Consider this: You’re in the driver’s seat of an open-wheel racecar doing 120 miles per hour. You’ve moved past eight cars to lead all 40 cars out of turn one. You slip to second after the third turn. That’s okay—it’s a long race and you’re feeling good. Then you’re slammed into the wall… by your own teammate. The left side [...]

All great graphic designers should be like Sarah York and Tasia Giannakopoulos: perfectionists. The two artists, 23 and 25 years old respectively, zoom in on their work—intent on the minute details of their designs. In 2004, the gals graduated with diplomas in visual communications and design from Grant MacEwan College, where they had met and quickly became friends. While each [...]

Tyler Hamilton, one of HGTV’s newest carpenters, is quick to say that he is a singer first and a handyman second. The 28-year-old was scouted by Tim Alp of HGTV, when Hamilton was among the top 10 finalists in the first season of Canadian Idol. He explained there was an episode where the contestants were followed home to work their [...]

Looking for something different in a handbag? A recycled skateboard purse might appeal to the adventurous and environmentally conscious shopper. For $250, these catch-alls are a hot item, unique to Red Ribbon Gifts. Rychelle Langer, 26, bought what used to be a personalized gift basket store in November 2002. She soon transformed it into a trendy fashion and home accessory [...]

Twenty-five-year-old Christine LeLacheur knows how to stage a successful fund-raiser. The marketing manager, along with her colleagues from Incite Solutions Inc., helped Winnifred Stewart Association launch the Mission in the Mall challenge. Last year, the Survivor/Amazing Race-type event at West Edmonton Mall raised $100,000 for people with developmental disabilities. Under her direction, Incite was responsible for creating the challenges and [...]

“It’s a sexy business… everyone wants to own a restaurant,” says James Mancini, 28. “You always dream about it, but you never think it’s going to come true.” When he and Lance Popke, 27, worked together in a restaurant, they spent countless hours discussing how they would do things differently and better. A couple of years ago, when Popke had [...]