Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, known as The Weeknd, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor who transformed R&B from the shadows of a Scarborough upbringing into a global phenomenon. With 75+ million records sold, a billion-dollar touring empire, and the most-streamed song in Spotify history, he is redefining what a career exit looks like — retiring the Weeknd persona after his 2025 album and film 'Hurry Up Tomorrow', the closing chapter of a dark pop trilogy, to begin again as Abel Tesfaye.
Florin Tatulea is a Toronto-based sales development leader, founder, and creator who built a 74,000+ follower LinkedIn audience by teaching SDRs and AEs how to actually hit quota. Currently Head of Sales Development at Common Room and GTM Engineer in Residence at ZoomInfo, he founded Sales Flo to run workshops and training for reps at Shopify, Zendesk, Clearbit, and others. His Substack newsletter 'Prospecting from the Trenches' reaches 12,000+ subscribers with tactical cold email and prospecting advice drawn from real-world experience scaling teams and generating $3M in pipeline.
Ahmad Ajmal is a Toronto-based fintech entrepreneur with an MBA and Master of Finance from the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management. He is a founder and operator at Upfinity Inc., an AI-driven platform that helps startup founders transform ideas into operating businesses. With roots in corporate banking and a strong foundation in programming, Ahmad bridges the gap between traditional finance and modern technology - his team at Rotman was recognized as one of the top 3 for solving the Financial Inclusion Problem using machine learning, and Upfinity has since grown to over 11,000 users through organic growth alone.
Noel Miller is a Canadian-American comedian, YouTuber, rapper, and filmmaker best known as the co-founder of Tiny Meat Gang (TMG) and the sole owner of TMG Studios. Rising from Vine to sold-out world tours, he has established himself as a multifaceted creator in the digital comedy space.