TORONTO, ON \u2013 December 1, 2011 \u2013 <\/strong>Today, the Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) announced that Vivian Prokop, chief executive officer, has once again been awarded the Trailblazer and Trendsetter award among Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100\u2122 by the Women\u2019s Executive Network (WXN).<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Canada\u2019s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Awards is Canada\u2019s most recognizable Award for the country\u2019s highest achieving female leaders in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors. Ms. Prokop was first awarded the title in 2010, a year in which she hosted the world\u2019s inaugural G20 Young Entrepreneur Summit and founded the G20 Young Entrepreneurs\u2019 Alliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAs CEO of the Canadian Youth Business Foundation, Vivian truly has forged a path where there was no trail,\u201d says John Risley, Chairman, Clearwater Fine Foods and Canadian Youth Business Foundation. \u201cAs Canada\u2019s preeminent champion of youth entrepreneurship, Vivian has led CYBF to grow tenfold, now helping to launch a new Canadian business every 14 hours around the clock. Her visionary leadership has strengthened Canada\u2019s entrepreneurial ecosystem, has begun to cultivate our next generation of business leaders and moved forward economic development, growth and prosperity from coast to coast to coast.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201dWe are thrilled to recognize this year\u2019s extraordinary group of Top 100 Winners, honouring leadership talent from coast to coast,\u201d said Pamela Jeffery, Founder, Women\u2019s Executive Network. \u201cOur Top 100 Winners form an amazing community of high-achieving women who are inspirations to Canada\u2019s next generation of leaders.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n A complete biography on Vivian Prokop can be found at here (https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/staff\/vivian-prokop\/<\/a>), while additional information on the Top 100 awards is available at www.top100women.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Vivian and the other Top 100 winners will be celebrated this evening at a gala celebration at Toronto\u2019s Allstream Centre. The gala is the finale of a full-day celebration that offers Top 100 Winners an exclusive morning of networking and professional development. The morning session will be followed by a Summit which allows participants an opportunity to meet Award recipients and enjoy an afternoon of professional development. The theme of this year\u2019s Summit is the Power of Connected Leadership. Details are available at www.top100women.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n -30-<\/p>\n\n\n\n About CYBF – Canada\u2019s Entrepreneur Gateway<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) is the \u2018go to\u2019 place for youth entrepreneurship. As a national charity, we are dedicated to growing Canada\u2019s economy one young entrepreneur at a time. We look at character, not collateral, when providing youth, age 18-34, with pre-launch coaching, business resources, start-up financing and mentoring. We help them launch and sustain a successful entrepreneurial business. www.cybf.ca.<\/p>\n\n\n\n