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1.5 Celebrating Entrepreneurial Alumni Brad Williamson
Brad Williamson pitched in the 2016 JMH LaunchPad Pitch Competition. Since then, Brad served as the Chief Marketing Officer for local Calgary startup, MicoMech, for two years before stepping out as a founder once again this year. Brad is the founder and the Lead Strategist of a digital marketing agency called Catch Digital. Catch Digital is a full-service growth agency, specializing in ROI-accountable lead capture and nurturing of customers through modern marketing technology implementation.
Bryton Udy
Alumnus Bryton Udy is a creative entrepreneur who graduated from Mount Royal in 2016. Bryton is the Founder and Head Brand Coach at At Heart Branding Co. which supports small business owners and creatives build strong brand voices. Bryton is also the Co-Founder of Play4Them, a fundraising tool for today’s changemakers.
Danielle Gibbie
Danielle Gibbie was the president of Enactus Mount Royal in 2012 and has been implementing scalable and sustainable social innovations ever since. In 2019, Danielle became the Director of International Partnerships at Operation Eyesight. Danielle is an active member of MRU’s alumni community and gives back to MRU through her seat on the Alumni Council.
Elissa Grohne
Elissa Grohne pitched SwearIT in the 2018 JMH LaunchPad Pitch Competition. While she continues running and growing SwearIT, Elissa also founded a digital marketing agency called Upper Brand Marketing.
Emily Knight
Emily Knight pitched in the 2018 JMH LaunchPad Pitch Competition. In 2019, Emily and a team were granted seed funding for a social enterprise called Feed Your Flat which makes gardening simple for Calgarians. In 2020 the organization donated 15% of their sales to The Alex Community Food Centre to support Covid Relief efforts.
Peter Njongwe
Peter Njongwe graduated from Mount Royal’s Computer Information Systems program with a minor in entrepreneurship. Peter co-founded Alora Boutique with his wife Jameela Ghann, another MRU alumna, and is currently the founder and behaviour designer at Lapis Heath, a digital health platform supporting the next generation of cardiovascular health.
