Poet, entrepreneur
For Susan Stenson life is all about the choices we make. She’s found ways to have wonderful adventures, take on personal and professional challenges and thrive through all of them. Looking at her profile gives a new meaning to the term, ” full time job’. Meet a modern day pioneer whose passion for life, love and business can be an inspiration to everyone.
Len Chapple was an award winning broadcast journalist for over 45 years. His work started as a child performer and found a natural fit in broadcasting. His documentary, The Sinking of the Lusitania, won awards in Canada, USA and Europe. His presentation can include airing of some of his documentaries which he researched, wrote, voiced and edited. Learn what it takes to be a journalist on a world wide assignment, working with primary sources, or the head of services for a world event like the Olympics. For the last thirty years he worked almost exclusively with large projects like the Commonwealth Games and the Olympics. His ‘old school’ approach is relevant to today’s graduates and the countless opportunities awaiting them. His career showed a natural progression from the familiar to new challenges, each special in its own way and time.
Photographer
While Gregg Eligh’s primary training was as a sculptor, his side line, photography, became his vocation. He has worked in commercial photography for 30 years across Canada, having worked with national leaders, pop figures and major advertising campaigns. He’s worked for cruise lines as well as prominent magazines. He knows how to bring out the extraordinary in what we see in our daily lives. Get an insiders view of what it takes to be successful as a model or an independent business owner/ operator.
Nora Arajs’ experience with business , media and people is extensive and rich. She knows how to help others tell their story and bring their project to reality.. She has a 15 year career in film & video production, leadership & team management, communications and event planning, publicity campaigns, project management on projects up to $1million, copy editing, research, teaching, conflict resolution, marketing and business strategies. . Her community involvement includes being on the board of four non profits groups, and sitting on the advisory board for Camosun’s Applied Communications Program.
Stylist and Costume Designer
Every door in Nancy Allan’s career in the entertainment industry has opened in an unconventional way. She is a costumer designer for film, tv and print projects and a stylist for people’s personal appearances. Her start came through working on commercials and she is now the exclusive costumer designer for Kim Basinger. She shares candid views on the challenges of this business and remarkable stories of what it takes to be happy in a very demanding work environment.
Newspaper Reporter
As a reporter Valerie French looks at life differently. While on the surface her life as a reporter for a community paper may seem ordinary, she’s dealt with serious family challenges, moving around the world and career change. Her spark is noticeable immediately . She sees the importance of local media and has an eye for the stories that other reporters may not carry.. She wonders about setting good examples for her children and also knows she wants to take on extraordinary adventures after they are on their own..
Independent Videographer
Vicky Hall worked in television for over twenty years as an associate director and producer/ director. At one point she was the director for the largest market TV news show in Toronto. Get an insider’s perspective of working in television in Canada. Recently upon moving to Victoria she has focused on Reminiscence Therapy using video on DVD. See some of her latest video projects.
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