Agosto 2019

Makeshift newspaper umbrellas Makeshift newspaper umbrellas cover the heads of a percipient crowd along Toronto’s King Street West. Heavy would be a euphemism for the unscripted downpour that’s soaking Atlantic Avenue,…

When the founder of Sam Mizrahi Toronto Design Build conceived a plan to place a new multi-million dollar development at the gateway of an affluent Toronto neighbourhood, he knew it would have to resonate. “People are wary…

Nothing about Michael Lee-Chin is ordinary. Even his style of philanthropy heralds a certain unceremonious swagger that contradicts nearly every element of the Canadian archetype. From his conspicuous dress code to his…

Becoming a powerful businessman or a famous scientist are not the typical dreams of a child raised in rural Italy. As a young boy growing up in the central Italian town of Ascoli Piceno, Francesco Bellini…

Kevin O’Leary is holding a modestly sized styrofoam cup of coffee captive with both hands. Black, no branding. He’s sitting at a small round table on the far right of CBC’s sunlit atrium – a position that also befits his…

Diamond enthusiasts across the world can engage in unified misery: an extremely rare and coveted ring has slipped off the market and onto a willing ring finger. Point the blame to jewelry giant Michael Hill who,…

For Internet tycoon Gurbaksh Chahal, pursuing his dream was never a question. With a Digital Age replete with successful dot-com entrepreneurs, Chahal’s story is special, because he fulfilled it before blowing out the…

With the boldness of James Bond, the gaze of Cary Grant and the keys to any Lamborghini, Stephan Winkelmann is one of most captivating figures in the automobile world. As president and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini…

Noticeably unnerved by heights, Gil Blutrich perches on the rooftop ledge of Toronto’s iconic King Edward Hotel – his latest acquisition. The accomplished…

It’s 9:30 a.m. and Kevin Harrington’s voice is echoing off the raw brick walls of Toronto’s historic Burroughes Building. His dress shoes drum along hardwood floors as he enters the room, pinstriped and punctual. The…