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	<description>Sizzling In Edmonton Featuring the Edmontonians Sizzling Twenty Under 30</description>
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		<title>Erin Radke-Hall</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 04:22:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Moreno</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Erin Radke-Hall grew up on a grain farm in Northern Alberta where community pride was a given. Because her parents were so active in nearby Bonanza and the surrounding area, she is no stranger to being involved. “I learned to volunteer and give back to the community at a very young age,” Erin says. Now, at 29, the tradition continues. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Landon Croome</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 03:50:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to Landon Croome, he was always making money, any way he could. “I was always the kid with the lemonade stand or a snow shoveling business,” he remembers. When his father was too busy with his plumbing business to capitalize on a side-line in retractable screens, Landon saw an opportunity. He begged his dad to show him how to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Frank Barry</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 03:50:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Frank Barry doesn’t know why he felt compelled to ride dirt bikes. Actually, he was so good at it, he was riding at a pro level by the age of 15. That’s not to say his passion didn’t come without a price. In fact, while practicing for his very first race, Frank broke his arm. “That’s how I started my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Andrei Metelitsa</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 03:50:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=2144</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A s a top 10 tennis player in Moscow, Andrei Metelitsa had to decide whether to quit school and follow his passion&#8230; or to quit tennis and follow a career. “In Russia, unlike North America, you have to make a decision very early in terms of your athletic career,” Andrei explains. So, he chose the career route. He was 12 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gregory Bott</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 03:50:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Growing up on a farm near Eckville, Alberta., Gregory Bott probably never expected he would be where he is today. The 27-year old has received over $50,000 in scholarships and funding, and embarked on two very successful business ventures. In 2001, he enrolled in the Business Management program at Red Deer College, where he met his now business partner Shaun [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kristine Anderson</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 03:50:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kristine Aanderson found a way to develop a career and volunteer programs around healing with pets. The 29-year-old owner of Aanderson Animal Assisted Counselling and mom to two-year-old daughter Valkyrie likes to keep busy. &#8220;I have always been an animal nut,” Kristine laughs. “I was so excited when I started my Bachelor’s degree to discover that there was a profession [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Justine Barber</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 03:50:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What haven’t you done?” That’s really the only question to ask Justine Barber. She’s put more into her 26 years than most fit into a lifetime: from studying abroad&#8230; to monitoring sea turtles for signs of cancer in Costa Rica&#8230; to learning French in Quebec and Portuguese in Brazil&#8230; to preparing a position paper for the Conflict Prevention Program to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ziyah Karmali</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 03:48:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=2177</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ziyah Karmali is a self-proclaimed social butterfly. That’s not a bad attribute when you’re Miss Edmonton 2010 and a finalist for Miss World Canada, who is also fully bilingual, academically accomplished and multi-talented. After graduating with her Bachelor’s Degree in Education from the University of Alberta in 2009 and completing her practicum, Ziyah signed a one-year contract to teach French [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mark Holowaychuk</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2010/mark-holowaychuk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 03:44:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=2175</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Mark Holowaychuk loves money. Always has&#8230; always will. While most children were busy trading cards and playing Pogs, Mark was selling cards and investing in GICs. While many guys in their 20s were playing video games in their basements, Mark was building an on-line business from his. “I love the idea of a passive income,” he admits. He also loves health and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Joti Tung</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 03:42:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=2168</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One would think that after working in her father’s Indian restaurant throughout her teens, Joti Tung would have wanted a change. Not so. “Since I was 18, I had been bugging my dad, ‘I want to open a restaurant&#8230; I want to open a restaurant,’” Joti recalls. But her father encouraged her to try something different. So Joti went to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maziyar Khorasani</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2010/maziyar-khorasani/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 03:38:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=2165</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Computers play a large part in Maziyar Khorasani’s life. In high school, he fixed computers for friends and classmates to make extra money. Now, the 28-year-old is applying his extensive knowledge to create a hand-held laboratory-on-chip that cuts the time for medical test results from days to minutes. After earning his Computer Engineering degree in 2005 from the University of Alberta, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lisa Belanger</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2010/lisa-belanger/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 03:36:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=2157</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Lisa Belanger is the kind of woman that sees the positive in life. During her first year of Human Kinetics at St. Francis of Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Lisa lost her best friend Jane to Hodgkin’s Lymphoma—a tragedy that prompted her unfailing motivation. Lisa has since raised thousands of dollars for cancer foundations and done invaluable research on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keith Bruinsma</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2010/keith-bruinsma/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 03:32:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=2152</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship runs in his family. Keith Bruinsma always knew he would start his own company. “It’s in my blood. It’s in my DNA,” he explains. At the age of 29, he owns and operates Yellowhead Waterjet, which specializes in abrasive jetting technology to cut materials like steel and stone into various products—precision parts, signage, promotional items and even decorative works [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Angel Chok</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2010/angel-chok/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 03:29:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=2135</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes, weddings have a way of changing more than marital status. Sometimes, a trip down the bridal path can turn into a career path. That&#8217;s what happened to Angel Chok two years ago  when she started shopping for her wedding gown. She knew exactly what she wanted.. and how much she could spend. Marrying her vision with the reality of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tom Erickson</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2010/tom-erickson/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 03:22:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tom Erickson does not mess around. He built his first house at the age of 18. Now six year later, the Certified Master Builder is running a successful construction “watchdog” corporation. A few years ago, while Tom was tuned into HGTV—as usual—he question why nothing was being done about builders and contractors who rip people off. “I was wondering, ‘Why isn’t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Carol McBee</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2010/carol-mcbee/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 03:18:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=2121</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Carol McBee has deftly combined her joys of motherhood with her business acumen. Carol received an academic scholarship to study at the university of Texas in Arlington, where she earned her Bachelor of Commerce with a major in marketing. It was there that she met her husband, Daniel&#8230; and, after her graduation in 2004, they decided to return to her hometown, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Amanda Lusk</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2010/amanda-lusk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 03:15:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=2118</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Amanda Lusk is not afraid to talk about money. She’s actually quite good at it. And, since a young age, she’s also been very good at making it. When she was 19 years old, Amanda got her first taste of commission. After taking a real estate certification course from MSB, she bought her first house, renovated it, and then flipped [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Andrew Usenik</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2010/andrew-usenik/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 03:13:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=2106</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Andrew Usenik is effectively managing dual careers. The 24-year old is the lead singer of Ten Second Epic and a civil engineer with IBI group. The five-man alternative pop/rock band was formed in 2002, when the members were still in high school. Four years later, when the band signed to Black Box Recordings, Andrew was enrolled at the university of Alberta. