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Bill Barrett’s career has demonstrated his understanding of global issues and personal mission to address tropical and temperate deforestation through certified fairtrade and organic coffee and co-operative structures. In 1997, in partnership a coffee...
Katrina Wood is the founder and owner of Eco-Refillary, where consumers can use their own container/vessel to refill home and personal products such as cleaners and body care. The products are locally sourced within Canada and include eclectic gifts and sustainable...
Jackie Kwitko, Founder and President of Fressy Bessie and a Rhyze Ventures program participant said the program is fabulous! “I just feel Innovation Guelph wants to help companies grow and succeed,” she said. Fressy Bessie makes the healthiest popsicle on the market,...
Chris Green, Director of the Guelph Outdoor School, says they are in the business of freeing kids from the classroom setting once per week to come and learn in the woods! The Entrepreneur Chris, a former French teacher, had worked with children in a traditional...
Dianne Finnigan, Founder & CEO of The Dirty Seahorse, an eco-friendly company using recycled plastic to make clothing, said she has learned an enormous amount from participating in the Rhyze Ventures program. “I had no idea how much I would learn or how much I...
As an entrepreneur, have you ever thought of changing your brand? Did you start your company based on a particular idea or product only to discover you may be limiting your growth? We checked in with three Innovation Guelph clients who decided to take the plunge and...
Atlas Studios, founded by director Denise Davis-Gains, offers interactive live and on-demand yoga classes, workshops and training that go deep and stay with you! While the business began 20 years ago, Davis-Gains said she decided in 2019 it was time to take it from a...
Pooja Viswanathan is a Rhyze Ventures participant and the CEO and founder of Braze Mobility, a company that has created the world’s first patent- pending blind spot sensors that transform any wheelchair into a ‘smart’ wheelchair. The system detects obstacles and...
Amanda Worr, creator and owner of Tiny Kind Toys, said she creates her hand-painted wooden dolls to celebrate diversity and encourage imaginative play for three to 10 year-olds. The Rhyze Ventures participant said she decided to apply to the program because she wanted...
Katharina Otulak, founder of FAIR/SQUARE online retail store for Canadian vegan products, is excited to be opening a brick-and-mortar store in Woodstock when the current lockdown lifts. While the store was a dream of hers that didn’t seem realistic, Otulak said the...
Retail Renewal Nurjahan Begum is the Founder and CEO of Progoti - a social enterprise clothing brand that prioritizes people over profit. The standard garment industry pricing strategy is to keep costs low and maximize profit margins as much as possible. In contrast,...
Myrna Bittner,is the CEO and Co-Founder of RWI Synthetics, an AI-based modelling company that supplies a Synthetic Modelling Platform (SMP) for disrupted sectors like sustainability, mobility, resilience and energy. She said the Rhyze Up! program provided what she...
Having access to experts with the right set of skills has a big impact on how a company grows, said Doodle Lovely founder Melissa Lloyd. Participating in Innovation Guelph’s Rhyze Up! program provided Lloyd the support to bring her business vision to life. Working...
The Entrepreneurs Ahmed Mezil, CEO of Hellamaid cleaning services, started his company in 2017 and later joined forces with partner Abdulrahman El-Sayed, COO. Ahmed provides the marketing and branding, while Abdulrahman takes care of the operations and customer...
This post tells the story of the collaboration of two Rhyze Ventures participant entrepreneurs who saw an opportunity to combine their products to create a tasty new treat! Mead Caramels. The Entrepreneurs & Their Collaboration Sarah Allinson-Chorabik of...
AcuMade Corp, founded in November 2018 by three women, is developing a prototype of their device and technology with a safer option for pain management and recovery. They have partnered with Centennial College to commercialize their product. Participating in...
Rhyze Up! participant Mary Lobson, CEO of REES Community said the program was particularly well-timed for her newly launched company. REES Community is a simple, secure online platform for reporting sexual violence. It can be adapted for use across sectors and...
Taking a break from the corporate world when his son was having surgery at Sick Kids Hospital, Lexy rekindled his love of storytelling with his son and daughter who are now four and six years old. He said he found his passion and joy in writing and sharing his stories and began going to schools.
The Entrepreneur Andrew Lee is President of Innovia Geo Corp., a company that strives to expand the use of renewable geothermal heating and cooling for a more sustainable future. Andrew had been working with solar, wind and hydro around the world prior to founding the...
The EntrepreneurRhyze Venture participant Sue Wilson of Hay OptiMizer has successfully achieved her project goal of bringing her Hay OptiMizer product to the American market and attributes that milestone to introductions made by Innovation Guelph.Exporting to the US...