Inspiring Entrepreneurs Canada

Michael Perreault CEO and Alex Benjamin, CTO and co-founders of Eyful , a company at the crossroads of technology and medicine, pushing the limits to help those affected by low vision, with the goal to giving them back their autonomy and independence.

Guillaume Parent, Founder of online art gallery and network Gallea, tells us about his goal to create the largest art distribution in the world, and to make art accessible everywhere to everyone. Guillaume currently supports a community of more than 9,000 artists, showcasing over 50,000 pieces of artwork online located in 40 countries around the world.

Dardan Isufi co-founder of EVA,  Quebec coop rideshare and Uber competitor, will talk to us about the first delivery & mobility platform built on blockchain, with a decentralized business model, how they saw an opportunity to add meal delivery to people transportation during the pandemic, and their vision of a shared economy company.

Louis Têtu, one of Quebec's most prominent tech leaders. He co-Founded HR software company Taleo, later sold to Oracle, and is now CEO of Coveo, an AI-powered platform for digital experiences. It just went public a few weeks ago.

Sarah Lambert, co-founder and CEO of Ora Medical, tells us about her mission is to revolutionize physical rehabilitation for people with walking disabilities by enabling patients to improve their mobility with a helping hand, aided by AI.

David Dupont, Founder of La Petite Ourse tells us about his idea to make cloth diapers accessible to as many families as possible. In the past ten years, La Petite Ourse has prevented over 100 million of disposable diapers from ending up in landfills.

The original fancy casse-croute chain, L'Gros Luxe. Founder Alex Bastide tells us about the punk rock vibe he brought to Montreal's restaurant scene and its origins in skate culture. We also discuss the importance of PR and working with creatives.

Anne-Marie Trudeau, President of Trudeau Corporation,tells us about four generations designing and developing tableware and houseware since 1889, currently sold in 70 countries around the world.

Dr. Tsafrir Vanounou, CEO of TAP Medical, tells us about reimagining how Canadians access healthcare. TAP is creating a healthcare marketplace allowing you to search, find and book a medical appointment across Quebec.

Dr David Benrimoh and Marina Massingham, co-founders of Aifred Health, tell us how Aifred addresses an approach to medication selection that hasn't changed in decades, by using AI to personalize treatment selection in depression, the leading cause of medical disability on the planet.

Daniel Perez, President and founder of Perez Furniture, tells us about how he moved from hairdresser to the stars in LA and Europe, to designing and producing high-end furniture in Montreal over the past two decades.

Borys Fridman, founder of Jeans Jeans Jeans, tells us about his passion for denim, starting with selling jeans at flea markets 50 years ago to his iconic Mile End warehouse. He's developed a cult following without any advertising or social media, just good old fashioned customer service.

Kamal Shah, President and CEO of International Leisure Group - Tremblant Elysium, talks to us about his experience managing a unique concept for luxury vacation rentals in the heart of Eastern North America's #1 ski resort:  Mont-Tremblant. 

David Landry, founder of Living Safe, talks to us about smart monitoring devices for the senior care industry, how he plans on freeing up time for busy nursing staff, and using AI to improve the quality of care provided for seniors around the world.

Marc-Antoine Legault, Content Manager at Groupe Legault, owners of Mondou, the company that has been taking care of your pets since 1938, tells us about the tribulations of being part of a family-owned business, marketing to a different breed of consumers, and growing a business through acquisitions.

Indira Moudi, President of Viandes Lafrance, tells us how she ended up buying an 80-year old meat company, learned to manoeuver in this very traditional industry and how she is impacting this industry and the local economy in a sustainable manner, by reconnecting trust between agriculture, food and consumers, and reducing greenhouse gases.

Inder Bedi introduces us to his new venture: 457 Anew. Exquisite lines of apparel and accessories that are handmade in Canada solely from ocean waste, landfill scraps and plants.

Lauren Rathmell, Co-Founder and greenhouse director of Lufa Farms, one of the largest for-profit rooftop urban farms of its type in the world, tells us about creating a better food system, reconnecting people with where their food comes from, partnering up with hundreds of farmers and food makers, and providing it all to you through their online farmer's market.

Jean-Luc Lavergne, from Lavergne, on upcycling plastic; supplying international giants like Keurig and HP with clean, recycled resins for manufacturing parts; he started a social enterprise in Haiti, employing locals to recover plastic bottles from canals, roadsides and ocean shores, to be transformed into parts for electronics.

Richard Morin, VP and co-founder at Zorah Biocosmetics tells us about finding inspiration in Morocco for a new product line made with Argan oil; being dedicated to using organic, eco-friendly and fair-trade products; taking recycling to new heights; and last but not least, commiting to producing everything locally .

Anthony Broccolini, COO of Broccolini Construction tells us about the growth of a 70+-year-old family business, from building and selling their first home for 16,000$ 60 years ago, to expanding into many new markets, with 3 generations of Broccolinis managing over 400 employees in Quebec and Ontario.

Simon Berman and Jeffrey Climan, from CLICKSPACE, will tell us about their innovative idea to offer e-commerce entrepreneurs knowledge, expertise and logistics, all under one roof, helping clients scale up while focusing on growing their business.

Annie Cyr, from Tengiva, tells us about her love for textile innovation, educating buyers for smarter textile sourcing, and helping manufacturers from around the world empty their warehouses.

Pierre explains how a trip to Europe inspired him to create self-serve windshield washer fluid stations across the province; killing two birds with one stone, as Pierre is helping remove tens of millions of plastic containers in circulation in Quebec alone, and making it easier for everyone to fill up as needed.

Judith Fetzer from Cook tells us about her dream to simplify healthy cooking for families with her pioneering meal kits. As one of the first in the country in the ready-to-cook business, she acquired some prominent competitors, and is developing a sustainable version of her meal kits, including addressing the packaging dilemma.