Francesca Albo

Francesca Albo

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Founder & CEO
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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  • Puppy Sphere
    Founder & CEO
    Puppy Sphere
    Sep 2021 - Current (4 years 10 months)
    We launched Puppy Sphere to bring the gentle power of puppy therapy to the world. Spending time with animals has been proven to lower stress, boost happy hormones like serotonin and oxytocin, and support mental well-being. It’s not just good for people, it helps pups too. Our classes give them a safe space to socialize, build confidence, and explore new environments. But not everyone can own a dog, so we create experiences that make the benefits of animal therapy accessible to everyone through our: 1) Wellness Puppy Yoga A 75-minute puppy experience that starts with a flow yoga class and ends with wellness drinks and puppy cuddles. We’ve hosted 250,000+ guests across over a dozen studios in North America, including Travis Scott, Sabrina
  • Creative Destruction Lab
    Creative Destruction Lab program
    Creative Destruction Lab
    Oct 2019 - Feb 2020 (5 months)
    Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) is a nonprofit organization that delivers an objectives-based program for massively scalable, seed-stage, science- and technology-based companies.
  • NIH Clinical Center CC
    I-Corps™ Program
    NIH Clinical Center CC
    Apr 2019 - Aug 2019 (5 months)
    I-Corps™ teaches researchers how to gain a clearer understanding of the value of their inventions in the marketplace, and ultimately how to advance their technologies from the research lab into the commercial world.
  • CTRL Therapeutics
    Manager, Biotech Commercialization
    CTRL Therapeutics
    Oct 2018 - Oct 2022 (4 years 1 month)
    An innovative startup spun out of U of T that is using a revolutionary new platform for rare cell characterization and isolation to transform how we tackle complex biological problems and yield solutions that will change the way we manage disease.
  • Caroline Place Retirement Residence
    Assistant Coordinator
    Caroline Place Retirement Residence
    May 2017 - Jul 2018 (1 year 3 months)
  • McMaster University
    Internship at The Wright Lab
    McMaster University
    Jan 2017 - Apr 2017 (4 months)
    The focus of the project I worked on was to use CRISPR cas9 to genetically engineer the bacterial genome to discover novel antibiotics.
  • University of Toronto
    Internship at Kelley Lab
    University of Toronto
    May 2015 - Aug 2015 (4 months)
    The focus of this project was the use of a microfluidic device to capture circulating tumor cells from whole blood for cancer detection and phenotypic profiling.
  • Sunnybrook
    Administrative Assistant - Plastic Surgery Unit
    Sunnybrook
    Jan 2010 - Jun 2011 (1 year 6 months)
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  • Harvard Business School
    Harvard Business School
    Harvard Business School
    Jan 2025
  • McMaster University
    Bachelor of Science - BS, Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
    McMaster University
    Jan 2016 - Dec 2018 (3 years)
  • McGill University
    Biomedical Science Undergraduate Program
    McGill University
    Jan 2014 - Dec 2016 (3 years)
  • Harvard Business School
    Executive Finance Program, Finance, General
    Harvard Business School
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      Best Health and Wellness Business
      CanadianSME Small Business Magazine Awards
      Apr 2025
      Awarded by CanadianSME Small Business Magazine in recognition of Puppy Sphere’s innovative approach to mental wellness through puppy therapy. In just four years, we’ve hosted 250,000+ customers in our Wellness Puppy Yoga sessions across 16 studios and partnered with industry giants like Google, TikTok, and the NBA for private events. We've also built an industry-first puppy welfare model with Pet First Aid–certified supervisors, strict sanitization protocols, structured rest breaks between classes, accessible water bowls, and trusted rescue and breeder partners.
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      The University (Senate) Scholarship
      Sep 2017
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      Miss Teenage Canada 2014
      Aug 2014
      Miss Teenage Canada is a competition that empowers young women with a title and responsibility to be a leader in their community and the nation. The award of Miss Teenage Canada is given to an exceptional teenager who holds the title for one year as a Canadian role model. Francesca competed against 76 provincial qualifying contestants by achieving the greatest overall score in the following categories: personal interviews, public speaking, charity work, personal achievement and stage presence. Amount Awarded: 20,000
    This is a community-created genome.