Kryton has once again earned recognition from Business in Vancouver’s 2022 list of biggest British Columbia businesses owned by women. The company has made the list for several years now, moving up in ranking year after year. It’s a trend that has persisted despite the economic climate, with the most recent ranking placing Kryton as the 11th business in this year’s report.
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 | 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 | 1,232 1,150 |
| 2 | TPD 595 Burrard St Suite 1600, Vancouver V7X 1L4 P: 604-685-3530 F: NP tpd.com |
Leslie Meingast (65%), Paul Tournier (35%) | Paul Tournier, president, Leslie Meingast, founder and board chair | Human resources (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 1,150 |
| 3 | 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 | 727 715 |
| 4 | Herbaland Naturals Inc 12340 Horseshoe Way, Richmond V7A4Z1 P: 604-284-5050 F: 604-285-0606 herbaland.ca |
Aisha Yang (50%) Musharaf Syed (50%) |
Musharaf Syed, co-founder, president, Aisha Yang, co-founder, sales and marketing director | Manufacturing and worldwide distribution of healthy nutritional gummies | 2009 | N/A | 250 210 |
| 5 | Jubilee 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 | 245 (1) 200 |
| 6 | Discovery Community College 1260 Shoppers Row Suite 150, Campbell River V9W 2C8 P: 250-287-9898 F: 250-287-9838 discoverycommunitycollege.com |
Lois McNestry | Lois McNestry, president and CEO, John McNestry, vice-president | Post-secondary adult education | 1999 | N/A | 112 114 |
| 7 | The Lazy Gourmet 1545 3rd Ave W, Vancouver V6J 1J8 P: 604-734-2507 F: NP lazygourmet.ca |
Susan Mendelson (majority), Kevin Mazzone | Susan Mendelson, president, Kevin Mazzone, general manager and partner | Caterers | 1979 | N/A | 90 60 |
| 8 | Gourmet Warehouse & Continental 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 | 80 80 |
| 9 | 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 (2) 62 |
| 10 | McNeill Nakamoto Recruitment Group 4111 Hastings St Suite 451, Burnaby V5C 2J3 P: 604-662-8967 F: 604-662-8927 |
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 |
| 11 | 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 |
| 12 | Black Bond Books Book Warehouse 19138 26 Ave Suite 203, Surrey V3Z 3V7 P: 604-536-9782 F: 604-536-3551 blackbondbooks.com |
Cathy Jesson (50%), Mel Jesson (50%) | Catherine Jesson, president, Caitlin Jesson, partner buyer, accounts manager | B.C. largest independent booksellers with six locations around the Lower Mainland | 1963 | N/A | 42 40 |
| 13 | 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 |
| 14 | Quantum Properties Group of Cos 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 | 26 32 |
| 15 | Parissa Laboratories Inc 2400 Dollarton Hwy, North Vancouver V7H 0B3 P: 604-986-9974 F: NP parissa.com |
Azar Besharat-Moayeri (32%), Maryam Moayeri (24%) | Azar Moayeri, CFO, Maryam Moayeri, vice-president and director | Manufacturing, distribution, export and import | 1991 | N/A | 23 30 |
| 16 | The Dupuis Langen Group 13900 Maycrest Way Suite 210, Richmond V6V 2E2 P: 604-270-1142 F: 604-270-3662 dupuislangen.com |
NP | Diane Dupuis, CEO, Anna Nyarady, president | Employee benefits firm | 1985 | N/A | 23 21 |
| 17 | Bob’s Your Uncle Design Ltd (BYU Design) 973 Hastings St E, Vancouver V6A 0H1 P: 604-801-5330 F: 604-801-5332 byudesign.com |
Ada Bonini (50%), Cheryl Broadhead (50%) | Ada Bonini, Cheryl Broadhead, principals | Interior design consultant services | 2003 | N/A | 21 22 |
| 18 | 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 | 21 20 |
| 19 | Euro Solutions Ltd 19720 94A Ave Suite E104, Langley V1M 3B7 P: 604-513-8584 F: NP eurobc.com |
Lada Cervinek (100%) | Lada Cervinek, president | Specializes in quality custom cable assemblies and electro-mechanical work. Supports many different industries in their production needs | 1998 | N/A | 18 21 |
| 20 | Hager Design International Inc 1847 Broadway W Suite 306, Vancouver V6J 1Y6 P: 604-683-7553 F: NP hagerinc.com |
Doris Hager (95%), Zandro Tumaliuan (2.5%), Karl Travis (2.5%) |
Doris Hager, president and principal | Full interior design services including procurement and project management for projects worldwide | 1984 | N/A | 18 15 |
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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