VANCOUVER, BC, Feb. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - BBTV Holdings Inc.
(TSX: BBTV) (OTCQX: BBTVF) (Frankfurt: 64V) ("BBTV" or the "Company"), the
leading creator monetization company with a mission to help
creators become more successful, today announced that Shahrzad Rafati, Chairperson and CEO, BBTV, has
been named one of Business in Vancouver's (BIV) 2022 Most Influential Women
in Business. Other recipients of the award include Christine Bergeron, CEO, Vancity;
Jennifer Twiner McCarron, CEO,
Thunderbird Entertainment; Elizabeth
Model, CEO, Downtown Surrey Business Improvement
Association; and Aisha Yang,
Co-Founder and Sales and Marketing Director, Herbaland.
"It's humbling to be included among such incredible and
influential women making a difference in each of their respective
fields" commented Shahrzad Rafati,
Chairperson and CEO, BBTV. "It is important for female leaders in
Canada to empower other women to
excel, and to inspire future leaders. I especially want young
female entrepreneurs to think: 'If she has done it, I can do it
too.' I am proof that a female founder & CEO can build a
leading global business in Canada."
Founded in 2005, BBTV has grown into a leading global
powerhouse in creator monetization, with a presence in 30 countries
and operating in 12 languages, reaching 600 million unique viewers
every month. The Company helps thousands of creators around the
world become more successful by increasing their viewership and
helping them make more money. As a quadruple bottom line business,
amongst BBTV's many successes, the company has maintained a 0% pay
gap for over the past 5 years, with 40% of employees and managers
identifying as female. The company also operates on a carbon
neutral basis and has developed a variety of programs for positive
social impact locally and globally.
The business reached a significant milestone in October of 2020
as Shahrzad led BBTV's initial public offering on the Toronto Stock
Exchange. The IPO made history on the TSX as one of the Top 10 Tech
listings of all time, as well as the largest across all sectors
with a sole female founder & CEO and the first in the
technology sector.
BIV's Most Influential Women in Business Awards honour
recognized leaders in their respective fields that contribute
their time and expertise to the broader British Columbian business
community through board work, as advisors and mentors, and through
donations of time and resources. The 2022 honourees will be
celebrated at an in-person event on Tuesday,
March 8th at the Terminal City Club, which will be
livestreamed at biv.com.
To learn more about BBTV please visit www.bbtv.com
About BBTV
BBTV is a global media and technology
company headquartered in Vancouver,
Canada. The Company's mission is to help content creators
become more successful. With creators ranging from individuals to
global media brands, BBTV provides comprehensive, end-to-end
Solutions to increase viewership and drive revenue powered by its
innovative technology, while allowing creators to focus on their
core competency – content creation. In January 2021, BBTV had the second most unique
monthly viewers among digital platforms with more than 600 million
globally, who consumed more than 50 billion minutes of video
content, the most among media companies [1]. (www.bbtv.com)
[1] Calculations and classifications made by BBTV based on data
from Comscore's "Top 12 Countries = January
2021 comScore Video Metrix Media Trend – Multi-Platform –
Top 100 Video Properties Report"; Top 12 countries represent ~50%
of world's digital population.
For further information please contact:
Media
Relations: PR@bbtv.com
Investor Relations: IR@bbtv.com
BBTV-C
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