Alexandru is a Small Business Consultant with the Richmond Hill Small Business Enterprise Centre (RHSBEC). He leads several key initiatives, including the Starter Company Plus program, the annual Entrepreneurship Finance Conference, and the annual International Women’s Day Celebration Week. Alexandru also serves as the project manager for the CLIC Human-Centred Design program.
With over six years of experience in small business consulting and previous professional experience working in Economic Development, Alexandru brings strong expertise in business planning, market research, and strategic guidance. He is passionate about innovation, emerging trends, and technology, and has supported hundreds of entrepreneurs in starting, growing, and strengthening their businesses.

Radhika Kapoor is the Founder & Creative Director at Moon Rabbit Strategy, a branding & creative advertising agency based out of Whitby, Ontario. With over 15 years of experience working with B2B and B2C brands, her expertise lies in creating robust brands and impactful marketing messages.

She is passionate about supporting organizations at the grassroots level and has worked with businesses across sectors including retail, food, IT, healthcare, education, non-profit, finance & tourism. Notably, Radhika has worked with Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada, the Canadian Association of Community Health Centres, Lux Second Chance, Sunday Glow, Timpano-India & WWF to name a few brands. Radhika has been a Fractional Executive with YSpace’s ELLA accelerator for the last 4 years.

Nicole Troster is a seasoned startup advisor and growth strategist who helps entrepreneurs build scalable businesses with clarity and confidence. Drawing from her experience as founder of an award-winning accelerator that has supported over 450 founders, Nicole now leverages her proven frameworks to empower individual clients in streamlining their businesses, optimizing their offerings, and implementing repeatable systems that drive consistent, sustainable growth.

Agnes Lan, owner of Change Connect helps organizations grow through change and is described as influential and inspirational by her clients and peers.  She has a knack for breaking down complex strategies into tangible business tactics.  Leading the way in Sales Transformation for SMBs and Enterprises alike.

Agnes has considerable experience on the assessment, strategy, design and implementation of business transformations in various industries with a focus on Sales - customer focused business strategies, organization design, sales efficiency and transformation. Agnes has consulted for clients in Broadcast and Media, Advertising and Marketing, Distribution and Warehousing, Education, Manufacturing, Professional Services and Construction.

With degrees from the University of Toronto, Indiana University Kelley School of Business, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Harvard Business School, her passion for learning contributes to numerous professional designations as a Professional Engineer, Lean Black Belt Professional and ADKAR Change Management Practitioner. 

Danielle Barkman is Director of Marketing & Business Growth at Women Business Enterprises Canada Council (WBE Canada), where she leads national marketing, growth strategy and engagement with large enterprises and government organizations to advance equal opportunities for women-owned businesses within supply chains. WBE Canada is a national non-profit that certifies women-owned businesses and works across the public and private sectors to embed inclusive procurement practices that strengthen supply chains and drive economic impact across Canada.

Sandra-Marie Virgili is the Manager of Operational Communication and Vendor Outreach for Supply Ontario. Since joining the organization in July 2025, she has led efforts to educate vendors and the public on how to do business with the Province of Ontario and supports vendors in navigating public-sector procurement.

With a career rooted in public service, Sandra-Marie has worked across policy, operations, and stakeholder engagement, including roles in economic development, red tape reduction, and renewable energy. She holds an MBA from the DeGroote School of Business and is passionate about empowering women entrepreneurs with the confidence, knowledge, and practical tools needed to compete and succeed in the public sector.

Ms. Delores Sui has been working for the Government of Canada for over 15 years. She has held various positions in Public Services and Procurement Canada, Industry Canada and Immigration Refugee Citizenship Canada. Ms. Sui is responsible for supplier outreach and engagement for PAC-OR. She also delivers seminars that assist and inform suppliers on how to do business with the Government of Canada, how to navigate the federal procurement system and how to utilize  canadabuys.canada.ca, the federal procurement websites.