How Myriam Maguire is Revitalizing Shoe Shopping
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Photograph by Raphael Thibodeau [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Maguire Boutique is the shoe closet of your dreams, and Myriam Maguire is the woman behind it. Born in Quebec City, Maguire always had a knack for style. Her interest didn’t focus on clothes like the rest of her peers growing up, but footwear. “My mom told me that I […]
Spreading the Word: The Importance of Building a Sustainable Business
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Mellisa Mills is the Founder and CEO of Spread’Em Kitchen Co., a Vancouver-based company that creates delicious vegan dips and firm cheeze products from nourishing whole-food ingredients.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Sustainability is more important than ever right now, as the global pandemic has forced many businesses to throw sustainable practices out the window. Many grocery stores are refusing reusable […]
The COVID-19 Crisis Should Make All Entrepreneurs Think Smart About Funding. Here’s 4 Ways To Do So
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] In this Op-Ed, Erin Bury CEO and Co-Founder of Willful, breaks down 4 ways business owners can be smarter about money when looking for capital funding. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”black”][vc_column_text]As a former tech journalist, I was always covering and embracing the excitement around funding rounds. Funding rounds are a point of celebration in the technology community, […]
Cara Hirsch is Helping Torontonians Find Their Dream Home With Hirsch + Associates
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In something of an inherited birth right Real Estate genius Cara Hirsch is making the Toronto housing market her playground. The daughter of a realtor herself, Hirsch has combined her father’s thirty plus years of experience with her own personal flair to found Hirsch + Associates, Toronto’s newest realty firm. As an eager 10- year […]
MarketBox CEO, Diana Goodwin, on Using Technology to Empower Service Businesses
Moving from the consulting world at Bain & Company to bootstrapping her first startup, AquaMobile, Diana Goodwin is no stranger to the unique challenges of growing a business. AquaMobile is a mobile swim school operating globally, where swimming instructors travel to students to provide at-home swim lessons. Customers can easily book and pay for appointments […]
Salima Visram, Founder of SAMARA, Makes Social Entrepreneurship More Than A Trend
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Salima Visram was on the hunt for a sleek, minimalist bag that wasn’t made out of leather or covered in branding. When she couldn’t find one, she made her own. Now, Visram’s designs are in the hands of thousands of people across the world. With their buttery soft vegan leather, simple designs and beautiful colours, […]
Ellie Mae Waters is Making Her Own Fashion Rules
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Ellie Mae Waters is showing the fashion world that less is more. Under the brand name, Ellie Mae, Waters emphasizes quality over quantity and is the antithesis to fast-fashion. Worn by the likes of Mila Kunis, Gigi Hadid and Alessandra Ambrosio, each Ellie Mae piece is hand-crafted by a production and design team in a […]
Spread’Em Kitchen Co.: Igniting Your Inner Entrepreneurial Spirit
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Mellisa Mills is the Founder and CEO of Spread’Em Kitchen Co., a Vancouver-based company that creates delicious vegan dips and firm cheeze products from nourishing whole-food ingredients. Read the first op-ed in Mill’s career pivot series here.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As the COVID-19 pandemic has forced people out of the job market, it has provided an opportunity for people […]
