DIANE REKO, REKO INTERNATIONAL

Reko International Group is a diversified, technology-driven, manufacturing company located in Lakeshore, Ontario, specializing in the design, manufacture and deployment of robotic automation solutions. It has had international sales since its establishment in 1976, with sales of over $40 million and exports to the US, Mexico and occasionally other markets. Their board of directors and management team have a strong complement of women to serve as role models. Diane also inspires as a successful second-generation business leader, and is a premier example of the success that a family businesses can achieve. Recent panels include the Empire Club on the topic “The Evolution of an Economic Engine – Assessing the State of Canadian Advanced Manufacturing” and the US Commercial Services Women’s Global Trade Empowerment Series as the Canadian representative for the panel on “Women Owned Company Success Stories”. She also participates in local events, where she can raise the profile of women in manufacturing and international trade. Diane Reko is a pillar in the Windsor manufacturing community. She serves as a strong mentor for females in manufacturing and in executive leadership positions.

JANET STEWART, WE LOVE LEARNING

WeLoveLearning Canada designs eLearning solutions for their customers. They take other people’s content, apply their special talents, and design and implement on-line learning strategies across all types of devices. Having already been in business for almost three decades, and successfully working with Canadian companies from coast to coast, in February 2019, Janet Stewart took her company to the international stage by speaking on The Future of Learning at the LearnFest Caribbean Conference in Jamaica. Since then, WeLoveLearning Canada has secured new clients in Jamaica, the US and Mexico and is working on both UN sponsored projects as well as those being led by the Commonwealth Technology Organization, the Commonwealth Business Women’s Network and the Kenya Diaspora Alliance. Despite the economic turbulence of 2020, Janet has taken her company’s international sales revenues from $0 to $195,000 in just a 12-month period. WeLoveLearning Canada is WBE Certified, with Janet taking an active role in their international events and conferences. Pre-pandemic (and at her home) Janet organized a series of multi-day retreats for female business owners, sharing her experience about exporting and mentoring new exporters. WeLoveLearning is 100% powered by women and their entire supply-chain and network of contract workers is also 100% female.

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