Top 40 Under 40 - Class of 2022
Each year, Avenue Calgary releases the top 40 individuals (and duos) who have made waves in their respective fields, industries and sectors before their 40th birthdays. This list is a celebration of early career success, but also of the brains, guts and grit it takes to make change, innovate, lift others up, and, in doing so, create a better city and world for all of us.
Coincidentally, several of this year’s honoured recipients are past Collisions YYC guests. We have gathered their episodes together into this round-up, so you can hear first-hand what they have accomplished.
Gursh Bal & Kai Fahrion
This dynamic duo innovates clean and green tech in Alberta with their company, Zeno Renewables. With a goal of installing solar panels on 1 million homes by 2040, Gursh and Kai are well on their way. They want to make the barrier to renewable energy so low that adopting solar energy is an easy choice. Discover more about their business and solar power on their episode.
Brett Colvin
Start-ups are hard. Navigating the ins and outs of the legalities of your start-up can be even harder. That’s why Brett Colvin co-founded Goodlawyer, which recently was recognized with the Small Business of the Year Award from the Calgary Chamber of Commerce. This legal tech start-up makes it more accessible and more affordable for start-ups to get the legal advice and support they need. Find out more about how Brett identified Goodlawyer’s core audience in his episode.
Jonathan M. Cornish
Jon Cornish is a Calgary legend who has contributed to 9 incredible seasons with the Stampeders. Off the field, Jonathan (who uses they/their pronouns) is the youngest-ever chancellor of a Canadian university and founder of a non-profit organization to support and uplift young BIPOC professionals, Calgary Black Chambers. Their episode will inspire you to put community first and discover more about how the Calgary Black Chambers benefits its members and community as a whole.
Sean Crump
More than 22% of Canadians live with a disability, yet inclusive design is still trying to catch up. Sean Crump is a quadriplegic who knows first-hand the disappointing frustration caused by a lack of inclusion. His firm, Included By Design, helps organizations achieve globally recognized industry standards for accessibility, which Crump has aggregated into a singular process. Those standards include automatic doors, entry ramps, and dictation or screen-reading software. Learn more about the realities of accessibility and inclusion on his episode.
Robert Price
Buying and selling a home has followed the same process for too long. Robert Price knew there had to be a better way — one that was modern and tech-driven, equipping homeowners and buyers with the tools and kn0w-how needed to take control of their home sale or purchase. Find out more about Bode, a certified B Corp, and how they are helping individuals save almost 50% on realtor commissions.
Alex Sarian
Alex Sarian previously held an executive leadership role at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York and took on the role of president and CEO of Arts Commons in May 2020. Tune in to his episode to discover how the arts benefit everyone and more about the $450M investment into Arts Commons to transform infrastructure and programming to make the arts more accessible to all.