Entrepreneur of the Week: Futurezona’s, Ranbir Sidhu, Talks Design, Dreams and working with Drake
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]What do Drake and Jay-Z have in common? The artistic works of Toronto furniture designer, sculptor and entrepreneur Ranbir Sidhu.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”black”][vc_column_text]Toronto’s art scene has been praised around the world. Large industry names like Drake and The Weeknd have defined the city as a creative hub to watch. Underneath the hype, lies a rich bed of […]
Entrepreneur of the Week: How Lulu Liang, CEO of Luxy Hair, Got Promoted from Assistant to CEO at 26
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Many parts of Lulu Liang’s life are typical to the experience of people of colour and families that immigrate to Canada. Unique to Liang, is her ability to use lived experiences to reinvent and redirect her career in her pursuit of authentic happiness. Now at age 26, Liang is the CEO of luxury hair company, […]
Luke Vigeant Brings Affordable Mental Health Resources to 37 Million Canadians with Inkblot Therapy
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=”black”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]How inclusive is Canada’s free healthcare system? For years health care professionals and Canadians who are lacking access to adequate resources, due to a lack of finances and other variables, have been questioning visible cracks. Co-founder and CEO, Luke Vigeant, has been questioning and creating solutions to affordable mental health resources with Inkblot Therapy. […]
Entrepreneur of the Week: Freshline Co-Founders Robert Kirstiuk and Joseph Lee Are Building Business With Transparency
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=”black”][vc_column_text]Growing up in Point Verte, a small fishing village located in New Brunswick, Robert Kirstiuk distinctly remembers the docks of his hometown. While the Maritimes may be globally synonymous with coastal beauty and the rich bounty of the ocean, Kirstiuk’s memory vividly recalled his experiences seeing the local fishermen trying to sell their catch, […]
Entrepreneur of the Week: Lighthouse Labs launches $500,000 COVID-19 Scholarship Fund
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Lighthouse Labs offers a $500,000 relief scholarship fund for people who are facing job loss or disrupted studies as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”black”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Canadian coding bootcamp Lighthouse Labs has been teaching web and mobile software development since 2013. Seven years later, the company is giving back to it’s coding community by launching […]
Entrepreneur of the Week: Manzil CEO, Mohamad Sawwaf, is Bringing Islamic Finance to 1.6 Million Canadians
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Islamic finance company, Manzil, is helping 1.6 million Canadians grow their wealth by providing Sharia compliant products for the underserved Muslim community. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”orange”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A financial sector that has been growing rapidly, anywhere between 15 to 25 percent every year, Islamic Finance, holds two trillion dollars of buying power. Despite the major market opportunity, […]
Entrepreneur of the Week: Mandy Rennehan, CEO of Freshco, is Redefining the Blue Collar Industry
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=”blue”][vc_column_text]Reports have shown that there is a desperate need for more skilled workers in Canada. The shock value of these reports is that this need can be fulfilled by simply attracting and including more women into the industry. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 disease, an unprecedented need for essential blue collar professionals has […]
