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The Informer
11 HEALTH
Kapoose Creek Bio is
looking for innovative
medical solutions in
fungi
12 GO FIGURE
The scariest stats on
business in B.C.
13 SMALL BUSINESS
Kelowna-based Nugu is
set on serving sustain-
able homeware
14 LAND VALUES
Real estate companies
are betting big on
branding developments
18 YOUNG GUNS
Former national box-
ing champion Joshua
Cameron takes a jab at
entrepreneurship
20 INTO THE FUTURE
How companies can
create and foster a
culture of innovation
22 FIVE QUESTIONS
Bosa Properties' Sally
Parrott talks moving
from retail to real estate
Quality Time
71 WEEKEND
WARRIOR
Delaram Hajipour
pulls the curtain on her
love for improv and the
new Instant Theatre
73 ON TREND
Decoding the latest AR/
VR tech in B.C.
74 CARRY ON
Sit back and soak in
the luxuries that these
airports have to offer
76 INVENTORY
Local ceramics to stack
your shelves with
78 BLOCK PARTY
What to eat, drink and
see along Powell River's
Marine Avenue
Chatter
08 EDITOR'S DESK
Leading the way
Secrets of
the Trade
The Greater Vancouver
Board of Trade's top execs
discuss leadership and
trying to grow the B.C.
economy in trying times
by Nathan Caddell
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Leading
Question
Twenty three B.C. business leaders
share the best leadership advice
they've ever received
by the editors
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V O L U M E 5 1 N U M B E R 6
"I wouldn't like to kid myself and say
that I'm a mentor to my children, but
at 20 and 22 years old, they are my best
teachers. What they're experiencing is
so relevant and important."
–p.26
Gold Lining
Robert Watt reflects on his
journey from small-time
drug dealer to building a
globally recognized ski
brand in Vancouver
by Matt Coté
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