Advertisement
Advertisement

Anatomy of a Leader

News

Anatomy of a Leader: Wendy Derzai Minnett, VP of TacoTime Canada and Extreme Pita Canada

Mario Toneguzzi -
She traces her successful career in hospitality from an early job as a Skydome usher to her current leadership role, emphasizing her passion for brand building, customer experience, and fostering an inclusive team environment.
News

Anatomy of a Leader: Rachel Huckle, CEO of Staples Canada

Mario Toneguzzi -
Huckle discusses her career, from nursing school to being a pharmacy tech with Loblaw before becoming a leader in the retail industry.
News

Anatomy of a Leader: Matt McGowan, General Manager, Canada at Snapchat

Mario Toneguzzi -
McGowan discusses growing up in New York City, going to university where he played hockey, and how he grew to become GM of Snap Inc. in Canada.
News

Anatomy of a Leader: Meghan Roach, President and CEO of Roots

Mario Toneguzzi -
Roach discusses her career from the world of finance into retail, and how she's leading Roots into the future with an approachable leadership style.
News

Anatomy of a Leader: Joanna Griffiths, Founder and President of Knix

Mario Toneguzzi -
Griffiths discusses her upbringing and passion for for music, becoming an entrepreneur and selling her company, and how being authentic plays into leadership.
News

Anatomy of a Leader: Gary Lenett, Co-Founder of DUER

Mario Toneguzzi -
The entrepreneur, with a background in teaching and law, discusses his career and how he got into the world of denim before founding Vancouver-based fashion brand DUER a decade ago at the age of 56.
News

Anatomy of a Leader: Melissa Austria, Founder and Owner, Gotstyle

Mario Toneguzzi -
Austria discusses how she got into the menswear business over 20 years ago, and how she started and now operates a retail business that recently opened a new storefront at The Well in Toronto.
News

Anatomy of a Leader: Dan Kelly, President and CEO, Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)

Mario Toneguzzi -
Kelly discusses his career after graduating from university, his need to develop a thick skin, and the challenges and joys of running the CFIB.
News

Anatomy of a Leader: Jean-Christophe Bédos, President and CEO of Maison Birks

Mario Toneguzzi -
Bedos discusses how after finishing law school in France, he worked for Cartier before becoming CEO of Boucheron. Since 2012 he's been at the helm of Canada's most iconic jeweller, Birks.
News

Anatomy of a Leader: Sarah Segal, CEO of DAVIDsTEA

Mario Toneguzzi -
Segal discusses her career and how she got to to where she is today, as well as a family history that includes founding a toy store in Montreal and big banners such as Le Chateau.
News

Anatomy of a Leader: Dave Minnett, CEO of Edo Japan

Mario Toneguzzi -
Minnett discusses how his education and early years at Molson led him into different business avenues before landing at Edo in 2016, where he's implementing change.
News

Anatomy of a Leader: Gillian Stein, CEO of Henry’s

Mario Toneguzzi -
The great granddaughter of the founder of Henry's Cameras discusses growing up in the business, her love for learning, and her leadership style that has seen success as she opens up about her personal struggles.
News

Anatomy of a Leader: Samir Kulkarni, CEO of Showcase

Mario Toneguzzi -
The CEO of the well-known retailer discusses growing up in Brampton in an entrepreneurial family that owned various businesses, and how he grew to become the owner and head of a chain of over 150 stores.
News

Anatomy of a Leader: Kristy Miller, Founder of The Scented Market

Mario Toneguzzi -
Miller discusses her entrepreneurial journey, her appearance on hit CBC television show Dragon’s Den, and how she's found success growing her eco-friendly business.
News

Anatomy of a Leader: Shashi Behl, Founder of Joydrop

Mario Toneguzzi -
She discusses her career as an entrepreneur over the years, and how she founded the unique jewellery brand Joydrop which has seen commercial success.
News

Anatomy of a Leader: Peter Mammas, President and CEO, Foodtastic

Mario Toneguzzi -
The man behind the food empire got started in Montreal where he wanted to be a pilot, then an architect. He eventually worked his way up in the world of foodservice, where he found his passion.
News

Anatomy of a Leader: Ian Rosen, President and COO of Harry Rosen

Mario Toneguzzi -
Rosen discusses his life up to becoming head of the luxury menswear retailer, and discusses what's been happening with the family as new leadership emerges.
News

Anatomy of a Leader: Stewart Schaefer, President and CEO of Sleep Country Canada

Mario Toneguzzi -
Schaefer discusses his career over the years, from the financial world to three decades in the sleep industry.
News

Anatomy of a Leader: Walter Lamothe, CEO of Bentley

Mario Toneguzzi -
Lamothe discusses his life from growing up on a farm near Ottawa to becoming a welder, and then eventually moving into various leadership roles with major Canadian retailers.
News

Anatomy of a Leader: Robin Kovitz, CEO of Baskits Inc.

Mario Toneguzzi -
Through entrepreneurship, she found fulfillment in direct performance-based compensation and flexibility in managing her schedule, with an evolving leadership style that has gained her respect and the company success.
News

Anatomy of a Leader: Ken Keelor, CEO of Calgary Co-op

Mario Toneguzzi -
After moving to Canada from India in 1995, Keelor began working at Save-on-Foods and then other major retailers as his career progressed upwards.
News

Anatomy of a Leader: Teresa Spinelli, Owner of Alberta-Based Italian Centre Shop Ltd.

Mario Toneguzzi -
Spinelli discusses her leadership of the popular retailer which has expanded over the years, describing how she struggled to run the company at first and grew to love it.
News

Anatomy of a Leader: David Lui, CEO of Kit and Ace and Co-Founder of Unity Brands

Mario Toneguzzi -
Lui has an extensive background in retail with over 30 years of experience and is known for his award-winning brand transformations, e-commerce and digital knowledge along with his passion for scaling businesses.
News

Anatomy of a Leader: Arlene Dickinson

Mario Toneguzzi -
The Dragons' Den star's journey to get to her position in life and in business has not been an easy one over the years. But a vision, dedication and perseverance have always been in the forefront of her road to success.
News

Anatomy of a Leader: Pino Di Ioia, CEO of BeaverTails

Mario Toneguzzi -
His journey began with a summer job at BeaverTails in 1987, and he's now running the rapidly growing foodservice business that has nearly 200 locations to date.
- Advertisement -
spot_img
spot_img

About

Contact

Media

Follow

© 2025 Retail Insider Media Ltd. All Rights Reserved. The content on this website is protected by the copyrights of Retail Insider Media Ltd. or the copyrights of third parties and used by agreement. No part of any of the content of this website may be reproduced, distributed, modified, framed, cached, adapted or linked to, or made available in any form by any photographic, electronic, digital, mechanical, photostat, microfilm, xerography or other means, or incorporated into or used in any information storage and retrieval system, electronic or mechanical, without the prior written permission of Retail Insider Media Ltd. or the applicable third party copyright owner.