Angie Bellemare has built a hugely successful lifestyle brand and business by helping women (and some men!) achieve their health & fitness goals. Over the past seven and a half years, Angie has built the largest Beachbody Team in all of Canada and the 4th largest team worldwide. “Team Uproar”…
Wasseem Dirani was born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. After graduating from Westmount Secondary High School, he went on to Western University in London, Ontario, completing two years of study before being offered a job at Prudential Securities. He earned his insurance and securities license and performed ably for…
Mark Convery, Co-Owner of CoCo Vodka and CoCo Rum, is an accomplished Entrepreneur with 15+ years’ experience founding and successfully running companies in Toronto and throughout North America, within the fields of Alcohol, Marketing, Sales, Web Design, Wholesale and E-Commerce. Mark’s passion to succeed at whatever he does and a…
Kurt Witten has had great success as an entrepreneur in the real container construction business and fabrication. He is well known as the Chief Executive Officer of Seventeen Pools, a company specializing in building container pools and shipping container homes. His company provides clients with energy-efficient construction services and is…
Overcome what could be a business disaster by tweaking your business plan, overcome self-doubt, and focus on the positive. Sid Hayek was born and raised in Lebanon. When the war broke out in 1974 his parents decided to leave Lebanon. By 1976 the family migrated to Ottawa, Canada and…
Follow your dreams. Look at what you want in life, why do you want it? Start planning the steps of what you need to make it come to fruition. Kristin Cripps moved out at the age of 16 and was making $635 a month at a grocery store and…
Leslie Bradford-Scott launched Walton Wood Farm, an award-winning bath and beauty gift company, in her laundry room and built it to 2m in sales in 4 years. She started her business the old-fashioned way, filling her pick up truck with products and cold-calling on gift shops. Walton Wood Farm products…
When presented with an idea or opportunity for your business, rather than looking at the return on investment as an isolated decision, think deeply about how it fits into your overall vision. Imagine how the scenario unfolds, and decide from there. Alex Tarnava is the CEO of Drink HRW…
Look at the total needs of the client, not just the financial point of view, but from a lifestyle point of view. Entrepreneur Tom Terzis is striking out on his own with a concept that provides a network of powerful professionals specializing in every aspect of the financial planning…
Not everything is going to work out the way you expect it to, but if you don’t try, you will never know. Embrace your mistakes and learn from them. Ricky Martin Chu is a real estate and business investor in Vancouver, Canada. He finished his undergrad of the University…