Stephanie Jackman

Local Investing YYC

My career has been focused on purpose as a driver of business, economic development and social change. I’ve worn many hats over 30 years, including founder, entrepreneur, consultant, Director, investor, and community builder. I envisioned and built a social enterprise (called REAP) before the term was common and then moved from connecting local businesses around marketing and high impact collaborations to helping them find values-aligned capital to grow. I’m currently on the Boards of Local Investing YYC and Aeonian Foundation, and co-own and operate an e-commerce business with my husband.

Local Investing YYC is a for-profit investment cooperative investing in Calgary-based businesses that generate financial, social and environmental returns. We remove barriers to receiving funding through traditional channels, while creating local impact through member investments that are RRSP and TFSA eligible and harness community capital to support innovative and growth-oriented ventures, making local investing more accessible for Albertans.

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Natalie Noble

Calgary John Howard Society

Natalie Noble is an executive director at the Calgary John Howard Society, where she leads programs aimed at tackling the root causes of crime through housing, education, employment, and restorative justice.

Colby Delorme

Imagination Group

Colby Delorme is President of the Imagination Group of Companies and a Métis entrepreneur with experience spanning construction, brand development, marketing, certification, franchise development, tobacco manufacturing, and business consulting.

Philip Lozano

Momentum/SVI: Alberta

Over a decade of experience working in social enterprise, with a focus on community and grassroot initiatives

Jeff Loomis

Momentum

Jeff works as the Executive Director of Momentum - a change-making organization that combines social and economic strategies to reduce poverty in Calgary. Momentum partners with people living on lower-incomes to get good jobs, create their own job through self-employment and save money to build their assets.

Colby Delorme

Imagination Group of Companies

As President of the Imagination Group of Companies, Colby Delorme has led ventures across construction, brand development, marketing, certification, franchise development, ceremonial tobacco manufacturing, and business consulting.

Randy Poon

Purpose and Performance Project

Chief Story Officer and Founder of the Purpose and Performance Project, a consulting and coaching collaborative that helps leaders and organizations align purpose with impact.

Jenna Walsh

Elevated Escapes

Owner of Elevated Escapes, Social Business Coordinator with Be Local YYC, and Co-founder of GOT Foundation

Barb Rallison

StartWork

Barb serves as the Associate Director at the Institute for Community Prosperity. Her work, both locally and nationally, focuses on applying economic approaches to advance community benefit and address complex social challenges.