Allan Reesor-McDowell, executive director, Matthew House Ottawa
Business: Charity providing shelter, furnishings and community to refugees and those transitioning to permanent housing. Born: Toronto Biggest business achievement: Turned around a local charity
Christopher Redmond, director, Distant Red Pictures
Business: Film and television Born: Blairmore, Alta. Biggest business achievement: Making a living exclusively directing film and television series in Ottawa, including a $600,000 feature
Sergey Poltev, founder and CEO, CAPITALTEK
Business: IT services Born: Rostov-on-Don, Russia Biggest business achievement: Founding a high-tech firm that’s grown to $1 million in annual revenue, employs 12 people and
Kailin Noivo, chief revenue officer, Noibu
Business: Software company that helps retailers detect checkout errors Born: Montreal Biggest business achievement: Founded Noibu at 23 and grew it from zero to millions
James Nguyen, Co-Founder and CEO, Quantropi
Business: Quantum communications Born: Hull Biggest business achievement: Co-founding Quantropi, raising more than $5 million in seed funding, employing more than a dozen “cyber heroes”
Chris Murray, principal, FoxNRTH
Business: Helps businesses get started, change direction and focus. Born: Ottawa Biggest business achievement: Successfully creating both the first commercial supply chain of cannabis into
Nick McRae, president, Roxborough Bus Lines Ltd.
Business: Passenger transportation Born: Ottawa Biggest business achievement: Taking Roxborough Bus Lines into its third generation as a family-owned business and expanding the company from
Dave McCann, managing partner and Canadian consulting leader, global business services, IBM
Business: Technology Born: Ottawa Biggest business achievement: Making partner at IBM at the age of 29. Biggest influences: My grandmother was one of the kindest
Diego Matute, founder, Cyphercor Inc.
Business: Cybersecurity Born: Lima, Peru Biggest business achievement: Founding and bootstrapping a high-tech startup – which has grown to millions of dollars in annual revenues
Sarah Lynne Howard, manager, WSP Canada Inc.
Business: Innovative, high-quality buildings Born: Toronto Biggest business achievement: Mobilizing and leading a team of structural engineers and technologists from offices across Canada to deliver
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