Rebecca Palmer

Rebecca Palmer is a seasoned entrepreneur and strategist with nearly 3 decades of business and startup experience.

She specializes in providing early stage business training to young entrepreneurs, focusing on fostering an entrepreneurial mindset to translate ideas into successful business ventures.

Rebecca is a renowned speaker, offering invaluable insights on thriving in chaotic environments and nurturing meaningful relationships.

With over 10 years of expertise, she excels in devising innovative business strategies, launching ventures, and driving operational excellence as both a founder and consultant.

Rebecca's passion lies in cultivating global relationships, crafting educational strategies, and challenging conventional norms.

Her impressive accomplishments include being a finalist for the Startup Nations Award for Local Policy Leadership in 2017, receiving the Adam Chowaniec Memorial Grant for Global Entrepreneurship from Startup Canada, and contributing to the Globe & Mail Report on Business for her work at the G20 youth summit.

She was a delegate at the G20 Young Entrepreneurs Alliance Summit in Sydney, Australia, and led a second-place team at Startup Weekend Barrie with the project freshCUBE.

Rebecca was honored as the Young Entrepreneur of the Year by the Simcoe County Young Professionals Association in 2012.

Educationally, she has pursued courses at esteemed institutions like Founder Institute, Athabasca University, University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, and others, specializing in areas such as public policy, social entrepreneurship, and law.

Rebecca has held pivotal roles in various organizations, including serving as a Business Advisor at Rise, a Facilitator at Youth Business Incubator incubator13 in EntreLaunch, and a Board Member at GEN Moldova, among others.