Teresa Kruze (TSN, CP24, City-TV, YesTV, 680News, Metro News and Chatelaine Magazine) is a long-time Broadcaster, TV Producer, Best-selling Author and Community Activist.

Kruze is well known for the fourteen years she spent at TSN – The Sports Network where she pioneered and broke new ground for future female sportscasters. Joining TSN in 1986, she covered numerous high-profile sporting events like the Olympics, World Series, Stanley Cup Finals and World Championships.

Over the years, she has produced and hosted several talk shows including a lifestyle series for the Biography Channel called, “Changing Lives” and a health and wellness show for YesTV. Her most recent documentary detailed the life of her late brother-in-law for CityTV and OMNI called, “Voice of Courage – The Martin Arnold Kruze Story”. The critically acclaimed documentary has been honoured as a historical and educational resource in the area of child abuse and awareness.

In 2013, Kruze wrote a book on entrepreneurship featuring thirty of Canada’s top entrepreneurs. “The In-Credibility Factor” became a number one best-seller on Amazon.com, a position it held for three straight days. For the last several years Kruze has traveled across Canada speaking about Entrepreneurship to various business groups and organizations.

For over twenty years, Kruze has volunteered with, Abuse Hurts (formerly the Canadian Centre for Abuse Awareness) and is currently working on legislative and policy reform to help new mothers in crisis.

Spring run-off.  As a whitewater kayaker, it’s a sacred time of year that finds Reble with a kayak (C-1) on his car and a mission to find the biggest, fluffiest waves the ice speckled rivers can dish.  But over the years Reble started to notice more than just ice popping up in the run off - he started to notice plastic... tons of it. While he had dabbled with start-ups, somehow the idea of linking entrepreneurship to a truly meaningful mission - ridding the world of single use plastics - clicked and since launching in 2017, eteehas eliminated more than 100 million pieces of plastic.  Now Reble is looking to the day when his wife Mandy and sons Joe and Huck will be able to go kayaking without drowning in plastic.  There’s something to be said for passion, isn’t there?

Brenda has over 15 years’ experience in venture capital at the co-investment, fund of funds, and fund level investing. She has represented OCGC’s interests in over 25 venture capital investments.

Brenda has held senior roles in corporate development, finance, and strategic investing with Bell Canada, EY, the Business Development Bank of Canada, and a software start-up.

Brenda is Co-Chair of Canadian Women in Private Equity (CWPE); serves with the Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) as a member of the Research and Benchmarking Committee; and served three terms on the Board of Women in Capital Markets, serving as Chair of the Governance Committee.

Brenda holds an MBA in finance, has completed the Institute of Corporate Directors SME Board Effectiveness Program, and has received leadership training from the Ivey School of Business.