We’re thrilled to celebrate the incredible talent from our region recognized on The Peak’s 2025 Emerging Leaders list — a national spotlight on young Canadians making an impact across tech, finance, media, and beyond.
2025 Emerging Leaders
This year’s 5th annual list features several rising stars from our region who are driving innovation and shaping the future:
- Rahul Banerjee – Research Security, Office of Innovation, Partnerships and Entrepreneurship, University of Windsor
- Jacob McCourt – Creator Partnerships Lead, Shopify
- David Mill – Founder & CEO, Scelta
- Mackenzie Habash – Senior Program Manager – Automobility & Innovation, Invest WindsorEssex
Alumni
They join a growing list of impressive regional alumni of The Peak’s Emerging Leaders awards, including:
- Yvonne Pilon (Class of 2022) – President & CEO, WEtech Alliance
- Bekim Merdita (Class of 2023) – VP of Business Development, Li-Cycle
- Curtis Laurie (Class of 2023) – Executive Director, Economic Development and Innovation at St. Clair College
- Adam Castle (Class of 2024) – Director of Venture Services & Partnership, WEtech Alliance
- Nour Hachem (Class of 2024) – Founder & CEO, Build a Dream
- Natasha Feghali (Class of 2024) – Founder, Feghali Group
- Leah Harris (Class of 2024) – Founder & CEO, Leah Harris Music LLC.
- Chris Colasanti & Brendan Woodfull (Class of 2024) – Rocket Mortgage Canada
These changemakers are proof that our region is home to leaders who are building the future of Canada — and doing it with vision, heart, and hustle.
A big shout-out to The Peak for spotlighting these emerging voices and to their dedicated community of nominators and co-chairs for making this list possible.
📣 Read and share the full 2025 Emerging Leaders List here: https://readthepeak.com/lists/emerging-leaders-2025
