Impact Leadership & Strategic Vision
We built a thriving ecosystem of community, local vendors, and social responsibility including a proud and diverse team of over 30 people. Mrktbox supports over 150 local food vendors & farmers, fostering a robust connection between producers and consumers. Under my leadership, the company grew from inception to over $4M in annual revenue and expanded to three thriving stores and a busy home delivery and distribution division.
In addition, I am extremely proud to have guided Mrktbox to achieve B-Corp certification, securing one of
the highest scores for a for-profit enterprise. This certification reflects my commitment to
building sustainable, community-driven businesses that balance profit with social and
environmental responsibility. Since inception, Mrktbox has generated over $18M in accumulated revenue with over $15M going back into the local food economy.
In 2022, we became a certified B-Corp. The strenuous certification program took me approximately 18 months to complete. It recognizes our efforts to balance profit with that of our need to serve our community, our vendors/suppliers and our social & environmental responsibilites as an organization.
Strathcona Market & the
Mrktbox Food Hub
In late 2021/early 2022 we opened our third and biggest location, Strathcona Market. This location took us just over 2 months to renovate and open to the public. Strathcona serves as our commisary kitchen, our delivery HQ and as a general distribution hub for the other two stores.
B-Corp
In 2022 & 2023, Mrktbox was highlighted as one of the fastest growing companies by The Globe & Mail ROB magazine! We have come a long way from our humble beginnings as a cargo bike delivery company!
Fastest Gorwing Companies,
ROB Magazine
In 2023, I was graciously named of of 50 changemakers in Canada by the Globe & Mail, ROB Magazine.
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In 2024, we launched Batched! Our in house made technology platform.
a food-specific commerce platform that streamlines operations by
reducing data silos and unnecessary manual labour, while enhancing both consumer-facing
features and back-of-house efficiency. This platform has helped streamline Mrktbox
operations, further enabling our mission to support local food vendors
New Technology Platform
Bikeables
We launched Bikeables in Hamilton, On. We were an online local food aggregator/grocery store that delivered exlusively by cargo bike. We learned the challenges of food aggregation and logistics of food distribution. We partnered up with local farmers, food producers and a food co-op to deliver their goods to end users throughout Hamilton.
Dundurn Market
In 2018, we opened the doors to our first brick & mortar location; Dundurn Market. The market balanced itself as part micro grocery, part cafe but quickly became a staple and meeting place for the residents of the Kirkendall Neighbourhoon.
First Ontario Credit Union
1A Business Award
In 2021, we were awarded the "Business of the Year" award for Hamilton & Halton regions in the annual 1A First Ontario Credit Union Award Business Competition.
Ottawa Market
In 2021, we opened our 2nd location, Ottawa Market located on Ottawa Street in Hamilton, On. Construction occured over Covid and took 6 months! I am particularly proud of the design and how this market turned out!
