How Evelyn Chick Turned a Pandemic Pivot Into a $1 Million Hospitality Empire
From a pandemic pivot to a multi-faceted empire, Evelyn Chick’s journey is a masterclass in resilience, creativity, and innovation. What began as a modest project sharing cocktail recipes during lockdown quickly blossomed into Evelyn Chick Projects Inc., an umbrella of ventures redefining the city’s hospitality landscape. From launching her business and generating $1 million in […]
How Connie Lo Bootstrapped Her Beauty Brand, Three Ships, on $4,000
Connie Lo’s path to founding Three Ships is rooted in the cultural, personal, and entrepreneurial crossroads of her identity as a Chinese-Canadian woman. For Lo, beauty was never just about aesthetics—it was about self-discovery, well-being, and finding harmony between two worlds that often pulled her in opposite directions. Lo’s own journey with skincare began […]
How Madelyn Chung is Amplifying Asian Voices with The RepresentASIAN Project
Madelyn Chung didn’t just see a gap in media representation—she felt it. As a seasoned journalist working, Chung constantly encountered the limitations of traditional media’s narrow lens, especially when it came to telling stories from diverse Asian perspectives. This inspired her to create The RepresentASIAN Project, a platform dedicated to amplifying voices from the Asian […]
Is Sweat and Tonic’s David Ingram Building the Next Big Thing in Fitness?
Over the pandemic, fitness was an industry hit particularly hard because of the health protocols and shift to home workouts. While this was tricky to navigate for those in the industry, it was an especially challenging hurdle for those who had only just opened their doors, like Sweat and Tonic. Flash forward several years, and […]
How Frizz + Co. CEO Daphné Eastmond Went from CPA to “Best Hair Day”
Entrepreneurship is rarely a straight line. Many founders started in very different careers before eventually landing in their area of expertise. This is no different for Daphné Eastmond, the Montreal-based founder of Frizz + Co., a line of hair care specifically made with textured hair in mind. As a Chartered Professional Accountant, Eastmond had worked […]
The Idea Integration Co. Is Making Advertising More Amusing
Alongside key figures from MAD Magazine, marketer Saul Colt and The Idea Integration Co. are using satire to reignite quality advertising.
How Ransom Drum Lab Thrived in a Difficult Small Business Landscape
Sharon Ransom of Ransom Drum Lab reveals how she leveraged Meta’s online marketing tools to pivot her teaching business amidst the pandemic.
Entrepreneur Basem Hanna on the Art of Rolling the Dice
Basem Hanna pioneered Canada’s cannabis market long before it entered the mainstream. Now, the entrepreneur is trying to ensure its survival.
