{"id":8059,"date":"2024-11-27T11:08:18","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T16:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/?post_type=cu_event&#038;p=8059"},"modified":"2025-03-03T14:16:40","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T19:16:40","slug":"holiday-celebration-wipebook-story-growth-beyond-challenges","status":"publish","type":"cu_event","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/event\/holiday-celebration-wipebook-story-growth-beyond-challenges\/","title":{"rendered":"Holiday Celebration &#038; Wipebook Story &#8211; Growth Beyond Challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"mb-6 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated md:mb-12\">\n    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 pb-5 after:w-10 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px\">\n        \n    <\/h1>\n    \n        <\/header>\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    <div class=\"cu-buttongroup cu-component-updated flex flex-wrap md:flex-1 gap-3 md:gap-5 justify-start\">\n                                                                        <\/div>\n    \n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/d3a091f74a8d7abab4445fff3\/images\/a5cea154-9a97-d2e8-0bf5-0fb8fc168619.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Featuring Frank Bouchard, Co-Founder of Wipebook<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong> Tuesday, December 10, 2024 | <strong>Time:<\/strong> 6:00 PM &#8211; 9:00 PM<br>\n<strong>Location:<\/strong> East India Company Restaurant &amp; Conference Centre, Ottawa<br>\n1993 Robertson Road, Nepean, Ottawa, Ontario (Bells Corners)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Celebrate the end of 2024 with an inspiring evening featuring Frank Bouchard, co-founder of Wipebook. Frank will share the company\u2019s journey of resilience, innovation, and transformation\u2014from a student startup to a global business success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Schedule:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>6:00 PM &#8211; 7:00 PM:<\/strong> Registration &amp; Networking<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>7:00 PM &#8211; 8:00 PM:<\/strong> Speaker Presentation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>8:00 PM &#8211; 9:00 PM:<\/strong> Buffet Dinner &amp; Networking<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t miss this opportunity to connect, learn, and toast to the year\u2019s achievements!&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more details, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/events.tie.org\/10dec2024\">https:\/\/events.tie.org\/10dec2024<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wipebook began as a humble idea at the University of Ottawa but faced significant challenges, including years of stagnant growth. Through innovation, data-driven decisions, and a bold pivot from B2C to B2B markets, the company scaled new heights, achieving sales across North America, Europe, Australia, and South America. Frank\u2019s story is a testament to resilience, strategic thinking, and adaptability in overcoming challenges and growing a business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Celebrate the holiday season with us while connecting with like-minded entrepreneurs and raising a toast to another successful year!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"about-our-speaker-frank-bouchard\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Our Speaker: Frank Bouchard<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Frank Bouchard is an award-winning entrepreneur, educator, and innovator. As the co-founder of Wipebook, he has blended sustainability with innovation since 2013, earning accolades such as Canada\u2019s Future Leaders by <em>Maclean&#8217;s<\/em> (2014), the Manning Innovation Award (2016), and the Forty Under 40 Award by the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Frank\u2019s professional contributions extend beyond entrepreneurship to include leadership as the Executive Director at Fresh Founders and academic roles as a Part-Time Professor at the University of Ottawa. His academic credentials include a Master of Engineering in Engineering Management and a Bachelor of Applied Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, both from the University of Ottawa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"cu_event_type":[75],"cu_event_audience":[],"class_list":["post-8059","cu_event","type-cu_event","status-publish","hentry","cu_event_type-community-events"],"acf":{"cu_event_start_date":"2024-12-10T18:00:00","cu_event_end_date":"2024-12-10T00:00:00","cu_event_location_type":"in-person","cu_event_meeting_address_type":"on-campus","cu_building":false,"cu_event_meeting_room":"","cu_event_meeting_address_full":null,"cu_event_virtual_type":"tbd","cu_event_virtual_meeting_link":"","cu_post_thumbnail":false,"cu_event_cost":"$35","cu_event_registration":"","cu_event_secondary_button":"","cu_event_contact_name":"","cu_event_email":"","cu_event_phone":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event\/8059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cu_event"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event\/8059\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8062,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event\/8059\/revisions\/8062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cu_event_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event_type?post=8059"},{"taxonomy":"cu_event_audience","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event_audience?post=8059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}