Our Story

 

After EnPoint founder, Chantal Brine, experienced the power of mentorship herself and reconnected with her own passion of helping others develop confidence to build careers that they love, she set out to find a way to help as many people as possible do just that. As a former international student who made Nova Scotia home post-graduation because of the opportunities in the province, when considering where to ‘begin’ it was a no-brainer. 

 

EnPoint’s journey started locally, working with select organizations to understand the challenges people were facing when trying to build careers in the province. We talked with hundreds of recent graduates, mid-career professionals, employers, people getting ready to “retire”, and many other stakeholders involved in the “labor market”. 
 

What we found was not what we expected. Overwhelmingly what people shared was a crisis of career and self. We heard people struggling to identify what they wanted in a career, lacking confidence to go in search of that answer, and/or completely overwhelmed with the amount of possibilities and unsure how to get started. We heard organizations meant to help people with this, looking for new ideas to help their students, employees, and community members overcome obstacles to building careers. 

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We began testing a theory: If we helped people meet the right people, those that will build their confidence and foundational skills (like relationship management, communication, etc.), at the right time,  when they are facing these career crises, then they’ll be better equipped to overcome those obstacles. We believed that mentorship could take the lonely out of career, when used intentionally and successfully. 
 

We were right. And so now, we help client organizations across Canada build and scale impactful mentorship programs to help their people build meaningful careers focusing on confidence, skills, and connections that last a life-time.