WHO WE ARE

we’re champions of innovation and purveyors of entrepreneurship

enLIGHT

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noun.

a non-profit organization dedicated to youth innovation and entrepreneurship, education, empowerment, and support.

enLIGHT

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verb. mission.

to help youth discover their potential, pursue their passions, and contribute to the economic and societal growth of Canada through innovation and entrepreneurship.

Our Mission and History

enLIGHT is determined to create the entrepreneurs of tomorrow by helping students not only realize their potential, but provide them with the resources they need to launch startups. The organization was founded in 2012, when two high school students were bit by the entrepreneurship bug and entered their local DECA competition with the idea of an organization run by student entrepreneurs for student entrepreneurs. Then, in 2014, enLIGHT pivoted from high school students to university campuses, growing out a founding team at Queen's University and incorporating a non-profit organization. In 2016, enLIGHT had a growing presence across all Ontario campuses, hosting out first HACKference featuring speakers such as Kevin O'Leary. A year later, enLIGHT's second HACKference kicked off with Michele Romanow while the winter semester saw the launch of our inaugural DEMOday. Today, enLIGHT has gone from a student-run organization to one with full-time employees, with its incubator and accelerator programs coming soon!

"“The way to get started is to quit talking and start doing.”
-Walt Disney

Meet Our Team

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Kristen Perry

CEO

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Devansh Babla

Venture Analyst

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Rachael Foley

Creative Director


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Wilbert Guo

Product Manager

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Farhaj Khan

Program Manager

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Maxwell Li

Operations Coordinator


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Nathan Li

Product Developer

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Zoë Ovenden

VP of Operations

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Randy Shao

Venture Analyst


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Sara Van Tol

VP of Marketing

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Saba Yasrebi

VP of Program

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Zoë Ovenden

VP of Operations

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Wilbert Guo

Product Manager

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Saba Yasrebi

VP of Program

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Farhaj Khan

Program Manager

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Devansh Babla

Venture Analyst


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Randy Shao

Venture Analyst