Invest Ottawa names 100 Rising Star CEOs ahead of Global Entrepreneurship Week Ottawa

OTTAWA, Ontario, November 9, 2012 – Today Invest Ottawa announces its selection of 100 Rising Stars, CEOs from companies across the National Capital Region. They operate everything from innovative high tech firms, to fashion and food enterprises, to social businesses and charities. The Top 25 will be celebrated on Friday Nov. 16 at the first-ever Ottawa Entrepreneurship Awards as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week Ottawa.

“Celebrating our Rising Star leaders is important. By starting new companies, they are carrying the mandate for wealth and job creation in our region,” says Bruce Lazenby, CEO of Invest Ottawa. “I’d urge anyone concerned with building Ottawa’s innovation engine to come out and support these entrepreneurs while we formally celebrate their accomplishments. They are the leading indicators of our community’s future success.”

Invest Ottawa is working with nearly 20 community organizations to organize Global Entrepreneurship Week Ottawa (#GEW Ottawa) November 12-18. They were asked to submit nominations for the 100 Rising Stars among leaders who operate a business, social enterprise or charitable organization. To be chosen as a Rising Star, the key criteria included creativity, growth of the operation, and overall impact in the community.

In addition to the Top 25 Rising Stars, Invest Ottawa is giving out awards to the Entrepreneurship Support Organization of the Year as well as an individual who will be recognized as the Entrepreneurship Community Builder. The awards event is just one of some 50 events taking place across the National Capital Region during GEW Ottawa. For full details on the week visit, www.GEWOttawa.ca

Ottawa Entrepreneurship Awards

WHEN: Friday, November 16, 2012
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

WHERE: SIDEDOOR Contemporary Kitchen and Bar
20 York Street in the Byward Market
Media are welcome

MEDIA CONTACT:
Paul Brent
Senior Communications Strategist
market2world communications inc.
www.market2world.com
P: 1.613.256.3939
E: paul@market2world.com

OTTAWA’S 100 RISING STARS

Adam Winchester – Winlife Health and Fitness Solutions

Alexander Rink – 360pi

Alia El Banna – KIWI Choice, Inc.

Allan Silburt – Insight Design Labs Inc.

Amanda Lunan – Auntie Loos Treats

Amy Shannon Leclair – Leclair Loving Paws & House Sitting Canada Inc.

Andrew Draper – ScratchPad

Aydin Miirzaee – FluidSurveys

Benson Wong – Can I Pay Less Inc.

Bill Cuming – Plexus Control Inc.

Bish Ray – Aether Spectrum Inc.

Brad Weber – Planmytown

Bronwyn Mondoux – Cinnamon Toast

Carl Drodge – BMB Data Consulting Services

Cheryl Draper – Startup Communities

Cory Chobanik – Nonlinear Engineering Inc

Cyprian Szalankiewicz – iMotion Technologies

Danny Crossman – Impakt Protective Inc

David Ker – Real Wat

David Long – SageTea Group

David Rust-Smith – Bibz Game

Dave Hunt – OAK Computing

Debbie Wert – Sole to Soul Foot Care and Reflexology

Deepak Dutt – Zighra Inc.

Diego Macrini – Proximify Inc.

Elias Majic – Ottercall

Elizabeth Lance – Ingenuity Group

Emma Inns – Adorit Boutique

Eric Dormer – DawnSuite Communications Inc.

Erin Knight -NorDocs Technologies Inc.

Erin Maynes – Foodie Pages

Garth Jones – Enhansoft Inc.

Grace Odumo – 613Style

Grant Hall – Nuvyyo Inc.

Ioannis Lambadaris – Ten4Mobile Inc.

Ivy So – HUB Ottawa

Jack Hunt – Netcelerate Corp.

Jaideep Lal – My Loyal One

Jane Porter – HUB Ottawa

Japman Bajaj – Soshal Group

Jason Daley – Conduit Solutions

Jason Pearman – HUB Ottawa

Jean Carriere – 3D Energy Ltd.

Jean Dagenais – ProWare Labs Inc.

Jen Butson – Suprpod

Jennifer Owens – Kaleidoscope Designs Inc.

Joelle D’Aoust – Epic Start Ups Canada

Johanna Lynn – Hypnotiq Services

Josh Moghan – GloberTel Inc.

Joshua Garellek – Arctic Empire Inc.

Karisa Karmali – Art of Attitude

Katrin Kosk – Blumenstudio Inc.

Ken Lawless – BioDiesel Reactor (BDR) Technologies Inc .

Kevin Turnbull – Aurora Corals

Kirk Deininger – Marzar Inc.

Lauren Lerullo – AroundTown

Leslie Lockhart – Kaleidoscope Designs Inc.

Lindsay McPhee – Entrepreneurship Champion

Lisa Butler – Luxe Bridal Boutique

Lisa Meuser – The Meus Productions

Lori Keith – Clever Alley

Maciek Peter Kozlowski – Instantsi.com

Madeleine Abou Hamad – Luxe Bridal Boutique

Maher Awad – ADitude Media Inc.

Manu Sharma – OAK Computing

Mark Edwards – CrowdWave

Max Bailey – Spoonity

Mehran Talebinejad – neurOQOre

Melissa Somers – The Flour Shoppe Inc.

Michael Alam – Valydate Inc.

Michael Golubev – Reportler Inc.

Michael Inskip – Thoroughbred Capital

Mohammad Al Azzouni – Gnowit Inc.

Myles Foster – Foodicus

Nathan Phillips – Nonlinear Engineering Inc.

Nick May – REMAY/SHAV Shower Bar Corp.

Nicole Scheidl – Fit Minds Cognitive Health Products Inc.

Nuket Nowlan – 3D Virtual Crafting

Paul Baack – Elisit Solutions Canada

Paul Dombowsky – Ideavibes

Paul Dumais – Smarter Apps

Pouria Ghods – Giatec Scientific Inc.

Richard Bergman – Titan Building Products

Robert Poole – Freebird Connect Inc.

Rouzbeh Zadeh – rHubs Inc.

Sarah Kerr – Indigenous Youth Empowering Students

Sarah Wise – Better Sweet Treats

Scott Annan – Mercury Grove

Sergey Poltev – CallGeek

Siva Kumar – OmniGlobe

Stephen Grant – Opus2 Mobile Solutions

Steve Adams – Fusebill Inc.

Steve Mate – Co-efficient

Ted Dhillon – CarbonSolve Inc.

Tobie Elizabeth Gorman – Around Town

Tony Wacheski – Anystone Technologies

Tony Watkin – Bushcaddy International Inc.

Vicki Schouten – Iversoft Solutions Inc.

Vinod Rajasekaran – Hub Ottawa


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