
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

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

Dr. Tracy Dalgleish, psychologist, Integrated Wellness
Born: Toronto Biggest business achievement: I founded Integrated Wellness, starting as one clinician. It’s now a collective of eight female mental health care providers. Biggest

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

Kevin Brennan, general manager, Cavanagh Concrete Ltd.
Business: Concrete forming and material supply Born: Ottawa Biggest business achievement: Exceeded all financial targets on the MHLH Helicopter Facilities, Lansdowne Live and OLRT tunnel
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