Laura left a big downtown Toronto law firm a little while back and started up her own consulting firm. She's an environmental lawyer by trade, and she was sure she could use her expertise to build her own career and better the world, instead of making The Man richer. Though the uncertainly of being self-employed sometimes freaks her out, her ability to make contacts and influence people in the business ensures she will be a success.
She was recently interviewed by the Globe and Mail for an article about entrepreneurial professionals. From what she tells me, the three hour interview went very well and we can expect to see the article in print soon. Further to this, she wrote a piece on carbon credits for HazMat Magazine. The article, due out in an issue of the mag in autumn 2009, exemplifies her ability to fully articulate a world wide problem in language most people can understand, while simultaneously keeping the information relavent and thought-provoking enough for people in the biz.
She's recently landed a large contract to develop a solar project for Pearson. She worked really hard with other professionals to ensure she clinched this one. Wicked awesome, non?
Her website is http://www.laurazizzo.com/ and I invite you all to take a look. She's really great. Not only is she involved in climate change initiatives for Canada and around the world, but she is also passionate about helping people in developing countries better their situations. She's working with a project to put cookstoves in homes in Cameroon as well as with a UNICEF Youth Delegation. It's pretty remarkable that a woman as young as me (turning 20 soon!) can be responsible for issues as large as these. I'm really proud and I'm really grateful that I have such a strong friend. Way to go, Laur! Oh, and she's a real giver: for my birthday last year, she treated me to see the Material Girl herself. That is a picture displaying my joy at the event.
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