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Richa Gupta

Judge · DISC type Dc
Parttime Instructor at Schulich School of Business - York University
📍 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Richa Gupta is a growth-focused leader at the Canadian Food Innovation Network, specializing in B2B analytics and product commercialization. Leveraging a Masters from Schulich School of Business, she excels at turning market data into growth, once achieving 500% revenue growth in under a year. She has secured partnerships with major retailers like Loblaws and Whole Foods.

Her personal passion lies in social impact, demonstrated by her founding of "Good Food For Good, " a social enterprise with a "buy one, feed one" model. She also teaches Social Entrepreneurship at York University, aiming to inspire the next generation of impact-driven leaders and is an active mentor in the entrepreneur community.

She founded her social enterprise after feeling her previous corporate roles lacked purpose, aiming to bridge convenience with quality, healthy food.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Parttime Instructor
Job Level
Senior
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Personality Overview

How Richa shows up

Fast But Wary
Demanding
Features Driven

They are not focused on building rapport and relationships. They respond well to strong and respectful communication. They like to be in a position where they can control the conversation and terms.

Priorities

Topics Richa cares about

Social Entrepreneurship
Founded the social enterprise 'Good Food For Good' and teaches a course on the same subject at Schulich School of Business, showing a deep commitment to impact-driven business.
Agri-Food Innovation
Her current role at the Canadian Food Innovation Network and attendance at Global Agri-Food events highlight her professional focus on advancing Canada's food sector.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
Parttime Instructor
Schulich School of Business - York University
4-2024
Vice President Partnerships and Development
Canadian Food Innovation Network
4-2024
Advisor
Good Food For Good
4-2023 - 4-2024
Mentor
YSpace, York University
2-2023 - 4-2024
Mentor
Treefrog Accelerator
In the press

Media appearances

Staff Announcement – Richa Gupta appointed Vice President Partnerships and Development at Canadian Food Innovation Network. Featured in Canadian Food Innovation Network (cfin-rcia.ca)
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Speaker Profile – Richa Gupta, VP Partnerships and Development, Canadian Food Innovation Network. Featured in Grocery Innovations
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Education
2008 - 2010
Masters
Schulich School of Business - York University
1995 - 1998
Bachelor of Commerce (BCom)
Delhi University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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