Canada’s Entrepreneur

RE/MAX Canada has released its 2024 RE/MAX Canada Condominium Report. In this video interview , Samantha Villiard, Regional Vice President, RE/MAX Canada, discusses the key findings from the report. PRESS RELEASE TORONTO, Oct. 9, 2024 /CNW/ — Despite fears of leaving money on the table, sellers have returned to housing markets across the country in large numbers as the promise of future interest r...

Karen Greve Young is the CEO of Futurpreneur, a national non-profit organization that has provided support to over 18,700+ young entrepreneurs across Canada since its establishment in 1996. Karen Greve Young, CEO, Futurpreneur Karen Greve Young, CEO, Futurpreneur In this video interview, she discusses what the organization does and some recent developments with it. Check out the previous news stor...

Welcome to FuturVille – Your Hub for Healthy Longevity and Sustainable Living Who Are We? We are a for-profit company building a network of healthy longevity villages that plans to be in business for 100+ years where each of our stakeholders – residents, visitors, shareholders – will add minimum 10+ healthy years onto their life by actively up-leveling their quality of life, contribute and grow in...

Eno Eka is a highly accomplished business analyst and consultant based in Calgary, Alberta, who has made significant contributions in helping professionals and immigrants kick-start their careers. With more than 100,000 professionals from over 90 countries benefiting from her career coaching and keynote speaking, she is widely recognized as an award-winning career coach and mentor. Eno Eka's exper...

As an entrepreneur navigating significant life changes and milestones, Jacquie Verenka embarked on a transformative journey of healing and self-discovery. Through this process, she realized the vital importance of prioritizing self-care—a lesson that resonated deeply with many others she encountered along the way. Witnessing firsthand the struggles of those around her ignited a passion to create a...

Wayne McIntyre is the founder and CEO of Relocalize , a cleantech company that is transforming food supply chains by using autonomous micro-factories to decarbonize food production. With over 20 years of experience in helping technology companies accelerate growth, Wayne brings a diverse background in business strategy, technology, and corporate law. He has a proven track record of leading success...

Scott Barras, Head of Work Dynamics, Canada, for JLL, discusses a recent survey by the commercial real estate company on the Future of Work. The video can be seen here. Press Release JLL’s Future of Work Survey uncovers new opportunities for corporate real estate as two-thirds of business leaders expect their CRE budget to increase between now and 2030  CHICAGO, Sept. 9, 2024 – Despite the challen...

Paul Atherton is the CEO and Co-Founder of Highspire , a premier learning experience for construction company owners, complemented by a powerful venture capital division. With a wealth of experience as a seasoned business coach and professional engineer, Paul has been guiding businesses toward success since 2017. His expertise is deeply rooted in the construction industry, where he has made signif...

Hanson Zhang is one of the owners of Three Bridges Group , a real estate development company. As a Chinese immigrant who moved to Canada 14 years ago, Hanson is captivated by nature's beauty and the Canadian people's warmth. However, the awe-inspiring Niagara Falls left a lasting impression on his family during their North American tour in 2008 before they immigrated As Three Bridges one of their...

Renata Reid , a seasoned Sales Associate and Senior Vice President of Sales with 20+ years in Calgary's real estate scene. is a Certified Luxury Home Marketing Professional and Global Real Estate Advisor. She seamlessly blends marketing prowess with senior sales savvy. A Calgary resident for 21+ years, Renata brings an intimate grasp of the local market. Her commitment to excellence, coupled with...

Victoria Taylor , hailing from Vancouver, Canada, is the marketing consultant you want on your entrepreneurial journey. With nine years of experience and a sharp focus on the tech, SaaS, and fintech sectors, she’s not just talking the talk—she’s walking the walk. As the founder of Xisme, Victoria is revolutionizing how businesses create and interact with content. Her professional journey has taugh...

