Jim Williams: Worldwide Telecommunications CEO

The compelling presence of a Rolls-Royce Phantom demands the demure notes of a classical composition. Jim Williams knows this, but he’s not in sync with it. His motto, ‘Go Big or Go Home,’ is the chorus to his soundtrack. A worldwide telecommunications CEO and one of Canada’s most prestigious car collectors, he’d rather whip through the open road after a long day at work with the top down and the sun in his face, blasting Jay Z. He may cut a few corners and leave a handful of drivers rasping in his dust, but Williams knows the importance of keeping both feet balanced on the racecourse of life. [Read more]

Patricia Lovett-Reid: A Leading Authority on Money Matters

Before she was named one of Canada’s most powerful women and coined as a leading authority on money matters, Patricia Lovett-Reid was an effervescent nine-year-old with three paper routes and an unyielding appetite for athletics. “I was a great sports enthusiast. Loved sports, loved competition and liked pushing myself to the limits.” But beneath her rose-coloured glasses was a blue-eyed girl battling a big loss. “My dad died very quickly of a heart attack and it was clearly unexpected. I remember watching my mother take control of the family and our financial situation at a really young age,” says Lovett-Reid [Read more]

The Endless Potential of Justin R. Fogarty

On the 56th floor of the First Canadian Place building, the Davis LLP Business Solutions and Restructuring Group boardroom gleams, shipshape and spacious. An unrestrained skylight holds a view to inspire even the brightest of minds, catching up to the height of the CN Tower and the reflection of a falling sun across the horizon of Lake Ontario. In a crisp corner adjacent to an expansive table with over 20 chairs tucked under its skirt is a surprising twist of green, standing in the form of a cactus tree. No one really knows why the plant, often found in arid climates, is there. But when Justin R. Fogarty steps into the boardroom [Read more]

Jacqui Cohen: Philanthropist, and Entrepreneur

As she stares into the pristine shadows of the night in the solitude of her own backyard, Jacqui Cohen feels the moonlight caress her cheek. The eyes of this accomplished woman meet with a sea of shining stars. “At that moment, I just felt so undeserving of all this. My life is so full and fortunate and I’m just so appreciative,” says Cohen, who can deservedly call herself an altruist.

Cohen is the founder of Face the World Foundation, a charitable organization that caters to those in need, including the hungry, the homeless, abused women and children. In her early 20s, while living in Los Angeles, she attended an event called SHARE, which inspired the idea. When she moved back to Vancouver at the age of 30, she contemplated starting her own charity – and the rest is history. [Read more]

The life pursuits of Bobby Genovese

Introducing himself facetiously as Brad Pitt, debutant Bobby Genovese is blond and blue-eyed and living the American Dream.

He travels to worldwide meetings on his private Learjet. He indulges in chocolate chip cookies, Krieger and Cartier. He floats on glamorous Aspen powder and dives off his multi-million-dollar yacht as it skims the froth of Florida’s South Beach. “It’s such a big world with so much to do and I haven’t even started. Do up your seat belt and hang on,” he says with a grand smile. [Read more]

Mark McEwan: Leaving a Mark on the Palate

For Mark McEwan, who’s dedicated a lifetime to culinary perfection, whipping up a work-of-art needs nothing more than a spatula and some quality ingredients.

As I’m chaperoned into a private second-floor office in Toronto’s newest gourmet grocery store mcewan, a wide-grinned face throws a subtle stop into my path. The tall figure is casually decked out in jeans and a blazer, making him almost unrecognizable to audiences of The Food Network’s The Heat, who might expect the no-nonsense chef in a white coat. Sitting down for some premium-brand Chasers orange juice, I’m told: “You’re [Read more]

Candy Queen: Dylan Lauren

Beliving the colours and magic and innocence of your childhood is easier than you think.

Hailed as an American icon and must-see destination by daytime diva Oprah Winfrey, the award-winning Dylan’s Candy Bar fuses the history of candy with realms of art, popular culture and fashionable apparel. “Dylan’s Candy Bar brings out the inner child in everyone while inspiring creativity,” says its ingenious founder, Dylan Lauren.

As the daughter of renowned American fashion designer Ralph Lauren, she has created her own empire of success. [Read more]

The Connoisseur of Posh Living – Fausto

Facing the crystalline waters of the Adriatic against a backdrop of lush mountains, a coastal town in central Italy illuminates with blushing sunsets that follow the ocean beyond the peripheral. Its beauty so serene, its essence so stirring, in San Vito Chietino dreams are born.

A destination where artists, composers, poets and legends see with their hearts and speak with their soul, it is here where an international cyclist peddled and sweated and cried his way up vigorous valleys and treacherous twists during the Giro d’Italia in June of 1950. And at that moment just 30 kilometres away, a pregnant woman [Read more]

Pamella Roland

Brilliantly successful, Pamella Roland is the creative mind behind her coveted and self-titled clothing line. Designed with the working mother and businesswoman in mind, the designer’s creations boast lush fabrics in vibrant hues, with cuts that flatter every woman’s body.

The line that’s dazzled Hollywood since it stormed onto the fashion scene in 2001, Pamella Roland combines comfort, style, and impeccable design to form a collection that screams runway chic. Roland’s designs are a favourite of fashion-forward starlettes such as Angelina Jolie, Kim Cattrall, [Read more]

Fawaz Gruosi: A Visionary at Heart

Fawaz Gruosi’s creations radiate such a magical charm that it’s hard not to fantasize about slipping on his luxurious pieces. Apple-shaped earrings gleam a rich red, while oval leaves are enhanced with precious emeralds; sparkling diamonds jut out from elegant gold drop earrings; and modern rings captivate with their spiralling lines.

And as for the ultimate castle in the sky: easily operated complications integrated with sheer beauty define the high-end watches that de GRISOGONO is most famous for. [Read more]

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