Kelsey Ramsden

Early life and education

Ramsden was born in 1976 in Kelowna, British Columbia. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Victoria. She went on to do her MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario in 2002. Upon graduation, she received the MBAA Outstanding Contribution Award, an award for which she was nominated by her classmates.

Business career

In 2005, Ramsden founded Tallus Ridge Development, a residential project management company in Kelowna, British Columbia.

In 2012, she founded SparkPlay, a children’s monthly subscription service based in London, Ontario. As of 2017, the website is inactive. In 2005, Ramsden became the President of Belvedere Place Development, a civil construction firm based in Kelowna, British Columbia.

As of 2013, Ramsden was a member of the Entrepreneurship Advisory Council at the Richard Ivey School of Business. She wrote contributions for Huffington Post between 2013 and 2015. Ramsden sits on the Richard Branson Centre for Entrepreneurship as a Mentor.

Awards and recognition

In 2010, ramsden was ranked among Top 25 under 35 by Canadian Business Magazine.

Ramsden has been ranked 1st in PROFIT Magazine’s W100 ranking of Canada's Top Female Entrepreneurs in 2012 & 2013. She was featured in Profit's W100 November 2013 issue with an article: "The Time-Management Secrets of Canada's Top Female Entrepreneur." In 2011, she was ranked 12th in PROFIT Magazine's W100 ranking.

In November 2013, Ramsden was recognized as one of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneurial Winning Women. She was one of two Canadian entrepreneurs recognized for this award.

Ramsden became a part of Dell Women's Entrepreneur Network in March 2014. She is ranked among the top 200 women entrepreneur's globally.