After leaving the Rough Riders, Polak primarily worked at Hill & Knowlton Canada as their vice president between the 1990s and 2000s.
[3] While Polak was in school, she joined the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada's youth group.
[2] As an adult, Polak continued to remain with the Progressive Conservatives and worked for Member of Parliament Susan Fish and Phil Gillies.
[2] During her political career, Polak became an account manager for an Ottawa public relations company in 1984.
[9] After leaving the Rough Riders, Polak was briefly a radio host from 1992 to 1993 before working at Hill & Knowlton Canada as the company's vice president until 2007.