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.

Working with ATB for 11 years, Apryl is passionate about making simple. Apryl works closely with our sales team in Lethbridge and Grande Prairie to deliver a memorable customer experience.

Fun Fact: Apryl moved from Lunenburg, Nova Scotia to Lethbridge when she was 18, “Alberta feels like the place I should have been all along. ”

She enjoy learning about herself and others – “mindful thinking, meditation and Reiki are a few things that make my heart feel full.”  She also has two cats and is an avid animal lover.

Check out Apryl’s LinkedIn

astewart2@atb.com, 403.330.5559

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