Canada’s Entrepreneur

Né en France, en Bretagne plus précisément, c'est en 2012 que Christophe Corré a décidé de venir s'installer au Québec. Sa formation d'origine dans le secteur du management et du commerce lui ont permis de se spécialiser ses compétences en matière de développement organisationnel. C'est en tant que conseiller en gestion de changement qu'il a commencé sa carrière dans les technologies de l'informat...

Nadia Ladak (she/her) is passionate about the startup ecosystem and inspiring the next generation of entrepreneurial leaders. She is the founder of Marlow , a menstrual health brand that has created the first-ever lubricated tampon for smoother and more comfortable insertion. Based in Toronto, she is also the Ontario representative on the Startup Canada Women Advocacy Network where she participate...

Leanne Rzepa , owner and founder of Nourish Lactation Consulting , became a Registered Nurse in 2000 after graduating with a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from the University of Calgary. Rzepa quickly developed a passion for breastfeeding support when she began her career as a postpartum nurse at the Rockyview General Hospital. In 2006 Rzepa began to focus her nursing practice on breastfeeding supp...

Margarita de Guzman is one of very few female archaeologist entrepreneurs in Canada, and she just launched a program to support more women in the industry. She is also the Founder of Circle CRM Group Inc. Margarita has over 20 years of extensive archaeological experience and knowledge in all services related to historical resource consulting. She is an approved permit-holding archaeologist in Albe...

In October 2018, their two-year-old son was infected with E. coli during the romaine lettuce outbreak. It was one week from the first sign that something was wrong until the day he died. Brad and Kristin Bell had no idea that eating a salad could be so dangerous. And they were shocked to find out how widespread this problem is. Leafy green vegetables now cause more E. coli outbreaks than any other...

Karen Stewart is the founder and CEO of Fairway Divorce Solutions , Canada’s leading divorce mediation company with franchises in BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario. When she started Fairway, Karen not only brought to the table lessons learned from her costly divorce and a knowing that there had to be a better way, but she also brought years of experience in the financial industry. T...

Raymond Luk is changing the face of entrepreneurial finance as founder and CEO of Hockeystick . He is a serial entrepreneur having founded Flow Ventures and Year One Labs. He recently published his first book, Pitching a Leap of Faith. Raymond is a passionate supporter of entrepreneurs and hosts a weekly live workshop called Pitch Lab to help entrepreneurs improve their pitch. He is also a classic...

Emily Baadsvik is a Maritimer who now calls Calgary home. Over the course of the last seven years, she has taken her background competing at an elite sport level, and transposed it into the work ethic of running Wild Tea Kombucha . Along with her business partner Brigette Freel, the two are constantly pushing themselves, as well as the boundaries of Kombucha. With Emily successfully represented Ca...

Albin Poignot est cofondateur de Linky Product et Product Leader, avec une vaste expérience en développement de logiciels. Il a dirigé avec succès trois produits logiciels. Il a travaillé pour de grandes entreprises, comme Capgemini ou Ubisoft, ainsi que pour des startups comme Koolicar ou Lightspeed. Son objectif principal est de définir les bons objectifs business et de comprendre les utilisateu...

Kyle Kotack believes in being extraordinary — you must be memorable or risk being missed. As the President of Skylar Media Group , a powerhouse integrated digital agency, Kyle leads a team of over 25 to build strategic plans and creative branding for forward-thinking clients. After the recession of 2009 through till 2012, Kyle took the instrumental risk to pivot the business away from print and be...

Jerry Deluca is the executive producer of the upcoming television show Motorcycle Wars: Blood, Sweat & Tears , a motorcycle racing elimination competition of amateurs vs. amateurs, of pros vs. pros, before a heart-racing finale of one amateur racing against one pro for the grand prize. This edge-of-your-seat series features out-of-the-ordinary characters and their stories and is fueled with high s...

David Marcus is an industry expert in all things cannabis, with over 25 years of experience and successfully lobbying the Federal Government to include hemp-based CBD in their cannabis regulations. David Marcus is the founder and president of two Canadian cannabis companies: Natural Emphasis and ABIDE . Natural Emphasis was founded in 1995 with a focus on the newly re-emerging hemp industry. ABIDE...

