He speaks of comedy as a mirror for what’s going on, soaking up the culture of the day and spitting it back out in a form that makes people laugh. But, when Kevin Gillese withdrew from university to tour with an improvised comedy show, his parents didn’t get the joke. He was sure he was making the right move. Now, [...]
Moments Success can be measured in many ways: Going from zero earnings to $500,000 per annum in less than five years would be one way… building a one-man operation into a team of 150 licensed agents in that time would be another… as would having an office that doubles as a trophy room. But Gregg Strynadka genuinely believes that the [...]
Cara Albo’s journey into the entertainment business has been life-long. At four years old, she was hair modeling… at nine she was singing. A fourth-grade performance in The Nutcracker pretty much sealed her fate. She was destined for a career on-stage. Making films was the most logical step for the forward-thinking Cara. She was just 18 when she started meeting [...]
When his parents gifted him a few head of cattle to give him a good start in life, Bryce Lambert sold one to buy DJ equipment. He was a 16-year old student at Westlock High School who was relied upon to man the production booth for school plays. “I would audition for roles but they’d never let me [perform]… ’cause [...]
Stephani Carter and Brandy Burdeniuk might just as well enter construction sites carrying green batons. These young women have dedicated their careers—and lives—to ensuring the building industry is in harmony with Mother Earth. “We believe in doing right for the Earth and treating it well,” 26 year old Brandy says. The self-confessed “volunteer-aholics” met through MADE—Media, Art & Design in [...]
During my practicum year of Grant MacEwan College’s Communications program, I already knew that I didn’t want to take the conventional path. My other course of study was in multimedia, and the combination of these fields immediately opened doors. I started freelancing through my company, Chemistry Communications and, when the possibility of writing the Sizzling Twenty under 30 profiles came [...]
