Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal – celebrating 50 Years of helping all Montrealers Peter Kerr September 14, 2021 586 Since being founded in 1971 by Arthur Pascal and a group of leaders in the Jewish Community, the Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal has grown to become one of the Canada’s largest administrators of family ...
MANDY’S – founded by sisters Mandy and Rebecca Wolfe, their healthy-eating salad-bar restaurants have become a Montreal favourite Peter Kerr August 14, 2021 1100 What started out as a salad bar/café in the back half of a clothing boutique in 2004, has blossomed into a business with eight locations and over four hundred employees. It took four more years before Mandy and...
The Brain behind the Ludmer Centre Peter Diekmeyer July 23, 2021 550 Irving Ludmer, one of Montreal’s most successful entrepreneurs and business leaders, is playing a leading role in making the city a global hub in brain research informatics Brain research has never been more i...
Entrepreneur rushes to supply PPE amidst COVID shortages Peter Diekmeyer May 11, 2021 1358 Government lockdowns have hit entrepreneurs hard. Stories abound of bars, restaurants, and salons being driven into bankruptcy and employees pushed into unemployment lines. Neil Malani, CEO of Axl Solutions isn...
Ahuntsic’s Aicia Colacci and Dollard-des-Ormeaux native Jae-Anthony Dougan will compete for the $100,000 grand prize on Top Chef Canada mikecohen April 18, 2021 766 On the eve of the ninth season of Top Chef Canada, returning to Food Network Canada on April 19 (10 pm), two Montrealers will be among the culinary talents trying to win it all. Top Chef Canada contestant A...
Priya Chopra – founder of the award-winning communications agency, 1Milk2Sugars Peter Kerr April 14, 2021 519 In a fiercely competitive business Priya Chopra stays ahead of the competition and maintains an impressive client list of international brands You can usually measure the success of a marketing business by exa...
Barry F. Lorenzetti – founder of BFL Canada, the nation’s largest independent insurance broker Peter Kerr April 3, 2021 2772 From a modest beginning growing up in Montreal’s Ville Emard district, Barry Lorenzetti has built BFL Canada into a $1.5 billion dollar insurance brokerage with twenty-one offices across Canada and internationa...
Club Saint-James, one of Canada’s oldest private clubs is still thriving after 164 years Peter Kerr March 13, 2021 1381 By continuously adapting to economic and societal changes, Club Saint-James continues to attract a healthy membership of senior executives, professionals and business owners While other private clubs face daun...
Ecksand: 10 years of reshaping the jewelry industry Peter Kerr March 12, 2021 815 Company co-founder Erica Bianchini saw a market for ethical jewelry with timeless designs, conflict-free diamonds, recycled gold and sustainable business practices – and the marketplace said ‘Yes!’ Erica Bian...
Serge Savard – Forever Canadien is a fine biography Peter Kerr November 13, 2020 1506 Author Philippe Cantin chronicles Serge Savard’s rise to the pinnacle of hockey, his business interests, love of family and his integrity Serge Savard Forever Canadien is a great read; full of hockey stories ...
