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.
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.
This pooch is taking the pet fashion industry by storm. Iggy Joey has been named “The Most Fashionable Dog in Canada” by Buzzfeed, and has appeared in countless magazines, websites, and TV shows. This online influencer has traveled the world, walked the runways at New York Fashion Week, and even has her own IggyMoji app. Joey’s online presence sparks fashion inspo, adoration and even giggle or two!
Caroline Szwed was once an athlete—representing Canada at the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup—until she lost her soccer career to three devastating knee surgeries. Now, she is a producer and on-air host of Sportsnet’s Plays of the Month / Misplays of the Month and Aftermath, and is blazing her way through sports broadcasting.
“If you would have told me three years ago, that’d be sitting here right now. I wouldn’t believe you. You trust the process and and go with it. Believe in yourself.”
Ashleigh Ball is a singer, songwriter, musician and voice artist. She’s the frontwoman for indie pop band Hey Ocean!, she recently put out her own solo album, and she has a completely different career working on animated series like “My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic”.
With her vertical dance troupe, Aeriosa, choreographer and artistic director Julia Taffe is creating unexpected experiences of dance.