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jennifer Bergman</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2010/jennifer-bergman/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 03:13:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=2109</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Most tomboys don&#8217;t give much thought to weddings—at least, not until they abandon sneakers for stilettos and sweats for skirts. Just ask Jennifer Bergman: At 26, weddings are now top-of-mind. As the owner of a wedding planning company, she gets her thrills from table settings, floral arrangements and dreamy atmospheres. Who knew this was her destiny? While enrolled in commerce [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arif Virji</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2010/arif-virji/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 03:13:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=2114</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Arif Virji didn’t always want to be a pharmacist. In his youth, he preferred audio and visual activities, often making wedding videos for family. But, in an attempt to decide what to do after school, he shadowed a family friend at his pharmacy. This experience put Arif on the path that got him to where he is today. “It really opened [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alberta Women Entrepreneurs &#8211; Conference</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/events/alberta-women-entrepreneurs-conference/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/events/alberta-women-entrepreneurs-conference/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:41:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Moreno</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Innovative approaches to success Alberta Women Entrepreneurs—AWE—is dedicated helping women achieve long-term business success. Since 1995, the not-for-profit organization has supported women in business through business advising, business skills development, financing, and providing networking opportunities. AWE is funded by Western Economic Diversification and provides free business advising services to women entrepreneurs throughout Alberta. It offers advice, information, references and resources [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sizzling In The City &#8211; April 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:38:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elisse Heine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sizzling In The City &#8211; April 2010  With Erin Rayner One of my previous bosses once called me a feminist. We were discussing the proverbial glass ceiling and the expectations women place on themselves versus those that are placed on them in the workplace. At the time, I inwardly cringed. I thought “feminist” was a dirty word. I envisioned bra [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Social @ The Underwater Lounge</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:34:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Moreno</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Truly Underwater Experience! Sip, savor and lounge amongst the deep blue sea of fun and novel social enthusiasts alike. Divertido offers unique environments to mingle and socialize with an urban twist. Location: Eye Care Group (10360 Jasper Av) Price: $10 online or at the door Time: 7-10 www.divertido.ca]]></description>
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		<title>Don’t Jump! It’s only business</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzling-in-the-city/don%e2%80%99t-jump-it%e2%80%99s-only-business/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzling-in-the-city/don%e2%80%99t-jump-it%e2%80%99s-only-business/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 04:59:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[In The City]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=2033</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sizzling in the City with Erin Rayner Don’t Jump! It’s only business Edmontonians, January 2010: I’ve never left a business event in tears. That’s not to say I am without emotions. In fact, I can tell you I cried at the Support Network breakfast while listening to family members of people who had committed suicide. I’ve cried at the Norquest fundraising [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sizzling In The City – November 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzling-in-the-city/sizzling-in-the-city-november-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzling-in-the-city/sizzling-in-the-city-november-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:29:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=2028</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Edmontonians, November 2009: This year hasn’t been an easy year. I’ve lived through recessions as a child and saw the impact they had on my dad and the family HVAC business; however, being an adult with my own business gives the “downturn” a whole new perspective. And I’m not alone. It seems at every turn I hear another entrepreneur talking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sizzling In The City &#8211; October 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzling-in-the-city/sizzling-in-the-city-october-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzling-in-the-city/sizzling-in-the-city-october-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:51:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[In The City]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sizzling In The City With Erin Rayner I got lost on the way to this year’s Sizzling Twenty under 30 reception. The event was at the Lexus of Edmonton dealership—and has been for four years—and yet I still managed to get lost. After responsibly pulling over to search my BlackBerry for the exact address, I arrived in time for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Network @ The Carnival Lounge</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/events/network-the-carnival-lounge/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/events/network-the-carnival-lounge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:33:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Moreno</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=1987</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Wondering where the hottest networking event is happening this time? Surprise, surprise, Divertido will be hosting their next networking event at Coney Island Candy! Just because were adults, doesn&#8217;t mean we don&#8217;t love the sweet things in life! Be Sassy Sweet with Divertido on October 21, 2009 at The Coney Island Candy Shoppe &#38; Emporium #101, 10345-82 (Whyte) Avenue from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Carissa Is Committed To Helping You Grow!</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/carissa-is-committed-to-helping-you-grow/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/carissa-is-committed-to-helping-you-grow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 01:34:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Moreno</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Committed to Growing Small Business Tour Coming To Edmonton! On October 13, 2009, Carissa Reiniger (Sizzler in 2007) will be talking about insights and tips for success that she learned while interviewing 100 successful entrepreneurs for her book Inspiring Entrepreneurs: How to Build Your Business to its First Million.  She’ll also share some of her own lessons she learned while [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Roberto Moreno &amp; Elisse Heine</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/roberto-moreno-elisse-heine/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/roberto-moreno-elisse-heine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 00:52:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2009 Sizzlers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=1374</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Robert Tyndale</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/robert-tyndale/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/robert-tyndale/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 00:52:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=1379</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[streetwearsmart Store Owner, Commerce student Ladies, want to keep the spirit of the CariWest Festival alive? Head over to Room 322 for a pair of Reeboks, featuring the popular red, yellow and green colours of the Caribbean. Room 322, located on trendy 124th Street, is the domain of 24-year old Robert Tyndale and his older brother, Nathan. The store is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michael Christiansen</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/michael-christiansen/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/michael-christiansen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 00:52:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=1380</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[WealthBuilder Real Estate Investor, Property Developer “When I was 15 years old, I started flipping cars, buying and selling them. I’d go to police auctions with my dad. We’d fix up a car and then sell it. By the time I was 18, I had a brand new truck that I bought with cash.” During those years, Michael Christiansen’s dad [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rebecca Jones</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/rebecca-jones-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/rebecca-jones-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 00:52:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2009 Sizzlers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=1383</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A perfect fit Franchisee, Trainer In the back of her mind, Rebecca Jones wondered “what it would be like to open a Curves franchise in Melfort.” Oh well… She moved from Saskatchewan to study social work at Red Deer College. In 2005, Rebecca and her boyfriend, a member of the Canadian military, relocated to Edmonton. When she expressed a desire [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Neville Wright</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/neville-wright/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/neville-wright/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 00:52:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=1385</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will Buchkowsky</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/will-buchkowsky/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/will-buchkowsky/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 00:52:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=1387</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Motivated Mensan Financial Analyst, Mentor Will Buchkowsky isn’t your average 24-year old. He’s a member of Mensa, the international high-IQ society for people with a proven intelligence in the top two percent of the population. He earned his Bachelor of Commerce