Breathwork & Meditation for Entrepreneurs
Breathwork & Meditation for Entrepreneurs
Join us for an engaging session on Breathwork and Meditation with Olga Cruz, an impact investing professional and certified breathwork facilitator from the Art of Living Foundation. With years of experience working alongside founders across three continents, Olga brings a unique understanding of the pressures, decision fatigue, and emotional demands entrepreneurs face daily.
This workshop will introduce practical breathing and meditation techniques designed to boost energy, sharpen focus, and build resilience in high-pressure environments. Whether you’re navigating tough decisions, leading a growing team, or striving to protect your mental wellness, this session will equip you with tools to stay grounded and thrive as an entrepreneur.
Why Breathwork & Meditation for Entrepreneurs?
For Olga Cruz, transformation begins at the individual level and this personal foundation is key to building impactful companies with the power to transform society. In this session, Olga will share practical techniques to help entrepreneurs strengthen both their performance and well-being:
Increase Energy & Focus – Learn breathing practices that naturally boost energy and sharpen mental clarity.
Stay Grounded Under Pressure – Develop tools to remain calm and maintain perspective during high-stakes decisions.
Enhance Leadership Presence – Improve communication and connection with your team and customers.
Support Mental Wellness – Build sustainable habits that protect against burnout and anxiety.
About the Facilitator
Olga Cruz is a seasoned impact investing professional with deep expertise in early-stage investing, social innovation, and investment banking/private equity. She currently leads the first pillar of BDC Capital’s Thrive Lab, a $50M initiative supporting women-led, early-stage Canadian businesses.
Her investment and coaching experience spans Canada, Africa, and South America, equipping her with unique insight into the diverse challenges entrepreneurs face. Previously, Olga held roles at Good & Well (Toronto-based impact investing family office), Grand Challenges Canada (healthcare innovations in Africa), and LGT Venture Philanthropy (Swiss fund). She has also worked directly in Colombian regions affected by armed conflict, co-designing social ventures that connect smallholder farmers with private investors.
Olga holds an MBA from the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto.
About YSpace
YSpace is York University’s pan-university entrepreneurship and innovation hub supporting startups and entrepreneurs from a variety of sectors and communities. Our programming spans across scaling innovative technologies through customer and investor capital to scaling agri-food businesses into mass retail to diversity-focused initiatives like ELLA powered by Desjardins for women-led businesses and Black Entrepreneurship Alliance (BEA) for Black-led businesses. Additionally with our Start-Up Visa program, we are building a robust ecosystem, driving positive change and empowering entrepreneurs to shape the future. We are also home to two physical hubs in the City of Markham and the Town of Georgina.