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Kathy Cheng

Kathy Cheng

Director of Marketing & Business Development

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    President, Redwood Classics Apparel

  • Education

    • The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth

      2016 - 2016
      Tuck Executive Education Building a High-Performing Business

      Building a High-Performing Minority Business, Tuck’s core minority business program, is the ideal business prescription for minority- and Native American–owned companies.This five-day program teaches way to evaluate your company's overall business strategy in the context of rapidly-changing markets. Topics covered include: Diagnosing the strengths and weaknesses of your operations; Analyzing a balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows; Developing an effective… Show more Building a High-Performing Minority Business, Tuck’s core minority business program, is the ideal business prescription for minority- and Native American–owned companies.This five-day program teaches way to evaluate your company's overall business strategy in the context of rapidly-changing markets. Topics covered include: Diagnosing the strengths and weaknesses of your operations; Analyzing a balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows; Developing an effective marketing strategy; Improving your ability to communicate your vision and inspire your team; and strengthening your professional network. Show less

    • Ivey Business School at Western University

      2022 - 2022
      QuantumShift™

      QuantumShift™ annually challenges up to 50 of Canada's most promising entrepreneurs to improve their leadership style, inspire their business partners and maximize their growth opportunities.

    • University of Toronto

      -
      Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)

  • Experience

    • Wing Son Garments Ltd.

      Jan 2000 - Jan 2008
      Director of Marketing & Business Development

    • Redwood Classics Apparel

      Jan 2009 - now
      Founder & President

      Redwood Classics, the in-house brand of WS & Co., is proudly designed & manufactured in Canada, with strict principles in quality & integrity. We value the human touch, strive to preserve the craftsmanship of a well constructed garment and hope you will too.

    • WS & Company Ltd.

      Jan 2013 - now
      President

      WS & Co. Ltd. is a made-in-Canada story. The intricate stitching of our history — from the threads of hard work, expertise and dedication — comes together like a beautiful piece of cloth. We are a proudly Canadian boutique-style garment manufacturer, whose reputation for high-quality, bespoke activewear and quick-turnaround apparel is as big as the country in which we so proudly operate. Take a look at how WS & Co. became one of Canada’s leading manufacturers, providing tailor-made service to clothiers worldwide. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • PPAI® Member

