Where Entrepreneurs

Become Storytellers

2025

  • Eric "eepmon" Chan

    Digital Artist & Creative Entrepreneur

  • JP Michel

    Founder, SparkPath

  • Adam Miron

    Serial Entrepreneur & Co-Founder, Founded Partners Inc.

  • Nick Quain

    VP Venture & Entrepreneurship, Invest Ottawa

  • Andrea Johnston

    Assistant Deputy Minister, ISED

  • Kris McCarthy

    Founder, FanSaves

  • Michel Chen

    Co-Owner, Microbrasserie Trois Lacs

  • Tanya Woods

    Head Government and Regulatory Affairs and Policy Counsel, Questrade

2024

  • Casey Li

    Founder & CEO, Bitesite

  • Eric McRae

    Founder & coach, MBO CoWorking

  • Dr. Ahmad Galuta

    Founder, Go2Grad

  • Lily Bond

    Founder, Spyce Girlz

  • Xiong Zhao

    Co-Founder & CEO, AccMov Health

  • Gabe Braden

    Co-Founder, Steampunk Education

2023

  • Corey Ellis

    Co-Founder, Growcer

  • Candace Tierney

    Founder, Oat & Mill

  • Kathleen Kemp

    Manager, University of Ottawa Entrepreneurship Hub

  • Blessing Okundaye

    CEO & Founder, Afrodeez

  • Livia Han

    Co-founder, Compass

  • Essam Aboukoube

    Co-Founder, Modern Marketing

2022

  • Kayla Isabelle

    CEO, Start Up Canada

  • Jazmin Burrell

    Creative Strategist, Snap Inc.

  • Anne De Aragon

    VP & Country Manager, GoDaddy

  • Brian Lee

    CEO & Co-Founder, Label 428

  • Maha Abouelenein

    Managing Director & Founder, Digital & Savvy

  • Ji Lee

    Independent Creator and Former Creative Director, Google and Meta

  • Jamie Beaton

    CEO & Founder, Crimson Education

  • Melissa Allen

    Executive Director, League of Innovators

  • Andre Bouzout

    Chief Happiness Officer, Andre.inc and Head of Growth, Littlebumbums.com

  • Sultan Akif

    2x TedX Speaker and Social Entrepreneur

2021

  • Salman Khan

    Founder, Khan Academy

  • Simon Sinek

    Best selling author

  • Michael Seibel

    Managing Director & Partner, Y-Combinator

  • Ella Mielniczenko

    Executive Producer, Buzzfeed

  • Rabiah Damji

    Product Marketing Manager, Instagram

  • Abigail Silverman

    Creative Director, Cosmopolitan

  • Jason Goldlist

    Co-founder, TechTO & former GM, WealthSimple

  • Gloria Liou

    Product Manager, Google

  • Dianna Yau

    Project Manager, Facebook

  • Jesar Shah

    Senior Product Manager, Codeacademy

  • Janet Bannister

    Managing Partner, Real Ventures

  • Allyson Witherspoon

    Chief Marketing Officer, Nissan

  • Richard Lorenzen

    CEO & Co-founder, Fifth Avenue Brands

  • David Rosenberg

    Strategy Director, Snapchat

2020

  • Seth Godin

    Best selling author and entrepreneur

  • Brian Scudamore

    Founder, 1-800-GOT-JUNK?

  • Travis Rosbach

    Co-Founder, Hydroflask

  • Jason Fried

    Founder & CEO, Basecamp

  • Shawn Kanungo

    Innovation & Disruption Strategist

  • Anne De Aragon

    VP & Country Manager, GoDaddy

  • Mike Smith

    Founder, Skate for Change

  • Emily Anne Epstein

    Editor in Chief, Narcity Media

2019

  • Patrick Lee

    Co-Founder & Former CEO, Rotten Tomatoes

  • Adam Cheyer

    Co-Founder Siri, VP R&D at Samsung Mobile

  • Amber Stratton

    Founder & Co-Owner, Pure Kitchen & Pure Yoga

  • Richard Lorenzen

    Co-Founder & CEO, Fifth Avenue Brands

  • Nadine Hogan

    Co-Founder & Owner, Wheelhouse Cycle

  • Oobah Butler

    Writer, Vice

2018

  • Satish Kanwar

    VP Product, Shopify

  • Vicky Saunders

    Founder & VC, SheEO

  • Omar Itani

    Agency Manager, Google

  • Jake Bograd-Denton

    PM Growth, Instagram

  • Chuck Rifici

    CEO, Canopy Growth

  • Sam Parr

    Founder, The Hustle

2017

  • Tobi Lutke

    Founder & CEO, Shopify

  • Nicolas Duvernois

    President, Duvernois Creative Spirits (Pur Vodka)

  • Rob Woodbridge

    CEO, Gymtrack

  • Mike Smith

    Founder, Skate for Change

  • Brian Wong

    Co-founder & CEO, Kiip

  • Bruce Linton

    Founder & CEO, Canopy Growth

  • Seth Rosenberg

    PM, Facebook Messenger

  • Cap Watkins

    VP Design, Buzzfeed

2016

  • Shawn Kanungo

    Innovation & Disruption Strategist

  • David Segal

    Co-Founder, DavidsTea

  • Ethan Song

    Co-Founder & CEO, Frank + Oak

  • Craig Fitzpatrick

    CEO, PageCloud

  • Devon Brooks

    Co-Founder, Blo Blow Dry Bar

  • Brandon Waselnuk

    Co-founder and CEO, Codex