I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: there’s no one, single entrepreneurship gene. But there are a number of commonalities that entrepreneurial game-changers seem to possess. These are people imbued, it seems, with the power to create businesses and solutions that propel the market forward. These commonalities, or core traits, don’t change much, …
For a man who’s written a bestselling book on the power of first impressions, you could say that Malcolm Gladwell has an unfair advantage tonight. He’s back in his former stomping ground, under the lights of the Four Seasons Hotel Toronto, to accept an award for his groundbreaking literary accolades. Standing solo, the internationally revered …
"It’s all about research,” says CTV sports broadcaster Brian Williams as he pulls from his bag a sizable folder bursting with documents. He shuffles through page after page of newspaper clippings and printed information, rhyming off all the significant facts and amusing tidbits he’ll keep at a mental arm’s reach for the 2012 Summer Olympics. …
Every day, the Earth turns, just like the billions upon billions of times it has before, always moving, always changing, shifting with each tick of the clock. Evolving, even if only minutely, with each passing second. Empires rise and fall, mighty kings come and go, and great beasts that once ruled vast domains are but …
It's an unusual world, the one Karim Rashid occupies. It’s an environment comprising smooth, glossy plastics, bustling with seemingly nonsensical, free-flowing shapes and radiating with bold, vivid colours that defy conventional standards. It’s a surreal landscape that he envisions, but it’s also a contemporary one. It’s a world made to match our technologic existence; yet, …
We’ve all been there. Compressed on a subway car, mourning over the morning news, late for work, again. The mundane, the banal, the ‘everyday.’ It’s everything Tanya Howard aims to eliminate with each mind-bending plié. And she does so with the poetic pull of a playwright whose stories she tells without making a peep. “What …
Harley-Davidson. It’s one of those iconic brands that needs little introduction, with its instantly recognizable black and orange logo that conjures up images of open roads, leather jackets and the blissful freedom of riding in the open breeze. Ask anyone who owns a Harley-Davidson, and they’ll likely tell you they own more than just a …
Scott Conant is standing in one of his restaurant kitchens, holding an empty espresso cup in one hand while deftly working a Lavazza Blue machine with the other. It doesn’t take very long for the strong, hot coffee to appear in a plentiful stream, the foam lapping the rim of his cup. He keeps it …
DV: A chance conversation at your wedding in France led to Coco Rocha for Senhoa, what connected you to this cause? CR: Children will always have a huge place in my heart. While I certainly believe in charities that help people of all ages, I think children, and especially orphans, are by far the most …
Have you ever been on a lavish getaway? Do you remember relaxing on the sand and partying the night away beneath the sultry tropical moon? These are the good times that make a lasting impression. But who really recalls their time in the resort gift shop? Seaside Luxe looks to change all that, delivering the …
