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Send us Fan Mail Jerry McLean is Babcock Canada’s Chief Executive Officer. He took up his role  on 22 November 2021. Jerry is responsible for pursuing defence and value-add service opportunities, as well as leading Babcock Canada’s existing Marine and Aviation business. He has extensive experience in the Canadian defence sector, most recently as Managing Director for Thales Canada, Defence and Sec...

Send us Fan Mail Jennifer Jane Bennett, teacher, school administrator, women’s advocate, senior reserve naval officer became the first female rear-admiral in the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) and the first female to be appointed chief of reserves and cadets, the most senior reserve officer position in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). Bennett enrolled in 1975 in HMCS Star, the Naval Reserve Division in...

Send us Fan Mail Retired naval captain George Forward took the helm as CEO of Newfoundland and Labrador Division Commissionaires in September 2019. He’s a highly accomplished military professional who brings over 30 years of leadership and executive experience, a career that took him around the world and back again. “After 30 years in uniform and with a young family, I was beginning to tire of the...

Send us Fan Mail Stan Hartling (B.Comm, CA) plays a vital role in all aspects of The Hartling Group's development projects - from initial design, feasibility studies, financing and promotion, to grand openings and the ongoing operations of each project. Stan also owns and operates Oceanside Realty, a licensed real estate brokerage firm in the Turks & Caicos Islands. Stan prides himself on...

Send us Fan Mail Mandy Woodland is a reformed commercial lawyer and molecular biologist and the cofounder of Jellyfish, working to help business owners achieve their own vision of success through bespoke innovation and design strategy. She loves to talk about design thinking, innovation strategy, inbound marketing, health tech, side hustles, and making things happen. Connect with Mandy on LinkedIn...

Send us Fan Mail Jeff is a Hazardous materials specialist with 30 years of knowledge and experience in emergency response and environmental remediation. Specializing in shock sensitive, bio-hazardous, explosive material, working at at height, confined space, gas detection and hazardous materials. Jeff is the President and Principal Consultant of Safe Work Solutions Inc . He offers concise and prac...

Send us Fan Mail Steve Dinn grew up in St. John’s with a brief stint in Ontario after graduating from university. Steve participated in numerous sports and his parents were very supportive. His father said he was “broke one time in his life and would never let it happen again.” That made Steve more conservative than others and has shaped his decision making going forward. Steve worked directly for...

Send us Fan Mail Danny was born in New Zealand but grew up in Australia and moved to Canada, first to Vancouver by way of Edmonton then Ontario but then settled in Newfoundland and Labrador. Beaches were not for him and maybe that was a hint he might end up in NL. Danny attributes his parent’s positive attitude with his solid foundation. Newfoundland was simply supposed to be a short vacation BUT...

Send us Fan Mail Donny Love is on a quest to unplug from the hustle and bustle of his hectic modern city life and find exhilarating adventures in the great outdoors. Donny produces a fast paced, high octane adventure series called https://adventuresunknown.ca/ He seeks out unusual and exhilarating experiences in unique locations that are filled with epic adventures and breath-taking views. In this...

Send us Fan Mail CHRIS CHAFE - Executive Chef At 17, Chris Chafe was pursuing studies at Memorial University and working part-time at a local restaurant. As he watched, he learned. And a passion for great food was ignited, inspiring a change of career plans. By 22, Chris had gone from dishwasher to Executive Chef, the youngest ever in St. John’s. Since then, he has been with the culinary teams at...

Send us Fan Mail Wayne is an experienced business leader with an enduring love of rural Newfoundland and Labrador and all the exciting opportunity contained therein. He completed a formal education in Commerce at Memorial University Business School. He has been heavily involved in municipal politics, owned his own restaurant and retail gasoline operation. He came out of MUN and started his own con...

Send us Fan Mail Jacqueline is an alumna of MUN, holding a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance, a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and a CPA designation. She has over 20 years experience in finance and business development with a diverse career spanning hospitality, property management, construction and technology. Jacqueline has extensive experience in establishing effective reporting and tracking syste...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Chandra Kavanagh is the Director of Bounce Health Innovation. Bounce Health Innovation is a medical technology cluster and health innovation incubator. The vision of Bounce is to help Newfoundland and Labrador become the testbed for medical technology innovation in North America. Prior to this she served as the Ethics Officer for the Newfoundland and Labrador Health Research E...

