Co-owners – Cree Convenience & Peace Hills Pure Water Derek Bruno is a “big picture kind of guy” and Cody Bruno focuses on the details. Together the brothers have combined their talents to run two successful businesses on the Samson Cree Nation Reserve in Hobbema, Alberta. The Brunos saw opportunity in their community. Samson was lacking quality customer service and [...]
Until she was 11, Rebecca Loo lived in Malaysia. She says, “I never imagined I would go to university.” Now, she’s the first person in her family to get a degree—a BA in sociology from the University of Calgary—and credits her mom’s decision to move the family to Alberta as the precursor to her success. The 28-year old has been [...]
Being fresh out of Journalism at Grant MacEwan College, I only had a vague idea about what hard work really is. Spending long hour’s writing papers for classes is one thing—actually taking on a project such as the 2007 edition of the Sizzling Twenty under 30 and bringing it to life is something entirely different.
Serendipity Managing the sizzle According to Ruth’s Chris Steak House, “Sizzle is a state of mind, an attitude, a personality…”—add a dash of ambition and you’ve identified the attributes of Sizzler Alicia Maxim. Serendipity. When the U.S. firm announced that its third Canadian location would open in the World Trade Centre Edmonton, it caught her interest. “Before I went for [...]
The other blue train in town Move over Thomas the Tank Engine, there’s another blue train in town—Bluetrain Inc. to be exact. The brainchild of Bryan Smith doesn’t pull cargo or carry passengers like Thomas because, for this particular engine, it’s all about making connections.
Bridging the generations Greg Bendall is a true Edmontonian. He’s the fourth generation of his family to live in the capital… the great-grandson of James MacDonald—a City alderman from 1914 to 1917—the historical figure after whom one of our major bridges is named. Greg also has the distinction of being the youngest person to ever become a partner at SVS [...]
