Menno Martin, St. Jacob’s

Trent Bauman first joined Menno S. Martin as an employee over 30 years ago. Eventually he went on to purchase the company with his business partner because he appreciated both the quality of the work and the “people-first” mentality. As the company celebrates its 75th...

Fivewalls Realty, Guelph

A lifelong entrepreneur, Paul Hayman founded Fivewalls Realty to provide an online portal to match buyers and sellers with vetted real estate agents. Paul is an advocate for healthy workplaces and is passionate about the necessity of building paid sick days into...

Grosche, Cambridge & Guelph

Helmi Ansari and his wife Mehreen Sait founded Grosche International in the laundry room of their home 10 years ago. The company has experienced considerable growth and now distributes tea and coffee supplies from five warehouses in North America, Europe and New...

Muskoka Brewery, Bracebridge

Founded in 1996, Muskoka Brewery has expanded from a small staff to over 100 employees. In order to balance the actual cost of living in the region with the company’s pay rates, the company worked to implement a higher wage structure. As wages increased, the business...

Pre-Line Processing, Lincoln

After years in infrastructure development, Damin Starr took over a parts manufacturing company in 2005. He soon discovered that the company’s practice of hiring just-in-time staff through temp agencies created problems such as high turnover and potentially dangerous...
ABC Day Nursery, Windsor

ABC Day Nursery, Windsor

Anna Makaric, Office Manager, ABC Day Nursery of Windsor Open since 1966, ABC Day Nursery of Windsor is staffed by a team of dedicated employees; many with over 20 years of experience at the nursery. As a long-term member of the Nursery team, Anna has seen the...
American Income Life, Canada

American Income Life, Canada

Daryl Barnett, Canadian Director of Labour Relations, American Income Life Insurance Company (AIL in Canada) Daryl views fair wages as the logical choice for businesses. Low wages is a major cause of poverty and social inequity. The current reality is depressed wages...
Tango Creative Group, Windsor

Tango Creative Group, Windsor

Shane Potvin, Partner, Tango Creative Group A business is built on the strength of its end product, and for Shane Potvin, the quality of a creative company’s output is directly linked to decent wages. With fair practices built into his small business from the...