Nicolas Cazelais

President, Bleublancrouge Ottawa/Gatineau

Few people in the world of business can keep pace with Nicolas. A true entrepreneur, he is one of the major players in the Gatineau-Ottawa area, and is the man behind a number of projects and businesses that still shape the Outaouais landscape today. His achievements span the realms of communications, marketing, culture, and business.

But his crowning achievement is undoubtedly the 1992 founding of the graphic design studio Kolegram, the recipient of nearly 300 graphic design awards. Through a subtle mix of expertise and ambition, Nicolas successfully built the largest design team in western Quebec. He now heads an extraordinarily motivated and talented group that has made inefficiency and wasted time its sworn enemies. In marketing and advertising alike, the group works wonders, even regularly delivering jobs ahead of schedule. At the top of the org chart, Nicolas is a seasoned leader, pushing back limits every day while fostering and defending his clients’ interests. Nicolas’s non-stop, hard-working attitude and ability to balance an array of concerns have earned him major accounts such as the Bayshore Shopping Centre, Outaouais Tourism, Casino Lac-Leamy, the Hilton Lac-Leamy, and Fondation de l’Université du Québec en Outaouais. And that’s just a sampling.

In 2009 Bleublancrouge and Kolegram joined forces. Thanks to this alliance, the Gatineau firm has expanded its skill set, growing faster than ever before. So much so that it has become the largest and most effective ad agency in Outaouais—in short, the best. No matter how you look at it, it’s impressive.