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National Post
05-08-2025
- Business
- National Post
17th Annual Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards, Presented by Western Union
Article content Celebrating the story of Canada by sharing the journeys of immigrants including notable food entrepreneurs, a TikTok star, an artistic director, community leaders, innovative scientists and more Article content TORONTO — With nation-building and Canadian pride on people's minds across the country, we can't forget that the story of Canada includes the individual stories of immigrants who have helped build this nation. For the 17th year, Canadian Immigrant, with the support of presenting sponsor Western Union, is recognizing and celebrating these nation builders with the Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards of 2025. Article content The Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards, also supported by COSTI and Edward Jones, is the first and only national awards program celebrating immigrant success stories from coast to coast, serving as role models for other newcomers choosing Canada as their new home. Article content This year's Top 25 will join an inspirational list of past recipients who are community, culture, scientific and business leaders. This year's list includes a founder of one of Canada's most celebrated breakfast cereal companies, the founder of a popular Mediterranean fast casual chain, a TikTok influencer, a dancer and artistic director, a billionaire investor, scientific and STEM innovators, as well as community champions working tirelessly to uplift others. Article content 'We are so proud to announce the recipients in the 17th annual Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards, in partnership with Western Union,' said Sanjay Agnihotri, Publisher of Canadian Immigrant. 'Sharing their stories is sharing the story of Canada — a nation built by brave individuals who leave everything they know behind to start fresh in a new land — and make it better as a result of their hard work and determination. We, at Canadian Immigrant magazine, are honoured to be a platform to celebrate their efforts and impact. Congratulations to all of this year's recipients.' Article content 'Throughout our 175-year long history, one thing has never changed: connecting people with their families and loved ones wherever they may be, */and enabling them to build better lives. This mission is particularly resonant here in Canada, where the diversity of our communities is one of our key strengths,' said Carl Pierce, Head of Canada for Western Union. 'We are proud then to sponsor these prestigious awards, pay tribute to the contributions made by those that call our country their new home and support them as they seek to fulfil their aspirations.' Article content Among the Top 25, we have again selected one winner as our Youth Award recipient, and one as our Entrepreneur Award winner. Ukrainian-born Andrian Makhnachov, 22, a social media start documenting his life as a newcomer, is the Youth Award recipient. Sam Osmow, founder of Osmow's restaurant chain, is this year's Entrepreneur Award recipient, presented by COSTI. Article content This year, Edward Jones has come on board to sponsor a new award to celebrate a professional from among the Top 25 who exemplifies leadership and impact. The Leadership Award goes to Simone Le Gendre. Article content The Top 25 Canadian Immigrants of 2025 were chosen after an extensive nomination, judging, shortlisting and public online voting process. Hundreds of nominations were received from which 75 finalists were shortlisted by a diverse judging panel of past winners. More than 50,000 online votes were cast at The 25 recipients were chosen based on a combination of votes and judges' merit scores. Article content Recipients are now being featured online at and in the August edition of Canadian Immigrant magazine. Article content About Canadian Immigrant Article content Canadian Immigrant is a national multimedia platform to help immigrants succeed in Canada, with content, resources and events on careers, education and settlement. The brand is the producer of the cross-country Canadian Immigrant Fairs, IEP career path Web Conference Series, and the Frist Generation podcast on the Torstar Podcast Network. Canadian Immigrant is a division of Metroland Media Group, a dynamic media company with leading community and daily news sites, as well as innovative websites including and Learn more at Article content . Article content About Western Union Article content Western Union is a global leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement and payments. Western Union's platform provides seamless cross-border flows and its leading global financial network bridges more than 200 countries and territories and over 130 currencies. We connect businesses, financial institutions, governments, and consumers through one of the world's widest reaching networks, accessing billions of bank accounts, millions of digital wallets and cards, and approximately 600,000 retail locations. Western Union connects the world to bring boundless possibilities within reach. Article content About COSTI Article content Meeting the needs of a diverse society since 1952, COSTI is a community-based diverse social impact agency providing employment, educational, settlement and social services to all immigrant communities, new Canadians, and individuals in need of assistance. COSTI strives to be a leader in community service by using a client-focused, proactive, and innovative approach in planning, developing, and delivering services. Our programs ensure that regardless of language or cultural barriers, people communities are able to access information, use their existing skills and learn new ones that accelerate their ability to engage broadly and deeply in all aspects of Canadian society. Operating from 18 locations in Toronto, York Region and the Region of Peel, COSTI provides services in more than 60 languages. We help over 39,000 individuals receive assistance. Article content About Edward Jones Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content Contacts Article content Canadian Immigrant Article content Article content Laura Jackman, 647-212-0549 Article content
