February 9th, 2021 comments
Toronto-based Leen Li is the newly appointed CEO of Wealthsimple Foundation, an initiative of financial services company, Wealthsimple, that helps children save for post-secondary education. Li has come a long way from her childhood home in a small, rural, coal-mining town in northeast China.
Born as the fifth child in a family with four daughters, Li’s parents and the rest of the small town she came from were convinced that this time the child would be a boy. So much so that Li’s parents picked a boy’s name – “Yong” – which means courage and bravery, before her birth. Once she was born, they decided to keep her name.
Equity Grant from Fintech & Talk Shop offers $30,000 of Services
3 months ago
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Talk Shop, one of Canada’s leading integrated communication firms, today announces the launch of its Women in Fintech Grant. The grant, delivered as $30,000 worth of public relations and communications services, will be awarded to one early-stage fintech with a founder who identifies as a woman. The winner will be selected by a judging panel made up of experts in technology and communications.
“Our work in tech PR over the past 10 years has connected us with brilliant entrepreneurial minds, but noticeably, in fintech more than any other sector, there’s a lack of folks who identify as women in leadership roles,” said Natalie Kiguel, Business Director at Talk Shop. “We’ve launched this grant to offer support to the trailblazing women who are building and creating value through fintech innovation.”