Jamaican-Canadian entrepreneur Kimesha Walters, CEO of Oasis Integrated Communications, has been awarded the distinguished Mantella Company BIPOC Entrepreneur Grant on the current Girls Empowerment Awards.
Walters obtained CAD$10,000 to assist the expansion of her enterprise, recognizing her achievements in overcoming important challenges and establishing herself as a frontrunner in her subject.
The Canada-wide award celebrates profitable Black, Indigenous, and other people of color (BIPOC) enterprise leaders who’ve damaged by boundaries and roadblocks to achieve credibility and recognition. Walters was one in all three Jamaican-Canadian finalists from a record-breaking pool of 243 candidates. The opposite finalists included Judy Stewart, Founding father of Trèsolz, and Natasha Ferguson, Founder and President of Ethelfox Assemble Group.
“It’s an honour to be chosen because the winner among the many powerhouse entrepreneurs and trailblazers who’re doing unimaginable work and making a optimistic influence throughout Canada,” mentioned Walters in a information launch. “As entrepreneurs, we problem ourselves, battle numerous unseen battles, and push boundaries to chase a dream that typically solely we will see. There’s a sense of aid and exhilaration understanding that others are seeing the work I’ve been placing in.”
Walters, who migrated to Canada in 2018, shared that regardless of her in depth expertise working with main manufacturers like Grace, Hyundai, Microsoft, Pepsi, and Scotiabank, discovering a job in Canada was difficult. That frustration pushed her to launch Oasis Built-in Communications, a strategic communications agency with operations in each Jamaica and Canada. The corporate focuses on serving to manufacturers, entrepreneurs, and executives improve their visibility by content material improvement, model storytelling, public relations, and digital advertising campaigns.
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“Beginning a enterprise that serves different manufacturers was like second nature for me,” Walters defined. “Since 2010, I’ve been operating my Wonderful Prospects charity, offering assets for kids within the rural neighborhood the place I grew up in Jamaica. Right here in Canada, I not too long ago served because the President of the Clarendon Faculty Alumni Affiliation, Toronto Chapter, as a result of I’m all the time scouting alternatives to make a optimistic distinction, whilst I develop my enterprise.”
Oasis Built-in Communications has rapidly constructed a various portfolio of purchasers throughout North America, together with collaborations with AV Communications, a high multicultural advertising company in Toronto that serves main manufacturers like Western Union, BMO Monetary, and L’Oréal. Walters has additionally labored with a number of distinguished manufacturers in Jamaica, together with Charles Candies and the Nationwide Highway Security Council (NRSC) Jamaica.
Sylvia Mantella, Vice President of Advertising, Sponsorship, and Philanthropy on the Mantella Company, praised Walters’ accomplishments. “I’m thrilled to current Kimesha Walters, CEO of Oasis Built-in Communications, as this yr’s winner of the Mantella Company BIPOC Entrepreneur Grant Award with $10,000 to additional her success, recognising her unwavering perseverance, management, and excellent achievements,” mentioned Mantella.
Within the final 4 years, Walters has additionally delivered talking engagements and partnered with quite a few organizations throughout Canada and Jamaica, together with The Canadian Small Enterprise Girls (CSBW), Scotiabank Girls Initiative, and the YWCA Hamilton, the place she was nominated as a Girl of Distinction.
Walters’ success stands as a testomony to her resilience and dedication within the face of adversity, as she continues to encourage and empower others by her entrepreneurial journey.
