Our weekly Executive Reads series features those who've made it, a selection of people in power who serve as an inspiration to young professionals. They share with us the books that have played important roles in shaping their career and...
Marina Cordoni is Vice President of Movies at Breakthrough Entertainment, an award-winning production and international distribution company based in Toronto. The following are three books (of many) which inspired her journey; from the chair of a receptionist at a TV Company in 1988 greeting the filmmakers, to the VP suite in 2012 helping them promote and sell their films
Shannon Skinner is an author, consultant, speaker, host of the web TV talk show, Extraordinary Women TV with Shannon Skinner, and a contributing blogger to the Huffington Post. What she has discovered along her journey is that the foundation of business success is – first and foremost – to feel successful as a person. These books are some of her inspirational sources
Leanna Crouch is the President and Executive Producer of Lively Media, which she launched five years ago after two decades in the business. What inspired her to take this route in such a competitive industry? Pages from the following books certainly led her on the right path
As the Consul General of the Turkish Republic, Ali Rıza Güney has an extensive resume that covers a wealth of experience in diplomatic relations. Part of his incredible worldly knowledge can be attributed the pages of the following notable reads
Tom Powers is the President and Executive Producer of Open Door Co., as well as the Executive Producer of Intervention Canada. If that wasn't enough, he was also the Executive Producer of HBO Addiction Series 'Cracked no Broken'. With a strict sense for "Content That Matters," here are the pages that have had a major impact on his life and work
Greg Rubidge is the President of Syndicado, a film library for all digital platforms, and the Founder of online streaming site ilovedocs.com. As heavily immersed as he is in the film industry, he's also an avid reader and attributes some of his best life advice to the following pages
Joanna Track knows a thing or two about entrepreneurship, having launched two very successful companies already in her young career. What's the secret to her success? Maybe you'll find it within the pages of these books
Over the past 25 years, Bruce Miyashita has combined "left brain" scientific methods, analytical tools, and statistics with "right brain" approaches from the arts and humanities to improve operations and to stimulate change. You can bet reading played a major role in his professional development, like these three must-reads to help generate insights in and for your business career
Graham Moysey is the General Manager of AOL Canada with over 15 years of experience in both traditional and new media within the Canadian landscape. So, how did he achieve this? Reading these certainly helped