Mark Chipman announced as 2024 IGNITE award recipient

MEDIA RELEASE NOVEMBER 24, 2023 The Young Associates, part of the University of Manitoba Business School Foundation, are pleased to announce the 2024 recipient of the IGNITE award is Mark Chipman, the Executive Chairman of the Board of True North Sports &...

The Young Associates celebrate the inaugural IGNITE award

UM alum Ash Modha receives first IGNITE award SEPTEMBER 16, 2022 — On September 7, 2022, The Young Associates of the Asper School of Business celebrated the inaugural IGNITE awards at the RBC Convention Centre. A crowd of more than 600 Asper students, business leaders...

Modha ‘super honoured’ to receive Ignite Award

The Young Associates, the younger members of the organization that supports students and faculty at the Asper School of Business at the University of Manitoba, is launching a new event called Ignite, specifically targeted at new students. At a dinner on September 8 it...

Young Associates host inaugural IGNITE Award and Gala Dinner

The Young Associates and The Associates create new opportunity to welcome new-to-Asper students to the business community AUGUST 8, 2022 — At the start of each academic year, the Young Associates (YA) and The Associates have aligned with the Asper School of Business...

YA Perspective Podcast: Silvia de Sousa

Silvia de Sousa is a Partner at TDS and an expert in Intellectual Property and Technology Law. In this episode, Silvia shares her thoughts and insight into the ever-evolving technology world and how businesses can, and should, protect their intellectual property....

YA Perspective Podcast: Ash Modha

Over the past 35 years, Ash Modha (President & CEO) has built and expanded the Mondetta clothing brand, evolving from a niche clothing startup in Grand Beach to an international manufacturing and apparel company with a wide range of diverse platforms and...

YA Perspective Podcast: Geeta Tucker

The Future of the Accounting Profession and the Strength of CPA’s. With Guest, Geeta Tucker. Geeta Tucker received her accounting designation in 1997 and was named a Fellow in 2008 in recognition of her contributions to the accounting profession. Shortly after...

YA Perspective Podcast: Corinne Gusnoski

Attracting & Retaining Talent in Winnipeg: With the world changing, talent acquisition and retention has become so important for every local economy, and the team at YES! Winnipeg continues to be innovative and persistent in promoting Winnipeg on a local and...

YA Perspective Podcast: Carly Edmundson

Carly Edmundson is a Young Associate and the new Chair of the YA, effective August 2020. Carly currently works as the Director of Marketing & Communications at Cushman & Wakefield | Stevenson, Manitoba’s largest full-service commercial real estate firm and has...