Forbes
04-06-2025
- Business
- Forbes
7 Ways To Repurpose Content Into LinkedIn Gold
7 ways to repurpose content into LinkedIn gold You're already sitting on awesome LinkedIn content, you're just not using it right. When everyone else seems to put together the perfect hooks and inspiring posts, you're comparing your blank page and that last update that went nowhere. It doesn't have to be like this. Your notes, emails, client calls, and past work contain hit posts waiting to happen. Business owners burn hours making content from scratch when they could turn existing material into attention-grabbing LinkedIn posts that attract their ideal clients. I spent 18 months doubling down on LinkedIn, learning from LinkedIn influencers and I quadrupled my following. Now I have a system. I'm sharing that system with you. Let's take you beyond your current LinkedIn account to one that wins you followers, fans and business opportunities. Maximize your presence without adding extra hours to your schedule. Good LinkedIn posts explain, inspire and make your followers grateful they read. The post hits your dream customer right in the feels. They reciprocate by liking, saving and sharing. They get in touch with you to find out more. Your existing work contains wisdom your audience needs right now. Great sentences become hooks that stop the scroll. Client success stories transform into case studies that prove your expertise. Your methods become educational posts that position you as the expert. You don't need new ideas. Client calls contain your best material. The questions they ask repeatedly, breakthrough moments, and analogies you create on the fly showcase your expertise in action. Recording calls (with permission) gives you call transcripts. A content goldmine you can tap for months. Capture those questions clients ask in their exact words, and use them as hooks for new posts. Use your answers to give value as bullet points in your post. Notice which challenges come up consistently across different calls. Pay attention to the examples and metaphors that make concepts instantly land. Leveraging client sessions turns private insights into public authority. Your sent folder holds dozens of LinkedIn posts disguised as email responses. Those detailed replies where you solved specific problems contain ready-made content that demonstrates your expertise while addressing real challenges your audience faces. Posts that solve specific problems receive higher engagement rates than generic motivation, because people go to LinkedIn to learn. Your email responses already contain solutions framed in language your audience understands perfectly. Pull these solutions out and package them as standalone posts that serve a wider audience while showcasing your problem-solving abilities. That 20-slide deck you created last month contains at least five LinkedIn posts. Break down your presentations into single-concept updates that build on each other, creating a content series that establishes your authority on a topic your audience cares about. Extract your best slides and transform each into a focused post that delivers one key insight each time. Use an AI tool like Napkin to create quick graphics to accompany the info. Build genuine connection on LinkedIn by packaging expertise in digestible chunks they can implement immediately. Your client wins provide perfect LinkedIn content without requiring new creation. These transformation stories prove your methods work while showing potential clients exactly what's possible when they work with you. Always get permission or anonymize details completely, of course. Begin the post with their specific challenges (a hook could be, 'she was $75k in debt' or 'he was 100lbs overweight'), then walk through the exact steps that created change, and finish with measurable results they achieved. People connect with stories more than abstract claims. Your signature approach or methods contain multiple LinkedIn posts waiting to be shared. Break down your frameworks into educational content that showcases your expertise without giving everything away. The methods you use daily can become a series that positions you as a thought leader in your field. Take your proven process and share one component each week with examples of it working in real situations. Use a hook like, 'I've worked with [number] [dream client title]' followed up with, 'here's how I help them [challenge they have]' This approach delivers immediate value while demonstrating what happens when working with you directly. Your experience contains more valuable content than you realize. Using what you've already created beats starting from scratch every time. Turn client calls, email responses and presentations into posts. Share success stories and repurpose your signature methods. Stop trying to create perfect content and start sharing your actual expertise. Your audience wants your insights. Access my personal brand prompt playbook to level up online in simple steps.
