So we’ve had extraordinary organic growth. I think this year we will be the 12th time we’re on the Profit 100 list, meaning that we’ve had overall growth over a three-year period in the top 100 companies in Canada. Where do you see your business scaling from here in terms of the services and industries that you currently offer financing for? And now we have 15,000 locations across Canada where we offer financing. I just happened to start at the beginning of that and started a company to finance medical procedures, and then it really escalated through that cosmetic boom and then into dentistry and veterinary procedures and home improvement. I did not know there would be a cosmetic enhancement boom, I don’t think anybody would know that. This has all become a big boom since I started 21 years ago, and we happened to be financing it. People would never admit they had breast implants. This was in 1996, before Botox and laser hair removal and hair transplants were well-known. And I happened to start it at the beginning of the cosmetic enhancement boom. And I started the company to facilitate where we would need to get financing for what would become a two-tiered medical system. They were saying (Canada was) going to go to a two-tiered medical system. These were all people that billed privately. Thanks for doing your research! It was initially Medicard-my family were all doctors, all specialists. She’s not just saying “OK, I’m a singer and I’m going to leave it at that.” The same holds for business-what stops us from being as big and reaching the stars?Ĭan you tell us about the inspiration for iFinance Canada, from beginning in 1996 as Medicard and then later rebranding? Nor does it stop her from being a dancer, or any of the things that she does in her career. She is an actress, but that doesn’t stop her from being the judge on a television show. Look at someone like Jennifer Lopez, just as an example. Someone will say to me, “How do you get this all done?”, and I think, “Measured against what?” If you’re thinking about your life, what stops you from doing more and more? It’s because we set limitations and expectations on ourselves to reach a certain level, and we don’t think beyond that. If you could pass on one big message to other women thinking of starting their own companies, what would that be? Interbrand Canada Managing Director Carolyn Ray chatted with Kaplan to learn iFinance Canada’s story, its next steps, and Kaplan’s advice on how to present an authentic, consistent brand.Īnn, with so many accomplishments, including being named RBC’s Canadian female entrepreneur of the year in 2015, you are an incredible role model for women in business. Kaplan has also hosted television shows including Global’s NYtv, a Canada-wide television show featuring cosmetic medical procedures and makeovers, and CosmedicTv. An award-winning businesswoman, speaker, and media personality, Ms. Ann Kaplan is the CEO and President of consumer finance company iFinance Canada Inc., the parent company to Medicard, Petcard and Dentalcard, that offers loans for any number of daily needs.
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