Ricardo is passionate about assisting entrepreneurs to start and grow their business. He is a past business owner of a management consulting business where he offered business plan writing services and of a residential painting franchise where he managed a few employees. Entrepreneurship is rewarding but can be daunting sometimes, and Ricardo uses his business knowledge, connections and experience to help you get to a good start and/or to move your business forward.

Fun fact: Ricardo likes to practice sports (he has won a few medals), volunteer for the community, travel and listen to podcasts and audio books. He is fluent in English and Spanish.

Visit Ricardo on his LinkedIn page.

As the Community Manager, Nicole organizes and schedules all of the events and workshops at the Centre. She is our connector to community partners and experts in the Edmonton and Grande Prairie entrepreneurial ecosystems and also manages our marketing. Nicole is passionate about helping entrepreneurs and continually strives to push the limits of what we can accomplish at the Centre.

Fun Fact: Nicole is a mom, dog lover, wine lover, connector and marketer – not necessarily in that order.

Check out Nicole’s LinkedIn