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
Benjamin Leikin, mental health and substance use manager, Ottawa Public Health
Business: Promoting and protecting the health of individuals and our community. Born: Ottawa Biggest business achievement: Developed and implemented the first mental health strategy for
Jordan Latimer, operations manager, PCL Construction
Business: General contractor Born: Ottawa Biggest business achievement: Successfully taking on progressively larger roles within the organization. Currently overseeing the management of six individual construction
Ashleigh Kennedy, co-founder and CEO, Neurovine
Business: Digital health company combining AI and wearable technology to help brains heal Born: Ottawa Biggest business achievement: Founded a neuro-tech startup that has grown
Jason Kealey, vice-president of strategy, FranConnect
Business: Franchise management software Born: Gatineau Biggest business achievement: Founded a high-tech startup named FranchiseBlast that supported more than 100 franchise brands before being acquired
Elnaz Kanani K., senior manager of data and artificial intelligence, Deloitte
Business: Business consulting firm Born: Tehran, Iran Biggest business achievement: The network of people around me. Biggest obstacle overcome: Re-starting my life as an immigrant
Taylor Johansen, autism program director, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Born: Ottawa Biggest business achievement: Helping CHEO’s YouthNet/RéseauAdo program triple its capacity and reach. Biggest obstacle overcome: Becoming a mother and learning how to carry
Ken Jennings, owner, Jennings Real Estate Corp.
Business: Commercial real estate company Born: Ottawa Biggest business achievement: Founded a commercial real estate business that now manages a diverse portfolio of properties and
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