Send us Fan Mail Jennifer Bessell is the chief executive officer with the Newfoundland and Labrador Organization of Women Entrepreneurs. Jennifer is an accomplished senior leader in the non-profit sector with extensive experience in both professional associations and charitable organizations. She has held executive director roles in both professional legal education and with the Canadian Bar Assoc...

Send us Fan Mail Gerard has a 30-year track record of excellence as a facilitator, educator, and speaker. His passion is helping people to engage in conversations that are impactful and influence individual, team and organizational performance. Gerard has worked provincially, nationally and internationally to provide facilitation, training and consulting services to clients within the voluntary, p...

Send us Fan Mail Born and raised in Saskatoon, SK, Dave studied philosophy and law at the University of Saskatchewan in the 1980s.  A series of happy accidents led him from law, to restaurant manager, to naval officer and finally to broadcasting. He was the morning host at C95 FM in Saskatoon from 1993 to 2011, boasting the largest listening audience in Saskatchewan. In a mid-life crisis, he moved...

Send us Fan Mail Newfoundland is known to have above-average rates of obesity, heart disease, and diabetes. Scott Neary created Green Farm NL to solve a critical issue  Newfoundlanders face, which is inaccessibility to healthy  affordable foods. Scott and his team hope to make Newfoundland a healthier, happier more livable place! Connect with Scott on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sco...

Send us Fan Mail Caitlin is the founder and CEO of Saltwater Designs Inc. and has recently started a coaching business, The Millionaire Mastermind focusing on helping female entrepreneurs reach their goals. She is also the recipient of the 2021 Business Builder Award presented by the St. John's Board of Trade. Caitlin is a strong believer in partnerships and collaboration as that's what...

Send us Fan Mail Kevin Aylward is an Indigenous senior executive with both Public and Private sector experience. Kevin is a former Provincial Cabinet Minister with the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, having served ten years in Cabinet. Kevin served 20 years as MHA in the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador and served as Leader of Liberal Party of NL in 2011.  He is Co-F...

Send us Fan Mail Richard is a realtor and broker with Hanlon Realty, and has enjoyed a career that spans over 25 years in the industry. He began working in the construction industry after completing an undergraduate degree in Commerce from Memorial University. His early career roles were based in the marketing field, and this experience allowed him to understand the expectations of all of the indu...

Send us Fan Mail Tom Davis has been self-employed his entire adult life.  He completed his Bachelor of Commerce in 1994 and always a lifelong learner he retuned to MUN to finish his Bachelor of Arts with a major in Economics and convocated May of 2021. Tom Started https://frontlineaction.com/ in 1994.  Frontline Action is Newfoundland and Labrador’s one-stop for Action. Low Impact and Standard Pai...

Send us Fan Mail Jason Brown is the  CEO of the YMCA of Newfoundland and Labrador 2005-2011 and returned to the position in 2013. In 2017 Jason was also appointed CEO of the Atlantic YMCA Regional Development Centre serving YMCAs throughout the region. Over a 30-year career with the YMCA, Jason has also worked in senior positions in the YMCA in Southern Ontario, Central Ontario, and Ottawa and in...

Send us Fan Mail At every conference where Genoa exhibits, the company chooses a local charity to partner with. For DEFSEC, this was the Nova Scotia chapter of Shelter Movers. Erica discusses how her organization serves a critical need, helping adults and children flee domestic abuse situations by providing free, secure, and discrete moving and storage services. #GaleForceWins was in invited by ht...

Send us Fan Mail Gerry and Allan talk with recent graduate Andrew Simmons on building his industry skillset and what’s exciting him most about the sector he recently joined. #GaleForceWins was in invited by https://genoadesign.com/ to attend http://defsecatlantic.ca/ to interview a selection of attendees. Connect with Andrew here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-w-simmons-48b528a6/ New episodes...

Send us Fan Mail Halifax became a center of gravity for Lockheed’s business and a win-win way location to tap into talent from Maritime universities. Glen talks economic growth in the area, and the vital role defense plays in the burgeoning ocean tech sector. #GaleForceWins was in invited by https://genoadesign.com/ to attend http://defsecatlantic.ca/ to interview a selection of attendees. New epi...