Leila Unveiled: A blend of pride, passion and Persian

Izad Etemadi is drama. A Toronto-based actor, singer and creator, Izad has toured Canada performing for sold-out shows yet remains … More

A Look At Ohmie’s First Year In Business: How a brand built on balance and wellness changes how we practice yoga

Jade Francis is a yoga teacher and the founder of Ohmie, a mobile yoga studio that works to bring the … More

What does it mean to be happy? Explore the answers in With/out Pretend’s “Happy If You Know It”

With/out Pretend is a Canadian independent publishing company run entirely by founder and owner, Erin Klassen. I met Erin for … More

To Empower, Inspire and Unite: Herday creates safe spaces for women – both natural and virtual – to embrace femininity and self-care

Herday launched in May 2015 and since, it has continued to provide an intimate social haven and series of events, … More

After life handed Rachel Kelly a big lemon, she knew it was time to open Make Lemonade, a workspace for Toronto women

Rachel Kelly is the Founder of Toronto’s Make Lemonade, a workspace for women in that city’s downtown core. Make Lemonade … More

Margot Trudell: A challenge-seeking Toronto graphic designer, art director, brand owner, jewellery maker and pattern drawer

Margot Trudell is a graphic designer and art director from Toronto who has worked across all media (print, digital, broadcast … More

The Son of a Woodcutter brings the English countryside to Toronto’s east-end

Jack Fouracre is the Son of a Woodcutter and in 2012, he launched the brand that would soon become notorious … More

Infuse Cafe focuses on employee wellness and brand advancements equally, while also revolutionizing tea brewing in Canada

In July 2015, Glen De Mel of Toronto launched Infuse Cafe, a tea and coffee brewing company unlike any other … More

Shopgirls, Canadian retailer, does more than just support local; they support change, body positivity and self-love

I have vivid memories of shopping as a kid. I loved going into stores because I had this faint hope … More

Toronto’s House of Cat redefines “cat lady” and brings homemade pet products into organic market

One of my favourite things to do is to re-watch Friends while my cat sits behind me and nuzzles her … More

Canadian yoga teacher combines her practice with love of writing to inspire world-wide change

Ashley McEachern is a yoga teacher, but she never knew she would be. The Toronto traveller, business owner, writer, explorer … More

Plentea Tea Bar More Than Qualitea: Toronto owners talk community, health and space

Anyone who knows me, knows I am in l-o-v-e with tea, so when a coworker suggested I try this new … More