Emily Ramsay introduces you to Zoey Schvan

By Emily Ramsay

The Ottawa Bureau team recently got to meet Zoey Schvan, an entrepreneur who has started to build a name for herself as a mentor for people who are interested in entrepreneurship and creating their own businesses. Something that is unique for the work that she does is that she has naturally grown clientele within the disability community. 

Since she was a child, Zoey felt there was always a natural pull toward entrepreneurship – her parents and grandparents were all entrepreneurs. Growing up with a rare genetic disorder called Familial Dysautonomia, she embraced entrepreneurship because of the autonomy and control it was able to give in both her work and life.

Now a certified business coach and mentor, Zoey leads training workshops in an inclusive and accessible environment in her work with organizations like incubator13, a social enterprise at the Rideau Rockliffe Community Resource Centre, an accessible Employment Skills and Entrepreneurship Hub that engages and empowers youth under 30. Zoey was brought on to help collaborate on their entrepreneurship program, running workshop series’ focusing on youth called “Demystifying Entrepreneurship,” and leading a “Monthly Disabled Entrepreneurship Meetup” throughout the pandemic on Zoom.

Zoey’s goal has been to create a space where “business meets accessibility” by sharing her knowledge with the youth of tomorrow.

You can learn more about Zoey on AMI This Week, Monday, December 13th, at 8 p.m. Eastern on AMI-tv.