The award-winning Canadian journalist Lisa LaFlamme reflects on her career as a broadcast journalist and talks to Dolce Magazine about her path to success, international reporting and the evolution of the medium. Oftentimes, the early foundation of one’s life forms the path forward. You need look no further for evidence of this than Lisa LaFlamme, …
As she celebrates her fifth year at the helm of Canada’s Design Exchange, Shauna Levy looks back on the progress she’s made as a champion for authentic design, the lifeblood of creativity — and is making larger-than-life plans to continue her mission of using design to better the planet. When Shauna Levy was 25, she …
Hilary Weston Founder, The Hilary M. Weston Foundation for Youth and Former 26th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. When it comes to expression — the transmittance of ideas, emotions and dreams — few mediums are as universally beloved and all-pervasive as the ever-expanding field of art. More than any other industry, art has become something to …
Calin Rovinescu President and CEO of Air Canada. Sometimes it’s hard to remember just how serious the financial crisis that hit the world in the fall of 2008 really was. Entire industries, such as the automotive sector, were under serious threat of failing altogether. Another industry that faced a life-and-death struggle was the airline industry, …
Larry Rosen CEO, Harry Rosen Inc. When you think about it, there are very few retailers recognized across Canada by just a single person’s name, and when you mention the name “Harry,” most people immediately think of Harry Rosen, the internationally famous men’s clothier. For the past 20 years, Harry Rosen has been run by …
Sylvia Mantella Philanthropist, Brand Manager of Mantella Corporation and Co-Founder of The Mantella Animal Rescue and Adoption Sanctuary. For Sylvia Mantella, fashion is more than just surface level. “There are many layers to fashion and it’s a very personal thing. I think it’s an outlet for how you feel and how you want to be …
Emmanuelle Gattuso Philanthropist And Cancer Survivor. Very few have the ability to absorb a life-altering event, the kind that turns your world upside-down, and build it into a lifelong commitment to helping others who find themselves in that very same position. Emmanuelle Gattuso is of that rare breed. Being on the receiving end of three …
Sam Mizrahi President and CEO, Mizrahi Developments. When Sam Mizrahi, president of Mizrahi Developments, set his sights on the most famous intersection in the blossoming metropolis of Toronto, he knew it was The One. Today, that corner of Yonge and Bloor is now the future home of One Bloor West, Toronto’s most anticipated retail and …
Peter Mansbridge Canadian Broadcaster, Chief Correspondent for Cbc News And Anchor of The National. Over the past 20 years in Canada, one person has been viewed by more Canadians than any other person, and it’s not a queen, prime minister or even Wayne Gretzky or Drake. It’s Peter Mansbridge, anchor of CBC’s The National since …
Iris Apfel Fashion Icon. Chances are, if you know anything about fashion, then you know the name Iris Apfel. If you don’t recognize the name, you will probably recognize the crop of silver hair, the thick-rimmed circle eyeglasses and the pop of colour from her impeccably eclectic taste in clothing and accessories. And if you’re …
