2019

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…

Since the release of this article, Justin R. Fogarty currently sits in his new position as council with Heenan Blaikie. With nearly 40 years in the industry, Heenan Blaikie  has risen to become one of…

The compelling presence of a Rolls-Royce Phantom demands the demure notes of a classical composition. Jim Williams knows this, but he’s not in sync with it. His motto, ‘Go Big or Go…

Frank Clark once famously said, “If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere.” This is a mantra that defines Helen Ching-Kircher, president and CEO of Downtown Fine Cars Inc. in Toronto. As a…