      PPAI - Promotional Products Association International
      Jan 2016

    • WBE, WBE Canada Certified Supplier

      WBE Canada
      Jul 2016

    • MBE, CAMSC Certified Supplier

      CAMSC
      Nov 2014

    • WBE, WEConnect International Certified Supplier

      WEConnect International
      Sept 2016

    • The Advertising Specialty Institute® (ASI®) Certified Supplier

      Advertising Specialty Institute
      Jan 2011

    • PPPC Certified Supplier

      Promotional Product Professionals of Canada (PPPC)
      Mar 2010

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Kathy Cheng
      Innovation Award Women Empowerment Awards Sep 2023 Women Empowerment Awards celebrates the achievements of women entrepreneurs and recognizes empowering leaders in the industry. mentorship, global impact, diversity, equality & inclusivity, community service, rising stars and lifetime achievement.
    • Awarded to Kathy Cheng
      Procurement Business Advocate of the Year Award Canadian Aboriginal and Minority Supplier Council (CAMSC) Sep 2023 Awarded to an individual who acts as a catalyst and is devoted to the promotion of supplier diversity through outreach efforts/activities and is respected by their peers for advocating supplier diversity in Canada.
    • Awarded to Kathy Cheng
      Woman of Distinction Award Ascend Canada May 2022 The Woman of Distinction Award celebrates a woman who has helped advance the careers of other Pan-Asian women, through leadership, sponsorship, and by making a significant contribution to the community.
    • Awarded to Kathy Cheng
      Bay Street Bull Magazine's Women of the Year Bay Street Bull Magazine Nov 2021 From Olympic athletes and tech startup founders to social impact champions and business changemakers, Bay Street Bull's inaugrual Women of the Year List features 37 impressive leaders who are making a difference, both individually and as a collective.
    • Awarded to Kathy Cheng
      Advertising Specialty Institute's 2021 Power 50 List Advertising Specialty Institute™ (ASI) Oct 2021 Advertising Specialty Institute's 2021 Power 50 List recognizes leaders who are driving the promotional products industry forward.
    • Awarded to Kathy Cheng
      2020 Canadian Aboriginal and Minority Supplier Council (CAMSC) Special Recognition Award Canadian Aboriginal and Minority Supplier Council (CAMSC) Nov 2020 The ingural Special Recognition Award was to recognize businesses that pivoted and retooled by CAMSC members during COVID19 to encourage and nurture goodwill in business.
    • Awarded to Kathy Cheng
      WBE Canada's President's Award WBE Canada Nov 2020 WBE Canada's President's Award recognize the significant contributions made by corporations and leaders to the economic advancement of women-owned businesses in Canada and the achievement of Canadian women-owned businesses.
    • Awarded to Kathy Cheng
      2020 Inc. Magazine FemaleFounders 100 Inc. Magazine Oct 2020 Inc.'s Female Founders 100 List honors female entrepreneurs who have improvised, adapted, and made something from nothing. The list featured women who have overcome challenges and lifted those around them while leading impactful organizations.
    • Awarded to Kathy Cheng
      LGBT+ Chamber of Commerce (CGLCC) Supplier Diversity Ambassador of the Year Canadian Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (CGLCC) Jun 2020 This award recognizes the outstanding efforts in raising awareness and support for LGBT+ Supplier Diversity Program in Canada.
    • Awarded to Kathy Cheng
      Class of 2018 Accenture®’s Diverse Supplier Development Program (DSDP) Accenture Mar 2019 Accenture's Diverse Supplier Development Program (DSDP) reflects its commitment to developing and expanding relationships with diverse businesses owned by minorities, women, persons with disabilities, LGBT, veterans, disabled veterans, and service-disabled veterans, and others. The formal 18-month program matches Accenture executive mentors with diverse supplier "protégé" companies to help them grow their businesses.
    • Awarded to Kathy Cheng
      WBE Canada Ambassador 2017 WBE (Women's Business Enterprises) Canada Oct 2017 The WBE Canada Ambassador Award recognizes outstanding leadership to support and promote Supplier Diversity in Canada.
    • Awarded to Kathy Cheng
      WBE Accelerator Award WBE (Women's Business Enterprises) Canada Apr 2017 The WBE Accelerator Awards are presented to businesses who have leveraged supplier diversity to excel in sales expansion, export growth, customer relationships and innovation.
    • Awarded to Kathy Cheng
      Canada 150: Exemplary Canadian Award - 2017 To celebrate, Canada's 150 years of confederationa limited number of special commemorative pins, made from the copper roof of the Parliament Buildings was awarded to constituents in Eglinton-Lawrence who have made the community, and Canada, stronger.
    • Awarded to Kathy Cheng
      ASI's Counselor® 2016 Supplier Woman of Distinction Award The Advertising Specialty Institute® (ASI) Jul 2016 Voted by Advertising Specialty Institute® (ASI) members and editors of ASI's Counselor® magazine, The Supplier Woman of Distinction Award has been given to just over 30 women since 1998. This award is presented to a woman who has made a positive mark in the industry through her business acumen and leadership abilities.The winners represent the top entrepreneurs, small-business leaders and CEOs in the $22 billion advertising specialty industry.
    • Awarded to Kathy Cheng
      Supplier of the Year Canadian Aboriginal & Minority Supplier Council (CAMSC) Oct 2015 CAMSC's Business Achievement Awards celebrate the innvoatitve talents and accomplishments of successful Aboriginal and Minority-owned businesses, and the corporations that are leading the way with their supplier diversity programs. CAMSC is associated with the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC).
    • Awarded to Kathy Cheng
      #1 Rank in Counselor® Magazine’s 2015 Hot 25 List The Advertising Specialty Institute® May 2015 The Advertising Specialty Institute® (ASI) Counselor's Hot 25 is a shortlist of ad specialty professionals who trail-blaze and innovate in the promotional products industry.
    • Awarded to Kathy Cheng
      Woman Exporter of the Year Award Organization of Women in International Trade (OWIT Toronto) May 2015 The Woman Exporter of the Year Award honors an outstanding woman entrepreneur who, through her exporting endeavors, is advancing women and the image of Canadian business women in the international community.
    • Awarded to Kathy Cheng
      Bold Thinker Honouree Junior Achievement of Central Ontario (JACO) Apr 2015 Annually recognizing three (3) Bold Thinker Honourees, each Honouree were business leaders who innovated, are passionate and were willing to take risks. Each of the 2015 Honourees have experienced tremendous success because of their tenacity, creativity and ability to think big.
    • Awarded to Kathy Cheng
      Class of 2014, EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women™ EY Nov 2014 The EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women™ Program is an annual North American competition and executive leadership program that identifies a select group of high-potential women entrepreneurs whose businesses show real potential to scale.
    • Awarded to Kathy Cheng
      Canada’s Most Powerful Women: TOP 100 WXN (Women's Executive Network) Dec 2013 WXN's Top 100 celebrates and highlight the professional achievements of women across the country in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors. As of today, WXN has honoured 728 of Canada’s most powerful women.
    • Awarded to Kathy Cheng
      2012 Momentum Award Recipient PPPC Inc. (Promotional Product Professionals of Canada Inc.) Nov 2012 The PPPC Momentum Award was established to recognize the industry's unique, dynamic leaders that continue to demonstrate the initiative and skill required to propel the Promotional Product industry forward. The seven recipients, selected from thousands of industry professionals, were recognized as driven and creative, ultimately making a difference in the promotional product industry.