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
Dr. Samuel Hetz, owner and medical director, Concept Medical
Business: Advanced cosmetic medicine and medical skin clinic Born: Mississauga Biggest business achievement: Welcoming our 15,000th patient in December 2020. Biggest obstacle overcome: With no
Kelly Haussler, manager of destination development, Ottawa Tourism
Business: Destination marketing and management Born: Ottawa Biggest business achievement: A tie between helping to develop Indigenous Tourism Entrepreneurship Training and being asked to be
Meseret Haileyesus, CEO, Canadian Center for Women’s Empowerment
Born: Ethiopia Biggest business achievement: Reached more than 10,000 people on how to identify and respond to economic abuse, financial abuse and post-separation violence in
Shawn Gandhi, world wide head of AI/ML solutions, Amazon Web Services
Business: Cloud platform Born: Ottawa Biggest business achievement: After growing the AWS enterprise business in New York and Boston, I returned to Canada as the
Kurtis Funai, chief technology officer, Fullscript
Business: Supplement dispensing technology platform Born: Ottawa Biggest business achievement: Building and scaling the Fullscript platform, playing a major role in growing Fullscript from a
Gareth Davies, founder and CEO, Maker House Co.
Business: Retailer selling a curated collection of furniture, homewares and gifts from Canadian makers. Born: Brampton, Ont. Biggest business achievement: Founded a retail startup and
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