It starts with a hundred

By: Reina Shishikura

50 Shades of Earl Grey, Bacon and Waffles and Cherry Brownie Cheesecake - these are just three of the 100 original flavours Chloe Jankowitz created from scratch in 365 days. When she originally set herself up for this challenge, all she expected was to learn how to make ice cream; little did she know that her quest for variety would take her down an entirely different career path.

Inside the digital life

By: Lester Carreon

With a digital landscape that sees constant change and short evolutions, Amy Davies and Raymond Reid decided to extend their passion for media from their day jobs to establish InsideDigital, a forum dedicated to helping brand marketers navigate today's digital landscape. Amy, what do you do as your full-time job? And Raymond? Amy: I'm the associate director at the Canadian Film Centre.

Hey Mr. DJ, put a record on

By: Steph Chan

With EDM on the rise, DJs are constantly in the spotlight. So what happens when you have a day job and are still looking for night gigs to fulfill your dream? In this article, we look into the life of Kobi Gulersen (DJ Kobi Roditi) to see how he balances his marketing career in both Brazil and Toronto and still finds time to please a dancing crowd.

Break Life: Empowering youth through dance

By: Lester Carreon

Jarius King, aka B-boy ManOfGod, is many things: dancer, arts educator, DJ, youth mentor and entrepreneur. When he's not at his day job making sure things get moved across the country, he's on a mission to bring positive change to his community. He spreads the love of urban dance culture to the world while repping various crews that he dances with: Rhythm Attack (Hong Kong), Motion Disorderz (Milwaukee), Awesome Style Konnection (Chicago), and Ninja Church (Chicago).

To build a house of cards: an interview with Lichia Liu

By: Reina Shishikura

Welcome to Lose the Suit! In this new section on Suitless Pursuits, we feature people who've traded in their cubicle and suit to make their respective passions into their full-time gig. For our first article, we interviewed Lichia Liu, designer and illustrator of Gotamago. Name: Lichia Liu Former 9-5: Landscape & Urban Designer Lost the suit to: Open her own business, Gotamago What do you do for a living? I am the owner, designer and illustrator of Gotamago, a stationery and gifts brand based in Toronto.