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Last su mmer marked a new opportu nity for Jain when she was offered a two-hour morning drive-time radio slot on CMR 101. 3 F M. “The excite ment of that ma ny people listening to me was the best experience of my life,” she says.
INSPIRED BY STORIES HR professional Pallavi Jain puts her listening skills to good use as a radio host RADIO WAS part of family life for Pallavi Jain when she was growing up in India; she fondly recalls her family tradition of gathering to listen to inspiring stories. So when Jain, the head of HR and talent acquisition at CPQi Group, was offered an on-air slot on Radio Regent in Toronto in 2017, she says it felt like a dream come true. The title of her show – Stories with Pal – was selected not just because of her nickname but as an indication of the friendly nature of her approach. The live show features Jain interviewing such local luminaries as city councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam and Angela Draskovic, the CEO of Toronto’s Yonge Street Mission. “Every single person has their own story; they just need someone to listen,” Jain says. “There’s a hunger to be heard; I want to bring those stories to the world.” The show has also been part of her own “journey of self-improvement,” she adds. “I have inter viewed inspiring and accomplished people on my show; I always learn something.”
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