Canada’s Entrepreneur

Guillermo Salazar is a Co-Founder of ICwhatUC , an industry-leading augmented reality virtual work platform that helps the mobile workforce execute remote work. He is a 20-year data & analytics professional and multiple-time founder. He began his career in consulting, left PWC to start his own ERP firm, and then sold Quatro Integration Group to Deloitte Consulting. His entrepreneurial spirit meant...

Kelsey Carignan is a mother of two boys and was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer in 2018 at the age of 32 years old. Kelsey decided to make breast cancer the best thing that ever happened to her and started sharing her breast cancer journey online when she realised there was a lack of relatable and real content available for people going through the same thing. She also started asking people t...

Dr. Emeka Nzekwu is CEO and Founder of Nation's Vision , a grassroots portable optometry clinic based out of Calgary Alberta. He believes in accessible, affordable, and equitable eye care for all. Nation's Vision serves the general public and local priority populations. They have partnerships with senior homes, post-secondary institutions, immigration programs and drop-in centres to serve its comm...

Michael Cammarata is the CEO of Neptune Wellness Solutions . Neptune's mission is to redefine health and wellness through social responsibility, sustainability and innovation for all generations. Everyone, no matter where they come from, deserves access to safe and effective products. Our partnership with the Jane Goodall Foundation supports wildlife conservation with every purchase and complement...

Michelle Zatlyn is co-founder, President and COO of Cloudflare , the Internet security, performance, and reliability company on a mission to help build a better Internet. Cloudflare is a publicly-traded company on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: NET). Prior to co-founding Cloudflare, Michelle held positions at Google and Toshiba and launched two successful startups. Michelle sits on the World E...

Social Impact Investing combines purpose AND profits and is powering the biggest, boldest, bravest ideas building technology for good. Investing in entrepreneurs addressing the biggest challenges by connecting them with the resources and capital they need to thrive is a strategy deployed by future-focused corporations committed to communities. In our podcast today, Leah Nguyen talks about Telus –...

Romesh Hettiarachchi believes that the new lawyer is digital and is now more of a strategic advisor to entrepreneurs about law and decision making. The Strategic Legal Advisor Program he has innovated is a pilot program focused on providing ongoing legal support to help business owners identify and address risks to their business operations while learning how to use a lawyer to grow their business...

Roxeanne Power , a local entrepreneur, opened her second Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa in Oshawa on December 9th, 2020. Hand & Stone is the premier massage and facial brand that has 475+ locations across the U.S. and Canada. We take a look at a successful franchise system and how and how Power's first location in Ajax helps. Roxanne, the daughter of entrepreneurs in Newfoundland sold her fir...

Join Host, Angela Faye on Canada’s Podcast speaking to Kimberley Day ( http://www.kimberleyday.com ) about the mindset and practical steps you can take to " Write & Grow Rich " Because YOU are the #1 low cost, high return asset that 95% of entrepreneurs forget to capitalize on. And, if you want to position yourself as the go-to expert in your industry, stand out from the crowd against your competi...

An accomplished entrepreneur, Matt Diteljan is the CEO of Glacier , a Calgary-based marketing and advertising company that works with North American universities, colleges, and governments to reach Gen Z and Millennials. Matt and his company made headlines late last year when their influencer campaign with the University of Missouri caught the attention of the New York Times and other major outlet...

Canadian entrepreneurs are highly motivated to reduce the environmental impact of their business activities, with 82% saying they have taken concrete steps to protect the environment, according to a new The Business Development Bank of Canada study . Entitled "Transformation in Action: How Canadian Entrepreneurs Cope with the Environmental Challenge," this study conducted last October among 1,515...

Matthew & Chris Caldaroni founded Molliteum and work with professional athletes of all kinds to better their resilience in both sport and life. They often cater to athletes in the common pro sports world, but also have many youth athletes and business professionals on their roster. They operate out of Pickering, ON, but work with athletes all over the world. After building a solid base over the la...

Mark Tsemak is the owner of Red Square Bakery and Powerflax Holdings in Burnaby BC. He started the company in 1990 manufacturing Authentic Russian Food Products: That include piroshki, vareniki and others. 20 years ago he invented Diabetic Friendly Keto Powerflax Baking mix and started producing Keto Baked Products: breads, buns, waffles, cinnamon buns and much more. They currently produce over 14...

