Anita Agrawal
Newcomers Mentorship and Coaching
Anita Agrawal, MA (Social Anthropology), PgDip. (E-Commerce) is a professor at the School of Business at Centennial College, and the CEO of the multi-award-winning Canadian jewellery manufacturing company, Best Bargains. Anita’s company has been in business for nearly 30 years, with products shipping year-round globally to 20 countries.
As a highly-recognized industry expert, Anita has been interviewed for leading Canadian and international magazines, newspapers and TV, including the Globe and Mail, Profit Magazine, the Toronto Star, Canadian Jeweller, BNN and many, many more.
Anita has served as the President and Vice-President of 8 nonprofit organizations, including serving as the President of the Organization of Women in International Trade (OWIT), Toronto Chapter for 4 years. She has also served as a key business advocate for the $15 and Fairness campaign.
Anita was awarded the Ontario Woman Exporter of the Year award by OWIT in 2012, and chosen in 2013-2014 to be one of twelve Canadian mentees for the Accenture Supplier Diversity Development program.