with a major in finance at the University of Alberta. During his fourth year, Will worked at Blackmont Capital [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Karella Cummings</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/karella-cummings/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/karella-cummings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 00:52:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=1358</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Marching to the beat of steel drums Community Organizer, DJ, Singer Born in Mississauga, Ontario and raised in Edmonton, Karella Cummings is proud of her Caribbean heritage and culture. The vibrant 29-year old has immersed herself in strengthening and uniting her community. In 2007, Karella founded the West Indian Canadian Culture Association, a non-profit organization to achieve her vision. “I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>David Bayda</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/david-bayda/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/david-bayda/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 00:52:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=1360</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Have Allen Key, Will Build Furniture Assembler, Business Advisor The most influential person in shaping David Bayda’s ‘just-do-it’ attitude was his late father: He owned a land surveying company, and liked to involve his family in a number of other ventures. David remembers, as a young lad, pulling the red wagon as they delivered papers around the neighbourhood, and helping [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Emily Salsbury</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/emily-salsbury/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/emily-salsbury/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 00:52:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=1364</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Timothy Francis</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/timothy-francis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 00:52:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=1365</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[‘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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taddes Korris</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/taddes-korris/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 00:52:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=1368</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Kismet? Double Bassist, Student, Protégé To be sure, not many 20-year olds aspire to play with a major symphony orchestra… perhaps, someday to conduct. Cleary, fate and circumstances are in tune with Taddes Korris’ goals. He was born in Toronto, and raised in Edmonton by his mother and grandparents, who immigrated to Canada from Lithuania. He credits a number of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jaimy Miller</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/jaimy-miller/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/jaimy-miller/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 00:52:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=1370</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Teaching &#38; Learning Anthropologist, Role Model, Marathoner “They always say you can’t judge somebody until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes, and I’ve always wanted to try on different shoes.” Jaimy Miller is a dynamic individual. She has an innate ability to understand the multiple perspectives of culturally diverse people and to offer solutions that can lead to successful [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sean Farmer</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/sean-farmer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/sean-farmer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 00:52:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=1372</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[LiveLoud &#38; Prosper Promoter, Producer, Publisher As a creature of social habit, it’s only appropriate that Sean Farmer be an entrepreneur in the world of social interaction. At age 26, and as the owner of LoudCity Productions, he’s involved in social business. Sean went to NAIT after completing high school, but only finished one semester before he answered the call [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marija Pavkovic</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/marija-pavkovic/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/marija-pavkovic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 00:52:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=1375</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A Family Affair College Owner, Volunteer, Student When Marija Pavkovic and her best friend Kamea were teenagers, they mused about owning a business they would call MaKami, a combination of their first names. Marija’s family moved from Yugoslavia to Canada when she was seven years old. She learned to speak English watching Sesame Street and at school. But, she also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nicole Sorochan</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/nicole-sorochan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/nicole-sorochan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 00:52:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=1343</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alexis Marie Robb-Chute</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/alexis-marie-robb-chute/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/alexis-marie-robb-chute/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 00:52:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=1344</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Creative? Always. Photographer, Artist, Award-winner Alexis Marie Robb-Chute is a kind and gracious individual, with a clear and burning passion for her art. She refuses to become complacent, ordinary or predictable. With an impressively creative and innovative mind, Alexis is constantly pushing the envelope with her art work. “I like to evoke ideas with the things I create. I find [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Zac Hogle</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/zac-hogle/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/zac-hogle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 00:52:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=1350</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lauren Henrie &#8211; Profiler</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/lauren-henrie/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/lauren-henrie/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 00:52:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2009 Sizzlers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My Journey of DISCOVERY Profiler As I was approaching the final months of my two-year journalism program at Grant MacEwan College, I began lookinfor an internship position, something that would fit me and the education I wanted to continue. When I found the posting for Edmontonians Sizzling Twenty under 30 internship, I knew, immediately, that it was the one for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Annie Do</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/annie-do/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/annie-do/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 00:52:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2009 Sizzlers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Beauty Girl Buyer, Manager, Nerd She does what she does best because she loves what she does best. Annie Do was born and raised in Edmonton, and “knows the landscape well, knows the people well, and knows what they want”. She attended the University of Alberta Bachelor of Science in human ecology, clothing and textiles program with a minor in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Krista Castellarin</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/krista-castellarin/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/krista-castellarin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 00:52:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2009 Sizzlers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=1355</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Simply Fabulous! Entrepreneur, Mother, Daredevil Krista Castellarin admits a series of unforeseen events brought her here, but she is grateful and enthusiastic about the way her life has played out. Born in Yakima, Washington, she moved to Spokane when she was 18, and began advising small business owners on expansion or investment plans. She became a financial whiz, finally settling [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Network @ The Rock &#8220;Lounge&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/network-the-rock-lounge/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/network-the-rock-lounge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 23:17:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Moreno</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Title: Network @ The Rock &#8220;Lounge&#8221; Location: The Salon By Joe Michel (11018 Jasper Avenue Nw) Link out: Click here Description:]]></description>
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		<title>Sizzling In The City &#8211; August 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzling-in-the-city/sizzling-in-the-city-august-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzling-in-the-city/sizzling-in-the-city-august-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 04:18:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erin Rayner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[In The City]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sizzling In The City with Erin Rayner Edmontonians August 2009 Once upon a time, I was going to be a jazz singer. As a grade 11 student at Victoria School of the Arts, I envisioned myself wearing a long, slinky black velvet dress in a dark lounge, draped ‘Jessica Rabbit’-style over a shiny black grand piano, singing in dulcet alto tones. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sizzling In The City &#8211; July 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzling-in-the-city/sizzling-in-the-city-july-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzling-in-the-city/sizzling-in-the-city-july-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:36:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erin Rayner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[In The City]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=1571</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sizzling In The City with Erin Rayner Sizzling Serial Entrepreneur There are a few ways that I get in touch with my love for this city: One is a sunset run through the River Valley… another is connecting with people who choose to live and do business here because they believe in this city. Chris Curtola, a serial entrepreneur, is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Handmade Nation premier screening in Edmonton!</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/the-handmade-nation-premier-screening-in-edmonton/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/the-handmade-nation-premier-screening-in-edmonton/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:11:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Moreno</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[July 18 (7:30pm-9pm) Trans Alta Arts Barn 10330 84th Ave Join us earlier in the day at the Arts Barn for the Make It’s “Not your Granny’s Craft Show” (10am-5pm) Shop from 30 of Edmonton’s hottest indie artists and designers and get in the mood for Handmade Nation! Handmade Nation has been reviewed in the New York Times, LA Times, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Network @ The Eco &#8220;Lounge&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/network-the-eco-lounge/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/network-the-eco-lounge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 07:08:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elisse Heine</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Title: Network @ The Eco \&#8221;Lounge\&#8221; Location: Carbon Enviromental Link out: Click here Description: Network &#8211; Learn &#8211; Share at Divertido\&#8217;s networking event on June 10, 2009 at Carbon Environmental Boutique (10184 &#8211; 104 Street NW)]]></description>
