Lediona Canellari Bhatnagar

Lediona Canellari Bhatnagar has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and industries. Lediona is currently the Director of Business Development at Ascend Fundraising Solutions, a position they started in January 2022. Prior to this, they held the role of Manager of Business Development at the same company from March 2020 to January 2022.

Before joining Ascend Fundraising Solutions, Lediona was the Co-Founder of Binary, a Design and Consulting Studio. In this role from November 2017 to February 2020, they were responsible for managing the growth strategy, onboarding clients, executing projects, and applying innovation methods such as design thinking and lean startup approaches.

Lediona also co-founded Momentify, a company they worked at from August 2018 to September 2019. In addition, Lediona has experience working at Top Hat as an Account Executive, Manager of Business Development and Sales Operations, and Business Development Representative from 2016 to 2018.

Furthermore, Lediona was a Co-Founder of Farmium, a company focused on providing fresh, organic produce to residents of Toronto through smart greenhouses on building rooftops. Lediona worked at Farmium from August 2015 to August 2016.

Lediona's earlier work experience includes roles such as the Director of Business Development at Ryerson University from September 2013 to August 2016, and various positions at Enactus Ryerson from 2013 to 2015, including Pathway Program Manager and Executive Director of $tart $mart. Lediona also worked as an Online Learning Consultant at Strascheg Center for Entrepreneurship gGmbH from April 2015 to October 2015.

Overall, Lediona Canellari Bhatnagar has a strong background in business development, entrepreneurship, and innovation, with experience in various industries and a demonstrated ability to drive growth and build successful relationships with clients and partners.

Lediona Canellari Bhatnagar has a Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) degree with a double major in Accounting and Finance from Ryerson University. Lediona also completed the MIT Global Entrepreneurship Program at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Additionally, they participated in the Design Thinking - APE Program at Hochschule München University of Applied Sciences. Lediona Canellari Bhatnagar obtained their International Baccalaureate Diploma and OSSD from Weston Collegiate Institute.