Connecting Entrepreneurs, Event Planners, Dancers Roberto Moreno and Elisse Heine met in 2006 at a salsa dancing class. He claims it was his impressive dancing skills that attracted Elisse, but she says it was otherwise. “We were both taking a class and then we started hanging out,” Roberto explained. “It wasn’t long before we were dating, and next thing you [...]

mediagenepool Producer, Editor, Volunteer Zac is a fourth-generation Hogle to choose a media-based career. But he didn’t want the stellar reputations of great grandfather Bill, grandfather Bruce or father Steve to influence his ability to land his first job on his own merits. He managed to pull off an interview at Aquila Productions without telling his future employer, Don Metz, [...]

Guerilla Journalist Videographer, Lecturer, Activist Nicole Sorochan seems to be the epitome of a modern day entrepreneur. The Edmontonian works to change the world, especially from a conflict and environmental stand-point. She graduated with distinction on the Dean’s List from the University of Victoria with a major in Pacific and Asian studies and a minor in film. “I finished school, [...]

Braking for Olympic Glory Olympic Bobsleigh Brakeman, TeamCanada Sprinter Despite his large stature and impressive number of accomplishments in the world of athletics, Neville Wright is an incredibly modest individual. As the second youngest of seven children whose father passed away at an early age, Neville was taught to work hard. “My mom raised all of us from such a [...]

MarketingMaven Style Coach, Retail Strategist “When I was in high school, I dressed like a boy. I had no idea how to dress… I looked horrible… I had no idea what eyeliner was. For some reason, I took that [fashion studies] program because I thought it was a fluff program, because I thought it would be easy. And it completely [...]

‘can-do’ ATTITUDE Entrepreneur, Broker, Mentor He’s a 26-year old with an incredibly optimistic outlook on life. Timothy Francis loves taking on challenges that don’t stand a chance against his ‘can-do’ attitude. He attributes much of his current and past successes to the encouragement he received from his teachers, coaches and especially his parents. From the get-go, Tim excelled at all [...]