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		<title>Edmonton&#8217;s Cara Albo signs with Dynasty Records Canada</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/edmontons-cara-albo-signs-with-dynasty-records-canada/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/edmontons-cara-albo-signs-with-dynasty-records-canada/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:17:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elisse Heine</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Edmonton based singer, actress and producer Cara Albo has signed with Dynasty Records Canada for worldwide distribution to over 250 digital music retail sites around the world including iTunes, Puretracks, Amazon, Rhapsody, Napster, Bell and Rogers.  Her debut album Embrace Me will be available at all Canadian HMV &#38; CD Plus stores as well as over 800 retail outlets in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Divertido Presents &#8211; The Latte Lounge</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/divertido-presents-the-latte-lounge/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/divertido-presents-the-latte-lounge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 23:22:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elisse Heine</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Title: Divertido Presents &#8211; The Latte Lounge Location: Spinelli’s (10878 – 95 Street NW) Link out: Click here Description: Indulge yourself with the Luxurious! Wine – Coffee Delights – and Desserts!The possibilities are endless! Come out and enjoy the Divertido Lounge Experience and open yourself up to the \&#8221;social\&#8221; and fun component of networking! Start Time: 20:00 Date: 2009-04-29 End [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nirix Technology Presents &#8211; SparkIT Student Marketing Competition</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/nirix-technology-presents-sparkit-student-marketing-competition/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/nirix-technology-presents-sparkit-student-marketing-competition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 23:18:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elisse Heine</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Title: Nirix Technology Presents &#8211; SparkIT Student Marketing Competition Location: Oasis Edmonton Conference Centre &#8211; 10930 &#8211; 177 Street NW Link out: Click here Description: See the brightest young marketing minds from across Alberta compete for $20,000! Meet and network with marketing, advertising and business executives from across the Province, and see what post-secondary competitions are all about. See how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Committed to Growing Small Business in Edmonton!</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/committed-to-growing-small-business-in-edmonton/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/committed-to-growing-small-business-in-edmonton/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 22:49:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elisse Heine</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Title: Committed to Growing Small Business in Edmonton! Location: Edmonton, Alberta Link out: Click here Description: Silver Lining is Committed to growing small businesses. We know that we cannot do that alone. It requires many people from many industries all working together to figure out how we can address the challenges that small businesses face. With this in mind, we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Edmonton&#8217;s Chiropractic Duo</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/edmontons-chiropractic-duo/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/edmontons-chiropractic-duo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 00:22:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elisse Heine</dc:creator>
		
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=1206</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Smart, sassy, and sisters, Megan and Mailie Harris make the perfect duo. The two chiropractors, 32 and 29 years old respectively, work as a well tuned collaborative team—intent on finding the best and most complete solutions for their clients. Since college, the sisters have shared a common entrepreneurial spirit, starting up a first aid training school to pay their way [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kimberly Wagil&#8217;s Life Since Nomination&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzling-in-the-city/kimberly-wagil-life-since-nomination/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzling-in-the-city/kimberly-wagil-life-since-nomination/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:16:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elisse Heine</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[In The City]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The benefits of being nominated as a Sizzler are numerous, as they can truly make a world of a difference to the person being nominated as well as how the public views them. Kimberly Wagil of Best Buds Flower Co, provided us with some insights as to how her life has changed since. Read onward, and remember if your ever [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Holiday Stop &amp; Shop</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/holiday-stop-shop/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/holiday-stop-shop/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:06:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Moreno</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Title: Holiday Stop &#38; Shop Location: Tran Alta Arts Barn 10330 &#8211; 84 Avenue, Edmonton AB Link out: Click here Description: Wonder where you are going to find the perfect holiday gift for that hip, cool fashionista on your list? Does the idea of going Christmas shopping at the mall cause you to break out into hives? Want to support [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Divertido Presents &#8211; Play Like A VIP</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/divertido-presents-play-like-a-vip/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/divertido-presents-play-like-a-vip/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 03:45:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elisse Heine</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Title: Divertido Presents &#8211; Play Like A VIP Location: Rouge Lounge Link out: Click here Description: DO YOU FEEL LUCKY? Divertido Presents – Play Like A VIP A night of: &#8211; “high-fun” casino &#8211; sultry burlesque dancing &#8211; scintillating goodies &#8211; delectable drinks &#8211; And last but not least…divine networking opportunities. Take a chance and play a hand with Divertido! [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We Want To Hear From You!</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/we-want-to-hear-from-you/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/we-want-to-hear-from-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 03:40:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elisse Heine</dc:creator>
		
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=1128</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sizzling in Edmonton is seeking stories on What&#8217;s Hot! Whether it is a chic event, a posh store/location, a sizzling personality, or a stylish product in Edmonton, we want to hear about it! Sizzling in Edmonton is a celebration of: - Our city’s collective desire to keep Edmonton thriving - Our passion in supporting Edmonton&#8217;s drive to be at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A North American Tour to Inspire Entrepreneurs</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/a-north-american-tour-to-inspire-entrepreneurs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/a-north-american-tour-to-inspire-entrepreneurs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:28:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elisse Heine</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Title: A North American Tour to Inspire Entrepreneurs Location: Staples (9580 &#8211; 170 Street) Link out: Click here Description: At each event Carissa Reiniger (a past Sizzler) will be teaching a seminar on how to build a growth plan for a business based on the Silver Lining model and then Intuit is teaching a short seminar on cash flow management. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tyler Hamilton Wins Star Search</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/tyler-hamilton-wins-star-search/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/tyler-hamilton-wins-star-search/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:49:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elisse Heine</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[2005 Sizzler Tyler Hamilton is a talented singer who won the David Foster Star Search contest—258 people auditioned. It earned him a performance at that incredibly successful fundraising gala at The Winspear in mid-September. Tyler described it as &#8220;the biggest moment in my life&#8221;… while Foster praised his &#8220;tremendous voice&#8221; saying Tyler &#8220;owned the stage.