Shikha (Bhuchar) Chen, Co-Founder @ Arrive | arrivein.com | Director @ RBC Ventures
Shikha is a proactive, purpose-driven leader who is passionate about solving complex customer and community-based challenges. Her success can be attributed to her human-first approach, that when combined with her "big picture" strategic thinking and tactical know-how has enabled her to surpass goals and deliver meaningful results. Shikha is currently Co-founder of Arrive, a digital platform designed to help newcomers access the information and assistance they need to make a smoother transition to Canada. Arrive is one of the first organic ventures built in-house at RBC Ventures, an accelerator that’s focused on identifying and investing in opportunities to go beyond banking. In under two years, Arrive has helped over 50,000 newcomers settle and adjust to life in Canada. Shikha has presented this program at RBC’s Investor Day and her efforts with Arrive have achieved recognition in The Globe and Mail and Bloomberg, and contributed to Canadian Government’s recognition of RBC’s work in supporting newcomers beyond banking.With over 10 years in financial services, Shikha's leadership encompasses a broad range of competencies and experiences from digital transformation, strategy development and program delivery. She has a proven track record in adding value through innovation, stakeholder management, product management, and data analytics. Her success is centred on building and fostering high performing teams through a participative and collaborative approach. Shikha has her Bachelors of Business Administration at the University of Toronto and a Masters of Business Administration from the Rotman School of Management. ArriveArrive is a venture from RBC Ventures, a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada, designed to help newcomers to Canada find success through a suite of digital tools, services and resources. As Co-founder, I lead a multidisciplinary team made up of design, marketing and engineering towards a united vision of improving the outcomes of new Canadians.Arrive has helped over 50,000 newcomers to Canada, and has been recognized for innovation and asked to present at the 2018 RBC Investor Day; leading to media coverage in The Globe and Mail, Financial Post and Bloomberg as an RBC success story.Built by newcomers for newcomers, Arrive is your one-stop shop for free newcomer resources to help you prepare for your move and adapt to life in Canada so you can thrive.You can find guides, tools & hundreds of articles on:- Finding a job- Living in Canada- Banking in Canada- Studying in Canadaand more... http://www.arrivein.com