Canada’s Entrepreneur

Mark Genuis , Ph. D, is President and CEO ICE Health Systems , based in Calgary, Alberta. With a healthcare background including providing work as a practicing psychologist and leading a research institute for five years, Dr. Genuis is passionate about excellence in healthcare, knowledge transfer and learning. Combined with a healthy addiction to technology, he leads the conceptual and practical d...

Dan Balaban is the Co-Founder, President and CEO of Greengate Power , a leading Canadian renewable energy company. Based in Calgary, Dan is an award-winning entrepreneur with a proven track record of successful business ventures. Dan leads the Greengate team, which has been successfully developing renewable energy projects of unprecedented scale in Canada for more than a decade. To date, Greengate...

Kevin Harrison is the Principal at Sturgess Architecture , a locally based firm that has completed some of Canada’s most recognized projects. They created the Glacier Skywalk, and are working on a Flyover Canada project in Toronto, as well as being in charge of the new Green Line in Calgary. Entrepreneurs are the backbone of Canada’s economy. To support Canada’s businesses, subscribe to our  YouTu...

Designer de mode vie, Maxime Bellemare (Max le Barbier) est constamment à la recherche de nouvelles manières d'apprendre, de travailler et de vivre mieux. Née à Québec, présentement à Montréal, il est tombé en amour avec l'inconfort après avoir expérimenté la vie dans différentes cultures tel qu'à Miami, Toronto ou sur une île en Grèce. Fondateur de KRWN -chaîne de 9 salons de barbier et marque de...

Kevin Foreman's passion for business stems from his youth where he saw his family incorporate and grow multiple businesses. Being raised in a family of small business owners provides Mr. Foreman with a unique perspective to his clients success, endeavours, and challenges. He sits on the board of the Port Moody – Coquitlam Federal LPC EDA, as Organizational Chair and cherishes the community that ha...

Marc-Antoine Caya is CEO and Founder of GoPeer , Canada's first consumer peer to peer lending platform. He is a passionate socially responsible investor and innovator. His experience includes working as an investment banker at one of Canada’s largest bank where he was involved in many securities offerings and corporate M&A advisory mandates. He holds a Masters of Sc. in Management of Information S...

Nicky Billou is the #1 International Best Selling Author of the book Finish Line Thinking: How to Think and Win Like a Champion, and The Thought Leader’s Journey: A Fable of Life. He is an in-demand and highly inspirational speaker to corporate audiences such as RBC, Lululemon, Royal LePage, and TorStar Media. He is an advisor and confidante to some of the most successful and dynamic entrepreneurs...

Détenteur d’un baccalauréat en architecture, M. Jean Brassard à toujours oeuvré dans le domaine des relevés et de la documentation. Depuis l’obtention de son diplôme en 1989, il a mené plusieurs activités reliées aux technologies de prise de données, que ce soit par la fondation d’une entreprise spécialisée dans les relevés photogrammétriques qu’il a dirigé pendant plus de 10 ans ou son implicatio...

Kirk Zembal is co-founder of Blindman Brewing based in Lacombe, Alberta. Blindman Brewing has a small taproom located in Lacombe, with their beer distributed throughout Alberta and beyond The create innovative, quality, flavorful craft beer using the best local ingredients that support the places and people of the area. Entrepreneurs are the backbone of Canada’s economy. To support Canada’s busine...

Matt Crowell is a passionate Entrepreneur and out of the box thinker. Matt founded GetintheLoop , on an $800 budget fresh out of playing professional hockey in Europe. Matt and his team, alongside a group of advisors, has grown GetintheLoop into a technology platform that brings local consumers together with bricks and mortar businesses in communities across Canada. Matt holds a Masters in Innovat...

Jesse Berger is the author of Magic Internet Money: A Book About Bitcoin . He spent over 10 years working with large financial institutions in Canada, including roles in retail banking, investment advisory, management consulting, and market research. He graduated from McGill University in 2006 having studied economics and philosophy, and he received his MBA from Ryerson University in 2015. There,...

Leor Rotchild is the Calgary-based Executive Director of Canadian Business for Social Responsibility (CBSR) , where he champions responsible Canadian business as a force for good in the world. He also hosts a podcast called Pipelines & Turbines, which features interviews and commentary about topical energy and sustainability issues. Leor started his career in the international development sector a...

