Laura Furtado

Owner of DivaGirl Inc.

Laura Furtado, a successful international Dancer, Instructor, Choreographer and Presenter, is the Founder and Owner of DivaGirl.

DivaGirl consists of 4 divisions: DivaGirl Fitness (dance/fitness company across North America), DivaGirl Entertainment (professional dance company), DivaGirl Beauty (spa/beauty division) and DivaGirl-Preneur (hosting women entrepreneur seminars and networking events). With over 25 years of experience in the dance and fitness realms, she has made a presence across North America and Europe, including Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Ukraine and Portugal.

She is a Visionary who has transformed the concept of a diva, with the creation of the DivaGirl community. Throughout her career, Laura has danced on stages across the world, has taught in numerous cities, certified hundreds of female Instructors and instructed thousands of women.

Laura has been titled Canada's Top Young Entrepreneur of 2010, one of Canada's Top 25 Young Entrepreneurs of 2009, Nominee for the Arts Entrepreneur of the Year, Nominee for the Emerging Performing Artist of the Year, Lululemon Ambassador and Diva-Preneur. She is also the Co-Founder and Co-Producer of Women in Dance, a creative showcase featuring the top female Dancers and Choreographer in Toronto, ON. She has also been recently featured in the first edition of the Toronto CRAVE book, featuring the sassiest women entrepreneurs in the city.

The success of her unique dance styles and repertories, have featured her in numerous media outlets such as the Toronto Star, Global Television, CBC, Much Music, Rogers Television, City TV, The Slice Network, OMNI Television, The National Post, The Mississauga News, SNAP Newspaper, OMNI Radio, and That Channel Radio.

For more information or to book Laura on various speaking engagements, please visit www.laurafurtado.com.

Sofia Skvirsky

DivaGirl Beauty Manager

Sofia Skvirsky was born in Rehovot, Israel and raised in Toronto, Canada. Sofia has always been an artistic individual from a very young age. Growing up, she started dancing since age of 6, drew artistic pictures, imagined the different ways she can play with colors on peoples faces, and for as long as she can remember, analyzed people and imagined how she could improve their over all look. For a long while, she never pursued her dreams and found herself stuck in the corporate world working the typical 9-5.

It was not long untill she realized that the beauty industry would be a rewarding career for her. After enrolling in an esthetics program, Sofia began her career in the beauty industry. Sofia is an active Salsa Dancer in the Toronto dance scene, a Makeup Artist and Esthetician.