Candice Faktor

An innovator and strategist in the Canadian online media industry, Candice is passionate about where the web is headed. Most recently, she has distinguished herself as founder of OurFaves.com, a site which harnesses the power of user-generated content, city search and social networking, allowing users to share and discover local favourites on a city-wide scale. Since its launch in May 2007, traffic has grown tremendously and the site is planned to launch in other cities across North America.

Candice also holds the post of GM of toronto.com – one of Torstar Digital’s most prominent and highly trafficked consumer websites.

Candice was instrumental in the 2005 creation of Torstar Digital, the digital arm of Torstar Media Group. There, in her previous position as Director, Strategy and Corporate Development, she played a key role in the foundation of several start-up ventures and partnerships including Olive Canada Network, which has become one of Canada’s most successful premium online ad networks.

Before joining Torstar, Candice spent four years with the Monitor Group, a top tier strategy consulting firm, acting as consultant to a range of international organizations.