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APRIL 2019 BCBUSINESS 23 thırty under 30 THIRTY UNDER THIRTY Look out, guys: for the rst time, women dominate our annual tribute to B.C.'s most enterprising young business leaders. From clothiers to tech entrepreneurs to marketing dynamos, the class of 2019 shows that the province's future is in good hands Need a reminder of how much B.C. has going for it? Take a look at the 30 Under 30. In the sixth edition, our winners more than live up their predecessors' high standards. As always, they hail from a wide range of industries, professions, and educational and social backgrounds, with ambitions as big as their origin stories are inspiring. Whether they pursue pro-t or not, many use their roles as leaders and entrepreneurs to improve the lives of others. In a big change from previous years, though, 18 of the 30 Under 30 are female. They include several representatives from the tech sector—a sign that women are gaining ground in a -eld where they once had few opportunities. Ladies and gentlemen, we know you're going places, but please stick around. Your province needs you. C H A R L E S ( C H A R L I E ) G R I N N E L L CEO RIGHTMETRIC DIGITAL AGE: 28 LIFE STORY: A month and a half after enrolling at UBC on a football scholarship in 2008 with plans to go to law school, Charlie Grinnell injured his back in a car accident. The West Van- couver native dropped out of school and began making action sports videos that ended up online. Needing to learn more about Internet market- ing, he completed certificate courses through New York State's Syracuse University, SFU and UBC. That led to six months at Invoke Media, the agency that spawned Hootsuite; almost three years in Toronto working on Red Bull Canada's digital marketing team; and just under a year at Red Bull's global headquarters in Austria. When his girlfriend returned to Vancouver in 2017 because she couldn't get a visa to stay in Austria, Grinnell followed. He got a social media job at clothing retailer Aritzia but realized he wanted to do his own thing. In March 2018, he and partner Evan Knight started RightMetric, which analyzes data associated with online marketing to guide strategy in business functions from finance to HR. BOTTOM LINE : In 2019, Right- Metric plans to increase staff from seven full-time marketers and digital strategists to 10 to 15 and annual rev- enue from mid-six to more than seven figures. Clients include the Canadian Hockey League, Lululemon Athletica and Red Bull. –F.S. S A R A H S T E W A R T Founder ARC APPAREL TECHNOLOGIES AGE: 29 LIFE STORY: Sarah Stewart named her Vancouver store, which sells sustainable women's clothing, after Joan of Arc. "Women are war- riors trying to do everything, have the career, friendships, families, and try and make the world a better place," she says. "So Joan of Arc just really resonated with our brand." Born in Calgary, Stewart moved to B.C. with her family when she was 12 and grew up in Richmond. Travelling in Bali made her realize how what we eat or wear can affect someone on the other side of the world. The BCIT grad launched Arc Apparel in 2017 stories by NATHAN CADDELL, NICK ROCKEL + FELICITY STONE photographs by TANYA GOEHRING on location at LEISURE CENTRE, VANCOUVER