Women of Influence Inc. organized another winning RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneurship Awards. Held at the Fairmont Royal York in Toronto, 19th Annual Awards Gala was hosted by Diane Francis, editor-at-large for the National Post, whose warmth and wit added character and charm to the ceremony.
“RBC is proud to honour this group of extraordinary women who have shown passion, discipline and perseverance in their quest for business excellence,” says Andrea Bolger, head,...
Massoud Abbasi, Bay St. banker during the day and founder of Omega Group by night, is determined to lead an evolution in Toronto and transform the city into a world class sophisticated party locale for international jetsetters and fashionistas.
“Our belief is simple,” relates Abbasi in an exclusive interview. “Toronto is undergoing a seismic change in every respect, economically, architecturally, socially and culturally. It is the city of...
In addition to shopping for gifts, there is the beautiful tradition of stuffing Christmas Stockings. We at DelectablyChic! had a fabulous time selecting some really fun and lovely stuffers for you this year so that you can still do a bang-up job with your gift-giving, irrespective of how busy your schedule gets.
These are 10 of our favourites (in no particular order).
Dawood Global Foundation and LADIESFUND® Women’s Awards mentor Leanne Grechulk of HealthyGirl and Dawood Global Foundation and LADIESFUND® Advisory Council member Laura Furtado of DivaGirl have teamed up for what is likely to be a revolution in Branding training with their launch of Brandapalooza- Symposium for...
Seth Godin is without a doubt the world’s foremost marketing expert. He is the only blogger I subscribe to daily and read without fail and I was over the moon to hear him speak and meet him at The Art of Sales conference.
Seth Godin
The purpose of...
You can’t quite go anywhere in Toronto these days without seeing posters and flyers for the National Ballet of Canada’s revamped Romeo and Juliet, performances of which just ended Sunday night. This advertising campaign even showed up in most online search pages and was a clear sign of the tour de force that is Artistic Director Karen Kain!
T U Dawood @ Movember
The hip, happening locale of Brassaii took on a serious note with a special fundraiser for Movember organized by Arie Sibonney. Movember is a “month for men across the country to grow their wildest ‘mo’ (while women tolerate it) in an effort to acknowledge the victims of prostate cancer and raise awareness towards...
Binary, The Design Exchange (DX) 2011 annual Black & White Fundraising Gala, was better than ever this year. The Honorees were a Canadian Triple Threat with rockstar product designer Karim Rashid honoured alongside his brother architect Hani Rashid, as well as Hani’s wife and business partner Lise Anne Couture.
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and I had a fabulous conversation on women entrepreneurship and ways we can strengthen ties between our countries. She was dynamic, fabulous very eager to connect the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to other parts of the world.
The country's first female Prime...
Laura Furtado, Founder of the DivaGirl empire, personally led a workshop at The Spoke Club on the importance of risk-taking to an entrepreneur.
A powerful and passionate speaker, Laura inspired the crowd - which was a mix of mid-career and budding entrepreneurs - to face their fears and take more changes, albeit not naive ones.
She preached the...
