Despite the challenges faced in 2020, Kryton maintains its strong position in Business in Vancouver’s recent list of biggest BC businesses owned by women. Under the continued leadership of CEO Kari Yuers, Kryton was recently ranked 12th in the publication’s top 20 list. That is around four to six positions higher than Kryton’s rankings in previous years, so it’s clear the company has only continued to progress throughout the years, no matter the trials ahead.
Ranked by total number of staff
| Rank ’20 |
Company Address | Owner(s) | Top executive(s) | Products or services | Year founded | Revenue ’19 | No. B.C. staff ’20/’19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TPD 980 Howe St Suite 201, Vancouver V6Z 0C8 P: 888-685-3530 F: NP tpd.com |
Leslie Meingast (65%), Paul Tournier (35%) | Paul Tournier, president, Leslie Meingast, founder and board chair | HR managed services (payroll, benefits management, outplacement, etc.), HR consulting, HR technology, insourced talent acquisition, temporary staffing, permanent recruiting, contingent workforce management | 1980 | N/A | 1,150 (1) 1,150 (1) |
| 2 | Macdonald Real Estate Group 2105 38th Ave W, Vancouver V6M 1R8 P: 604-263-1911 F: 604-266-3514 macrealty.com |
Lynn Hsu | Lynn Hsu, CEO, Dan Scarrow, president | Residential sales, commercial sales and leasing, property management, strata management, project marketing, relocation | 1944 | N/A | 1,100 (2) 1,100 (2) |
| 3 | SimpeQ Care Inc 1221 Lonsdale Ave Suite 200, North Vancouver V7M 2H5 P: 604-988-3103 F: 604-988-3105 simpeq.ca |
Gerry Clayford-Beckie | Gerry Clayford-Beckie, owner/director | Staffing, management and education at seniors facilities and at long-term care and assisted-living sites | 2003 | N/A | 727 715 |
| 4 | Purdys Chocolatier 8330 Chester St, Vancouver V5X 3Y7 P: 604-454-2777 F: 604-301-4402 purdys.com |
Karen Flavelle | Karen Flavelle, CEO | Chocolates, nuts, ice cream and seasonal gifts | 1907 | N/A | 682 583 |
| 5 | CEFA 1930 Pandora St Suite 308, Vancouver V5L 0C7 P: 778-522-2332 F: NP cefa.ca |
Natacha V Belm | Natacha Beim, founder and CEO |
Private schools for children ages one to five, with a world-renowned exclusive curriculum featuring STEM, art, music, yoga, dance, academics and play | 1996 | N/A | 670 604 |
| 6 | Tours and Travel Ltd (dba Travel Best Bets) 3011 Underhill Ave Suite 201, Burnaby V5A 3C2 P: 604-669-6607 F: 604-669-5336 travelbestbets.com |
Claire Newell | Claire Newell, president and owner | Travel services | 1993 | N/A | 220 148 |
| 7 | Herbaland Naturals Inc 13330 Maycrest Way, Richmond V6V 2J7 P: 604-284-5050 F: 604-285-0606 herbaland.com |
Aisha Yang 50% Musharaf Syed 50% |
Musharaf Syed, co-founder and CEO, Aisha Yang, co-founder, sales and marketing director | Manufacturing and distribution of healthy nutritional gummies worldwide | 2009 | N/A | 120 110 |
| 8 | 1260 Shoppers Row Suite 150, Campbell River V9W 2C8 P: 250-287-9898 F: 250-287-9838 discoverycommunitycollege.com |
Lois McNestry | Lois McNestry, president, John McNestry, vice-president | Post-secondary adult education | 1999 | N/A | 111 112 |
| 9 | Importers 1340 Hastings St E, Vancouver V5L 1S3 P: 604-253-3022 F: 604-255-4345 gourmetwarehouse.ca, continentalimporters.ca |
Caren McSherry | Caren McSherry, founder and president | Gourmet food, housewares, gift basket services, food service distribution and specialty import |
1998 | N/A | 74 73 |
| 10 | Nana’s Kitchen & Hot Sauce Ltd 8125 130 St Suite 12, Surrey V3W 7X4 P: 604-572-6202 F: 604-572-6275 yournanaskitchen.com |
