Ivan is a second-year student in the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University, with a longstanding passion for social entrepreneurship & community building.

Having worked closely with organizations in the non-profit sector, Ivan has made it his mission to rally his peers to stand up, stand out, and stand for something.

Ivan holds a keen interest in management consulting, marketing, and brand strategy.

In 2016, Ivan founded The Hot Potato Initiative, a youth-led movement working to eliminate the toxic stigma around homelessness and rally everyday citizens to take action.

Nearly 500 students across 20 Lower Mainland high schoolsMedia campaign has reached over 100,000 Canadians and amassed 2,500 followers on social mediaOutreach initiatives have delivered over 2,000 warm meals and raised over $4,000

bif

Brand It Forward is a creative agency dedicated to helping non-profit organizations meaningfully communicate core values and engage the public. Since 2014, it has offered a full suite of pro-bono brand consulting and design services.
Past clients have included the Federation of Canadian Secondary Students, Break The Divide, and British Columbia Student Alliance, Break The DivideBrands designed by Ivan have reached tens of thousands of people across multiple platforms

Opportune

Opportune is platform designed to increase the accessibility and visibility of opportunities, scholarships, and events available to high school-aged youth.
Created to mitigate decreasing community engagement and participation among secondary studentsComing soon