&#8221; The biggest door was opened [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chris Bolivar&#8217;s Company Makes Profits Hot 50</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/chris-bolivars-company-makes-profits-hot-50/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/sizzlers/chris-bolivars-company-makes-profits-hot-50/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:47:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elisse Heine</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHRIS BOLIVAR&#8217;S COMPANY, OPTAMEDIA MAKES PROFIT MAGAZINE’S HOT 50 LIST When Chris Bolivar was interviewed as a 2006 Sizzler, he said his goal was to be a leader in the national branding and design community in Canada. All indications are that he is well on his way. Optamedia , his marketing and creative services firm, has earned a position on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stephen Petasky</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2008/stephen-petasky/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2008/stephen-petasky/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:19:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 Sizzlers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=756</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While Stephen Petasky was spending four nights in a tent on the roof of his Sobeys store in the dead of winter, he passed the time dreaming of warmer climes. He was taking part in the “Campers for Hampers” Christmas Bureau fundraiser, drumming up donations for the annual charity. Well, he’s not dreaming anymore: He’s jetting all over the world [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don Iveson</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2008/don-iveson/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2008/don-iveson/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:18:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 Sizzlers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=754</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Arriving to work on a red bicycle, Don Iveson sets an example to his constituents that every little bit helps. The political science graduate was the biggest news story in the 2007 municipal election. At 29, he is one of the youngest City council members ever. At the University of Alberta, he worked with the Gateway Campus Press, and later [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Natasha Thompson</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2008/natasha-thompson/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2008/natasha-thompson/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:17:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=752</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It was one of the most important decisions of Natasha Thompson&#8217;s life. She had just learned she was expecting her first child, and her employer was retiring: She had nine months to decide where her life was headed. As a constituency assistant to MP David Kilgour, she had been working primarily on immigration issues and recognized the need to help [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dustin Thomson</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2008/dustin-thomson/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2008/dustin-thomson/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:15:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=750</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[At 20 years of age, Dustin Thomson is unlike most of his peers. Dustin finished high school six months early and has been running his own company for over a year. As a teen, he rode bulls on the rodeo circuit where he met a friend whose father worked for Ledcor. Dustin accepted a job there, working after school, on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michael Bretchel</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2008/michael-bretchel/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2008/michael-bretchel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:14:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=748</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When Michael Brechtel was born, his father was working on his thesis and the family was living in an orange Volkswagen van on the prairies. Michael and his siblings were taught to challenge societal norms and ask, “Why?” Michael is still all about pushing buttons. After studying business at the University of Alberta, he joined a communications firm and loved [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jumana Jarrah</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2008/jumana-jarrah/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2008/jumana-jarrah/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:11:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=746</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Jumana Jarrah’s mission to Nicaragua, where she provided chiropractic healthcare in the country’s schools, confirmed that she had chosen the right career path. “Ever since I was a kid I wanted to be a doctor. I wanted to help people out.” While she was studying biological sciences at the University of Alberta, Jumana was in a motor vehicle accident that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kate Watt</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2008/kate-watt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:10:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=744</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How we face adversity is as individual as the challenges before us. Kate Watt was 19 when her mom was diagnosed with cancer—worst case scenario: the disease was around her heart and lungs… she might have only two months to live. First, Kate withdrew from university just before final exams to spend more time with her mother. Then, she turned [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jeff Shigehiro</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2008/jeff-shigehiro/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2008/jeff-shigehiro/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:09:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=742</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Jeff Shigehiro’s penchant for setting goals is directly related to his enthusiasm for sports. He picked up his first hockey stick at the age of five, and still plays. When he was seven years old, he knew how many pins he needed to win at bowling. He’s an avid golfer who plays with clients and takes part in charity tournaments [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marlon Wilson</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2008/marlon-wilson/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2008/marlon-wilson/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:08:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=740</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Marlon Wilson—aka Arlo Maverick—has been performing with two of his cousins since their elementary school days. They formed urban group Politic Live, the first local hip hop band to take the stage at Peg City Holla, Canadian Music Week and JunoFest. They are the first Edmonton urban musicians to have a video charting on MTV and Much Music. During the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Carolyn Jarvis</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2008/carolyn-jarvis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2008/carolyn-jarvis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:07:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=738</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s not so much about what I bring to Edmonton, but what Edmonton brings to me,” says Carolyn Jarvis, Global weekend news anchor, reporter and producer. She grew up in Richmond, BC, and graduated with a Bachelor of Music in vocal performance. Then it was off to Toronto to seek fame in musical theatre. Instead, Carolyn joined the Weather Network [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Giri Puligandia</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2008/giri-puligandia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2008/giri-puligandia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:06:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=736</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Every Christmas, when the Salvation Army is ringing bells for donations, Giri Puligandia’s mom reminds him that his father would find every kettle in the city and put in a $5-bill. That commitment to helping people is predominant in the life of this 29-year old. He is honouring the memory of the role model he never met. When Giri was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ailynn Santos</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2008/ailynn-santos/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2008/ailynn-santos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:05:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=734</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What do Louis Vuitton bags, Ninja Turtles and Buddha have in common? They’re all in Ailynn Santos’ repertoire of incredible edibles at her Whimsical Cake Studio. When she was studying elementary education at the University of Alberta, she never imagined her career path would take a huge turn. Four years ago, Ailynn went to teach in New York City where [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kevin Gillese</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2008/kevin-gillese/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2008/kevin-gillese/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:04:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=732</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gregg Strynadka</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2008/gregg-strynadka/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2008/gregg-strynadka/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:03:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=723</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cara Albo</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2008/cara-albo/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2008/cara-albo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=721</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bryce Lambert</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2008/bryce-lambert/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2008/bryce-lambert/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=719</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stephani Carter and Brandy Burdeniuk</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2008/stephani-carter-and-brandy-burdeniuk/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2008/stephani-carter-and-brandy-burdeniuk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:59:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=717</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 &#38; Design in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Laura Underwood &#8211; Profiler</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2008/laura-underwood-profiler/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2008/laura-underwood-profiler/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:58:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=715</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mike Forest</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2005/mike-forest/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2005/mike-forest/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:02:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=439</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rychelle Langer</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2005/rychelle-langer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2005/rychelle-langer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:02:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=437</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alex Senkow</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2005/alex-senkow/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2005/alex-senkow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:01:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=435</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Women who need to shape up quickly for their wedding days now have a fitness guru they can call. Alex Senkow, 27, started Defining Eve in 2003 to fill a void she saw in the fitness world: Women wanted to work out in their homes, or with other women with similar goals. “There was a real gap in the fitness [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Raoul Mendoza</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2005/raoul-mendoza/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2005/raoul-mendoza/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:01:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=433</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Raoul Mendoza knows design and the industry surrounding it. Off the top of his head, he spouts names of designers, clients and up-and-coming artists in the city and across the country. But, his main industry focus is to be a problem solver. Mendoza stopped working at a design company in Toronto and an emerging Edmonton web company to study and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anna Barkway</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2005/anna-barkway/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=431</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Flying in after five weeks in a foreign country is nothing new for Anna Barkway. However, sweating it out as she built the foundation for a community centre in the middle of a thick jungle was. She graduated from the University of Alberta with an arts degree in recreation, and quickly found herself on staff of Grant MacEwan’s Students’ Association [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Diane Begin-Croft</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2005/diane-begin-croft/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2005/diane-begin-croft/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=429</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When your grandparents live on the homestead the family has owned since the 1900s, a part of you will always be a “farm girl.” Roots are important to Diane Begin-Croft, so she has made an extra effort to balance work with time for family and friends. She is the manager of communications and policy at the Alberta Chamber of Commerce, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TYLER HAMILTON</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2005/tyler-hamilton/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2005/tyler-hamilton/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=427</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ANDREW ROSS</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2005/andrew-ross/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2005/andrew-ross/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=425</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Andrew Ross’ middle name should be ‘Balance’. Ross is heavily involved with the Youth Emergency Shelter and is the president of the Grant MacEwan Alumni Association’s board, but he makes sure to be home early every night to play with his eight-month-old baby girl, Lauren. “I love going home, grabbing the dog, and taking Lauren out for a walk.” A [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CHRISTINE LELACHEUR</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2005/christine-lelacheur/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:59:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=423</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>JOANNE McCULLOUGH</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2005/joanne-mccullough/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:59:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=421</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Joanne McCullough is the brainchild behind EXHilarating Health, an office wellness program. She designed and implemented the program for her current employer, EXH Engineering. She’s worked for the engineering firm since she was in her teens. She was approached to create a workplace wellness program that would eventually cross over all the Alberta EXH offices. Now, McCullough’s responsibilities with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TIM POON</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2005/tim-poon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:59:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=419</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“The world increasingly needs scientists and engineers who are familiar with governments and regulations,” says Tim Poon in an e-mail from the UK. “This program helps provide a policy framework for an engineer like me.” The 26-year-old is enjoying Cambridge, describing the renowned institute as “a neat place to study” and the city as “a lovely, magical place.” He adds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lance Popke and James Mancini</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2005/lance-popke-and-james-mancini/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:58:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=417</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MARTIN APPLEWHAITE</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2005/martin-applewhaite/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:58:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=415</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[At six-foot-five, he’s a big guy with big ideas about small gadgets. Martin Applewhaite is the owner of Omegacell Communications which specializes in cell phones and accessories unique to Canada. Previously, they were only available in Asia and Europe. Both his parents own businesses, and Applewhaite acknowledges the entrepreneurial spirit may be in his genes. “It started out as fun, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rachel Hohn &#8211; Profiler</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2005/rachel-hohn-profiler/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:57:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=401</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After graduating from the journalism program at Grant MacEwan College, I decided to try my hand at freelancing. The money never hurts and I guessed I was more than ready to take on the work world. I am also under the age of 30, so writing the Sizzling Twenty under 30 profiles turned out to be more of an adventure [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Talea Medynski &#8211; Profiler</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2006/talea-medynski-profiler-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:57:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=317</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It had been a while since I’ve worked as a journalist, so I was a bit nervous when I embarked on an internship with Edmontonians to write its annual Sizzling Twenty under 30. Four years ago, I had finished the journalism program at Grant MacEwan College with the feeling that I wasn’t ideally suited to the profession. Then two years [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SARAH YORK &amp; TASIA GIANNAKOPOULOS</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2005/sarah-york-tasia-giannakopoulos/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2005/sarah-york-tasia-giannakopoulos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:57:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=411</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SOPHY ELFIKY</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2005/sophy-elfiky/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:56:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=408</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When describing Sophy Elfiky, the age-old question of which came first, the chicken or the egg, morphs into which came first, the dental hygienist or the university professor with a masters in education. The dental hygienist came first. The daughter of a doctor, Elfiky didn’t choose to follow in her dad’s footsteps like her younger sister did. “I always wanted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SCOTT STOPPLER</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2005/scott-stoppler/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:52:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=406</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In less than five years Scott Stoppler will pick up the reins of the company his retiring father started in the 1970s. The 27-year old is vice president of Executrade, a specialized staffing company in Edmonton. He says he started at the absolutely very bottom in 1999, working grunt jobs before he moved up the ranks. Now, Stoppler wears two [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AARON BALL</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2005/aaron-ball/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:52:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=403</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Technology will never replace teachers,” says Grade 3 teacher Aaron Ball, “but it will enhance the teaching experience.” Ball worked with Microsoft’s Innovative Teachers Program to create an online lesson plan. Boats and Buoyancy was bought by Microsoft and is available for teachers to download and work into their own classrooms. A class server that Ball utilizes lets parents go [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CHRIS CURTOLA</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2005/chris-curtola/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:02:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=413</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Chris Curtola is a man set on conquering his objectives—as varied as they may be. At 26 years of age, he is currently a one-third owner of Dante’s Bistro, a laid-back restaurant, pub and lounge. His past is an eclectic mix of job choices and goals. He was a sales representative for an Internet pipeline group, a marketing representative for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rishi Patel</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2006/rishi-patel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:25:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=356</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Owner &#8211; Keeran Systems &#8211; www.keeransystems.com “Unsurpassable” is a word that is starting to ring true for Rishi Patel. When his father bought a computer in the late 1980s, Patel started to learn how they worked, and was only 17 when he started his one-man consulting business in 1999. Seven years later, the business has turned into a nine-person team. