Cheryl Sylvester is a Leadership Coach, Brand Communications consultant and W100 Business Owner. A perpetual idea generator, entrepreneurship cheerleader, and wanna-be geek, her clients include Novell, PlateSpin, Mozilla, HP, Tenscores & Polar. She writes about Leadership, Communications, Entrepreneurship and Women in technology.
In the hot Toronto tech employment market, one topic that’s on the mind of many in tech is salary negotiations. This week, ExploreTechTO, a local Meetup, held a panel discussion on this timely
Published on: February 23rd, 2017
Cheryl Sylvester
@csylvester
In recent years, there has been a lot of dialogue, research undertaken and committees formed around the topic of women in tech. As was noted at the recent Women in the IT Channel
Published on: September 26th, 2016
Cheryl Sylvester
@csylvester
"Remember a moment when someone in your career or life said something to you that made a difference and pulled you forward," invited Lori Scarlett, Director of Human Resources at Ingram Micro, speaking
Published on: August 29th, 2016
Cheryl Sylvester
@csylvester
Over Canada Day weekend I celebrated the success and potential of women entrepreneurs in Canada — including the positive environment we have in Canada for women to be entrepreneurs. In fact, this week
Published on: July 4th, 2016
Cheryl Sylvester
@csylvester
Leading up to this year’s Dell Global Women Entrepreneurs Summit in Cape Town, South Africa, June 26-28, I connected with some of the Canadian women entrepreneurs who will be participating. With the theme
Published on: June 23rd, 2016
Cheryl Sylvester
@csylvester
When I attended the Avanade's fourth annual International Women's Day celebration, held in Toronto this year, I expected to be impressed by the panel of women experts. I was, but I also came
Published on: March 31st, 2016
Cheryl Sylvester
@csylvester
What do you get when an IT giant looks to solve a corporate social responsibility (CSR) challenge in the Canadian economy, and decides to leverage their internal business strengths and connected relationships with
Published on: February 3rd, 2016
Cheryl Sylvester
@csylvester
We have made good progress on fostering women’s entrepreneurship in Canada — in fact we are tied for the number two ranked country in the 2015 Global Women’s Entrepreneur Leader’s Scorecard. And there
Published on: December 24th, 2015
Cheryl Sylvester
@csylvester
Great mentors are one key to every successful career path, my own included. Early in my career, I worked in the Canadian joint venture of DICKEY-john and FOSS, respectively U.S. and Danish electronic
Published on: December 18th, 2015
Cheryl Sylvester
@csylvester
Last week I had the pleasure and opportunity to reconnect with the women of the Dell Women’s Entrepreneur Network (DWEN) in Toronto. But it wasn’t in the usual meeting room, or hotel, in
Published on: November 18th, 2015
Cheryl Sylvester
@csylvester
As a former W100 ranked woman entrepreneur, I am always curious to see how women entrepreneurs are faring. Recently released figures from the Dell Women Entrepreneurs Scorecard, report that 3% of women-owned businesses
Published on: May 4th, 2015
Cheryl Sylvester
@csylvester
When you’re at the starting line of the new business race, you really need some “fuel”, i.e. some cash, and a crew to support you. That’s just what six women-led companies will get
Published on: March 24th, 2015
Cheryl Sylvester
@csylvester
It's International Women's Day on March 8 and to celebrate, we're celebrating women business leaders in the technology space - with a little help from OpenText, the largest Canadian-based software company. The five
Published on: March 5th, 2015
Cheryl Sylvester
@csylvester
Lots of great business advice and learning from successful entrepreneurs were on offer at The Art of Entrepreneurship conference, held in early October. I noted three strategies emerging from various speakers that speak
Published on: October 23rd, 2014
Cheryl Sylvester
@csylvester
I'm optimistic about women's leadership in technology companies and here's why. Last week I attended the 4th annual Women in the IT Channel luncheon, celebrating four women leaders in the Canadian technology sector.
Published on: August 28th, 2014
Cheryl Sylvester
@csylvester
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