Industry Insiders

As high interest rates weigh on household spending in Canada, the CEO of Toronto-based fashion retailer Smythe says the company is seeing rising demand for blazers.

Homeowners may be feeling the bite from elevated interest rates, but Carly Tripp says the trend has not yet caused distress in the global private real estate markets she operates in.

​The CEO of a U.S.-based cannabis company says legislation set to be reviewed by lawmakers this week would ease significant financial burdens for her business.

As the first female founder of a Canadian private equity firm, Lisa Melchior takes her responsibility as a role model seriously – but she had no idea she would hold that esteemed, glass-ceiling-smashing title when she founded Vertu Capital in 2017.

Sallie Krawcheck, co-founder and CEO of Ellevest, said women tend to live longer, earn less, invest less and take more career breaks, and using a traditional investing plan that doesn’t take into account those factors could lead to some challenges later in life.

A top executive with Morgan Stanley Canada said she’s excited about the potential for artificial intelligence to improve client service.

As the chief executive of Quebec-based shipping company Logistec, Madeleine Paquin has seen firsthand the volatility that’s gripped global supply chains during the pandemic

As president and CEO of the CFA Institute, Margaret Franklin is turning her attention to growing diversity in the finance field, with a special focus on attracting young women and retaining them throughout their careers.

Just days after stepping down as CEO of Clearco, founder Michele Romanow is still at the Toronto office every day and doesn’t have much time for extra hobbies.

Rebecca McKillican doesn’t back away from a challenge. Over the past 15 years, she’s been a consultant to several large brands, graduated from one of the world’s most prestigious MBA programs and turned around an e-commerce platform before her child was barely out of diapers.