Brady McDonald is a full time real estate investor ( http://www.bkrealestateinvesting.com/ ), lifestyle entrepreneur and father. After 14 years swinging from tree top to tree top, Brady retired from Hydro One at the age of 32 but he hasn’t sat still. In 5 short years he and his wife, Kristy, have purchased over 120 properties, grown their team to 20, and currently operate a property management com...

Dating back to law school, Brett Colvin had kept abreast of the access-to-justice crisis. According to Clio's legal trends report, roughly 77% of legal needs in North America go unmet. Bloated billable hours and the intimidating prospect of hiring a lawyer leave countless business owners with out the legal help they need. As a corporate lawyer, I realized early on that I would never be able to aff...

MNTN was founded in 2018 with one mission in mind - to build the world's most sustainable lifestyle brand. Since then we've been developing a planet-over-profit business model with the environment, animals, and the death of corporate greed at the forefront. We're not here to line our own pockets, we're here to deliver high-quality products that not only look good, feel good, and can change the wor...

Eric Vardon is a AI Tech Entrepreneur ( www.morphio.ai ), C-Suite Executive and Advisor with more than 20 years of success in marketing, sports, advertising, cannabis, health and wellness, fitness, luxury, fashion, beauty, technology, and digital industries. Leveraging extensive experience in business development and start-ups, Eric’s broad areas of expertise include brand development, digital str...

Carl Fransen is CEO, Entrepreneur, System Architect, Public Speaker, Author and World Traveler with over 22 years of progressive business and IT experience. His passion is to make his mark on the world in a positive and lasting way. Carl wants to set an example for his son, that he can compete with integrity in today's world, be very successful, and leave the world a better place. Combining his te...

Toronto-based entrepreneur and the world's youngest Garfield licensee and founder of GarfieldEATS , Nathen Mazri along with corporate partner, Pascal Haider are scheduled to launch Egeez , the first tech-driven, entergaging (Entertaining + Engaging) e-commerce site dedicated to connecting fans with global entertainment brands and their collectable merchandise and food globally before Christmas 202...

A serial entrepreneur and business leader, Joel Sherlock is a born connector who has been building great teams and delivering the expertise to execute. Joel has been at the helm of 9 successful start-ups and corporate exits, including one of BC’s top private real estate brokerages, a national first action sports e-commerce company, a successful corporate consulting firm and a few private equity fu...

Rob Townsend is Founder and CEO of Camber , an independent fintech and wealth management company in Calgary. Camber is focused on helping people make smarter decisions with their money through data-driven analysis. It has recently launched the Camber Dashboard, an online tool that helps high net worth clients visualize and optimize their finances so they can increase returns, minimize taxes and av...

Michael DeVenney , President of Halifax-based WorkInsights , began researching entrepreneurial mental health after his own depression and anxiety forced him to sell two businesses. His research led to him founding ‘ The Mindset Project ’ which empowers entrepreneurs to talk about and manage their mental health as well as provides tools to support founders in the growth of their business. Though he...

Marie Chevrier , is the Founder and CEO of Sampler , the leading platform helping brands like L'Oréal and Nestlé deliver samples online and gather the insight they need to build one-to-one relationships with their customers. Sampler has reached over 50 million consumers globally in 24 different countries and its most notable clients include CPG industry giants Unilever, Pepsi, and Henkel. Marie is...

A recent study by BDC Canada shows there are many concerns keeping entrepreneurs awake at night, but according to the report their biggest worries are generating enough revenue to make a profit (43%) and covering expenses (40%). To help cope with these stresses, entrepreneurs most often take time out or go for a walk (47%), exercise (41%) or talk to someone (29%). Annie Marsolais , Chief Marketing...

Augustine Wong ( www.augustine-wong.com ) grew up in Vancouver, BC and worked as a computer engineer for almost 10 years. 6 years ago, he started investing in real estate after attending a Keyspire real estate investing seminar. Over time, he built up a portfolio of 3 income properties and used different real estate investing strategies to generate 5-figure passive income annually. At the same tim...

Teresa Powanda is owner of Unleash Sports Business and Athlete Consulting in Edmonton, Alberta. She works with athletes, sport organizations, teams, corporate businesses and non-profit by building relationships, representation, managing sponsors, developing key messages, writing scripts/ads, media/public relations, creating promotional items/materials, marketing, budget planning, consulting and mu...