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Meet Julie Cole — a dynamic entrepreneur, recovered lawyer, and mom of six who traded in her legal career to co-found Mabel’s Labels, the award-winning company that transformed from a basement startup into a multi-million dollar industry leader.

As Senior Director of Mabel’s Labels, Julie has helped revolutionize the durable label market while becoming a recognized voice in entrepreneurship, parenting, and women’s leadership. She’s...

A commercial leader in consumer goods, astute at building and driving high-performing teams across companies including Starbucks, Coca-Cola, Procter & Gamble and currently at Mother Parker's Tea & Coffee.  Beyond the corporate world, Jeff is a father of two bubbly daughters and is a devoted husband who balances personal achievement with community involvement across school programs, mentorship and making daily personal conne...

As the founder and president of Sipology, Tonia steered her manufacturing company to become one of the fastest-growing names in health and wellness, with their matcha blends leading the charge. Her journey hasn’t just been about matcha, though; as a keynote speaker and sales trainer with a knack for public speaking, Tonia is all about sharing what she knows in an informative and engaging way. Tonia had the incredible opportunity...

Since 2020, Stacey has served as the President and CEO of Public Knowledge®. She is responsible for providing overall direction and leadership for the organization, boasting over 25 years of experience in governmental agencies, educational institutions, and non-profit organizations. Additionally, she has extensive expertise in training development and implementation, leadership assessments and coaching, organizational change manage...

Alan Ashby is a healthcare staffing executive with over 15 years of experience leading high-performing teams and overseeing nationwide Locum Tenens operations. He has a proven track record in driving strategic growth, optimizing sales and recruiting functions, and building scalable staffing solutions across diverse clinical specialties. Alan’s leadership spans business development, operations, and client delivery within both commer...

From humble beginnings to becoming a Partner at KPMG, Andrea MacDonald is a force to be reckoned with. With both a CPA and a CA designation, along with a business degree from one of the top schools in the country, she is definitely not your typical corporate leader. By wearing her heart on her sleeve, and believing in the power of showing up as your authentic self on the job, Andrea inspires those within her orbit to push past self...

Parag Saigaonkar is a Partner at Deloitte Consulting Canada and the Global Business Services (GBS) leader for the firm worldwide. With over 34 years at Deloitte, he has worked extensively across Asia-Pacific, including Hong Kong, Beijing, and Mumbai, before relocating to Canada in 2021. He specializes in helping organizations globalize their operations and establish high-value delivery centers. Previously, Parag led Deloitte India’...

Charina Amunategui is a global finance leader and advocate for women’s empowerment. With over 20 years of experience in asset management across North America and Europe, she currently serves as Executive Director of Fund Finance Business Execution at MUFG Investor Services. Born in Tondo, Manila, and raised in Canada, Charina’s journey from humble beginnings to earning an MBA from Yale and studying at Oxford exemplifies resilience ...

Dr. Lois Nahirney shares how the revolutionary new world of DNA information can provide unique and personalized insight into your everyday health to help you take targeted action to live a happier, healthier life.

DNA testing provides foundational information about our bodies that we have never before had. It can now provide insight that allows us to make better decisions about our diet, fitness and health based on our unique ge...

Divinely connected, divinely inspired. Ginette Biro is a powerful medium who is clairaudient, clairvoyant, clairsentient and claircognizant. She can hear, see, feel and know information from spirit and other dimensions.

Since Ginette was a child, she has been channeling beings from the 4th to 12th dimensions, connecting people to the other side and bringing messages to inspire and inform our world.

Ginette has many spirit guides an...

Joy McCarthy is a Holistic Nutritionist and founder of JoyousHealth.com, an award-winning website focused on healthy living. She is a bestselling author of Joyous Health, The Joyous Cookbook and Joyous Detox, a World Gourmand Cookbook Award recipient. She is also the co-host of the Joyous Health Podcast. She runs a business program called The Joyous Health Business Program, has a line of organic herbal teas and natural beauty produ...

Award-winning host Ziya Tong has been sharing her passion for science, nature and technology for almost two decades. Best known as the co-host of Daily Planet, Discovery Canada’s flagship science program, she brings a wealth of knowledge, experience, and enthusiasm to the stage. Ziya speaks on leadership, how to shift perspective, and the role of science and technology in society in her riveting and eye-opening talks.  She is also ...

Stephen Shapiro cultivates innovation by showing leaders and their teams how to approach, tackle and solve their business challenges. Applying the knowledge he has accrued over decades in the industry, Stephen is able to see what others can’t: opportunities to improve ...

Terry O’Reilly is the familiar voice behind the hit CBC radio shows O’Reilly on Advertising, The Age of Persuasion, and his current program, Under the Influence, where he explores the business, the craft, and the promise of promotion. In his intriguing talks, O’Reilly explores how our culture is shaped by marketing, as well as providing his expertise on branding, campaigns, spin, and more.

O'Reilly began his career in radio, and th...