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Global Ivey Day gives us a platform to celebrate our strong network in and outside of Canada. This year, we have an even bigger opportunity to join forces across all of America and bring together a panel of our esteemed alumni from Boston, New York, and Los Angeles.
On behalf of the Ivey Alumni Network of Americas, we are honored to be speaking with entrepreneurs, Raj Aggarwal, MBA '03, Justin Joffe, HBA '04, and Annabel Lawee, HBA '13. The conversation will be centered on Ivey Entrepreneurs in the US – How our alumni members have built successful enterprises in the States.
Please join us to learn more about their journeys to success and how they have persevered to transform their ventures and even navigate through the pandemic. We hope to leave you inspired by our panelists’ stories of achievement and grit!
Event Details:
Date: Thursday, May 13, from 7 - 8 p.m. ET / 4 - 5 p.m. PT
Location: Virtual event via Zoom
RSVP: Advance registration is required. Zoom link will be included in the registration confirmation.
Agenda: Moderated panel discussion followed by audience Q&A
On behalf of your Chapter Presidents and Ambassadors, we look forward to seeing you at the event!
Ivey Alumni Network Americas Regions
New York Chapter, Boston Ambassador, Bay Area Chapter, and Southern California Chapter
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Meet our Panelists:
Head of Product & Growth at ohyay
Raj Aggarwal is currently building ohyay.co, a highly customizable video chat platform that enables immersive virtual experiences. He was previously Cofounder & CEO of Demand Sage, a revenue analytics platform for small businesses. Prior to this, Raj was Cofounder & CEO of Localytics, a leading mobile analytics and marketing platform that he grew to $25M in annual recurring revenue, and which was acquired by Upland Software in 2020. Before Localytics, Raj worked as a management consultant with Bain & Company and Adventis, where his projects included developing the iPhone business model and building Disney Mobile Japan. A recognized industry expert, Raj frequently lends his knowledge on mobile, big data and analytics at industry conferences and has been quoted in USA Today, CNN, and Mashable on the topics of mobile, analytics, big data and entrepreneurship. Raj is a Western BSc. '96 and Ivey MBA '03.
CEO & Founder at HENRY The Dentist
Justin Joffe is the Founder & CEO of HENRY The Dentist (acquired by Onsite Dental in 2021). Justin graduated with an HBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business (2004, Gold Medalist) and an MBA from Harvard Business School (2009, with Distinction). Justin started his career after Ivey as a Management Consultant with The Boston Consulting Group. Post HBS and before starting HENRY Justin was CEO of two start-ups; an education company in Toronto (’09 to ’12) and a retail portfolio of beauty brands in New York (’12 to ’16). Justin has raised over $35m for his ventures, grew and managed a team of over 200 employees, and managed a variety of cross-functional executive teams over the past 12 years. His entrepreneurial passion and experience ranges from ideation to capital raising, building and growing teams, developing brands, and establishing systems & processes that scale.
CEO & Founder at Fly with Breeze
Originally from Montreal, Annabel Lawee began her career in the start-up world as employee #8 at Eko. Leading Business Development, Sales & Partnerships, Annabel was constantly in and out of airports and struggled to find healthy, yet convenient food choices. What started as a personal struggle, manifested into Breeze, an on-demand food service on a mission to provide all airport travelers convenient access to real, wholesome food. Breeze launched at LAX in Dec 2019, just 3 months before COVID-19 shut down its' operations overnight. Given ample time to build resilience, Breeze successfully re-launched with an evolved offering, appealing to a larger, more inclusive audience, and is now forging a path to redefine the way food is ordered and consumed during travel. Annabel is also very passionate about all things health/wellness and is now a certified coach, on a mission to empower both men and women to take control of their lives and realize the limitless possibilities that exist for them. Annabel graduated with an HBA from Ivey School of Business in 2013.
Meet our Moderator:
Ritika Goel, MBA '12
Ivey Alumni Network New York Chapter Co-President
Ritika is currently a Product Manager with RBC Capital Markets. Having spent the last 8 years in several roles centered around product and strategy within RBC’s retail banking and institutional businesses, Ritika has a strong background in Financial Services and has been engaged in the ongoing transformation and digital disruption in the industry. Prior to RBC, Ritika worked as a Management Consultant with Monitor-Deloitte and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Ritika’s career has stretched across continents having worked in India, Singapore, Toronto, and now New York. She completed her MBA from Ivey School of Business in 2012.