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Essential Perspectives: Business Experts Interpret Opera …

… Could you briefly sketch your journey from opera and music to Managing Director at BMO Capital Markets?

I studied voice at the University of Toronto then performed small gigs and recitals, chorus work and did some touring with Opera Atelier. I needed to earn more money, so I started working at the lowest entry job available at the bank. They valued my communication skills which was a surprise, since every singer I knew employed those same skills; I took them

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