The Comms Major Podcast
The Comms Major Podcast
Podcast Description
The Comms Major podcast explores trends in the communications industry in Canada and beyond.
Each episode features a candid conversation with a communications professional as they navigate a career in this ever changing landscape.
The hosts are University Canada West professors Wahiba Chair and Karen Tankard.
Chair is a strategist and award-winning marketing, communications, and public relations educator. Tankard is an award-winning former CBC journalist, with more than two decades as a communications instructor.
Follow the Comms Major podcast for new episodes dropping in the summer of 2025. Join the conversation on LinkedIn and Bluesky using #TheCommsMajor.
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The podcast explores trends in the communications industry with a specific focus on career navigation, interviewing key industry figures. Notable episodes include a discussion with Logan Findlay about starting a career in public relations and overcoming job instability during the pandemic.
The Comms Major podcast explores trends in the communications industry in Canada and beyond.
Each episode features a candid conversation with a communications professional as they navigate a career in this ever changing landscape.
The hosts are University Canada West professors Wahiba Chair and Karen Tankard.
Chair is a strategist and award-winning marketing, communications, and public relations educator. Tankard is an award-winning former CBC journalist, with more than two decades as a communications instructor.
Follow the Comms Major podcast for new episodes dropping in the summer of 2025. Join the conversation on LinkedIn and Bluesky using #TheCommsMajor.
Marzia continues her conversation with Wahiba, diving into her involvement with the BC chapter of the IABC (International Association of Business Communicators).
As a self-described introvert who wasn’t a fan of large networking events, Marzia found IABC’s focused community of communications professionals much more approachable. She volunteered her way up from student member to Director of the Students and New Communicators Portfolio, and eventually to President of the chapter. She shares practical advice on finding mentors—from joining formal programs to simply sending a LinkedIn message (because apparently, most people are willing to help if you just ask).
Marzia also opens up about earning a spot on BC Business’s Top 30 Under 30 list, expressing deep gratitude for the mentors who helped her get there and how the recognition amplified Glow Within Foundation’s mission.
The episode wraps with her advice for new communications graduates: be strategic in your learning, bridge the gap between theory and practice, and stay curious. Plus, her take on keeping communication human in the age of AI.
Learn More about Marzia and the IABC/BC using the links below:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marzia-sager/
Learn more about Wahiba’s work and connect with her on LinkedIn WahibaChair.com
http://LinkedIn.com/in/WahibaChair
Learn more about Karen’s work and connect with her onLinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-tankard-ma/
Follow @TheCommsMajor on LinkedIn and join the conversation using #TheCommsMajor
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