Executive Reads


Executive Reads: Kerry Kupecz

Executive Reads: Kerry Kupecz

Kerry Kupecz is the Executive Director, Sales & Marketing at Video Services Corp, an independent film distributor in Toronto. She handles sales, marketing and deliverables for all platforms, including theatrical, DVD and VOD. Previously she worked in marketing at Sony Pictures...
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Executive Reads: Jerry Levitan

Jerry Levitan is the Owner and Operator of Levitan Lawyers, and as a litigation lawyer has set precedents in the fields of constitutional, human rights and administrative law. These are some of the pages that have inspired his career
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Executive Reads: Shelley Blechman

Shelley Blechman is the President of Film Locations & All-Star Accommodations. With her background in the hospitality industry, her company became a success right from the start. These are some of the books that have inspired her career path
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Executive Reads: Alan Black

Alan Black is a Gemini-nominated filmmaker and the Associate Director, Operations at Hot Docs, one of the world’s largest documentary film festivals. As a filmmaker, he has taken viewers inside the strange yet wonderful worlds of weightlifters (Strongman), Northern folk musicians (Beautiful and Deranged: The Song of the Yukon), and hardcore Bingo players (Jackpot). These are the books that inspire him
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Executive Reads: Robin Smith

Robin Smith started his own distribution, production and marketing consultation company, KinoSmith, which helps fill a void in consolidating Canadian distribution forces by providing marketing advice to productions in development and in the can, as well as acting as Executive Producer on a variety of upcoming Canadian feature film and television products. These are the reads that inspire him
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Executive Reads: Stacey Petersen

Stacey Petersen, RSW, is the Executive Director of Fresh Start Recovery Centre in Calgary. His ability to always see the "bigger picture" and his passion for community initiatives have not only helped position Fresh Start as a leader in the field, but have also helped raise community awareness. These are the pages that inspire him
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Executive Reads: Jason Ryle

Jason Ryle is the Executive Director at imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival, which will take place this year from October 17 though 21. Jason oversees all aspects of the organization including programming, operations, finance, and the annual Festival. Here are the reads that inspire and motivate him
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Executive Reads: Peter McClusky

Peter McClusky is the Founder and Director of the Toronto Garlic Festival, which will take place this year at the Evergreen Brickworks on October 13 & 14. How did he get there? These books certainly played an important part
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Executive Reads: Ed Barreveld

Ed Barreveld is CEO of Storyline Entertainment, a Toronto-based, award-winning producer of factual programming. Ed co-founded the company in 2000 and has been the sole principal since 2004, focusing on auteur-driven, socially relevant documentaries on a variety of topics. The following three books have directly or indirectly inspired his work and life
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Executive Reads: Three Books That Build Character

If there's one thing people in executive positions use to reference their success on a consistent basis, it's books. Whether they build an enterprise or personal character, there's wisdom in pages that make reading an essential part of the YP lifestyle. Let these three reads serve as an inspiration
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