BROUGHT TO YOU BY
THE MACKENZIE INVESTMENTS AWARD FOR
FEMALE TRAILBLAZER OF THE YEAR WINNER Diane Nash
Nash Family Wealth Management (National Bank Financial)
FINALISTS Barbara Stewart Cumberland Private Wealth Management
Carolyn Seaforth Pinnacle Wealth Brokers
Laurie Bonten Wellington-Altus Private Wealth
Leony deGraaf deGraaf Financial Strategies
Nathalie Racine
IN ACCEPTING her award for Female Trailblazer of the Year, Diane Nash paid a heartfelt tribute to the other finalists for paving the way for women in Canada’s wealth management industry. However, she acknowledges that even though women have made great strides, substantial challenges remain. “The job is very demanding of your
“What this industry was 20 years ago when I started is not what it is today, and it’s because of the other women in the room who changed it” DIANE NASH Nash Family Wealth Management
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time, your emotions and your family, and if you don’t have the people in place who are going to help you rise up, then it doesn’t matter – you are not going to do it.” “Women are hugely under-represented in our industry,” said Jim Wortley, AVP and creative director of award sponsor Mackenzie Investments. “We need to do some work – and it’s going to take a while to change it, and this is one of the ways we can do that.”
Susan Andrighetti
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY
Racine-Marcotte Advisory Group (RBC Dominion Securities)
Rona Birenbaum Caring for Clients; Viviplan
Shannon Straathof
CIBC Wood Gundy
Susan Latremoille The Latremoille Group (Richardson GMP)
Tina Tehranchian The Tina Tehranchian Team (Assante Capital Management)
Yasmin Gordon The Gordon Group (Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management)
Mackenzie Investments has been helping Canadians since 1967, when we started with one person managing investments for one investor in Toronto. Now we’re a holistic assetmanagement partner for thousands of Canadian financial advisors and the investors they support across the country. Our commitment to them is to help investors achieve financial success and feel confident about the future. For more information, visit mackenzieinvestments.com
Diane Nash Nash Family Wealth Management
Jim Wortley Mackenzie Investments
www.wealthprofessional.ca
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