The PR and marketing industries made a solid showing on Profit/Chatelaine’s W100, a list of Canada’s top female entrepreneurs.
Now in its 15th year, the W100 ranks female entrepreneurs by a composite score that considers the size, growth rate and profitability of the companies they own and manage.
Pat McNamara, CEO of Apex Public Relations, is on the list for the 12th consecutive year. “It’s great to be with people with like minds and not only celebrating women, but celebrating entrepreneurism, which I’m big on,” she told Marketing. “You get very wrapped up in what your business is, so for me it’s inspiring to be recognized as being an entrepreneur and somebody who is good at running a business.”
Seventeen entrepreneurs in PR, research and marketing services made the top 100 list this year:
#20: Mary Beth Denomy, Free For All Marketing Inc.
#27: Monique Janower/Lori Billey, Red The Agency Inc.
#33: Tracey Bochner, Paradigm Public Relations Inc.
#36: Viive Tamm, Tamm + Kit (Tamm Communications Inc.)
#39: Corrine Sandler, Fresh Intelligence Research Corp.
#41: Mandy Gilbert, Creative Niche Inc.
#54: Ruth Douglas, News Canada Inc.
#62: Grail Noble, Yellow House Events Inc.
#63: Marie-Josée Gagnon/Carolyn Ray/Annick Bélanger, Casacom
#64: Amanda Stewart, Eventive Marketing Inc.
#74: Pat McNamara, Apex Public Relations Inc.
#76: Patrizia Trapasso, Locomotive Marketing Inc.
#89: Dale Morris, Ascribe Marketing Communications Inc.
#92: Natasha Koifman, NKPR Inc.
The full list can be viewed at Profit’s website.
