My Business Magazine

                                                     PAUL BOURGEAULT

Executive Financial Consultant Paul Bourgeault’s personal mission is to make a significant and meaningful contribution to the lives of clients and the communities he serves. Paul feels blessed and grateful to have a vocation that allows him to do just that. As a recipient of the Miles G. Schiller Community Caring Award in 2015, he’s been recognized for his extraordinary efforts in long-term community service and a commitment to business excell...

                                                              GABRIELA MARCU

A search for a better life led Gabriela Marcu, and her husband, Sam, to our shores. Thirty years ago, when she arrived in Canada, from Romania, Gabriela didn’t speak a word of English. She was also pregnant with the couple’s son.

She learned to speak English by watching soap operas on television. As her language skills increased she discovered a new hobby - visiting sales offices and reading marketing material for new ho...

                                                                       NEAL OWEN

In every life, certain unexpected moments can occur that instantly change everything. For Neal Owen, one such moment came in the spring of 1974. While his parents were on vacation in Mexico, his mother fell gravely ill. With commercial airlines unwilling to transport her back to Canada, she spent the next six months fighting for her life in hospital there, with Neal’s father by her side.

Only...

                                                       HARLEY MCCORMICK

FINANCIAL ADVISOR Harley McCormick knows that to become a successful investor you need time and dedication. To guide you in creating an all-inclusive life plan that will lead you to the retirement you dream of, his team will show you how to protect yourself and navigate any bumps in the road along the way.

Harley attended college in Winnipeg with a goal to  become an accountant and an interest in pursuing a business-related career. After le...

                                                                BEN MANZO

Financial Consultant, Ben Manzo first made the decision to pursue a career in finance by making a conscious choice to be interested in money. As an only child with parents who grew up in small towns, Ben knew that it would be up to him to develop a financial plan that would work for his family’s needs. Shortly after his birth, his family left the Niagara region to settle in East Toronto where he grew up on the Dan...

                                                                 DOUG RIDING

With a degree in Economics from the University of Toronto, augmented by 10+ years working in a family-owned franchise business, and over two decades in the financial advice business, Senior Investment Advisor, Doug Riding, knows a thing or two about math. According to piday, “…To live in a mathematically-driven world and not know math is like walking through an art museum with your eyes closed…”

Doug’s eyes are...

                                                            ROHAN SAMBANDAM

“…One of the best business lessons you’ll ever learn (from the game of cricket) is that adaptability, flexibility, and teamwork are necessary for any successful business,” says Chris London, of Pixel Products Inc. Rohan Sambandam, Managing Director at Simply Recruiting Inc., and former cricketer (he represented Malawi, Africa), agrees with London. His success tool kit includes four critical strategies:

1.Preparation:

Whet...