Leamington’s Kyra Cole Named 2023 Business Elite Awardee
Business Elite Awards have published their 2023 list of Top 40 Under 40 leaders in Canada, and Leamington-based CEO and entrepreneur Kyra Cole has been named an awardee.
The Top 40 Under 40 by Business Elite Awards is a prestigious award given to top business leaders from around the world.
Cole is the owner and CEO of KLB Consulting, an economic development consulting firm that works with municipalities, First Nation communities, and global brands. KLB Consulting is entering its third year of business and has already brought millions of dollars of funding to its clients. She is also one of the region’s most active experiential tourism development coaches.
Cole is very honoured to have been named a 2023 awardee of Business Elite Awards’ Top 40 Under 40.
“I am grateful for recognition in this industry in which I love to work, and I could not do it without the incredible roster of clients and colleagues that we have the honour of working with on a daily basis” she states. “The work we do is truly in service of others and I’m honoured to be included amongst the list of incredible folks doing great work across the country,” she said.
Prior to starting her own businesses, Cole had already worked in the field of economic development for over a decade, where she learned about the vast financial opportunities that are available, but sometimes inaccessible, to historically excluded people. Creating a business based on equity, inclusion, and diversification of the economic landscape was a key motivator for going into business for herself.
“I believe that regenerative practices are the path forward to achieving equitability, justice, and success in economic development,” says Cole. “This starts with elevating the voices of underrepresented people, which is where I want to focus my work now and in the future.”
Cole will add the award of Top 40 Under 40 to a long list of achievements, including being named one of Ontario’s “Top 10 Economic Development Professionals” by the Economic Developers Council of Ontario.
Award ceremonies will take place in Toronto, Las Vegas, and Paris later this year.
