About
Melanie Rupp is Senior Director of Loans & Advisory Services at WeBC and Managing Partner at Women's Equity Lab. She advises women business owners across business operations, with a focus on financial health and financial literacy. Her work centers on supporting women entrepreneurs in building sustainable companies.
Experience
- Women's Equity LabManaging Partnercurrent2025 — presentVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Women's Equity LabLimited Partner2020 — 2025Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- WeBCSenior Director, Loans and Advisory Servicescurrent2021 — presentVancouver, BC
- WeBCInterim CEO2022Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area
- WeBCDirector, Loans and Advisory Services2019 — 2021British Columbia, Canada
- WeBCBusiness Advisor2018 — 2019Vancouver, BC
- VisionariaBusiness Advisor to Women Entrepreneurs2005 — 2020
- HSBC Bank CanadaAssistant Vice President1987 — 2004
Skills & more
Entrepreneurship45Leadership34Coaching32Finance7Business Planning9Strategic Planning26Business Strategy5Project Management6Recruiting3Change Management9Marketing7Business Process Improvement5
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Program ManagementProject PlanningHuman ResourcesConsultingProblem SolvingMentoringTeam BuildingOrganizational DevelopmentLeadership DevelopmentExecutive ManagementWomen Owned BusinessGrowth StrategiesFrom Melanie's professional profile.
Colleagues at Women's Equity Lab
Alec Leclerc
Board Member at Women's Equity Lab
Ariel Siller
Managing Director at Women's Equity Lab
Barbara Henderson
Board Member at Women's Equity Lab
Carolyn Best
Board Member at Women's Equity Lab
Christina Fox
Managing Partner at Women's Equity Lab
Claudia Blum
Board Member at Women's Equity Lab
Elizabeth Dutton
Board Member at Women's Equity Lab
Erika Oakes
Managing Partner at Women's Equity Lab
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Melanie Rupp?
- Melanie Rupp is Senior Director of Loans & Advisory Services at WeBC and Managing Partner at Women's Equity Lab. She advises women business owners across business operations, with a focus on financial health and financial literacy. Her work centers on supporting women entrepreneurs in building sustainable companies.
- Where does Melanie Rupp work?
- Melanie Rupp is Board Member at Women's Equity Lab.
- Where did Melanie Rupp go to school?
- Melanie Rupp studied at Simon Fraser University (Executive MBA, Business Strategy and Growth); The University of British Columbia (Diploma, Sales and Marketing Management); British Columbia Institute of Technology (Diploma of Technology, Computer Systems).
Same school
Also attended Simon Fraser University74
Kelly BennettExecutive Advisor at TCVSophie BuonassisiSVP of Marketing at GTMfundAnastasia HambaliInvestor at Side Door VenturesTetsu NomuraPrincipal at Sozo VenturesJackson EunAssociate at Sora VenturesAnnie LeOperations Partner at UNION Labs Ventures
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Also attended The University of British Columbia248
Joan MirallesHead of Administration & Valuation at Inveready Technology Investment GroupRares CrisanInvestor at Notable CapitalMarianne WuVenture Partner at Congruent VenturesBrendan BakerPartner at Rackhouse Venture Management LpAli KashaniVenture Partner at Think+ Ventures Management, LlcNick FitzInvestor at Juniper Ventures Management, Llc
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Also attended British Columbia Institute of Technology19
Kandai YamashitaAssociate at Pangaea Ventures Us Inc.Daven PatelPartner at Bow CapitalJonathan BeckerInvestor at HeadlineMary ChowChief Financial Officer at OlivexNicole ChanVice Chairperson of Digital Transformation Association & Former Chairperson of National Commissions Commission in Taiwan at Taiwan Global AngelsDana RamnarineHead of Talent at BKR Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Women's Equity Lab26
Stephanie AndrewBoard Member / WEL National Director; WEL Victoria Managing Partner and Co-Founder at Women's Equity LabSally MorrisBoard Member; WEL Toronto Managing Partner and Co-Founder at Women's Equity LabJane TuckerBoard Member; WEL Toronto Managing Partner and Co-Founder at Women's Equity LabJoelle FosterPresident & CEO at North Forge Angel NetworkIrene DorsmanCEO + Director at Angel ForumKristina McDougallAdvisor at RiSC Capital Corp
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