Leadership Team

AJ is a creative based in Canada. She continues her freelance journey in media while balancing her passion for entrepreneurship and content.
AJ Varela

AJ is a creative based in Canada. She continues her freelance journey in media while balancing her passion for entrepreneurship and content creation. She is one of BBK Network’s Video Specialists.

Jorelle is a Canadian born Filipino from Vancouver. His dream is to be the show runner of his very own animated TV show.
Jorelle Almeda


Ana is passionate about empowering today's youth to become tomorrow's leaders! She has a background in International Law and Psychology.
Ana Tiruta

Ana is passionate about empowering today’s youth to become tomorrow’s leaders! She has a background in International Law, as well as Psychology. Her favourite activities include cooking and uploading recipes onto her food blog, hiking, and being around her loved ones (and dog).

Ivy is a recent graduate who is ready to design! She feels proud being able to spread meaningful information through designs.
Ivy Wang

Ivy is a recent graduate who is ready to design! She feels proud being able to spread meaningful information through designs. When she is not designing, she enjoys hiking and trying out local restaurants.

Stephanie is a self-taught character and concept artist residing in Vancouver, Canada, who started drawing portraits in her youth.
Stephanie Moscone

Stephanie is a self-taught character and concept artist residing in Vancouver, Canada. Having started with drawing portraits in her youth, she developed her skills by studying surrealist artists in high school, such as Margaret Keane, Salvador Dali, and Reneé Magritte. Afterward, once figuring out which topics in illustration she wanted to focus on, Stephanie started looking at comic and cartooning artists who have had a heavy influence on her work. When not drawing, she’s either writing various fan fictions, attempting new dinner recipes, or binging on 20th-century comedy shows.

A recent graduate from the University of British Columbia, Rebecca holds a Bachelor's degree in Anthropology.
Rebecca Patterson


Leah Coss has owned numerous businesses in manufacturing & finance as well as being a Franchise Development Consultant for over 9 years in assorted industries. She is a published author & speaker on automation, eliminating skill obsolescence & reducing turnover in the workplace, skills labour gap. She is also an advocate for education and the Co-Founder & CEO of The Fuel Academy.
Board of Directors

Joe Deobald is the Founder of Full Frame Marketing, Franchise owner of Code Ninjas, and the Entrepreneur in Residence at Left Technologies.
Joe Deobald

Joe Deobald is the Founder of Full Frame Marketing, Franchise owner of Code Ninjas, and the Entrepreneur in Residence at Left Technologies. He sits on the board for the Women’s Collaborative Hub and is the digital creative director for TEDx Vancouver. Joe has written articles on empathetic leadership for publication in Forbes magazine, spoken at numerous regional conferences, and has helped numerous companies develop award-winning cultures.

Archana is an entrepreneurial leader who has steered many organizations to new levels of performance and business growth.
Archana Samtani Singhania

Archana is an entrepreneurial leader who has steered many organizations to new levels of performance and business growth. She has navigated through all phases of enterprise initiatives – building new programs, reshaping and rolling out processes, and working shoulder to shoulder with executives and employees for seamless implementation and adoption.

Victor joins Build a Biz Kids sharing in its vision to develop the skills and talent children will need for our connected future.
Victor Gelano

Victor joins Build a Biz Kids sharing in its vision to develop the skills and talent children will need for our connected future. He brings with him a wealth of experience from the Real Estate Development and Hospitality industries. His career has taken him to Europe, Oceania, Asia, The Middle East and North America where he has held several leadership positions that uniquely combine business proficiency with genuine concern for customers and the team.

Victoria Petriw is the VP of Operations at WiderFunnel, and Co-Founder of Port Moody & Co. a lifestyle brand that connects the Port Moody community and promotes the incredible people and places of the area. She is an SFU grad in Human Geography, specializing in Urban Studies, and completed all the experiential programs the faculty had to offer.

Braden comes to us from working as a Program Director & Project Manager for over 10 years at the YWCA, a large nonprofit association in Vancouver, BC as well as co-owning a podcasting business, Amplifyou. Braden is also the Co-Founder of The Fuel Academy and professional High-Fiver to Kids.

Leah Coss has owned numerous businesses in manufacturing & finance as well as being a Franchise Development Consultant for over 9 years in assorted industries. She is a published author & speaker on automation, eliminating skill obsolescence & reducing turnover in the workplace, skills labour gap. She is also an advocate for education and the Co-Founder & CEO of The Fuel Academy.