Canada’s Entrepreneur

Lauryn Vaughn is CEO and Founder of the upside , Canada’s largest online luxury resale retailer. Born and raised in a small town in Western Canada, Lauryn developed her passion for the resale market when she moved to Paris, learning how to look chic on a budget overseas. She recognized early there was a gap in the North American market for luxury resale, and created the upside in 2015.

Marnie Ashcroft is founder and CEO of Glow Juicery , with locations across Canada. Glow Juicery provides nourishing Juices, Cleanses or Raw Food that can be delivered right to your door.

Laura McKay is the co-founder of PolicyMe which is on a mission to make insurance simpler and cheaper for everyone who needs it. Laura’s a math nerd with a math degree from University of Waterloo with an actuarial focus. So not surprisingly PolicyMe has developed proprietary life insurance algorithms that are designed to recommend the best life insurance product for you. But Laura’s real passion,...

Lorenzo DeCicco is chief executive officer for GAME CHANGER - as professional leadership organization that delivers sales and Executive mastery methodology focused on driving specific, predictable and measurable business outcomes. He's a former Telus executive with Fortune 500 experience and has a passion for soccer.

Josephine Kwan , Founder of Flow 2 Freedom Apparel , is a visionary and self-motivated entrepreneur with over a decade of diverse business experience in commercial real estate, sales and marketing, negotiations, acquisitions and dispositions, operations, finance and management. Josephine has a Bachelor of Human Kinetics from UBC, has volunteered with the Breakfast Club of Canada, Habitat for Human...

Michael Buhr is the President and CEO of Filld , the last mile mobile fueling company that delivers fuel to vehicles so drivers and fleets never have to stop for gas again. Previously, he was the President and Co-CEO of Zerve, and has business and product experience at Apple, Adobe, and Palm. Michael holds a degree in Engineering from Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada.

A serial entrepreneur with extensive experience starting, growing & selling businesses, Raghwa Gopal is one of the most recognizable names in BC’s tech sector. In addition to his current role as President + CEO of Innovate BC , he’s a member of the Emerging Economy Task Force, the former CEO of Accelerate Okanagan, and started Kelowna’s first ever tech company.

Barbara Miller , a former pack and a half smoker is the founder of BMP Production and the creator of the BMP Method . In 2017 her 3rd improved edition of "How To Quit Smoking Even If You Don't Want To", won the Gold Seal literacy Award as it came back recommended by The US Review. Her book inspired her to teach the method in a one-day event. Now many years later she is preparing to tour across Can...

Justine Barber is the co-founder of Poppy Barley , a BCorps certified footwear and accessory company that prioritizes foundational style and ethical manufacturing. Justine has a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Alberta (U of A) and a Master of Arts in Conflict Analysis from the University of Kent. Prior to starting Poppy Barley she worked in conflict prevention, and on Alberta's 10 Year...

Craig Skauge is President and CEO of Olympia Trust Company in Calgary.

Wayne Wachell is the CEO & Chief Investment Officer (Founding Partner), Genus Capital . Wayne co-founded Genus Capital in 1989 and is the architect of the firm’s investment process. Genus Capital is a pioneer in Canada’s divest-invest movement and is home to Canada’s first fossil-free mutual fund family.

Lauren Dary is founder of Gus Sloan in Edmonton.

John Datseris has worked in the digital world since 1998. His knowledge of technology and marketing helps companies better understand the digital space – how it is changing, how to leverage it, how to measure it and how to integrate it into their business. John is an expert in digital and new media and in developing and building actionable strategies and properties that are results focused. He has...

Derick Hsieh is the Product Manager of Liv. Rent. A serial entrepreneur, he had several start up engagements under his belt prior to this, performing a variety of roles including consulting on agile development and building biomedical solutions. He specialized in human computer interaction for biomedical applications - technologies that facilitate touchless interactions with medical imaging techno...

Jacqueline Jacek is Cocoanista at JACEK Chocolate Couture in Edmonton.  

Leslee Montgomery is the mother of 3 teenage girls and founder of Kyote Fitness & Counselling, a Burnaby based personal training facility that is tackling the mental health ripple effects of bullying. After 10 years working Health and Safety in the construction industry Leslee realized that everyone wants to be heard and listened to and that mental health was an area she wanted to get more involve...

Catherine Vu is Chief Uptime Officer of Pro-Active IT Management .

Corey Croft is an accidental entrepreneur and Founder of Fly Pelican Press , an independent book publishing company operating out of Vancouver British Columbia. Focusing on delivering non-commercial works of fiction in electronic and hard copy formats, and creating open-ended discourse through official publications and blogs, the company has a hard-to-forget slogan which you’ll hear in Corey’s Can...

Joey Pomerleau is founder and CEO of Wednesday Co. which is an online subscription condom company.

Priscilla Stanbury , was born in England but grew up in Vancouver. She taught students with learning disabilities in the post-secondary education sector in England and Vancouver. Following her second kidney failure, she is a first time author of a best-selling, award nominated book, Warriors and Heroes of a Different Kind: Battling Kidney Failure.

Glain Roberts-McCabe is the founder and President of The Roundtable , a company where leaders cultivate their leadership, together. The Roundtable is best known for their group and team-based coaching and mentoring systems that help organizations break down silos, increase collaboration and accelerate business all while building leadership capability. In 2014, The Roundtable was awarded a Gold Awa...

In 2011 Melissa Orozco founded Yulu PR , a communications and impact consulting agency mandated to champion socially innovative organizations that are making positive social and environmental impact. Since then, Melissa was awarded a top 30-under 30 marketing professional award, was Chair of Communications for the Urban Land Institute of BC, played a key role in the ‘Fuck Cancer’ campaign earning...

Dan Berezan is founder of CultivatR.ca which is an only farmer's market - bringing fresh food straight from producers to your home table.

Jigme Love ( jigmelove.com ) is the Founder of the luxury resale store Mine & Yours . She has operated retails stores and pop-up shops on Hornby Street, on South Granville, Robson Street, 4th Avenue in Kitsilano, and in Yorkville in Toronto, and Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles. She specializes in creating sophisticated retail shopping experiences and building long-standing community relationships. S...

Monica Kretschmer is founder and CEO of Canadian Business Chicks and the creator of the Women of Inspiration Awards.