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Year
01
Wednesday
1969
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Born
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Thursday
1970
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Life with Mama begins
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Tuesday
1980
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Moved in with biological mother
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Friday
1982
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Kicked out of home and lived on his own
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Tuesday
1985
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Immigrated to Canada
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Sunday
1989
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Received Canadian Citizenship
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01
Tuesday
1991
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Met Christine
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01
Wednesday
1992
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Married Christine
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01
Sunday
1995
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Darian born
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01
Wednesday
1997
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Brentyn born
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Thursday
1998
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Keana born
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01
Wednesday
2003
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Founded Kingsdale Advisors
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01
Saturday
2005
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Skyla born
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Thursday
2009
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Received Ernst and Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award
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Friday
2010
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Broghan born
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01
Wednesday
2014
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Established KSS HoldCo (rebranded to WeShall Investments)
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01
Thursday
2015
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Received Vice Chancellor’s Award from the University of West Indies
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01
Sunday
2017
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Received Honorary Doctorate from the University of West Indies
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01
Wednesday
2020
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Received AfroGlobal Television Excellence Award
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01
Wednesday
2020
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Received Communicator of the Year from the International Association of Business Communicators, Toronto
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03
Friday
2020
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Listed as 50 most influential Torontonians by Toronto Life
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Wednesday
2020
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Founder & Chairman, The BlackNorth Initiative
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01
Friday
2021
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First Black Dragon to appear on CBC’s Dragons’ Den
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Friday
2021
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Received Honorary Doctorate from the University of Ottawa
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Friday
2021
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Received Global Citizens Award from the United Nations Association Canada
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Friday
2021
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Received Social Impact Award from the Toronto Black Film Festival
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Friday
2021
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Received Lifetime Achievement Award from the Ontario Chamber of Commerce Business Achievement Awards
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Friday
2021
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Received Honorary Doctorate from Toronto Metropolitan University
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Friday
2021
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Listed as Canada’s 50 most powerful people by Maclean’s The Power List
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Saturday
2022
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Listed as Canada’s 50 most powerful people by Maclean’s The Power List
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Saturday
2022
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Received Canadian Business Leader of the Year from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce
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Saturday
2022
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Received Honorary Doctorate from Queen’s University
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Tuesday
2022
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Received Medal of Distinction from Huron University
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Tuesday
2022
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Wrote a best-selling memoir ‘No Bootstraps When You’re Barefoot’
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Sunday
2023
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Rebranded KSS HoldCo to WeShall Investments
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02
Monday
2023
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Received Global Black Coalition, Success, Legacy, and Empowerment Award
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Wednesday
2023
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Received Honorary Doctorate from the University of Toronto
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05
Thursday
2023
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Received Volunteer Award from Toronto Metropolitan University
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Monday
2023
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Received Honorary Doctorate from York University
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04
Saturday
2023
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Received Peace Patron Award from the Mosaic Institute
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Monday
2023
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Listed among the top 3 finalists for the National Business Book Award
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Friday
2024
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Top 40ish larger than life personalities who shaped Bay Street over four decades
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Sunday
2024
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Nation Builder of the Year award by Empire Club of Canada
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Monday
2024
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Knighthood of The Royal Order of Constantine the Great and Saint Helen
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2024