Episode Overview

Victor Beausoleil is the CEO of Intuit Consulting and the Co-Founder and Executive Director of SETSI, The Social Economy Through Social Inclusion Coalition. 

At the age of 24,  Victor Beausoleil co-founded Redemption Reintegration Services, one of the largest youth-led, youth justice agencies in Canada. In 2013, Victor Beausoleil received his first public service appointment by the Premiere of Ontario Kathleen Wynne as a member of the Premiere’s Council on Youth Opportunities. 

Today, Victor is on the Board of Directors for the Toronto Community Benefits Network and is the President of The Board of Directors at The Canadian Community Economic Development Network. He is also on the loan review committee for the Fair Finance Fund and a board member at the Regional Ethno-Advisory Council for Corrections Services Canada. 

 As a lecturer, Victor has traveled extensively throughout Canada, the United States, the UK and Africa to speak with community organizations, institutions and philanthropic foundations. Previously, Victor has been a board member of the Atkinson Charitable Foundation, a member of the grant review committee of the Laidlaw Foundation, and the Toronto Community Housing Social Investment Fund.

The Toronto Star, Toronto Sun, National Post, The Caribbean Camera (and more) have highlighted Victor’s important and impactful work for Canadian communities. In addition to all of this, Victor is a husband and a father to four brilliant children. 

“I founded SETSI because a lot of the challenges my community faces have a social economic lens to them.” 

In this week’s episode of the #StartupPodcast, sponsored by Mastercard and Scotiabank, Victor shares why he founded The Social Economy Through Social Inclusion Coalition and why we need to actualize belonging so all folks are invited and feel welcome.   

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