Pathological Stubbornness and Irrational Optimism: Ruth Kelly at TEDxGarneauWomen

Ruth Kelly
is the president and CEO of Venture Publishing Inc., and the publisher and editor-in-chief of the award-winning Alberta Venture and Alberta Oil magazines.

Ruth currently chairs Epcor's Community Essentials Council, which directs Epcor's annual philanthropic activities and serves on the advisory board of the Banff Centre Leadership program. She is president of the Edmonton Business Council for the Visual Arts and founding chair of the Edmonton chapter of the International Women's Forum. In 2013, Ruth is chairing the centennial campaign for the Edmonton Public Library and is vice-chair of the United Way campaign cabinet.

Ruth was recognized as a Global Woman of Vision in 1998, a YWCA Woman of Distinction in the Entrepreneur category in 2003, and was the Allard Chair of Business at MacEwan School of Business in 2005. The Canadian Women in Communications selected Ruth for their 2008 Woman of the Year award, making her the first Albertan to receive this national honour. She received an honorary degree in business from NAIT in 2008. On the occasion of Venture Publishing's 15th anniversary, the Alberta Magazine Publishers Association awarded Ruth with a Lifetime Achievement in Publishing Award. In 2013, Ruth received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for her contributions to Canada. In the same year, Alberta Women Entrepreneurs awarded Ruth with their Celebration of Entrepreneurial Achievement recognition.

Ruth's talk: "Pathological Stubbornness and Irrational Optimism -- Lessons I've learned on my entrepreneurial journey"


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