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jenny Adams</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2006/jenny-adams/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:24:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=354</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Marketing coordinator, Edmonton City Centre  www.oxfordproperties.com “I like to take initiative. People say I’m a doer,” says Jenny Adams, a 24 year-old Spruce Grove native. The marketing coordinator for Oxford Properties Group helps promote Edmonton City Centre with year-round events. She likes the variety of her job, joking that “I don’t have to find new ways to market coasters.” She [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Robert Prybysh</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2006/robert-prybysh/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:24:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=352</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Co-owner &#8211; Arrow Engineering Corporation When Robert Prybysh was a boy, he liked to play with Lego. Now, at 29, he still likes to build things. The mechanical engineer is one of three partners in Arrow Engineering Inc. in Edmonton. Formed in March, it has eight employees. “It’s absolutely amazing how much work has come to us in the last [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Barret Reykdal</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2006/barret-reykdal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:23:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=350</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[COO and vice president operations Rentcash &#8211; www.rentcash.ca Barret Reykdal loves people. He wants them to succeed, and this is reflected through work and volunteerism. He is the chief operating officer and vice president of operations for Rentcash, a publicly traded company that operates under three banners: The Cash Store, InstaLoans, and Instarent. These companies deal in rent to- own [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chris Bolivar</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2006/chris-bolivar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=348</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[President &#38; Creative Director &#8211; Optamedia &#8211; www.optamedia.com “I’ve never actually worked for anyone,” admits this young entrepreneur. Optamedia, an Edmonton communications company that specializes in branding, was born when Chris Bolivar was studying political science at the University of Alberta. There are only eight employees, but he considers his small company to be his competitive advantage. “When you have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Amanda Olivari and Laura Radbourne</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2006/amanda-olivari-and-laura-radbourne/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:22:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=346</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Owners &#8211; Cinnamon Baby Boutique &#8211; www.cinnamonbabyboutique.com At Cinnamon Baby Boutique, you can buy couture for children. Owners Amanda Olivari and Laura Radbourne even sell the shirt that Brad and Angelina’s baby, Shiloh, is wearing in her alleged $4 million debut picture. The boutique looks like an upper class child’s bedroom, painted with bright colours, filled with large white cabinets, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kent Greaves</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2006/kent-greaves/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:22:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=344</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Accounting technician &#8211; Veres Picton &#38; Company &#8211; www.verespicton.com “My dad and I joke all the time that we’re playing Monopoly, only with our lives,” says Kent Greaves. He grew up in Stony Plain, and has already owned two businesses—a slate installation business and an accounting business. Like any Monopoly player knows, you win some… you lose some. And this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sarah Conant</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2006/sarah-conant/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:21:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=342</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Co-owner, vice president and event coordinator &#8211; VIP Concierge &#38; Errand Service &#8211; www.vipedmonton.net When Sarah Conant is at a wedding, she carries a kit filled with everything from Band Aids to smelling salts, a habit from her college days studying technical theatre production. She uses a similar kit now in her job as an event planner for VIP Event [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kori Chilibeck</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2006/kori-chilibeck/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:21:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=340</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Owner and chief executive officer &#8211; Earth Water International &#8211; www.earthwater.ca When Kori Chilibeck was in Nepal, he saw an old man with no shoes or coat, laden with cases of Coca-Cola in a woven straw basket on his back. Chilibeck recalls thinking about the futility of the situation: Obviously, the man was working for such a pitifully small wage, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rosemary Williams</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2006/rosemary-williams/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:21:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=338</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Project manager &#8211; Bottom Line Productions &#8211; www.bottomlinepro.com Rosemary Williams didn’t plan for a career as a project manager at a public relations firm. It just happened that her love of arts and promotions led her in the right direction. With a Bachelor of Arts degree and a diploma in public relations, Williams ended up having the right combination of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lora Brovold</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2006/lora-brovold/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:20:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=336</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Lora Brovold’s parents were set on her becoming a lawyer. She decided to become a theatre actor instead. Her parents protested at first, but then encouraged her. “My dad always said to concentrate on dreams first,” says the soft-spoken thespian and producer. It was decided that if she was going to be an actor, she was going to get a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gino Marghella</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2006/gino-marghella/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:18:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmontonians</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Deli manager &#8211; Italian Centre Shop &#8211; www.ItalianCentre.ca If you become a regular customer at the deli counter at the Italian Centre Shop, Gino Marghella will soon know your name. His personality trait brings in business, and customers wait to be served by Marghella. “I like it when I have 50 [customers] and I can make everyone happy,” says Marghella. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Matt Aubin</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2006/matt-aubin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:18:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Matt Aubin &#8211; Partner &#8211; Pure Vision Inc. &#8211; www.purevisioninc.com Matt Aubin’s dad is an entrepreneur, his mom is an artist. So it seems natural that he would partner in a business that combines common sense with creativity. Aubin, 27, went to NAIT for marketing and photography, and has certificates in design. His wife, Stephanie, has a business degree from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Melanie Nakatsui</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2006/melanie-nakatsui/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:18:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Owner and director of Melanie Nakatsui Salon &#38; Spa Owner of Melanie Nakatsui Management Corporation Publisher of Philippine Asian Chronicle At 27 years old, Melanie Nakatsui runs three businesses, is actively involved in her community, and has a young family. Nakatsui was an entrepreneur at a young age. At 22, she created the Melanie Nakatsui Management Corporation, a one-woman operation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alice Louise Phipps</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2006/alice-louise-phipps/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:18:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Owner &#8211; Sea Grape Gifts &#8211; www.seagrapegifts.com “Wow, it smells nice in here.” That’s the first thing people say when they walk into Sea Grape Gifts. Alice Louise Phipps named her Caribbean-themed store after an ornamental tropical plant that produces edible grapes. Sea Grape has everything from Haitian hand-made dolls to rum cake to coconut tea. “It’s kind of a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Karen Dackiw</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2006/karen-dackiw/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:18:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fundraising consultant &#8211; Ketchum Canada Inc. &#8211; www.kciphilanthropy.com “Fundraising truly is a rollercoaster and you just need to enjoy the ride,” says Karen Dackiw, a professional fundraising consultant with Ketchum Canada Inc. KCI sends her to different organizations to help with their campaigns. Currently, as the campaign director for the RCMP Heritage Centre in Regina, she is responsible for raising [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Derek and Cody Bruno</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2006/derek-and-cody-bruno/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:17:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Co-owners &#8211; Cree Convenience &#38; Peace Hills Pure Water Derek Bruno is a “big picture kind of guy” and Cody Bruno focuses