Placement and Advisory
Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) gives students the opportunity to apply their skills in real-world settings while gaining valuable experience and professional connections. We offer experiences where students can get first-hand experience working with startups and founders, learning what it’s really like inside an innovative, fast-paced environment. You'll put your skills to the test in meaningful, hands-on ways, all while building your resume and expanding your network.
Experience Ventures Projects – Students work one-on-one with a company on a short-term project (up to 80 hours) tailored to their skills and interests.
Partner With Us
Are you a startup, local business, or community organization looking to collaborate with talented students eager to contribute fresh ideas and skills? By partnering with Humber and Guelph-Humber through Experience Ventures and other WIL programs, you can gain innovative solutions, support meaningful projects, and connect with future-ready talent.
Interested in partnering or sharing a project?
Reach out to us at cfe@humber.ca — we’d love to hear from you!
Faculty Engagement
Are you a faculty member interested in providing your students with valuable, real-world learning opportunities? Connect with us so we can learn more about your students and explore how these opportunities can best support their growth and professional development. Connect with us at cfe@humber.ca.
Meet Our Mentors
Neha Khurram
Neha Khurram is an Certified Coach, Career Strategist, and Startup Advisor with a background in sales, recruitment, and marketing, focused on accelerating career success and business growth. As the former Startup Platform lead at MaRS Discovery District, she managed a venture community of 1100+ early-stage startups across Health, Climate, SaaS, and Fintech, driving connections to customers, investors, and talent to commercialize and scale globally. Her passion for entrepreneurship and talent development led her to the creation of Beam Career Coaching, Ltd. in 2020, having supported thousands of job seekers throughout her career over the past 10 years. She regularly posts content about career direction and personal growth on instagram as @coachneha.co and on LinkedIn, as well as through media contributions to The Globe and Mail, Business Insider, and other publications.
Julie Ellis
In her early 30's, Julie was no longer waking up with enthusiasm for the workday ahead. She knew she needed a change from her corporate career.
She dreamt of her own big gorgeous goals and with that clarity, she co-founded Mabel's Labels - making personalized labels for all the stuff kids lose as they go out into the world. The business grew wildly, and Julie became an award-winning entrepreneur, eventually selling the business to an industry giant.
At Mabel's Labels, she learned growing a business to 8-figures was easier with a group of growth-minded women around her. Now, she helps other women get connected, solve problems and grow bigger businesses, reaching their own big gorgeous goals.
Julie’s book, Big Gorgeous Goals is written for women entrepreneurs who want to step out of the small box they are in and set world domination in their sights. In discussion with sixteen women entrepreneurs, Julie explores their stories and pairs that with how she built, grew, and sold Mabel’s Labels. On the Figure 8 podcast, Julie has conversations with 7- and 8-figure revenue women entrepreneurs about their growth journeys.
Equity and Diversity Statement
The Longo CfE’s dedication to promoting diversity in our teams includes a commitment to ensuring every cohort accurately reflects our community, welcoming folks of all gender identities, sexual orientations, races and ages, and actively creating space for marginalized change-makers and under-represented disciplines.
All creators, entrepreneurial thinkers, and leaders are encouraged to apply.
