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Startup Canada\u00a0Mentor of the Year<\/span> Award<\/strong><\/h1>\n

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Dr. Sean Wise<\/span> <\/b>|Professor of Entrepreneurship, Ryerson University<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

2014 Mentor of the Year\u00a0 Dr. Sean Wise is a Professor of Entrepreneurship at Ryerson University.\u00a0\u00a0 As a business speaker and one of Canada\u2019s leading mentors for emerging growth companies and connected social organizations, Sean Wise helps business dreams become profitable realities. Sean started his first business at 13. By 27 he had already started 3 new ventures and obtained both his Law degree & his MBA.\u00a0 At 31 he took his first company public.\u00a0 At 40 he was nominated for Canada\u2019s Top 40 under 40. \u00a0Sean\u2019s first work in venture capital was for Ernst & Young, after which time he spent 5 years at legendary private equity firm, Spencer Trask.\u00a0 He currently works with the seed fund, Ryerson Futures. When seeking the best in business, CBC recruited Sean as online host and industry adviser for their hit show,\u00a0Dragons\u2019 Den.\u00a0 After five seasons behind the scenes, Sean moved in front of the camera with his own show The NAKED Entrepreneur which will debut on the Oprah Winfrey Network next year.\u00a0 He has written several books on start-up life, with his next being STARTUP OPPORTUNITIES: How to know when to quit your job, due out Fall 2014.<\/span><\/p>\n

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