Ann Kaplan Mulholland | |
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| Born | November 2, 1960 |
| Occupation(s) | Businesswoman, television personality |
| Known for | CEO of iFinance Canada; cast member on The Real Housewives of Toronto |
| Spouse | Stephen Mulholland |
| Children | 8 (blended family) |
Ann Kaplan Mulholland is a Canadian entrepreneur, business executive, author, and television personality. She is the founder and chief executive officer of iFinance Canada, a national consumer finance company that provides medical, dental, cosmetic, and veterinary financing. [1] In 2017, she appeared as one of the main cast members of the reality television series The Real Housewives of Toronto . [2]
Kaplan Mulholland was born in Winnipeg and grew up in Victoria, British Columbia. [3]
Kaplan Mulholland founded iFinance Canada in 1996, initially based in Vancouver, to provide loans for elective medical and dental procedures, and later expanded it into a national provider of consumer financing through brands including Medicard, Dentalcard, and Petcard. [1] By 2013, Global News described iFinance Canada as the country’s biggest provider of plastic surgery financing, reporting that it had lent more than $200 million for cosmetic procedures and worked with a network of about 8,000 clinics and practitioners across Canada. [4] Her work in financial services has been featured in Canadian business media, and she has been profiled as a leader in the intersection of healthcare and consumer credit. [5]
She has been a finalist for multiple business awards, including the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award (Ontario) in 2013 [6] and the RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Awards in 2015. [7] She has also been included among Canada’s Top Women Business Owners by Women of Influence. [8]
In 2022, specialty lender Iceberg Finance Inc. acquired all of the shares of iFinance Canada, in a transaction that combined the companies’ consumer-finance portfolios and expanded Iceberg’s national footprint in medical and retail point-of-sale lending. [9] [10]
Kaplan Mulholland has been featured in business and lifestyle publications such as Dolce , Toronto Life , Financial Post , and The Globe and Mail for her work in entrepreneurship, leadership, and finance. [11] [12]
She has appeared as a guest speaker at business and academic institutions, including the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. [13]
Through iFinance Canada, Kaplan Mulholland has supported health-related charities such as the Herbie Fund at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children and the non-profit Transforming Faces. A 2013 profile noted that her family helped host an Ethiopian child in Toronto for reconstructive surgery funded in part by these organizations, and later sponsored her immigration to Canada. [4]
Before joining reality television, Kaplan Mulholland hosted cosmetic makeover programmes on the Global Television Network, including NYtv, Beauty by Design and The Ultimate Makeover, which profiled surgical and non-surgical cosmetic procedures and patient makeovers. [14] [15]
She has also fronted online segments under the CosmedicTv banner, featuring cosmetic procedures and industry experts. [16]
In 2017, Kaplan Mulholland appeared as one of the six main cast members on the reality television series The Real Housewives of Toronto , which aired on Slice. [17] In 2025, she began starring in the CTV Life Channel docuseries Queen of the Castle , which follows her and her husband, plastic surgeon Stephen Mulholland, as they renovate and operate Lympne Castle in Kent, England, as a luxury venue. [18]
Kaplan Mulholland is the author of several non-fiction books on entrepreneurship, personal success, and cosmetic medicine, including:
She has been interviewed about her writing and business philosophy in publications such as Chaarmz Magazine and The Badass CEO. [21] [22]
Kaplan Mulholland has served on the board of CAN (Canadian Arts and Business organization). [23]
She is married to Canadian plastic surgeon Stephen Mulholland. Their blended family consists of eight children: two from his previous relationship, two from hers, two they have together, and two of her late sister’s children, whom they took in after her sister’s death. [3] [11]
In 2023, they purchased Lympne Castle, a medieval estate in Kent, England, and began its restoration as a hotel and events venue. She has been profiled in Canadian media for balancing entrepreneurship, television appearances, and family life. [24]