Even™, traces the revolutionary visions that connected these women—and how their courage to trust what they knew transformed the worlds around them.
Rooted in the spirit of Shchedryk—the Ukrainian composition that travelled the world as Carol of the Bells—the evening also celebrates the beauty and depth of Ukrainian holiday traditions through seasonal music, imagery, storytelling, and cultural ritual.
From the hills of Nazareth to the Carpathian mountains, audiences will journey through story, art, and history to discover a new way of seeing Mary and Olha, and perhaps themselves.
The evening features a curated Garden of Even™ exhibition, including a newly commissioned portrait of Olha Kobylianska by Ukrainian artist Daria Haltazova, inviting audiences into a deeper encounter with Ukrainian cultural history and the enduring power of visionary women.
Positioned at the threshold of the holiday season and the new year, Shchedryk is an invitation to reflect on the stories that shape us, the visions we carry, and the worlds we are capable of bringing into being.

What to Expect:

A reimagining of the Christmas story celebrating the full spectrum of women’s agency, power, curiosity and consent, where Olha Kobylianska and (mother) Mary meet across centuries.
An exploration of Kobylianska’s life and work introducing audiences to the depth of her’s and Ukrainian cultural and intellectual history, placed in dialogue with one of the most familiar stories in the world.
Fireside chat placing Mary’s and Olha’s story in today’s context exploring the themes outlined in keynote.
Seasonal music and entertainment showcasing Ukrainian cultural holiday traditions.
Bespoke Holiday Reception/Celebration in a curated space with the Garden of Even™ Exhibition showcasing the newly commissioned portrait of Olha Kobylianska.
Premium wine and bites
Garden of Even™ curated marketplace

Join us for an unforgettable evening—and meet Mary and Olya for the first time.
Early Bird Registration
