Neil Raglan

Our own Claudine Gervais popped in to C2 Centre for Craft for an afternoon of creativity.

Harman Dhaliwal and Gabrielle
Zoppa have come through the hard times together. When the duo started Spa Botanica six years ago, “we had zero dollars,” said Dhaliwal.

Ce Soir Lingerie’s Carol Yaschuk is a risk-taker. “You have to be to start your own business,” she said. “You also have to trust yourself.”

Shea Ritchie grew up in the hospitality industry, helping with his father’s food service company. When he was 12, he was a dishwasher. And it wouldn’t be completely out of the ordinary to find him in the dish pit these days, either.

Adham Tayfour wants to provide the same opportunity to others that he found in Canada. He also wants to share a taste of what he left behind.

Every family comes with baggage. For U.N. Luggage owners and siblings Jon Thiessen and Jen Goreski, it’s literal.