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Podcast: OV Boss Babes
Episode: Boss Babe Corner Ep. 89 - Crystal Martin (Optik Consulting + Indigenous Geographic)
Description: Crystal Martin pursued the Social Worker program at Algonquin College, but this wasn't always the career path that she initially dreamed she would pursue.
Born and raised in Sanirajak in Nunavut, Crystal spent her teenage years between the North and the Ottawa Valley. While she was visiting her community, she became aware of the hardships faced by Inuit communities. From low income families, homes that were falling apart, poverty, and most tragically, suicide.
Crystal began her quest and after graduating from Algonquin College's Social Service program in 2013, she began her mission advocating for Indigenous youth, bringing her social service background...