is an accomplished entrepreneur who makes his home in the city of Winnipeg. He has more than 20 years experience in the pharmaceutical industry, having found and led a number of retail pharmacy businesses to success.

Kris Thorkelson is a Winnipeg-based entrepreneur with over twenty years in the retail pharmaceutical industry. Most recently, he ventured into an industry separate from pharmacy – real estate. Attracted to the industry for its hands-on approach to serving clients, he and his team founded My Place Realty, a property management company specializing in finding the perfect home or apartment for Winnipeg residents.

It is said that innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower; that those who are able to successfully adapt to change often use adversity to his or her advantage. Often, when benefits outweigh risks, the end result is success. But what about applying that same drive to another industry?

Successful entrepreneurs become that way by being on the leading edge of trends involving consumer behaviors and preferences and ways to capitalize on them. Such has been the case for Winnipeg’s Kris Thorkelson.

Entrepreneurs often find themselves rooted in one industry or another, finding something that works and sticking to it. Kris Thorkelson defies this principle, having experienced a number of successes during his 20+ year entrepreneurial career. Kris began his career in the pharmaceutical industry, opening a chain of four pharmacies in his native Winnipeg, Manitoba, as well as two medical clinics which he still operates.

A neighbourhood fundraiser organized by Kris Thorkelson and Tom Haughton of My Place Realty (MPR), has garnered over $1,000 for Manitoba Mutts Dog Rescue.

Kris Thorkelson is a Winnipeg-based entrepreneur who has enjoyed a twenty-plus year career as a successful business leader. Over the span of his career, Kris has led businesses, primarily in the retail pharmacy space, including leading Canada Drugs, an online pharmacy that helped millions of patients gain access to the competitive prices on brand and generic medications. Kris Thorkelson is also the owner of My Place Realty (MPR), a Winnipeg property management company dedicated to helping renters find quality multi-family homes in and around Winnipeg.

My Place Realty, a property management company based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, aims to be a positive, active force within the real estate and property management industries and within the community of Winnipeg. One of My Place Realty's core values is being forward thinking, which is why president, Kris Thorkelson, and Tom Haughton, vice president, have instituted progressive and welcoming pet policies for My Place Realty's properties.