Michele Romanow

Tech titan Michele Romanow is an engineer and a serial entrepreneur who started three companies before her 28th birthday. A “Dragon” on CBC’s hit show Dragons’ Den, Michele is the co-founder of e-commerce platforms Buytopia.ca, Snap By Groupon, and — most recently — of Clearbanc, an online financial service for freelancers, independent contractors, and entrepreneurs.

In addition to starring on Dragons’ Den, Michele was also a panellist on the show’s web series, Next Gen Den.

Michele has worked driving new digital solutions to many of the world’s leading brands, including P&G, Netflix, Starbucks and Cirque du Soleil, and she was also the Director of Strategy for Sears, where she led apparel growth strategies at the company–a $2.5 billion category.

Michele was a finalist for the “EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award” and the RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Awards. And she was a winner of the Toronto Board of Trade Award for entrepreneurs under 30. She is ranked in WXN’s “100 Most Powerful in Canada” and is the only Canadian on Forbes magazine’s’ “Millennial on a Mission” list, among receiving other multiple honours.

Additionally, Michele’s work has been profiled in Forbes, The New York Times, INC, The Globe and Mail, and Chatelaine. She is also a Cartier Women’s Initiative Award global finalist.

Michele is a director for Vail Resorts, Freshii, and Shad Valley, a transformational program that develops the entrepreneurial potential of exceptional Canadian youth.