nic.taylor045@ryerson.ca
Area of Interdisciplinary Specialization: Strategy, entrepreneurship and innovation
Supervisor(s): Wendy Cukier
Nicole has earned both an MA in History from the University of Western and an MBA from the University of Windsor. She received her BA in History from the University of Ottawa. Past research includes Understanding the Context of Resiliency of Older Immigrant Entrepreneurs with York University where she created research methodology and literature review reports, GTA with Western, and transcriptionist for The Franz Boas Papers which required a contextual understanding of History, Public Policy, First Nation Studies and Anthropology.
During her MBA, she was part of a Consulting team for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles where she conducted a strategic audit of the organization to identify areas of opportunity and niche consumer segments and worked with senior leadership on a national corporate partnership strategy for the launch of a new product in 2019. She was nominated by peers to represent the MBA cohort in faculty and administrative meetings and empowered executive members to pursue leadership opportunities through events like Community Champions and MBA Society charity events.
Nicole is developing her passion for diversity, equity, and inclusion for diverse genders and ethnicites at the CEO level.
