Ignite A Life
Meet the Nominees
Every nominee was put forward by someone they inspired and verified by our team. Explore their stories.
Nominees
Showing 1–12 of 23 nominees
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Community Engagement & Leadership Award
Robin Bailey
Executive Director, Feed Halton
Burlington, ON
Robin Bailey has spent his career on the front lines of hunger relief in Halton Region. His leadership has changed how food reaches people in need across the region. Before FeedHal...
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Business Excellence Award
Ragavan Baladurai
Chief Executive Officer, Infinite Outsourcing Solutions
MISSISSAUGA, on
I am proud to nominate my boss, Ragavan Baladurai, for this award in recognition of his outstanding leadership, dependability, and commitment to the people around him. What truly s...
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Community Engagement & Leadership Award
Robert Dickson
Founder, Community’s First Revival
Whtiby, Ontario
As Branch Manager at Battlefield Equipment Rentals in Ajax, Rob demonstrates that leadership extends far beyond the workplace. Through his nonprofit organization, Community’s First...
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Business Excellence Award
Anthony Dodd
Partner, Doane Grant Thornton
Whitby, Ontario
I have worked with the team at Doane Grant Thornton for two of my businesses. Each time, they have been supportive, responsive and excellent at what they do. What sets them apart i...
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Community Engagement & Leadership Award
Shahzad Gidwani
Consultant, Blue Pen Consulting
Mississauga, ON
For many years, Shahzad's contributions towards community development have been exemplary across many areas.
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Community Engagement & Leadership Award
Vipul Jani
Founder Director, Food Bank 4 all
Brampton, ON
Vipul Jani has spent more than three decades building platforms that bring communities together. His latest venture, Food Bank 4 All, may be his most meaningful one. A print media...
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Creative Influencers Award
Jey Jeyakanthan
Co-Founder & CEO, Landed for Success
Scarborough, Ontario
Jey Jeyakanthan deserves this award for his visionary leadership, entrepreneurial achievements, and outstanding contributions to the fashion, entertainment, and business communitie...
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Business Excellence Award
Daisy Kaur
Owner, Express Employment Professionals
Pickering, Ontario
Daisy Kaur – Championing Fairness, Dignity and Workers’ Rights As the owner of Express Employment Professionals in Pickering, Daisy Kaur is passionate about making a meaningful dif...
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Business Excellence Award
Neeraj Khanna
Founder, Affluentia Realty
Ajax, ON
Innovative approach in their business, they have inrouce new standards for buyers, sellers and their agent too
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Learning & Mentorship Champion Award
Kajan Kunabalasingam
Founder & Principal Broker, FIN Mortgage
Toronto, ON
Kajan is the kind of leader who genuinely wants to see the people around him succeed. He doesn't just focus on building a successful business; he takes the time to help others buil...
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Community Engagement & Leadership Award
Peter Longo
COO, Mohawk Medbuy Corporation
Oakville, ON
Peter Longo has never treated service as a single job. By day, he helps keep Canada’s hospitals supplied. In the evenings and on weekends, he’s at Town Hall, on community event gro...
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Equity, Inclusion & Empowerment Award
Anthony Lue
Founder, Anthony Lue Foundation
Pickering, Ontario
I met Anthony Lue two years ago through Connecting GTA. I came with my daughter, who uses a wheelchair, and Anthony was warm and welcoming to both of us. Since then we have heard h...