Optimy is Helping Struggling Businesses Make the Shift to Online Retail

Optimy is Helping Struggling Businesses Make the Shift to Online Retail

With the rise of online shopping and the continued closures across Canada, this past year has been detrimental for small businesses and retailers who rely on face-to-face interactions to sell their products or services. With no clear solution or timeline...
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The Future of Cannabis in Canada, with President &  CEO of Pure Sunfarms, Mandesh Dosanjh

The Future of Cannabis in Canada, with President & CEO of Pure Sunfarms, Mandesh Dosanjh

Since Canada legalized cannabis back in 2018, the industry has grown exponentially across the country. Statistics...
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How The Co-Founders of VIEREN Are Bringing The Luxury Automatic Watch Back

How The Co-Founders of VIEREN Are Bringing The Luxury Automatic Watch Back

For many people, the clock on their phone is the only watch they own. They constantly...
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Akil McKenzie's poem Historians wins Best Social Justice Film

In late 2020, Akil McKenzie released a four-minute video short called Historians with Falling Motion and Hallowed Grounds. What started as a stand-alone poem turned into a passion project where people came together to spread their message about injustices in the Black community through art. The video has since gained thousands of views through YouTube and Instagram and won Best Social Justice Film at the Vancouver Independent Film Festival.
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How Rukayat Egbeyemi turned her hobby into a small business

We talked to Egbeyemi about how she learned to make her signature bags, the ups and downs of running a small business, and where she hopes to grow her brand in 2021.
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How Happy Pops founder Leila Keshavjee created her own line of healthy treats

Growing up in the food industry, Leila Keshavjee noticed some gaps in the market. Everybody was being told to eat better but the better options didn’t exist.
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Zero-waste beauty brand Everist is changing the way you wash your hair

Everist co-founders Jayme Jenkins and Jessica Stevenson are no strangers to the beauty world. After meeting in business school, the two set off on their own paths to work at some of the biggest beauty brands in the world.
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#NotableProfessionals: Aly Habib, Strategic Partnerships at Indochino

When Aly Habib joined Indochino almost five years ago, his role was to help build their customer experience strategy. The made-to-measure menswear brand was considerably smaller back then. They only had a few showrooms across Canada, nothing compared to the 57 they currently have across North America today.
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Achieve your 2021 goals with Make Lemonade’s first-ever (virtual) workshop

After an unpredictable year, Make Lemonade founder Rachel Kelly wanted to start 2021 with an extra jolt of energy to help people reach their goals.
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