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Congratulations to the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 Ontario Award winners!

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EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2024 Ontario Overall Award winner

Clive Kinross | Propel Holdings

Photo of EOY Ontario Overall winner Clive Kinross | Propel Holdings

Clive Kinross is turning financial dreams into flourishing realities.
Inspired by potential. Moved by entrepreneurial spirit. Clive always believed he’d someday found a business of his own. That purpose drove him to transition from a boutique merchant bank to a real estate investment trust — where he honed the expertise that would fuel his first venture.

Clive shook up a number of industries before launching Propel Holdings (TSX: PRL): the FinTech company building a new world of financial opportunity through a unique, lending-as-a-service product line that facilitates access to credit for consumers underserved by traditional financial institutions.

Drawing on emerging tech to build a billion-dollar business
Through its groundbreaking, AI-driven platform, Propel evaluates customers in a more comprehensive way than traditional credit scores can. The result? Better products and an expanded credit market for consumers, and sustainable, profitable growth for Propel.

Under his leadership, Propel has grown to a market cap of $1 billion and a thriving workforce of more than 450 employees. Together, they are helping customers access more than one million loans and lines of credit representing over $1 billion in credit.

A deep commitment to creating equitable opportunities
Propel exemplifies impact-driven entrepreneurship. Keeping with Clive’s vision, the business offers credit to people often marginalized by traditional financial systems — generating possibilities for all.


2024 Ontario Award winners

EY - Photo of Geraldine Brouwer | Big Country Pet Co.

Geraldine Brouwer
Big Country Pet Co.

EY - Photo of Robert Brouwer | Big Country Pet Co.

Robert Brouwer
Big Country Pet Co.

EY - Photo of Lekan Olawoye | Black Professionals in Tech Network Inc.
EY - Photo of Nicolas Mulroney | Bond Bakery Brands Limited

Nicolas Mulroney
Bond Bakery Brands Limited

EY - Photo of Luc Stang | Gincor Werx

Luc Stang
Gincor Werx

EY - Photo of Sarab Hans | Hans Dairy Inc.

Sarab Hans
Hans Dairy Inc.

EY - Photo of Kurtis McBride | Miovision

Kurtis McBride
Miovision

EY - Photo of Clive Kinross | Propel Holdings

Clive Kinross
Propel Holdings
(TSX: PRL)

EY - Photo of Len Anderson | Renaissance Repair and Supply
EY - Photo of Tony Giorgi | Sensi Brands Inc.

Tony Giorgi
Sensi Brands Inc.

EY - Photo of Robert Johnson | Treasure Mills inc.

Robert Johnson
Treasure Mills Inc.

Special citations*

Emerging entrepreneur

EY - Photo of Helen Smith | Roo & You

Helen Smith
Roo & You

Special citations are non-competitive awards that recognize entrepreneurs for the unique mark they’ve made on the entrepreneurial landscape in a specific area and celebrate their outstanding achievements.

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Meet the judges

The success of the program relies on the efforts of our independent panel of judges. These EY Entrepreneur Of The Year program alumni, civic and community leaders devote significant effort to review and deliberate the merits of each nominee. We deeply appreciate their dedication to this process.


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Gavin Armstrong*
President & CEO
Lucky Iron Life

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Sandra Bosela
Co-Head Private Markets Group,
Senior Managing Director,
Global Head of Private Equity
OPTrust

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Reena Chaudhary
Managing Partner
Sia Partners

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Kathy Cheng**
President
Redwood Classics Apparel

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Mat Micheli*
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
Viral Nation Inc.


* Entrepreneur Of The Year Alumni    |    ** Entrepreneurial Winning Women Alumni
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