Member Since 2022
Pablo Listingart
ComIT
Manitoba, Canada Area
I am the Founder and Executive Director at ComIT and Comunidad IT, charities that help people to overcome employment barriers in North America and South America. Since 2011, I've been working with those less fortunate and highly talented, who are in need of a no-cost training strategy, to help them take an active role in the local workforce. In 2019, I was featured by the Federal Government of Canada on their #ImmigrationMatters campaign where my story and work was shared to portrait the importance of immigrants in the future of the country. In 2021, ComIT launched along with Google Canada and the support of organizations such as Indspire, Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs and many others, its Recoding Futures program for Indigenous learners, reaching people across the country with an interest in pursuing a career in Tech. Raised in Buenos Aires, I am the youngest child of a low-mid class family and have called Canada home for 7 years. I hold a Masters degree in Computer Science and an MBA, and have worked in the past for IT corporations such as Microsoft and IBM.
RECENT CONTENT
March 23rd, 2023
16 experts share hard lessons that have improved their business
Sometimes, the biggest business challenges can yield the most valuable lessons for future success.
March 22nd, 2023
'Seeing with both eyes': Connecting Indigenous youth and tech
Generating enthusiasm for the ever-evolving tech sector among Indigenous youth can be a key contribution to reconciliation and a key benefit for the economy as the world becomes increasingly digitized.
February 1st, 2023
Shovel your neighbor’s driveway
After a particularly challenging year in our world, my advice—metaphorically speaking—is to shovel your neighbor’s driveway once in a while and find ways to make life better in your corner of the world.
January 20th, 2023
13 ways to elevate your company's brand marketing potential and grow
Top business leaders discuss the most effective approaches they've utilized to increase their customer reach.
January 6th, 2023
Beating the backlash: when business competitors stomp on innovation
Tune out the industry naysayers and lean into solving your target market's pain points.
November 30th, 2022
To mitigate quiet quitting, foster a team that ‘commits out loud’
To be effective and valuable, a tech worker needs to have passion.
November 22nd, 2022
14 ways employers can nurture their staff's creative contributions
Inspiring employees to address current business challenges—transparently and collaboratively—enables the opportunity to find innovative solutions for business growth.
November 22nd, 2022
Here's how leaders and teams can embrace progress, not 'perfection'
12 ways managers and staff can command professional higher standards for themselves without obsessing or feeling anxious.
November 3rd, 2022
Tech-industry layoffs: Exploring employment trends as we emerge from COVID-19 into a recession
The current climate has launched the economy into uncharted waters and has resulted in an emerging employment trend: layoffs.
October 27th, 2022
16 business experts share their reasons for staying the course
Here's some extra motivational wisdom to keep you moving forward as well.
October 25th, 2022
Career building: 13 tips to master a new skill in business
Carving out the time for self-improvement on the job can pay off big time.
September 6th, 2022
14 strategies to build client community engagement
Here's how business leaders are getting customers to participate and connect on a regular basis.
August 31st, 2022
Here's how smaller brands engage in meaningful philanthropy
Committing to a good cause doesn't need to break the bank.
August 26th, 2022
Avoid these 16 bad habits that can damage a leader's influence
Living up to their own set of standards enables managers to increase credibility, mutual respect, trust, and engagement with their teams.
August 19th, 2022
Post-COVID, recoded: Training, prospecting, and programming for the new corporate needs
The number of self-made tech professionals is ever-growing—perhaps the perfect solution to a field that evolves greatly every day.
COMPANY INFO
ComIT
ComIT is a charitable organization on a mission to help change the lives of unemployed and underemployed Canadians by providing free technology and professional skills training that will help them secure in-demand careers in technology in their community. We run programming in communities across the country, tailoring our three-month, part-time courses based on the technology needs and demands of local employers to ensure our graduates are developing skills that will set them up for success in their local job market. As part of our mission to eliminate barriers and create job opportunities for unemployed and underemployed communities, we’re also addressing tech skills gap challenges in today’s labour market by creating a steady pipeline of highly-skilled talent for local employers that need and fill high-demand technology-based jobs. ComIT’s mission is community building. This includes volunteers and former students sharing their professional skills and experience during programs, to having instructors who are active tech professionals from industry-leading companies, and supporting students in making meaningful connections while learning knowledge for life. We build a strong community-led support network in order to change lives.
AREA OF FOCUS
- STEM Education
- Employment
- Charity
INDUSTRY
Technology