Leaders of Change

Olympic Athlete - Marathon / 10,000m

Lanni Marchant

Lanni Marchant represented Canada in the 10,000m and marathon at the 2016 Summer Olympics, becoming the first Canadian athlete to double up in these two grueling events. She won a bronze medal in the 10,000 at the Pan Am Games in Toronto the previous summer. Lanni is the middle child in a family of seven. Her mom was a figure skating coach, but in grade 10 Lanni traded in her skates for running shoes after finding joy and success racing with her high school cross-country team. The London, Ontario athlete earned a scholarship to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, winning multiple conference championships and several other titles on the track and as a member of the cross-country team. Lanni attended law school at the University of Ottawa and Michigan State University. It was during these years that Lanni discovered success in road running. In 2013, Lanni broke the Canadian marathon record and a year later, did the same in the women’s half- marathon. Lanni has overcome a series of illnesses and major surgeries that tested her mentally and physically from 2017 to 2020. Using her passions for running and the law, Lanni is a dedicated athlete advocate having testified in front of Canadian Parliament Heritage Committee on Women in Sport and successfully lobbied our government to increase funds aimed towards growing and supporting women's sport in Canada. Lanni is an active member on the board of directors for the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada, sits on the SafeSport Work Group with AthletesCan, and is an athlete council member for Athletics Canada.

Best Selling Author & TedX Speaker

Nelson Soh

Nelson Soh is not your ordinary Chartered Professional Accountant; he is a TEDx Speaker, 2x best-selling author, an entrepreneur, and CFO. Nelson is a University of British Columbia, Sauder School of Business graduate who brings a wealth of knowledge from a diverse experience background. Throughout his career, Nelson has worked with organizations like KPMG, Pearson Education, Cathay Pacific Airways, CPA Canada, and more. With a passion for helping others paired with his ability to teach others about money and finances in a simple and easy-to-understand way, Nelson helps people and businesses create positive changes to reach their full potential. His most recent TEDx Talk is titled, “Financial Literacy and the Social Media Generation.” An important message across all generations that financial literacy is non-negotiable. With the rise of social media, young adults may be negatively impacted and influenced which heeds the importance of financial literacy. Nelson is a professionally published author and his book is titled Life Literacy - Real life knowledge and resources for the next generation to succeed. Along with financial literacy, Life Literacy teaches personal and professional literacy to anyone that is looking to improve their life. Nelson has spoken at national conferences, recorded podcasts, and written articles on topics around financial literacy, lifestyle, and fitness, and created the 100-Day Money Mindset Journal – a tool to help people create healthy habits and a positive mindset around money. He was recently featured in the Daily Hive, in a local Mercedes-Benz commercial, and will soon be featured in the BC CPA In-Focus magazine this spring.

Founder, Rumble Supershake

Paul Underhill

Living with cystic fibrosis, Paul had a need for optimal nutrition and was struggling to find a tasty, nourishing drink, powered by natural goodness. After a visit to his local natural grocer confirmed there was nothing available that checked all the boxes, he knew he was on to something: Paul laced up his apron and fired up the blender to boost his own wellbeing.Paul needed a team to realize his vision, so he reached out to friends and the team ‘rumbled’ to life. On the journey to bring the product to market, Paul's health deteriorated to the point that he required oxygen 24/7, and was ultimately forced to undergo a life-saving double lung transplant. Just one year after the operation, Paul completed the 140KM Tour de Victoria in honour of his donor. After a few years of hard work and determination from the whole team, Paul was thrilled to finally make Rumble available for everyone at grocery stores across Canada. Soon after, Paul and the team successfully pitch to the Dragon’s Den on national television catapulting Rumble into coast to coast distribution. Paul’s personal quest has turned into something we think is pretty special: an opportunity to bring healthy, hunger-beating alternatives to people who share our appetite for life. It’s this vision that drives our young company and keeps us innovating for better living.