The triple bottom line: Young Canadian found his calling in corporate responsibility
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Building on her passion: How a young Canadian architect became a success
Name: Carla Smith City: Vancouver Age: 33 Occupation: Architect Fascinated with the buildings of Vancouver, Carla designed her first dream home when she was 11 years old. Following her passion for architecture, she was awarded a full scholarship at the … Continue Reading
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Koge Vitamins founders quit big-money jobs to make their start-up a success
Name: Alex Hyssen and Andrew Lenjosek City: Toronto Age: 23 Occupation: Co-Founders of Koge Vitamins They had it all, successful careers, money and freedom. But Andrew Lenjosek gave up his job on Wall Street in New York and Alex Hyssen … Continue Reading
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Teenage fashion blogger and actress Sonya Esman shares her tips for success
Name: Sonya Esman City: Toronto Age: 17 Occupation: Fashion blogger, YouTube vlogger and actress At only 17 years of age, Sonya has started to make her mark in the fashion world as a blogger, a regular contributor on YouTube and … Continue Reading
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Fashion entrepreneur Joy Hu used social media to succeed in Canada
Name: Joy Hu City: Toronto Age: 26 Occupation: Director, designer and production manager of The Joy Hu Collection Joy Hu is a Canadian fashion designer of couture clothing with showrooms in Toronto and New York. Joy started drawing at age … Continue Reading
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An entrepreneur for entrepreneurs – the young Canadian behind Sprouter
Name: Sarah Prevette City: Toronto Age: 30 Occupation: Founder and CEO of Sprouter Sarah Prevette has been hailed as one of the top entrepreneurs in North America. With her work profiled in the Wall Street Journal and Forbes magazine, Prevette … Continue Reading
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Canadian real estate agent sold his first house at 20 and never looked back
Name: Cody Battershill City: Calgary Age: 28 Occupation: Real estate agent and community activist Cody Battershill had plans to become a lawyer, but when his mother suggested he get into real estate he switched gears and became an immediate success. … Continue Reading
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Notable.ca’s Julian Brass – from living in dad’s basement to success
Name: Julian Brass City: Toronto and Montreal Age: 29 Occupation: Founder and publisher of Notable.ca Julian Brass started hosting events at a young age and loved bringing people together. After working in Florida and California, he decided to move back … Continue Reading
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18 Waits clothing entrepreneur went from Toronto to Paris and back
Name: Daniel Torjman City: Toronto Age: 33 Occupation: Designer, founder of clothing and accessory brand 18 Waits Torjman was working in the fashion industry in New York when he decided to move back to Canada and strike out on his … Continue Reading
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Lake of Bays Brewing boss made dream reality in 2 years
Name: Darren Smith City: Baysville, Ont Age: 25 Occupation: Owner and president of Lake of Bays Brewing Company In his third year of university, Darren started recipe development for his own brand of beer in a pot on top of … Continue Reading
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Entrepreneurs: Be humble, be open, be brave
Name: Dave Hale City: Ottawa Age: 24 Occupation: Soshal Group Partner and CEO Deciding he was more passionate about marketing and sales than becoming a criminal lawyer, Hale founded Soshal Group, a digital marketing agency. In just two years Soshal … Continue Reading
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Young CEO creates technology that does the talking for you
Name: Alex Levy City: Toronto Age: 26 Occupation: CEO and lead designer of MyVoice A book on robots changed Alex Levy’s life when he was nine years old. Seventeen years later, he’s changing the world with an application developed for … Continue Reading
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Ottawa duo shares their secrets for entrepreneurial success
Name: Ronjiny Basu and Tanima Majumdar City: Ottawa and Delhi, India Age: 31 Occupation: Co-founders of Chobhi Scarves Friends since childhood, Ronjiny and Tanima always dreamed of doing something creative together. When Ronjiny completed her MBA in design, fashion and … Continue Reading
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From teenage summer job to entrepreneurial success
Name: Graham Hawryluk City: Headingley, Man. Age: 25 Occupation: President and founder of Meticulous Wood Flooring Inc. For Graham Hawryluk, a summer job with a flooring company at age 15 grew from a challenge into a passion. Not even a … Continue Reading
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Car crash couldn’t stop entrepreneur from making it big in cosmetics
Name: Sandra Milligan City: Toronto Age: 37 Occupation: Founder of Boxx Cosmetics A car crash at the age of 19 ended Sandra Milligan’s equestrian pursuits and her dream of becoming a veterinarian. Turning to a career in the beauty industry, … Continue Reading
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A young Canadian Doctor’s success story
Name: Dr. Jonathan DellaVedova City: Hamilton, ON Age: 28 Occupation: Doctor specializing in pediatric medicine Dr. DellaVedova (or Dr. DVD as he’s referred to by his young patients) always thought he’d be a teacher. On a whim he applied to … Continue Reading
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Canadian entrepreneur creates boots with custom calf sizes
Name: Cassandra Rush City: Langley, B.C. Age: 29 Occupation: Founder of Sassy Cassy’s Boots Inc. Cassandra Rush loved boots, but was frustrated when she would try some of them on and the zippers wouldn’t go all the way to the … Continue Reading
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Reputation is everything, says young Canadian entrepreneur behind Contango Strategies
Name: Dr. Monique Haakensen, PhD, P.Biol City: Saskatoon Age: 30 Occupation: President and principal scientist of Contango Strategies After graduating from school, Monique worked for a year and saw so many ways science could be applied to business. Putting her … Continue Reading
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Crown prosecutor with three degrees still finds time for her first passion, teaching
Name: Christine Josic City: Toronto Age: 34 Occupation: Federal crown prosecutor From a young age, Christine had always loved working with children, and went to university to become a teacher. After taking a criminal law course she found the courage … Continue Reading
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Canadian entrepreneur battled for success while dealing with PTSD from rape
Name: Devon Brooks City: Vancouver Age: 26 Occupation: Brand and business advisor, public speaker Devon started Blo Blow Dry Bar with two other women when she was still in school and today it has grown to 28 locations across Canada and … Continue Reading
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HiretheWorld.com creator says forget playing it safe
Name: Terry Beech City: Vancouver Age: 31 Occupation: Co-founder and CEO of HiretheWorld.com As the youngest elected official ever in Canada (he was a city councillor for Nanaimo, B.C. when he was 18) Beech went on to co-create HiretheWorld. The … Continue Reading
