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Bram Warshafsky
Named as one of the 2014 “Top 30 Under 30” by Marketing Magazine, Bram Warshafsky is the founder of Shelfgram, a tech company that enables teams to spot retail trends before they're trends. Prior to working on Shelfgram, Bram was the VP of Innovation at Sgsco and tackled intrapreneurial technology-based projects. He also co-founded 5Crowd, which gained the trust of prestigious brands like McDonald’s, Twitter, and CIBC. Before taking the entrepreneurial leap, he held various roles within brand management and digital marketing at Johnson &
Johnson.
Smith School of Business, Queen’s University
2010 Canada's Next Top Ad Exec Winner
Rachel Zimmer
Rachel Zimmer is a leader in the Toronto tech community, and she is incredibly passionate about accelerating entrepreneurship in the Canadian ecosystem. Currently, Rachel is the General Manager of Entrepreneur First - the world’s leading Talent Investor. EF brings together extraordinary people to build startups from scratch in London, Singapore, Berlin, Hong Kong, Paris, India, and as of September 2020 - Toronto!
Through its $140M fund, EF invests in individuals to find a world-class co-founder, develop an idea and fund the technology businesses they create. Rachel is leading the launch into Canada. Before EF, Rachel coached over 50 startups as an Entrepreneur In Residence at the Ryerson Incubator, the DMZ. Before coaching startups, she Co-Founded, scaled, and exited her own tech company - 5Crowd - in under three years. Interestingly, it all traces back to Top Ad. Rachel pressure tested her Co-Founder relationship via CNTAE, where she learned that she and her
Co-Founder were a force to be reckoned with as a duo!

Smith School of Business, Queen’s University
2010 Top Ad Winner
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