The judging panel has just been announced for the Open Category. We are proud to welcome Beth Norton, Arthur Salzer, Martin Vanzon and Tom Mcleod.

Beth Norton

Beth Norton

Owner - Specs on Pearl

Beth Norton is the owner of Specs on Pearl in beautiful downtown Burlington. She has been an optician for over 20 years and opened her own optical boutique 13 years ago. Specs on Pearl offers the most amazing selection of unique and fabulous glasses and sunglasses. The team of Opticians will help you find the best new you.

Visit Specs Pearl at http://www.specsonpearl.com

Arthur Salzer

Arthur Salzer

Chief Executive Officer & Chief Investment Officer, Northland Wealth Management

Arthur C. Salzer, Chief Executive Officer & Chief Investment Officer of Northland Wealth Management, has more than 22 years of investment experience. As CEO, Arthur is the firm’s chief visionary – developing and implementing the firm’s strategic plan as well as overseeing all of the day-to-day operations and open source investment platform of the company. Arthur also advises many of the firm’s largest and most complex clients.

Martin van Zon

Martin van Zon

President, Interkom

Martin van Zon brought his entrepreneurial spirit to Canada and founded Interkom in 1981, an award winning smart marketing, brand innovation and more recently a fundraising consultancy. Under Martin’s leadership, Interkom became one of Canada’s top-50 marketing and advertising consultancies. Martin is the architect of many successful branding, strategic marketing, business growth, fundraising, and public relations campaigns. He has provided his expertise to clients in not-for-profit organizations, regional and municipal sectors, public transit services, economic development, arts & culture sector, business and consumer brands, and life sciences industry.

Martin has served as a director of Board of Governors of Mohawk College; was the president of Canadian Netherlands Business and Professional Association (CNBPA), a member of The Executive Committee Canada (TEC), a founding Board member of Halton Industry Education Council, and an award judge of the Marketing Awards Committee of Economic Developers Council of Ontario (EDCO).