Olivia C. Davies is an Indigenous contemporary choreographer, performer and emerging curator. Her work moves through questions of identity and transition and exploring her blood memory—her ancestral DNA.
Sam Medysky is a professional kiteboarder. Born and raised in a small town just north of Toronto, Ontario, Sam started kiting when he was 9 years old. By the age of 13, Sam began competing professionally. Since then, he has become a six-time Canadian National Champion, global competitor and amongst the top kiteboarders in the world in his disciplines.
Donut and bubble tea baby teethers? Taco and avocado infant swaddles? Meet Loulou Lollipop, and the twin sister team responsible for all this cuteness.
When the company Eleanor Lee was working for went bankrupt, she thought of making teething jewelry after her daughter broke a few of her necklaces. Her sister, Angel Kho quit her own job and joined Eleanor.
Their hard work has brought their products from Etsy, all the way to major retailers such as Antropologie, Crate & Barrel, Nordstrom, and to hundreds of stores internationally. Here’s how they did it.
Heat Laliberte is sharing his passion for charcuterie and his Indigenous culture through his artisan bacon business, One Arrow Meats. He takes pride in his naturally smoked bacon, made in small batches with local ingredients, and loves selling at Vancouver’s Farmers Markets where he can really connect with his customers and share his story.
Experimental pie baker Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin is spicing up the pastry world with her intricate masterpieces.
Her boundary-pushing pies range from detailed celebrity pie-traits and sci-fi characters to towering three-dimensional pie-scrapers. All this from someone who could barely crack an egg!