Where did Briannaa Hewstan go to school?

Briannaa Hewstan studied at University of Calgary (Bachelor of Communications, Minor in Business and Management); Utrecht University (Communications and Media, Social Sciences); Mount Royal University (Integrative Health Coaching Certificate, Health and Wellness).

Briannaa Hewstan

Investor

Director of Brand & Marketing at The 51 Ventures

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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419 people in our graph share verified history with Briannaa — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Mike SherbakovunlockedBriannaa: together at lululemon (2018)

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About

Briannaa Hewstan is Director of Brand & Marketing at The51, a financial platform and venture firm that invests in early-stage founders. Her background is in startups, where she has built brand and marketing functions covering strategy and execution, including positioning, storytelling, creative direction, and data-informed marketing.

Experience

The51Director of Brand & Marketingcurrent2026 — present
The51Director of Marketingcurrent2025 — presentCalgary, AB
Curiocity GroupLead Campaign Strategist2024 — 2025
Curiocity GroupSenior Campaign Manager & Team Lead2023 — 2024
Curiocity GroupCampaign Manager2023
Bloomwell StudioBrand Strategist & Web Designer2019 — 2025
WilderFutures InstituteCommunications Strategist2021 — 2023Calgary, AB
Wee Wild OnesMarketing Director2020 — 2023Calgary, Alberta, Canada
lululemonKey Leader2019 — 2020Calgary, Alberta, Canada
lululemonEducator2018 — 2019Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Earls Kitchen + BarServer2015 — 2020Calgary, Alberta, Canada
ATB FinancialWellness, Marketing & Communications Coordinator2018Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Skills & more

Growth Strategies1Cross-functional Team LeadershipMarketing Event Planning1Data AnalysisChange ManagementProduct MarketingProcess ThinkingGo-to-Market StrategyTenacious Work EthicBrand MarketingMarketing Strategy DevelopmentTimeline Management

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Event CoordinationSearch Engine Optimization (SEO)Strategic Content DevelopmentFundraising Campaign ManagementOrganizational DevelopmentProgram ManagementCampaign StrategiesSocial MediaStrategic ThinkingProblem SolvingTrusting RelationshipsSkilled Multi-tasker

Languages English

Integrative Health Coach Certificate — Mount Royal University
Mental Health First Aid Certificate — Mental Health Commission of Canada
ProServe — Alcohol and Gaming License of Alberta

From Briannaa's professional profile.

Colleagues at The 51 Ventures

Alice Reimer

Co-Founder & Venture Partner at Inovia Capital

Andrea Whyte

Corporate Secretary at The 51 Ventures

Claudia Durkin

Principal at The 51 Ventures

Colleen Moorehead

Board Chair at The 51 Ventures

Courtney Dragani

Chief Growth Officer at The 51 Ventures

Emily McBride

Manager of Programs & Data, Movement51 at The 51 Ventures

Iva Kubickova

Director of Community at The 51 Ventures

Jen Davies

Chief of Staff at The 51 Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Briannaa Hewstan?: Briannaa Hewstan is Director of Brand & Marketing at The51, a financial platform and venture firm that invests in early-stage founders. Her background is in startups, where she has built brand and marketing functions covering strategy and execution, including positioning, storytelling, creative direction, and data-informed marketing.
Where does Briannaa Hewstan work?: Briannaa Hewstan is Director of Brand & Marketing at The 51 Ventures.
Where did Briannaa Hewstan go to school?: Briannaa Hewstan studied at University of Calgary (Bachelor of Communications, Minor in Business and Management); Utrecht University (Communications and Media, Social Sciences); Mount Royal University (Integrative Health Coaching Certificate, Health and Wellness).

Same school

Also attended University of Calgary183

Garrett CampCo-founder of Uber and StumbleUpon; founder of Expa Laura BuhlerPartner, Head of Community at Felicis Ventures Leah GosbeeCFO at Version One Ventures Raghu BhaskarInvestment Manager – Sector Specialist Industrial IT and AI at Emerald Technology Ventures Ag Chris EricksonFounder at Pangaea Ventures Us Inc.Bryan ChowInvestor at Side Door Ventures

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Also attended Utrecht University182

Bas JongtienLegal Counsel at DOB Equity Matthijs BlokhuisDirecteur at Noaber Roel DekkersInvestment manager at Noaber Irene KrijgsmanProgramma manager at Noaber Marlene van LooProgramma manager at Noaber Ruben OsnabruggePartner & Chief Medical Officer at 415 Capital

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Also attended Mount Royal University23

Jason ZaluskiVP of Mining at Argo Blockchain Maximilian StadlerJunior Finance Manager at BONVENTURE Nadia LachmanInvestor at Amplitude Venture Capital Phillip ArmstrongSenior Director, Technical Services and Construction at Allied Properties REIT Freddy VlotDirector at Longbow Capital Laura ParkerMarketing & Events Associate at SVG Ventures | THRIVE

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Shared employers

Also worked at lululemon44

Kristina SimmonsInvestor at Overwater Ventures Llc Mike SherbakovGeneral Partner at The Veteran Fund Hannah DitmarsAnalyst at Volition Capital Mirja HitzemannScaleup Success Manager at Partech Ventures Jackson WrightAssociate at ArcTern Ventures Taylor GreenePartner at Twelve Below

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Also worked at Earls Kitchen + Bar2

Mitchell BallentineMarketing at Pangaea Ventures Us Inc.Chris MassotDirector of Operations at Alacrity Canada

Also worked at ATB Financial10

Kulwant DuhraDirector of Investor Services & Experience at The 51 Ventures Bill ShmygolAssociate at Evok Innovations Tyler PressDirector, Finance – Ventures & M&A at Spin Master Ventures Alf SailerDirector at Verdex Capital Kathleen TownshendSenior Entrepreneurship Development Officer at Innovation PEI Meredith PowellVenture Partner at Stand Up Ventures

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