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About Marc Davis

Marc Davis is the clinical director of LifeSpan Integrated Health Care, Co-founder of KinCentric Exercise Rehabilitation Clinic and clinical lead for Cardiovascular Rehabilitation at William Osler Health Systems. Marc holds a degree in Homeopathic Natural Medicine, Clinical Kinesiology, and Cardiovascular Exercise physiology.

He has 20 years’ experience specializing in natural and rehabilitative medicine. He is a Lecturer, motivational speaker and author of the lecture series “Wisdom of the Human Body”. As a homeopath and kinesiologist, Marc believes it is important to treat the whole person by identifying the underlying cause(s) of a patient’s health concerns in order to restore, empower and enhance a person’s journey towards health and wellbeing.

About Jaclyn Genovese @jaclyngenovese

Jaclyn Genovese opened her fashion boutique, ‘jacflash’, in the trendy area of Queen Street West, in 2007. Her shop became a landmark in the community and was featured in major publications including The Toronto Star, Elle Magazine, Fashion Magazine and The Globe and Mail. Jaclyn also played the starring role on the Slice TV show 'jaclife'. Her event planning business thrived with weekly events at Nyood, the Thompson Hotel's 1812 bar and finally Lost and Found. Jaclyn has hosted guests such as Justin Bieber, Hugh Grant, Uma Thurman, The Weeknd, Drake, Deadmau5, Bryson Tiller, Dave Chapelle, Mark Cuban, Lewis Hamilton, Party Next Door, as well as endless sports celebrities from the NBA, NHL and MLB. Jaclyn's weekly Monday night event at Lost and Found earned a shout out in one of the Weeknd's singles, "Drinks On Us".

In 2014, Jaclyn closed the retail store and expanded ‘jacflash’ into a lifestyle brand embracing interior design, event planning and fitness. 'Spaces by Jacflash' does both residential and commercial design and has been featured in The Globe and Mail, Toronto Life and City Life Mag. Jaclyn has most recently been nominated as Interior Designer of the Year for the 2020 Notable Awards. Spaces by Jacflash has worked with many celebrity clients such as Youtube stars Jus Reign and Ask Kimberly, NBA’s Patrick Patterson and 93.5 host Blake Carter.

In early 2018, having retired from nightlife events, Jaclyn pursued her passion for fitness and wellness and started #fitnessbyjacflash, a fitness and nutrition company that throws monthly ‘women-only’ fitness events. Her goal is to support, encourage and influence women of all ages to be STRONG both physically and mentally. Since its inception, every workshop has sold out well in advance and she has even held a 150 person event on the BMO Field with the Toronto Argos.

About Azalea Hart @azaleazoe

Azalea Hart is a digital host and YouTuber with a passion for lifestyle, entertainment and her Trinidadian roots.

She is a self-proclaimed foodie who is dedicated to creating compelling and entertaining content in all realms for digital digestion. Hart takes pride in her storytelling abilities and captivating her audiences with humour, positivity and creativity. A proud Canadian of Trinidadian heritage, Hart’s passion for carnival and Caribbean culture is the reason she is on a mission to share Caribbean culture with the masses while steadily building her entertainment empire.

Hart’s YouTube channel focuses on pop culture and trending topics which has amassed over 200,000 subscribers and 40 million views. A graduate from Seneca College’s Broadcast Journalism program, Hart began her broadcasting career as an intern at Bell Media for the Specialty Channels including E!, MUCH and M3 in 2015. Currently living in Toronto, Hart is one of the digital hosts for the popular media publication, blogTO as well as a co-host for a celebrity news YouTube channel, Before They Were Famous.

About Samuel Tita @blkmenstyle

Samuel Tita is the founder of Black Men’s Style. A social media page that is gaining recognition for showcasing black men. Black Men’s Style is a movement. A not for profit that advocates to dismantle stereotypes that have been imposed upon Black Men through distorted media of all types. Black Men’s Style allows us to redefine our portrayal and tell our own story while displaying our Black Excellence.

About Samantha Williams @bodyfreetherapy

Samantha Williams, a registered massage therapist in Scarborough, graduated from the Canadian College of Massage and Hydrotherapy in 2017. Since then she has worked in various environments such as a motor vehicle accident clinic, gyms and multidisciplinary clinics that have allowed her to gain a wide knowledge base and provide her clients with quality treatments. Branching out on her own with Body Free Therapy, she hopes to reach and help as many as she can through manual therapy.

About Sarah Juma @jumamgmt

Sarah is a serial entrepreneur and champion for diversity and inclusion. While developing StyleID, a mobile app that identifies items worn and seen on screen, she discovered a severe lack of programs, mentors and supports that took into account her unique perspective as a woman of colour.

In true entrepreneurial fashion, Sarah launched the not-for-profit Innovate Inclusion to advocate for the economic success of tech talent and entrepreneurs from underrepresented communities.

Sarah was recently honoured to be awarded as one of Canada’s top 25 Women of Influence.