Julie Durnan

Julie Durnan is a naturopathic doctor based in North Vancouver and the founder of Ginger Desk, a virtual assistant service for health and wellness practitioners. Durnan saw an opportunity to launch the platform for allied and medical health care professionals to hire virtual assistants after seeing the rise of telemedicine during the pandemic. Since April 2020, Ginger Desk has grown from zero to 40 employees, with triple revenue growth year-on-year, and has been consistently profitable from day one. The company provides flexible monthly packages for virtual assistant support, with approved PIPEDA and HIPAA compliance. Ginger Desk has tapped into a space that now services over 300 health practices across North America and is dedicated to transforming practices and increasing their bottom line. The company is currently 100 percent woman-owned and women-staffed.