The Future of Canadian Innovation According to Yung Wu

Yung Wu has spent his career shaping the future of Canada’s entrepreneurial landscape with a focus on inclusion and innovation. As the former CEO of MaRS Discovery District and co-founder of the Coalition of Innovation Leaders Against Racism (CILAR), Wu has been an instrumental force in driving diversity in the tech and business sectors. His […]

How Evelyn Chick Turned a Pandemic Pivot Into a $1 Million Hospitality Empire

From a pandemic pivot to a multi-faceted empire, Evelyn Chick’s journey is a masterclass in resilience, creativity, and innovation. What began as a modest project sharing cocktail recipes during lockdown quickly blossomed into Evelyn Chick Projects Inc., an umbrella of ventures redefining the city’s hospitality landscape. From launching her business and generating $1 million in […]

Meet Our 2024 Champions of Change

Collage cutouts of a group of women included in the 2024 Champions of Change guide

In an era where leadership demands more than ambition, a new generation of women is setting the bar for what it means to be trailblazers. These are not simply power players; they are visionaries, reinventing industries, sparking cultural change, and challenging norms with unflinching commitment. From hospitality mavens preserving culinary tradition and turning their resources […]

How Connie Lo Bootstrapped Her Beauty Brand, Three Ships, on $4,000

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Connie Lo’s path to founding Three Ships is rooted in the cultural, personal, and entrepreneurial crossroads of her identity as a Chinese-Canadian woman. For Lo, beauty was never just about aesthetics—it was about self-discovery, well-being, and finding harmony between two worlds that often pulled her in opposite directions.   Lo’s own journey with skincare began […]

How Madelyn Chung is Amplifying Asian Voices with The RepresentASIAN Project

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Madelyn Chung didn’t just see a gap in media representation—she felt it. As a seasoned journalist working, Chung constantly encountered the limitations of traditional media’s narrow lens, especially when it came to telling stories from diverse Asian perspectives. This inspired her to create The RepresentASIAN Project, a platform dedicated to amplifying voices from the Asian […]