Emerging Leaders 2025 / Browse all categories

Media, Entertainment and Sports

Celebrating Canada's most promising young leaders in media, entertainment and sports.

Jacob McCourt

Creator Partnerships Lead, Shopify

Paula Sanderson

Producer, Dragons' Den

Cody Hock

Cofounder, CEO, Enjoy Basketball

Nate Lewis

Reporter and Associate Editor, Vancity Lookout

Hamza Ayach

Senior Producer, Shopify

Charlie Wall-Andrews

Assistant Professor, Creative Industries, Toronto Metropolitan University

Shaiyan Khan

Special Projects, Substack

Amanda Lee

Creator & Director, Amanda Rach Lee

Cole Hock

Co-Founder, Enjoy Basketball

Russell Hixson

Editor, SiteNews

Dashawn Stephens

Founder, CEO, Creative Director, PRSVRE Media Group

Thomas Johnston

Managing Director, Shifted Digital

Jason Carlos

Marketing Director, Departure

Jacob MacDonald

Associate Vice President, Creative + Content, Wasserman Sports & Entertainment

Alexander Sallas

Editor-at-Large, Literary Review of Canada

Zechariah Thomas

CEO, Swift Hockey Inc

Mylene Mae

Content Creator, Founder, Mylene's Mind

Charlie Senack

Managing Editor, Ottawa Lookout

Justin Alliman

Founder & CEO, Dream Chaserzzz Basketball Inc.

Kat Kernaghan

Head of Music, TikTok Canada

Rob Kraszewski

Senior Director, Partnerships, New Business, TIFF

Nikhil Seetharam

Music Composer & Producer, Self-employed

Meet Our Chairs

Danny Desatnik

Head of Partnerships

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