Marcia Harris is the owner of Mini Monet Art . She's an accomplished Canadian painter and artist. Educated at the University of British Columbia Okanagan, Marcia specializes in landscapes, urbanscapes and portraits. Marcia's works are nationally recognized and have been shown by numerous galleries throughout Western Canada. Marcia has two children and teaches art avidly to both kids and adults ali...

As entrepreneurs, we are resilient. The global pandemic has simply brought light to this. And, what makes us MORE resilient than others has a lot to do with our autonomy, how quickly we need to shift and adapt in our rapidly changing world. In our podcast today, Blair Kaplan ( http://www.blairkaplan.ca ) shows up in all her vulnerability to share 5 impactful themes you can build resilience into wh...

Daniel Plenzik and Jacques Tremblay are founders and owners of Bridgeland Distillery . The former engineers pursued their passion a few years ago to establish the 'spirits' making company just outside the downtown core in Calgary where they distill award-winning beverages. Entrepreneurs are the backbone of Canada’s economy. To support Canada’s businesses, subscribe to our  YouTube  channel and fol...

Erica Hakonson is the award-winning entrepreneur at the helm of the B2B digital marketing agency, Maven Collective Marketing . Hakonson has been awarded Female Entrepreneur of the Year, Silver Award by the international Stevie Women in Business Awards, Editor's Choice by the CanadianSME National Business Awards and Top Small Business Female Executive Bronze Award by DataBird Business Journal. Lead...

Mélissa Lambert est une femme de tête et de convictions qui, ne trouvant pas le produit de ses rêves sur le marché, a décidé de lancer sa propre marque de sacs à dos et sacs à main. Avec plus de 10 ans d’expérience en communication et en gestion de marque, Mélissa a voulu se lancer un nouveau défi; celui de réinventer la mode du sac à dos. Étant convaincue qu'il est possible d'allier confort avec...

Jayson Krause is an award-winning jack of all trades. As an author, leadership strategist, speaker, executive coach, and the founder of Level 52 , Jayson is disrupting the industry and elevating meaningful leadership to an unforeseen territory. Jayson caters to a wide range of clients. Businesses want him to train their leaders and leaders tap into his expertise to elevate their abilities. In the...

What started off as a kitchen-based business and eventually went on to impress business tycoons on Dragon’s Den, is now a top North American nutrition brand spearheaded by two young entrepreneurs promoting health, nutrition, and self-care, with 300% growth year-over-year. Due to his creative thinking, Dominic Dubé and his partner and co-founder, Claudia Poulin , have changed the way healthy eating...

Connie Stacey is the Owner of Growing Greener Innovations (GGI) , a Canadian energy technology company focused on engineering and manufacturing batteries, battery management systems, and battery energy storage solutions for residential, commercial and industrial customers. GGI holds the patent for stackable battery packs that can be clicked together like LEGO™️ to meet any power demand, without th...

Join Host, Angela Faye on Canada’s Podcast speaking to Bill Collins about seaweed as a longevity superfood, plus how you can get involved in farming it, championing, and consuming it! Dying is not good for business! Living a healthier, active lifestyle by farming and consuming SEAWEED is a value proposition poised to help accelerate Canada to the Global Top 3 Best Sustainable Fish & Seafood Produc...

Ed DePrato is a life-long entrepreneur. His ability to see great opportunities, tenacity, and willingness to put in sweat equity have led him to his most recent venture of launching Sweetly Real Estate in Edmonton , Alberta. Ed offers his advice for up-and-coming entrepreneurs, what traits he sees in himself that make him a great entrepreneur, and discusses how Sweetly has worked well for Edmonton...

Adrian Pannozzo is Co-Founder of Executive Properties Capital which is the realization of an amazing entrepreneurial journey in real estate investment and management. Adrian spent 21 years as a police officer and retired early as a result of the choices he made in Real Estate Investment. Adrian has created a proven model of success specifically to share with others through BRR strategy to "buy, re...

This radical ‘community of food business’ shares multi-million-dollar secrets on how to supersize your impact! Canadian Amy Emberling is amongst the Managing Owners of Zingermans community of businesses. Experience what a Community of Businesses is about, learn three multi-million-dollar secrets from this radical ‘community of food business’ on how to supersize your impact, AND take advantage of t...