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We champion entrepreneurship for humans

The Conestoga Entrepreneurship Collective (CEC) was created to support the specific needs of Conestoga students, deliver unique offerings to the entrepreneurship community and provide programming that would create room for collaboration in the broader ecosystem. The result has been more than we ever could have imagined.

Multiple pathways have been created so that students can choose an experience that matches their skills, aspirations and definitions of success. We’ll help you join the entrepreneurship ecosystem on your own terms. The future of entrepreneurship is democratic, inclusive, diverse and profoundly human.

Our vision

We champion entrepreneurship for humans.

Our mission

We champion entrepreneurship for humans. Incubating founders, freelancers, and talent for the innovation community. 

Our values

  • Community: It takes a village to launch a person. We proactively curate connections and collaboration within the Collective, in the Conestoga community, and in the broader ecosystem to support the success of our clients. 

  • Fast and lean: We move at the speed of the real world. Focus and urgency inform program development, iteration, and delivery to enable our clients to learn fast and succeed swiftly. No wasted time, no wasted effort. 

  • Potential first: We see you. A dedication to empowering our clients to reach their full potential is at the core of all our interactions and communications. When you succeed, we succeed. 

  • World x Conestoga: We live at the intersection between what the world needs and what Conestoga offers. Opportunities can start with the students or the market, but they all converge in a space that serves both. 

Our team

At the Collective, every team member has deep experience and expertise and is committed to leveraging their knowledge, connections and know-how to support the vision and goals of our clients. We are united in our passion for people who work hard and dream big, and the opportunity to help human beings pursue their potential.

Balyodh Gill

Balyodh Gill

Sales coach

Chris Henry

Chris Henry

Gig Marketplace coordinator

Christian Snyder

Christian Snyder

Associate director, Program Development and Delivery

Greg Barratt

Greg Barratt

Sales coach

Jordan Codack

Jordan Codack

Sales coach

Kemar Lawrence

Kemar Lawrence

Venture coach

Kevin Farrugie

Kevin Farrugie

Gig Coach/Gig Marketplace Concierge

Lauren Ross

Lauren Ross

Project coordinator

Lenore Johnson

Lenore Johnson

Venture coach

Maria Plazas

Maria Plazas

Program manager

Michael Downing

Michael Downing

Lead sales coach

Rose Mastnak headshot

Rose Mastnak, MBA

Director, Conestoga Entrepreneurship Collective

Taylor Francis

Taylor Francis

Skilled Trades Venture coach

uche Onuora

Uche Onuora

Venture coach





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