Jordyn is a Michif researcher from Métis Nation Saskatchewan, Local #7. She is a Provost’s Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. Jordyn’s research is focused on Indigenous entrepreneurship and values-aligned business. She often examines the theoretical and empirical intersections between Indigenous art, spirituality, and entrepreneurship. Jordyn is a passionate advocate for Indigenous business students and she also conducts research focused on Indigenizing and decolonizing the business school. In August 2024, Jordyn earned her PhD focused on Indigenous entrepreneurship from the Beedie School of Business. While she was born on her home territory in Treaty 6, she has grown up in different urban centres around what is now known as British Columbia. Jordyn lives as an uninvited visitor on the territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat Peoples in Tkaronto. She strives to walk lightly on these lands, and works to cultivate meaningful relationships with this place with the Peoples who have stewarded it since Time Immemorial.
Dr. Hrenyk co-leads the Indigenous Business Stories Project, a collaboration between RADIUS and the Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University. The collection centers Indigenous entrepreneurs and ensures they retain ownership over their stories.
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Dr. Hrenyk also curated Pe-kīwēwin, an art exhibit showcasing beadwork created by Indigenous artists from across Turtle Island. The exhibit explores themes of relationality, commercialization, and the history of beadwork in Indigenous communities.