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Recently, Mastermind Toys, Canada’s leading specialty toy and children’s lifestyle retailer, said that entrepreneur Stéphane Tétrault has made an equity investment in the company.
In his early years, Laaraba, who is President of Home Société Group, was drawn to two major influences: his mother, a psychologist, and his grandfather, a self-made entrepreneur.
The company has teamed up with the One Voice One Team, a non-profit organization providing youth leadership workshops, assemblies, and community service programs in order to empower the youth of today for a better tomorrow.