Forty Under 40

Solmaz Shahalizadeh, vice-president of data science and engineering and head of commerce intelligence, Shopify

Business: E-commerce Born: Iran Biggest business achievement: Grew the Shopify data team from a handful of people to hundreds. The Shopify data team has implemented

Ronald Richardson, director, Calian Group and Tundra Oil & Gas

Forty Under 40

Business: Customer experience, feedback and contactless communications as a SaaS offering. Born: Winnipeg Biggest business achievement: Founded Benbria (and more recently founding investor of Brokrete

Sandro Ricci, president, ASL Construction

Forty Under 40

Business: Civil construction Born: Regina Biggest business achievement: Grew revenue organically by several multiples in a short period by expanding services offered and clients served,

Allan Reesor-McDowell, executive director, Matthew House Ottawa

Forty Under 40

Business: Charity providing shelter, furnishings and community to refugees and those transitioning to permanent housing. Born: Toronto Biggest business achievement: Turned around a local charity

Christopher Redmond, director, Distant Red Pictures

Forty Under 40

Business: Film and television Born: Blairmore, Alta. Biggest business achievement: Making a living exclusively directing film and television series in Ottawa, including a $600,000 feature

Sergey Poltev, founder and CEO, CAPITALTEK

Forty Under 40

Business: IT services Born: Rostov-on-Don, Russia Biggest business achievement: Founding a high-tech firm that’s grown to $1 million in annual revenue, employs 12 people and

Kailin Noivo, chief revenue officer, Noibu

Forty Under 40

Business: Software company that helps retailers detect checkout errors Born: Montreal Biggest business achievement: Founded Noibu at 23 and grew it from zero to millions

James Nguyen, Co-Founder and CEO, Quantropi

Forty Under 40

Business: Quantum communications Born: Hull Biggest business achievement: Co-founding Quantropi, raising more than $5 million in seed funding, employing more than a dozen “cyber heroes”

Chris Murray, principal, FoxNRTH

Forty Under 40

Business: Helps businesses get started, change direction and focus. Born: Ottawa Biggest business achievement: Successfully creating both the first commercial supply chain of cannabis into

Nick McRae, president, Roxborough Bus Lines Ltd.

Forty Under 40

Business: Passenger transportation Born: Ottawa Biggest business achievement: Taking Roxborough Bus Lines into its third generation as a family-owned business and expanding the company from