Liran Belenzon is the CEO of BenchSci , a biomedical artificial intelligence company he co-founded in 2016. BenchSci’s mission is to exponentially increase the speed and quality of life-saving research, by empowering scientists to design more successful experiments. BenchSci has grown to over 300 people and raised more than $200 million from top investors, including Google's Gradient Ventures and...

Celine Guo , based in Toronto, Canada, is a dynamic entrepreneur and content creator. After graduating from Boston University's Media Ventures program, she bootstrapped her skincare and lifestyle brand, Sunday Glow , in 2020. Within two and a half years, she grew it into a seven-figure business. Celine continues to drive the expansion and success of Sunday Glow with her innovative vision and strat...

Nick Palucci, Senior Director, Home Equity Finance Acquisition & Distribution, RBC, discusses a recent report indicating home ownership is still a goal for many Canadians despite affordability challenges and inflation. The video interview can be seen here. Nick Palucci PRESS RELEASE TORONTO, April 23, 2024 – Despite affordability challenges and inflation continuing to impact how and when Canad...

While average residential sale prices are likely to increase in the majority markets analyzed, there are a couple of outliers where prices are anticipated to be flat or decline, including Toronto, Hamilton, Burlington, Kitchener-Waterloo, Charlottetown, North Bay and London, it said. The report said 25 per cent of Canadians expressed that saving for a home purchase is one of their top three priori...

Steeson Mathew is passionate about innovative ideas and is always looking to promote innovation. Steeson shares his journey from India to Canada, where he studied business management and civil technology. Steeson also shared his past experience working in parking lots while studying. And now as founder of Loop Parking he’s pioneering smart parking solutions for cities. Loop Parking, with its AI-dr...

Thomas J. Sandrin is a highly experienced marketing and branding professional in the luxury watch industry with over 15 years of expertise. Originally from Paris, he relocated to Canada almost two decades ago and established himself as the Canadian Brand Manager for Hamilton Watches, part of the Swatch Group, where he developed a strong reputation and a deep understanding of luxury brand requireme...

Leigh Christie is a Vancouver-based engineer/entrepreneur with degrees from UBC & MIT. He invented the machine vision robotic heat spotlight, and The Mondo Spider; a 1,500lb walking machine. In 2009 Leigh co-founded MistyWest , a leading product engineering design firm focused on novel sensors, low-power wireless & edge AI. MistyWest recently created an inference/vision edge device called...

Jennifer Layman has worked as a marketing consultant with businesses and entrepreneurial-minded organizations since 2006 and found they often face some common issues. This led her to publish my first book - Forward Thinking for Your Business - to reach a broader business audience. As a business owner, she understands the responsibilities of running a business and the time constraints that come wit...

Raelene Bergen is a renowned leadership consultant, Founder, and CEO of Origin Leadership Consulting . Raelene is a passionate advocate for innovative problem-solving and creative thinking in leadership. Raelene is the author of the inspirational e-book, Your One Life: A Personal Account. She is a thought leader, motivational keynote speaker, a truly gifted consultant, and a parent of five with a...

Adeyinka Adedoja is the founder of WeivSync , based in Toronto, Canada. Her passion to create WeivSync is rooted in her passion for travel and the challenges she faced as an immigrant navigating a new country. Although she started with a background in finance and economics, working in roles at the Toronto Stock Exchange and as a business analyst in a SaaS company, it was only when she moved into p...

Craig Senyk is Board Chair at Mawer Investment Management. His true passion is social investment. He is passionate about supporting initiatives and organizations that lead to better outcomes for children, arts, culture and sport. At Mawer, the team responsible for community giving looks for organizations helping to alleviate poverty in the communities they work and live. The three underlying pilla...

Matt Panousis , is the Co-Founder & COO at MARZ which stands for Monsters Aliens Robots Zombies. MARZ is an AI-enabled VFX company on a mission to help Hollywood studios push the boundaries, quality, and volume of TV. and has developed an AI platform called lipdub.ai. A lawyer by training and entrepreneur with a demonstrated history of success co-founding and scaling B2B technology start-ups i...