Her Story
About Apeksha
Apeksha Jain is a Certified Professional Accountant (CPA Canada), Chartered Accountant (India), Certified Executive Coach, and business strategist who brings more than 22 years of experience at the intersection of finance, leadership, and human development. Based in Mississauga, Ontario, she has built a distinguished career in financial and operational leadership within Canada's institutional real estate sector, overseeing portfolios exceeding $1 billion in assets across multiple provinces. In her current role as Financial Controller at Polaris Realty, she leads financial operations while drawing on extensive experience gained through leadership positions with organizations including Skyline Group of Companies, Cushman & Wakefield, Morguard, and Strathallen Capital.
Alongside her corporate career, Apeksha has established an executive and business coaching practice focused on helping executives, founders, finance professionals, and senior leaders navigate pivotal career and life transitions. Combining deep financial expertise with advanced coaching methodologies, she helps clients move from reactive decision-making to grounded leadership, emphasizing identity, resilience, organizational culture, and long-term transformation. She also advises leadership teams and organizations on culture development, executive effectiveness, and values-based leadership, while speaking at conferences and professional events on financial leadership, human development, artificial intelligence, and organizational change.
A lifelong learner and advocate for purposeful leadership, Apeksha extends her impact through thought leadership, writing, and hosting The Kitchen Table Conference podcast, where she explores the transitions that shape how leaders lead and live. Her work is guided by the belief that sustainable success begins with self-awareness, integrity, and continuous evolution. Supported by her volunteer service in governance and finance roles for nonprofit organizations, Apeksha remains committed to helping individuals and organizations build cultures that foster authenticity, collaboration, and meaningful contribution while preparing leaders to thrive in an increasingly complex and rapidly changing world.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Apeksha
01What do you attribute your success to?
My success comes from my parents, especially my mother's resilience in fighting for my education despite her own limited schooling, and my father's support in ensuring all siblings excelled. Their emphasis on education, integrity, and contributing to society instilled lifelong values of continuous learning and meaningful impact.
02What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
Remain curious, stay humble, and always lead with integrity. Listen thoughtfully before responding, continue learning, and focus on creating meaningful value rather than seeking recognition.
03What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
Believe in your abilities and promote yourself without self-doubt or playing victim. Stay curious, open, and non-judgmental. Always put your best foot forward in the moment. Listen deeply, process what you hear, and respond thoughtfully rather than reacting immediately.
04What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
Many capable women feel lost and struggle to define clear goals or build supportive habits, leading to uncertainty. The opportunity lies in providing coaching, direction, and hand-holding to help resilient professionals navigate change, build systems for goal achievement, and thrive amid technological disruption like AI.
05What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
Ethics, integrity, honesty to oneself, self-love, humility, gratitude, curiosity, lifelong learning, and service to others.
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