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A gala and dinner for
1,300 guests followed the
22nd annual
EOY Awards
ceremony recognizing
the achievements of 31
B.C. entrepreneurs
1
(Left to right) John Anderson, oppenheimer
Group chair, president and
ceo, and
2015 entrepreneur of the year, Pacific
Region; and his wife, Jo-Anne
2 Brandt Louie, H.y. Louie company presi-
dent and ceo, and recipient of the ey
family business award for excellence;
and Peter Legge, canada Wide media
founder
3 Fred Withers, ey chief development
officer; and Chris Gailus, Global news
anchor and master of ceremonies
4 James Wyse, founder of burrowing owl
Vineyards and eoy winner (Hospitality
+ tourism)
5 Shafin Diamond Tejani, Victory square
Labs founder and ceo, and eoy winner
(technology); Lisa Shields, Hyper Wallet
systems founder and eoy winner
(innovative technology + financial
services); and Trevor Styan, northern
civil energy general manager and eoy
winner (emerging entrepreneur)
6 Brian Scudamore, 1-800-Got-Junk
founder and ceo, and eoy winner
(business-to-consumer); and Lara Osen,
misch boutique owner
Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of
the Year Awards, Pacic Region
1
3 4
6
2
Vancouver Convention Centre, September 24, 2015
Our unscienti‡c poll of random partygoers at the bash above
Who Are You?
Not yet
20%
I currently
work with
one of them
40%
I previously
worked
with one of
them 20%
No
40%
Have you ever owned your own business?
No
5%
Undecided
15%
Yes
80%
is B.C. a good place to launch
a business?
Do you or have you ever worked with one
of the finalists?
5
A b o u t T o w n W i t h F r e d L e e
I currently own
a business
50%
I previously
owned a
business
30%
