High performance Helping employees reach their fullest potential is job number one for Michael Sandaluk. As a human resources advisor with Shell Canada, he is responsible for finding and retaining the best and the brightest workers in upwards of 650 positions at the Scotford upgrader and refinery near Fort Saskatchewan. Growing up, Michael was undecided about what he wanted to [...]

Ticket to success While most 18-year-olds with a borrowed credit card would go on a wild and reckless spending spree, Kendal Harazny was different. Instead of buying frivolous gadgets and gizmos, the former Regina resident used the opportunity to start a small business. Four years ago, when Kendal won concert tickets from a radio station, he put the tickets up [...]

Purely motivational As the old saying goes, every dark cloud has a silver lining. For 25-year old Carissa Reiniger, her dark cloud was a lifelong battle to overcome shyness that eventually led to a million dollar business. It also happens to be the name of her company, Silver Lining Ltd. Due to her extreme shyness, Carissa remained home-schooled until Grade [...]

Raisins&Roses Flower power As soon as customers walk through the door of Best Buds Flower Company, they notice something special sitting next to the cash register: a big jar of freshly baked cookies. “If you’re buying a gift for someone else, shouldn’t you also get a treat yourself?” asks Kimberly Wagil, the 25-year-old shop owner—and the source of those tantalizing [...]

Thinking outside the matrix What drives Rohit Gupta isn’t a desire to be wealthy or influential. By all accounts, he has already achieved both. No, what drives him is a desire to continually raise the bar—personally and professionally… for himself and his family-operated property development firm. Under his leadership, annual revenue at the Rohit Group of Companies has grown from [...]

Maximum heart “Time truly flies when you are doing what you love,” confesses Vanessa Hettinger. “I completely believe my dad when he said that university is great because it’s something that can’t be taken away from me—and it’s a solid base on which to build a future—but that I should always follow my heart.” Vanessa graduated with a BA in [...]