Janice Liu is a technology leader and data consultant. She is the founder and former general manager of Magnet Digital, a data and tech consulting firm within Plus Company. She built and led the firm for four years, building data products for advertisers and brokering data deals for clients such as Toyota, TELUS, and the Canadian government to enable data-driven marketing maturity.
Liu is an experienced data broker, investor, and entrepreneur who works to inspire a new generation of women and BIPOC individuals in technology. She is thoroughly committed to advocating for women in STEM and has taken on an active role as co-organizer of Filling the Gap, a conference that aims to help young women acquire new skills and empower them to apply them in both their personal and professional lives.
She recently launched a start-up called Retreat, a demand-generation technology solution that allows customers to book last-minute salon and spa appointments. In 2011 she launched her first e-commerce business while working in the fashion wholesale industry.