Shelina Mawani (100%) | Shelina Mawani, president and co-founder | Convenient comfort food for global tastes | 2000 | N/A | 62 60 |
| 11 | Globalme Localization Inc 1008 Homer St Suite 310, Vancouver V6B 2X1 P: 855-438-5106 F: NP globalme.net |
Subsidiary of Summa Linguae Technologies | Emre Akkas, chief technologist, Hanna Golota, chief operating officer | Localization, testing and usability evaluation services for apps, websites, speech-recognition and wearable devices | 2009 | N/A | 60 59 |
| 12 | Kryton International Inc 1645 Kent Ave E, Vancouver V5P 2S8 P: 604-324-8280 F: 604-324-8899 kryton.com |
Kari Yuers | Kari Yuers, president and CEO, Kevin Yuers, vice-president, product development | Manufacturer and distributor of smart concrete solutions for waterproofing, durability and monitoring in concrete construction | 1973 | N/A | 53 52 |
| 13 | McNeill Nakamoto Recruitment Group 860 Homer St Suite 407, Vancouver V6B 2W5 P: 604-662-8967 F: 604-662-8927 mcnak.com |
Cheryl Nakamoto (50%) | Cheryl Nakamoto, president and managing partner | Permanent placement of positions from management to administrative, temporary, contracting and payroll placement | 1996 | N/A | 50 50 |
| 14 | Mustel Group 1505 2nd Ave W Suite 402, Vancouver V6H 3Y4 P: 604-733-4213 F: 604-733-5221 mustelgroup.com |
Evi Mustel | Evi Mustel, president | Qualitative (focus groups, in-depth interviews), quantitative (phone, on-site, web, mail) and B.C. and Metro Vancouver omnibus surveys | 1980 | N/A | 35 65 |
| 15 | 2190 West Railway St Suite 300, Abbotsford V2S 2E2 P: 604-854-1201 F: 604-854-1204 quantumproperties.ca |
Diane Delves 100% | Diane Delves, president and CEO | Real estate developer and builder | 2000 | N/A | 25 30 |
| 16 | Parissa Laboratories Inc 2400 Dollarton Hwy, North Vancouver V7H 0B3 P: 604-986-9974 F: 604-986-1872 parissa.com |
Azar Besharat-Moayeri (32%), Maryam Moayeri (24%) | Fardad Moayeri, vice-president, Azar Moayeri, CFO, Maryam Moayeri, vice-president | Manufacturing, distribution, export and import | 1991 | N/A | 21 21 |
| 17 | Image Group Inc 34 2nd Ave W, Vancouver V5Y 1B3 P: 604-873-3333 F: 604-873-4996 imagegroupinc.ca |
Laura Hansen | Laura Hansen, president | Logoed merchandise, promotional products | 1992 | N/A | 20 20 |
| 18 | Granville St Suite 1251, Vancouver V6C 1T2 P: 604-562-8242 F: 604-738-6468 kimbodesign.ca |
Gwen Kim Pickett | Kim Pickett, principal and creative director | Branding and design, integrated communications and marketing for web and print | 2001 | N/A | 10 7 |
| 19 | Stag’s Hollow Winery and Vineyard Ltd 2237 Sun Valley Way, Okanagan Falls V0H 1R2 P: 250-497-6162 F: 250-497-6152 stagshollowwinery.com |
Yu Ting Liu | Erin Korpisto, sales and marketing manager | Wine | 1996 | N/A | 10 9 |
| 20 | Choice Products 11871 Horseshoe Way Suite 2133, Richmond V7A 5H5 P: 604-275-9221 F: 604-275-9223 motherschoiceproducts.com |
Sandra Hass | Sandra Hass, president and CEO, Monique Langlois, finance and administration manager, Kyle Hass, vice-president | Distributor of medical and consumer-based products in the maternity, post-partum, breastfeeding and incontinence markets. Products lines include Ameda Breastfeeding, TensCare, PumpEase hands free bras, Dimpleskins Naturals and more. Many lines are Canadian, including some made in B.C. | 1994 | N/A | 9 11 |
Source: Interviews with above companies and/or BIV research. Other companies may have ranked but did not
respond to information requests by deadline. NP Not provided
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