Canada’s Entrepreneur

Alexandra Nestertchouk is a serial entrepreneur with over ten years of experience in business management and technology. She has a Business Management Degree and background in Computer Science. Originally from Minsk, Belarus, she moved to Canada 11 years ago. Over the years leading to establishing HopKidz . Alexandra was in a sr. management position for a vibrant Boutique IT Consulting firm in Tor...

Colin Szopa is CEO and co-founder of Plankk , a fitness and technology company in Calgary.

Alexandre Champoux is a business entrepreneur who formerly owned and managed Alliance Pavage from 2009 to 2018. This business specialized in asphalt paving and concrete work for commercial, institutional, civil and residential jobs. This leader grew the company by tackling over 800 contracts around the island of Montreal which includes their most notorious feat "The Bonaventure Project". With over...

Jeremy Lundy has spent over a decade working in the government and telecom sectors doing implementation consulting and product development. He has participated in all phases of the software development lifecycle from design, development and testing to pre-sales support and client implementation. He has managed large teams through DevOps and Agile transformations and co-founded Techorrect Inc . Jer...

Pete Nguyen is an Art Director at Berlin Communications , partner of Sea Change Brewing Co. , and an active illustrator, muralist, designer and musician.

Je m'appelle Jeff Soucy . Au travers mon entreprise RevFocus Marketing , je joins mes 2 plus grandes passions qui sont la santé/mieux-être et le marketing. J'ai toujours été dans le milieu du sport et après mon séjour comme athlète universitaire aux États-Unis, je cherchais une façon de rester dans le domaine. J'ai alors commencé à suivre plusieurs formations sur le marketing web et j'ai appris co...

Dr. Rebecca Sutherns is an insightful and high energy collaborative strategist and world class facilitator who has served as a trusted advisor to hundreds of mission-driven organizations in Canada and internationally. Rebecca brings intellect, enthusiasm and varied experience in strategy development and collaborative leadership when speaking, writing and mentoring. She is a skilled communicator, w...

Yuri Fulmer has been building businesses since his early twenties. Having arrived from Australia a few years earlier, it all began when he was faced with the unexpected opportunity to buy a local franchise while working for A&W. Since then, Yuri has grown that single A&W franchise into dozens, doggedly building a $60 million business portfolio by the time he was 30. In 2010, Yuri founded Fulmer Ca...

Edmonton’s own Kelley Keehn  ( kelleykeehn.com ) is an award-winning and best-selling author of nine books (and counting!) on personal finance and fraud protection. She is also a personal finance educator and the consumer advocate for FP Canada. Money is her second language and it’s her mission to make Canadians feel good about their money.

Laura Beauparlant is an award-winning international keynote speaker, an expert on branding and design and the author of Brand Chemistry. As the founder and creative director of Lab Creative , her mission is to help ambitious entrepreneurs create strong, memorable brands that consistently attract their ideal clients. For over 15 years, Laura has helped countless small business owners and entreprene...

Winston Kam is a lawyer practicing at and the founder of Winright Law . Winright Law is a law firm that focuses on real estate, business and wealth preservation. Their practice is devoted to helping companies, investors, as well as individuals, with their legal issues and protecting them from legal liability. Their clients range from individuals and investors to realtors, real estate developers, e...

Doug Lacombe , MBA is president and founder of Communicatto Inc. , a digital marketing agency. Drawing on almost 30 years of experience in media, web publishing and technology; Doug and his team work with businesses and associations to integrate traditional and digital communications, with a focus on content marketing, advertising, and social media.

Brit Garon grew up in rural Ontario. He attended Western University in London Ontario, where he received a degree in Finance & Economics.   Immediately after University, Brit moved to the GTA and began work at CAA, where he helped launch the travel insurance company Orion Travel Insurance. He was lured away by the Danish insurance company software that CAA had helped develop, where he helped run o...

Dan Belostotsky is founder of HonestDoor which is an online tool for real estate information. He's also founder of Otto Capital, his private investment company.

Tony McGrath is CEO of The GRAND Theatre .

Six years ago, Mehrnaz Bassiri made the riskiest and most rewarding decision of her professional life: she traded a career in Biotech for K-12 educational development. Now she’s an award-winning entrepreneur, a writer, speaker, progress specialist, and the founder of MyGradeBooster . She has been featured at TEDxChilliwack, on Global News radio, and in the Huffington Post.  

Karen Barry is President of Barry Commercial Real Estate and founder of Beltline Cannabis Calgary .

Nicholas Raymond-Giasson est propriétaire de Cleanergy Inc . Nicholas est un préparateur physique et il effectue également des consultations en nutrition. Il possède son propre studio d’entrainement à St-Jean-sur-Richelieu nommé le Cleanergym Underground. Il a de nombreuses formations académiques : études collégiales en travail social, études universitaires en Éducation Physique et à la santé à Sh...

Miranda Zechel, along with sisters Kate and Robyn, founded the retail outlet Cloud Nine Pajamas . There are four stores in Edmonton and one recently opened in the CrossIron Mills shopping centre in the Calgary area.

Kenny Wong , self proclaimed friendliest builder in the Lower Mainland, is the Co-Director of PHW Homes Inc. , a family run business focusing on designing and building residential custom homes. Following his client focused experience while working at eBay, he joined the family business 10 years ago inspired to learn and with the desire to change the common perceptions of contractors within the hom...

François Lanthier Nadeau est un bâtisseur et éternel étudiant basé à Québec. Il mentore les startups du programme Apollo13 — une initiative de Spektrum Média aidant les startups à devenir profitables. Il est aussi responsable du marketing chez Snipcart , une solution de e-commerce pour développeurs, depuis plus de 5 ans. Durant cette période, l’entreprise a lentement mais sûrement grandi sa base d...

Tenacious, vibrant and bold; Amanda Hamilton and her eponymous studio offer more than just Interior Design services. As an accomplished creative entrepreneur with an adventurous spirt, Amanda continuously strives to carve out an aspirational and unorthodox path in the industry, making her one of Canada’s most influential cultural personalities.

Linda Southern-Heathcott is President and CEO of Spruce Meadows , the sprawling equestrian facility in Calgary's deep south.

Je m'appelle  Fallone Jean . Entrepreneure depuis l’âge de 19 ans, je suis une passionnée : propriétaire de 3 gyms pour femmes C30M-kickboxing , Leader en puissance et coach PNL. J’ai donné plusieurs conférences sur la puissance féminine en plus d’animer plusieurs groupes de coaching en ligne pour les entrepreneures. Je suis aussi entraineure de zumba et de kickboxing depuis plus de 10 ans! J’ense...

Patricia (Tish) Conlin heads up the Global Consulting Group Inc. (GCG) , a leading talent solutions company with over 25 years finding leaders for our clients in IT, Engineering, Real Estate, Finance and Healthcare companies. GCG has end to end solutions for talent acquisition, Executive coaching, wellness and transition along with Retirement transition solutions. As well as building GCG Tish is p...