June 10, 2008
Cornelia Iliescu has been working with fabrics all her life.
June 09, 2008
Stephen Sardella saw an opportunity and made the move from cosmetic counter sales to freelance makeup artist.
June 03, 2008
Spyros Chalkiocis is a music student at York University. Undecided in his academic career when he entered university, Chalkiocis, now in his third year, turned to what naturally appealed to him most.
May 28, 2008
Deena Elieff gets people looking their best. A former public relations director in the fashion industry for 15 years, Elieff was bitten by the creative bug and switched gears.
May 28, 2008
With a love for music at a young age, Nashman earned a music degree from U of T and eventually started her own record label, Spa-la-la.
May 26, 2008
Brian Moore was an investment banker for thirteen years when he decided to return to his first career love as a chef.
May 21, 2008
Ralph Hamelmann was in the right place at the right time when a friend recommended he get into teaching.
May 20, 2008
Sofi Estrada deals with some sales but mainly customer service in her work in administration at L3 Fitness Club.
May 13, 2008
Hugh Reilly was working as a magazine publisher when he decided to venture into the world of online radio.
May 12, 2008
Mark Mattson always had a fascination for civil rights. After working as a criminal lawyer, Mattson made the switch to environmental law.
May 05, 2008
Bil Antoniou puts in a full week’s work as a licensing associate for the Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency and a part-time English studies major at the University of Toronto.
April 30, 2008
Heidi Hurtarte teamed up with a friend and today operates her own hair salon, Lift Salon.
April 29, 2008
Todd Ross doesn’t mind being between jobs. With a government consulting background plus a political science degree, Ross put his love for politics to use working for various government departments and members of provincial parliament.
April 28, 2008
Kulsum Merchant likes to get people reading. After working several years as a copywriter for an advertising firm in her native India, Merchant made the move to Canada, where today she’s in her dream job as a publicist for the Literary Press Group of Canada.
April 23, 2008
Kate May was previously studying film when she decided hairstyling was more her calling.
April 22, 2008
Martha Bucci took the advice from her university professor and ventured into the world of book publishing. She’s now in her 11th year in the binding industry.
April 21, 2008
Shawn Smandych has travelled the world working as a freelance hair and make-up stylist. His cutting-edge career started in his hometown of Calgary.
April 16, 2008
Kayleigh Rosien gets the word out as a sales representative for the Literary Press Group of Canada. While she comes to her new company with previous experience in book sales, it is her love for books that led her to earn a post-graduate degree in publishing from Humber College.
April 14, 2008
Meg de Bassecourt crosses scissors and combs as a professional hairstylist at Calia Hair Salon (www.caliahair.com). She was hooked into the coiffure industry during a high school co-op program.
April 14, 2008
Farshad Fahim has been store manager for Mr. Sub on Yonge Street for three years. He manages the day-to-day operations and gets menus prepared. But it’s that extra smile and hello that he adds to customer’s food orders to help make their day that he enjoys. Going dancing with friends, quiet dinners and a relaxing night of television is what keeps him smiling.
April 09, 2008
Inja Kim is planning for a career in fashion. In the meantime, she’s in her final year of studies in social economics at the University of Toronto.
April 07, 2008
Yasmin Khaleghi is in her third year of commerce studies at the University of Toronto. She started in the sciences but it was reading the Economist that influenced her to turn to business.
April 02, 2008
Iulia Isbasoie works as a custom tailor and designer. Her skill of remodelling old clothes and creating new designs for fashion-minded individuals has spanned 20 years.
April 01, 2008
Michael Zampini divides his time between sales and studies. He works part time as a sales associate at the Puma store in Yorkville.
March 31, 2008
Don Gilroy is gearing up for a career change. After working in client services for a media monitoring company for 12 years, Gilroy is now focusing on a career in business development.
March 24, 2008
Patrick Fredericks works as a registered nurse in the public health-care field. His 20 years of patient-care experience plus a nursing degree from Ryerson University also garnered him a teaching position at Humber College as a professor specializing in Nephrology theory and clinical care.
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