Diana Pitassi-Lanzillotta, AMBA’14, is now orchestrating the distribution strategy for fintech startup Clip Money, following 15 years in commercial real estate. Diana writes, “My entire career in CRE groomed me to ‘sprint for Clip’” and accelerate the integration of its business banking solutions into premier shopping centres, postal, convenience, big box retail and various other channels in Canada and the U.S. “Being a mom, wife and professional has been extremely rewarding and I am grateful for the amazing relationships and connections I developed from my memorable time at Queen’s,” Diana adds.
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Kayson Quach, MIB, writes: “I have always wanted to start an online business in the food industry. Therefore, as a side project, I built an e-commerce business selling Asian groceries all across Canada named Haisue.” Then, last year, he and Hany Audeh, MIB’14, met for dinner and decided to become partners in the business, with the goal of turning Kayson’s side project into the leading e-commerce platform in Canada for Asian groceries. “Check out our website at Haisue.ca!” he adds.
Published in: Fall 2021
Jennifer Robertson (PhD, MSc’09) and QSB professor Julian Barling have co-edited a new book, The Psychology of Green Organizations (Oxford University Press), which reviews leading research in different areas of environmental sustainability in organizations.
Published in: Summer 2015
Yoanna Sayili (MSc) and her husband Koray are happy to announce the Sept. 2014 arrival of their firstborn, Michael—a happy and healthy child, Yoanna reports. They are looking forward to taking Michael on his first trip to Europe this summer to visit his grandparents, meet his cousins, and swim in the Mediterranean.
Published in: Summer 2015
Jordan Speakman, AMBA, tells us that he has joined the Invest Alberta Corporation (IAC) as senior manager of investment programming. He says that the newly-created crown corporation “is dedicated to investment attraction, with a mandate to engage the world and provide high-end, tailored support to investors and major new investment projects.”
Published in: Spring 2021
Jordan Speakman, AMBA, has rejoined the Canadian Trade Commissioner Service, where he is helping Canadian companies pursue global opportunities. He’s based in Calgary.
Published in: Fall 2020
Meahgan Sweet, MIB, chief of staff at Flexiti, let us know that the company was recently ranked 11th on The Globe and Mail’s ranking of Canada’s fastest growing companies. A fintech provider of point-of-sale financing solutions, Flexiti earned its spot on the list with three-year revenue growth of 3,245 per cent.
Published in: Winter 2020
Celine Tarrant, BCom, launched Smart Girls Sweat, a "sweatworking" group that combines working out and networking for professional women in the Toronto area interested in meeting like-minded people and maintaining an active lifestyle. The December inaugural event sold out, attracting 30 professional women for an evening of working out, healthy refreshments and a presentation by Laurel Walzak, EMBA’14, COO of Fitneff Inc. (profiled in QSB Magazine, Winter 2015). Visit smartgirlssweat.com for news of upcoming events.
Published in: Winter 2016
Teresa Vasilopoulos, EMBA’14, a seasoned fundraising executive, has written a children’s book on the impact of giving. What Can You Do With Just One Dollar? follows Jack Jupiter, Gracie Green and their friends as they come up with imaginative ways to do good in the world with just one dollar. Proceeds of the book will support WoodGreen, Toronto’s largest social services agency. Teresa is the organization’s executive director and was recently named the 2022 Outstanding Professional of the Year by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Global.
Published in: Fall 2022
Laurel Walzak, EMBA, received the 2016 Ontario Volunteer Service Award from the Ministry of Citizenship, Immigration and International Trade in recognition of her role as a community volunteer through five years of service supporting George Brown College.
Published in: Summer 2016