Farinaz Lari is gym owner, personal trainer, coach, professional fighter, and a world kickboxing champion- the first Iranian woman to win the World kickboxing championship.
Kamaj Silva had $700 left in his bank account and invested it all in an idea for a shoe business. Now he owns SneakerTub, a sneaker subscription service.
Skwachàys Lodge is a social enterprise that integrates three components: an Indigenous Art Gallery, a hotel, and an artists-in-residence program.
Dr. Elaine Young founded Seasmart, a non-profit that delivers engaging education programs to inspire and empower youth to love and protect our oceans.
How Rosalind Sadowski and Fresh Roots Farms are working with young people, using food as a catalyst for education and empowerment.
Teara Fraser is the first Indigenous woman to launch an airline in Canada, Iskwew Air.
Teara was a single mother with two kids, working various jobs to provide for her family. At age 30, on a trip to Africa she took her first flight in a small plane and fell in love with flying. Teara pursued her new passion with fervor and dedication and within the year, she earned her commercial pilot’s license.
“I started my own airline because I wanted a place where I belonged. I wanted to place where my kind of leadership was embraced and respected: matriarchal leadership. Our values are love and adventure, the warrior spirit, reclamation and reciprocity.”