Candice Rookes knows how to make things happen. As a co-founder of Recruitment Partners Inc., she helped build a business that now has offices in both Edmonton and Calgary. She’s also President of Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) Edmonton, as the second female leader to hold that title. “In 2011, Joe Gagliardi, Kathy Fayad and I started […]

BY CANDICE ROOKES Becoming an entrepreneur was somewhat accidental, yet as I think about it, not really surprising.  I started working in our family restaurant at 9 years old, then mainly moving into jobs and roles that were 100% commission-based industries. Roles where my efforts, resulted in my income, ultimately landing me into my sweet […]

They say that it’s often lonely at the top. As a new budding entrepreneur with a year under his belt in 2013, David Brown could absolutely relate. Having started Core Real Estate Group with a vision, passion, drive, and ingenuity, Dave found himself questioning, and looking for more. Even though he had started several small […]

As a new dawn, a new day, and a new decade begins, I’m sure that we can all agree that there’s a refreshed feeling of excitement within all of us for what’s in store. Not only the next year, but also where the next ten will find us. Looking towards a bright future, it’s reflective […]