Building a startup is about more than getting investor cheques.

Join us for ‘Sweat Equity’ where we’ll unpack what it takes to create, fund and scale innovative ideas.

Whether you’re an aspiring founder, startup investor, future startup employee or just want to gain insights from the current trailblazers in venture, we’ve got you covered. Tune into this unique digital livestream event for an up close and personal look at how the the next generation of leaders business are building the future.

The Panel:

Aaron De Jong, Founder + CEO , movr

Aaron De Jong is the founder of movr, a movement training app aiming to change the way the world moves, thinks, and talks about our bodies. He’s dedicated his career to enabling a more intelligent and inclusive approach to training through working with clients, educating trainers and believing that movement quality matters, how you feel matters, and how you think about your body, matters.

Aaron is an avid coffee, chocolate and popcorn enthusiast, new parent and outdoor recreationalist. He’s a former Physical Education teacher, the founder of Movement108, a lululemon Train Ambassador and an all-around champion.

Katie Ruddell – Founder, Kokomo Food Group

Katie Ruddell is the owner and founder of the sunshine inspired café group, Kokomo Foods. Before opening the doors to Kokomo’s first location in 2017, Katie spent over 10 years working in marketing and brand strategy in Vancouver. Katie’s relationship with fresh, nourishing food is the result of a lifetime of living and travelling abroad. She became inspired by the accessibility of plant-focused food and how it brought people together, especially when paired with the sun. Years later, Katie left her dream job at lululemon to pursue her five year goal of creating that very thing for her own community. Now with three Kokomo locations, Katie serves as a goal coach to new entrepreneurs, while continuing to build the Kokomo community across Canada (stay tuned for the next Kokomo location!).

Lilian Umurungi-Jung – Founder, Mumgry

Lilian Umurungi-Jung is the owner and founder of MUMGRY, a handcrafted, ethically sourced plant-based snack company.

With roots stretching from Rwanda to Vancouver, Lilian always knew she wanted to be an entrepreneur. Her varied professional experiences include leading grassroots fundraising and community events for a health and human rights foundation in Toronto, as well as human resources work for an international game developer. A few months into her pregnancy, Lilian decided it was time to finally explore her dream of entrepreneurship.

The idea for MUMGRY was born while she wandered the aisles of the grocery store looking for a nutritious and tasty snack and discovered a need to simplify eating for two. With an appetite and a strong craving for peanut butter, Lilian began “snack prepping” three weeks postpartum to find something that would keep her nourished and energized. With the last of her severance pay and some delicious experimentation, MUMGRY launched in fall of 2019.

Today, MUMGRY offers three natural nut butters in smooth peanut butter, dark chocolate peanut butter and pistachio chocolate almond butter varieties.

Lilian also hosts the MUMGRY Podcast with her high school best friend, Isabelle, where they have fun and thought-provoking conversations to inspire and inform the MUMGRY community.

The Moderator:

Marlon Thompson, Founder + CEO, Future Capital

Marlon Thompson is an angel investor, startup founder and experienced advocate for diversity in business. He has spent the past 4 years creating pathways to success for underrepresented leaders in the startup ecosystem. He has developed and led diversity initiatives that support founders and investors for the likes of Hootsuite Media, and Highline Beta. He also serves on the Advisory Council for Diversity at lululemon. Thompson founded Future Capital in 2020 to change the landscape of startup investing across North America.

Tickets are free of charge + space is limited.

About Future Capital:

Future Capital is focused on developing a new, more diverse cohort of startup investors at the angel, syndicate and LP level.

Learn more: https://www.futurecapital.ca

About lululemon:

lululemon is a healthy lifestyle inspired athletic apparel company for yoga, running, training, and most other sweaty pursuits, creating transformational products and experiences which enable people to live a life they love.

Setting the bar in technical fabrics and functional designs, lululemon works with yogis and athletes in local communities for continuous research and product feedback.

Learn more: https://shop.lululemon.com