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
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
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
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
Sarah D’Angelo, director of people operations, You.i TV (a WarnerMedia company)
Business: Software that powers streaming app experiences Born: Ottawa Biggest business achievement: Led You.i TV on all HR-related matters through a successful acquisition by WarnerMedia
Sean Cochrane, president, TCC Canada
Business: Serviced offices, coworking and business support Born: Edmonton Biggest business achievement: Grew an embattled coworking firm to a $10 million a year enterprise that’s
Michelle Coates Mather, vice-president, Syntax Strategic
Business: Public relations and public affairs consulting Born: Ottawa Biggest business achievement: Supporting a diversity of clients achieve their communications and public affairs objectives while
Matthew Carr, president, Gifford Carr Insurance Group
Business: Property and casualty insurance brokerage Born: Ottawa Biggest business achievement: Took over and managed the business when my dad was terminally ill. Then took
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