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 13–23 of 23 nominees
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Creative Influencers Award
Faris Mahoon Siddiqui
CoFounder, TEDX Oshawa
Oshawa, Ontario
The TEDxOshawa team embodies everything the Creative Influencers award stands for: leveraging creative platforms, powerful storytelling, and community-driven media to inspire posit...
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Entrepreneur of the Year Award
Marlene Marco
Owner, Heart of Networking
Ajax, Ontario
Marlene Marco has been an entrepreneur throughout her career. She has worked in business networking since 2005. In 2012 she turned that experience into Heart of Networking, a women...
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Business Excellence Award
Hemen Modi
Founder, Principal Designer, Design TWG
Mississauga, ON
Hemen Modi embodies business excellence by showing that good design and good business are inseparable. He is the founder behind “Together We Grow,” the guiding principle of Design...
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Community Engagement & Leadership Award
Andrea Moffat
Founder/Lead Facilitator, Divercity Consultants
Scarborough, Ontario
I am proud to nominate Andrea Moffat for the Community Engagement & Leadership Award in recognition of her longstanding commitment to community service, leadership, and empowering...
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Community Engagement & Leadership Award
Gautam Nath
Founder, Multicultural Marketing Solutions
Toronto, ON
Gautam Nath is a Change Catalyst, a Public Leader & Multicultural Strategy Expert | Former Toronto Mayoral Candidate | The Sovereign’s Medal Recipient | Top 25 Canadian Immigrant |...
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Entrepreneur of the Year Award
Sharmila Perera
CEO, Ann Arbour Consultants Inc.
Whitby, Ontario
Sharmila has more than 23 years of dedication to helping businesses, supporting workers, and creating opportunities that positively impact lives across Canada. Throughout her caree...
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Entrepreneur of the Year Award
Angelo Pucci
Principal, Pucci Real Estate
Pickering, Ontario
I have known Angelo Pucci for a few years, and I met him through Connecting GTA. He is the kind of entrepreneur who builds something that lasts. Over 40 years he has built Pucci Re...
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Small Business Excellence Award
Nagula Rajaratnam
Partner, NR Legal Services
PICKERING, ON
I turned to Nagula Rajaratnam of NR Legal Services for help with a business issue, and I’m glad I did. She knows her stuff. She is a firecracker, sharp, direct and quick to find th...
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Learning & Mentorship Champion Award
Chaitali Senmajumder
VP, BMO
Misissauga, ON
Chaitali helpe people become better at influencing without authority, building visibility, communicating with impact and gaining faster buy-in. As a creator/author she focuses on:...
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Community Engagement & Leadership Award
Jordan Sherlock
Executive Director, Niagara Industrial Association
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Jordan leads the way a community leader should: by giving his time, experience and energy to the people around him. Jordan joined the Niagara Industrial Association as a member in...
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Creative Influencers Award
Annie Tharani
CEO, Elevate TM
toronto, ON
Annie Tharani, Founder and CEO of Elevate Talent and Marketing, has built a small business that keeps evolving with the needs of the clients it serves. Elevate began with web desig...