on the details. Together the brothers have combined their talents to run two successful businesses on the Samson Cree Nation Reserve in Hobbema, Alberta. The Brunos saw opportunity in their community. Samson was lacking quality customer service and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rebecca Loo</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2008/rebecca-loo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:27:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Until she was 11, Rebecca Loo lived in Malaysia. She says, “I never imagined I would go to university.” Now, she’s the first person in her family to get a degree—a BA in sociology from the University of Calgary—and credits her mom’s decision to move the family to Alberta as the precursor to her success. The 28-year old has been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IAN WEETMAN &#8211; Profiler</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2007/ian-weetman-profiler/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:40:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Being fresh out of Journalism at Grant MacEwan College, I only had a vague idea about what hard work really is. Spending long hour&#8217;s writing papers for classes is one thing—actually taking on a project such as the 2007 edition of the Sizzling Twenty under 30 and bringing it to life is something entirely different. Four months ago, I walked [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ALICIA MAXIM</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2007/alicia-maxim/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:37:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Serendipity Managing the sizzle According to Ruth’s Chris Steak House, “Sizzle is a state of mind, an attitude, a personality…”—add a dash of ambition and you’ve identified the attributes of Sizzler Alicia Maxim. Serendipity. When the U.S. firm announced that its third Canadian location would open in the World Trade Centre Edmonton, it caught her interest. &#8220;Before I went for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BRYAN SMITH</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2007/bryan-smith/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:33:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/?p=188</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The other blue train in town Move over Thomas the Tank Engine, there’s another blue train in town—Bluetrain Inc. to be exact. The brainchild of Bryan Smith doesn&#8217;t pull cargo or carry passengers like Thomas because, for this particular engine, it&#8217;s all about making connections. Specializing in search engine optimization and Internet marketing, Bryan explains the process as the fine [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GREG BENDALL</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2007/greg-bendall/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:30:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MELISSA DOMINELLI</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2007/melissa-dominelli/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:27:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gifted Gabber As a child, Melissa Dominelli&#8217;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&#8217;s Help TV. &#8220;I&#8217;m a non-stop talker&#8221;, confesses Melissa. &#8220;So even though I got into trouble in school for talking too much, I definitely think it&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>KRISTA TURKO</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2007/krista-turko/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:25:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Marketing “jewel” Most of us can only dream of escaping snowbound Edmonton for an all-expenses paid trip to the Caribbean. But, 22-year-old Krista Turko took a novel approach to making it a reality. Her mid-March trip to the small island nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines was not all sun, surf and sand: She headed-up a crew of six [...]]]></description>
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		<title>JIM GLADDEN</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2007/jim-gladden/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:21:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BRENT MAGNAN</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2007/brent-magnan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:19:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[VOIP man Loosely translated, Comamigo means “call a friend” in Spanish. So, thousands of customers across North America who are saving up to half off their monthly phone bill should call to thank Brent Magnan. He is president and founding partner of Comamigo Canada, a distributor of Voice over Internet Protocol—VOIP—technology, which, according to Forbes Magazine, is one of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ALEX YIU</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2007/alex-yiu/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:15:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[International law man In an age where globalization and the Internet has made the constraints of time and place largely irrelevant, Alex Yiu can truly be considered a citizen of the world. The 2006 U of A law school grad&#8217;s life revolves around the different cultures and communities—locally and globally. Alex was a co-founder of the International Law Society at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ALYSSA HAUNHOLTER</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2007/alyssa-haunholter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:13:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Political savvy Finding a sustainable life/work balance isn’t easy for Alyssa Haunholter… but she’s working on it. During four years at the University of Alberta, she double-timed as a full time student and owner of a house painting business. &#8220;I have always had an independent and entrepreneurial spirit—and more than anything, I have always welcomed a challenge—so I started a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MICHAEL SANDALUK</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2007/michael-sandaluk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:09:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>KENDAL HARASNY</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2007/kendal-harasny/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:04:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CARISSA REINIGER</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2007/carissa-reiniger/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:01:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>KIMBERLY WAGIL</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2007/kimberly-wagil/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:58:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Raisins&#38;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. &#8220;If you’re buying a gift for someone else, shouldn&#8217;t you also get a treat yourself?&#8221; asks Kimberly Wagil, the 25-year-old shop owner—and the source of those tantalizing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ROHIT GUPTA</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2007/rohit-gupta/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:53:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thinking outside the matrix What drives Rohit Gupta isn&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VANESSA HETTINGER</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2007/vanessa-hettinger/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:45:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maximum heart &#8220;Time truly flies when you are doing what you love,&#8221; confesses Vanessa Hettinger. “I completely believe my dad when he said that university is great because it&#8217;s something that can&#8217;t be taken away from me—and it&#8217;s a solid base on which to build a future—but that I should always follow my heart.&#8221; Vanessa graduated with a BA in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BEN BLOCK</title>
		<link>http://www.sizzlinginedmonton.com/2007/ben-block/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:37:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HOLLY HUSEL</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:32:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Distinctive designer The night her father was killed in a tragic car accident, Holly Husel had a revelation. &#8220;As I watched my grandfather share the news with my mom… I knew at that moment that I had to step up, take care of my mom, and honour my father every day of my life.&#8221; She had just turned seven three [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TED KERR</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:22:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Tedmonton&#8221; Artist, advocate The Scotford oil upgrader isn&#8217;t a place you would normally expect to find an artist in residence, but Ted Kerr knows better. For five weeks last fall, the 28-year-old was granted unlimited access to the Shell Chemicals facility to photographically document and interpret the on-site lives of its workers, whom he describes as Alberta&#8217;s unsung heroes. &#8220;The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>JENNA HERBUT</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:41:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fashionista Who would think driving around in a van and setting up beer displays could inspire a fashion accessory line. When Jenna Herbut was doing a summer internship with Labatt Breweries a few years ago, she had an idea. &#8220;I had a lot of extra time on my hands between stops, so I got to thinking what my next project [...]]]></description>
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		<title>JESSE LIPSCOMBE</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 05:14:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Olympic hopeful, entertainer, entrepreneur Being the grandson of former Eskimo great Rollie Miles doesn&#8217;t guarantee success in sports, but it certainly hasn&#8217;t hurt—especially when you are the top ranked high jumper in Canada and within striking distance of making the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Described by his wife, Shannon Tyler, as &#8220;a triple threat of the highest degree,&#8221; Jesse [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jay Sparrow</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:47:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jay Sparrow Lead singer Murder City Sparrows www.murdercitysparrows.com Imagine the rush: singing into the same microphone as Frank Sinatra, playing your guitar in the same room as Ray Charles’ piano, and recording an album at Willie Nelson’s studio in Texas. How cool is that? Ask Jay Sparrow. He’s the 25 year-old lead singer of the Murder City Sparrows, a four-person [...]]]></description>
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