Jay Hall is a serial entrepreneur who has built and sold various entertainment companies including TicketTote . He has seen the pure joy that can come with entrepreneurship and has lived through some near-life-ending circumstances while maintaining his businesses. This journey has not been for the faint at heart but when running on all cylinders, he and his team drive creative goals while engaging...

Nutrition Coaches, Marjie Richardson and Kelan Smith are co-founders of High Peak Nutrition . High Peak Nutrition is a Canadian nutrition coaching company rooted in food psychology. Empowering people with a customized one-on-one approach to supporting responsible weight management, High Peak Nutrition’s programs are built to reduce inflammation and create hormonal balance to promote long-term well...

Éric Simoneau ( ericsimoneau.ca ) est un professionnel comptant plus de 20 ans d’expérience en ressources humaines et rémunération qui a récemment lancé l’initiative « Une job pour un don à l’organisme de votre choix » afin de donner une nouvelle direction à sa carrière et, surtout, s’amuser ! Par l’entremise de cette initiative, il sollicite des emplois ou des projets enthousiasmants (ex. en comm...

Vincent Cheng ( healthesource.com ) was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and presently resides nearby Ajax, Ontario. Although Vincent calls Canada his home, he has explored 32 countries across the globe. This exploration has anchored his connection to diverse cultures formulating a deep understanding of humanity at large. Since 2013 Vincent has traveled to Japan annually and lived with...

Kristjan Hebert has combined his love of finance with his passion for farming. Born and raised on a family farm in Saskatchewan, Kristjan obtained his CPA with Myers Norris Penny and then returned to the Moosomin area to farm with his family. Today, he is the managing partner of Hebert Grain Ventures (HGV) , a large grain and oilseed operation in Saskatchewan. At HGV he enjoys solving agriculture’...

Originally from the UK, Christian Leadbeater joined Best Buy in 2006 following successful careers with the Police Service and in retail as a regional Loss Prevention manager in the UK, Canada and the US. Looking for a new challenge, he joined Best Buy, initially in the service operations department, finding solutions for customer experience opportunities in the repair process and then creating pro...

Milena Radakovik is the President and owner of Nexus Exhibits Ltd , where she leads through engagement, education, and empowerment. She has over 25 years of professional experience, a passion for supporting women in business. She holds an MBA from H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship and has a B. of Commerce degree from the University of Calgary Haskayne School of Business. Sh...

Ben and Michele Joly; founders of JOLCAR Security Services Inc., Halifax’s premier security guard service. They both come from a background in law enforcement each having over twenty years of industry experience. Ben and Michele met in college while attending a law enforcement program. During that time Michele was working in loss prevention. Ben was a volunteer cadet with a small-town police servi...

Eric Klein and Evan Klein are twin brothers, experts in the crypto, metaverse and real estate industry and young Canadian entrepreneurs who have launched MetaSpace REIT - the first tokenized metaverse real estate investment group whose mission is to provide accessibility for users to get involved with real estate in the metaverse. Eric Klein is the founder and CEO of MREIT and KleinCap Investments...

For the past 32 years, Duane Hertzer , President and Founder of Optima Manufacturing Inc. , has led the Calgary-based organization to become an industry leader in the manufacturing of precision machine products and assemblies for a variety of industries across North America, Europe, Asia and South America. Mr. Hertzer’s success can be accredited to his devotion to challenging the status quo throug...

Ian Clifford is CEO of FuelPositive Corporation , a leading Canadian cleantech company. Ian has had a career pathway filled with various ventures, including co-founding businesses and now leading FuelPositive, but what has driven all his career decisions has been his love for environmentalism, technology, and marketing. Ian's passion is advocating for change in some of our most polluting and chall...

Jean-Luc Henry est un éducateur et entrepreneur spécialisé dans les solutions écologiques. Depuis près de 20 ans, Jean-Luc s'intéresse particulièrement aux domaines de l'autonomie locale, de la production et de la consommation alimentaire durable (permaculture, agriculture à petite échelle et fermentations). Il a créé et cofondé des projets et des entreprises comme Ekopédia, le Mouvement des Artis...

Trevor Haynes ’ vision and strategy guides the dynamic growth of the Company. Under his leadership, LodgeLink merges a deep understanding of remote workforce accommodation and transportation solutions and the technology needed to help serve a growing number of customers who manage workforce travel. Before launching LodgeLink, Trevor co-founded and launched several successful companies in the workf...