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 [...]

Dialled-in “How do you cast your shadow? In today’s media-rich, over-marketed world it is not easy to get noticed. It is a time-consuming and difficult task to make your mark, or ‘cast your shadow.’” These words are the opening lines of the promotional material for Sundial Graphics, founded by 27-year old Ben Block. He recalls how two ideas melded to [...]

Gifted Gabber As a child, Melissa Dominelli’s “motor mouth” would get her into trouble. But now, the 22-year-old is putting her superior verbal skills to use as a host and segment producer on Access Television’s Help TV. “I’m a non-stop talker”, confesses Melissa. “So even though I got into trouble in school for talking too much, I definitely think it’s [...]

IT specialist Long hours at the office have never bothered Jim Gladden. By now, that’s par for the course for the 28-year-old IT specialist. He was determined to upgrade his education while maintaining a full time career. Not wanting to give up his day job or leave Edmonton, Jim got creative and found the solution to his problem on-line. Through [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]