“Using every resource available to him, Jodrey had by the 1950’s amassed a financial empire and was serving 56 directorships. He is remembered mostly for his outstanding and generous contribution to the economic prosperity of Nova Scotia.”— Tribute, Canadian Business Hall of Fame (1987)
Recognized from the boardrooms of Toronto to the orchards of Gaspereau Valley as a great entrepreneur, he founded the Scotia Investments Group of Companies, which grew to encompass numerous separate business entities.