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Infectious Enthusiasm:
Forty Under 40 share common passion
Ottawa Business Journal, June 4th, 2003
Young entrepreneurs have a difficult task these days. Companies and investors want experienced management and no one wants to take a risk.
The best antidote to this skepticism is enthusiasm, say local management and human resources consultants. If there is a common thread that pulls together the Ottawa Business Journal's diverse group of Forty Under 40 recipients, it's enthusiasm. Although this year's candidates hail from a variety of different disciplines, all exude passion for their jobs and enthusiasm for their future prospects.
Robert Hall, 37
President and CEO, Momentous.ca Corp.
Education: Computer science studies, University of Ottawa (1984-1988)
Career Path: While at the University of Ottawa, Hall launched his first company, software firm PersonaTech. In 1994, he started Internet Access Inc., an Internet service provider that quickly captured 30 per cent of the local market. That was followed by online shopping mall Internet Shop.Net Inc. and service provider Echelon Internet Corp. In 1995, he launched Romel Corp., a company specializing in Internet-related projects that fathered five other Internet firms. Among them is domain name registrar Internic.ca. Romel was renamed Momentous.ca in 2000. Hall has also been involved with several other organizations and government initiatives key to the development of the Internet in Canada.
Biggest Success: Hall considers his biggest success to be finding his true love, Kim.
Your Mentor: Hall's father, a local dentist.
Pastimes: Rob enjoys competitive volleyball, reading, and watching "a ton of TV to relax."
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