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Marketing Hall of Legends names inductees

Malcolm Gladwell, Judy Lewis, Deborah Weinstein, Ronnen Harary, Anton Rabie, Ben Varadi and Ron Woodall get the nod.
By Christopher Lombardo
April 29, 2024

Canada’s Marketing Hall of Legends has revealed this year’s Marketing Legends and Marketer-on-the-Rise.

Canada’s newest Marketing Legend inductees are:

  • Malcolm Gladwell (Pushkin Industries co-founder, journalist, author, public speaker and podcaster)
  • Judy Lewis and Deborah Weinstein (Strategic Objectives co-founders and partners)
  • Ronnen Harary, Anton Rabie and Ben Varadi (Spin Master co-founders)
  • Ron Woodall (Palmer Jarvis and DDB Canada former EVP, creative director)

The 2024 Marketer-on-the-Rise award goes to:

  • Tyler and Braden Handley (co-founders of Inkbox, a direct-to-consumer, semi-permanent tattoo brand)

“Marking the 20th anniversary of Canada’s Marketing Hall of Legends, each of this year’s inductees is being recognized for their remarkable leadership achievements and for elevating our industry,” says Santo Ligotti, president of AMA Toronto, the association that runs the awards program. “These extraordinary Canadians are being celebrated to inspire us, share wisdom and ultimately empower new leadership to drive business growth within our community.”

Canada’s Marketing Hall of Legends honours the industry’s most inspiring visionaries, builders and mentors who’ve had tremendous impact on the field of marketing throughout their careers. ​​The Marketer-on-the-Rise award celebrates the next generation of influential marketing leaders in Canada.

The award winners will be honoured and formally inducted by AMA Toronto on May 15.

The inductees were carefully chosen from this year’s nominations by a 13-person selection committee made up of a distinguished and diverse group of marketing experts including past inductees, journalists, media, association heads, and brand and agency leaders. The selection committee was chaired by 2016 Legend inductee Arthur Fleischmann, group CEO, Ogilvy Canada.

“Our 2024 honourees of Canada’s Marketing Hall of Legends represent a broad range of diversity, industry, and capabilities. I love that we recognize entrepreneurialism, technology, and legacy industries,” said Fleischmann.

Since 2004, Canada’s Marketing Hall of Legends has inducted 111 Canadian luminaries.