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Four different roads to success Leadership Forum sets a record as largest event in history of the Company of Young Professionals program

• Grace Mok – Finance Manager, Internal BY SHAN SHAN FU Controls And Compliance, BC Hydro • Karoline Monkovic – Human Resources The most powerful way to share a and Communications Coordinator, lesson is to pass on a story. Four of Van- Anthem Properties couver’s premier young leaders did just • Asa Nerelus – People And Culture that on May 13, as they shared valuable Specialist, Traction On Demand lessons and life stories at the Company of • Lindsay Noves – Media Strategist and Young Professionals (CYP) annual signa- Buyer, OMD ture event, the Leadership Forum — the • Allan Pun – Senior Financial Planning largest event in the program’s history. Consultant, Investors Group Ashleigh McIvor, an Olympic gold • Scott Regamble – Realator, medallist in ski cross, shared the story of Sotheby’s International her road to the 2010 Olympics. The road • Michael Sadnovik – Partner, was not easy, said McIvor, noting that she Morgan LLP passed through multiple rounds of com- • Rob Sarkissian – Business petition before being selected to represent Development Manager, Sea To Sky Canada at the Games. McIvor quoted Network Solutions the book Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell, • Colleen Wong – Recruiter, which states that if a person invests 10,000 Five Hole For Food hours into something, they will eventually Recipients of the CYP 2014 Engaged Leadership Certificate pose with The Board of Trade’s President • Victor Yan – Senior Analyst, master it — a fitting motto for an athlete and CEO, Iain Black (second from right), and Director of Member Programs, Austin Nairn (far right), during the Ministry Of Health who won gold on the world stage. May 13 CYP Leadership Forum. Photo by Noravera Visuals • Lisa Zhang – Campus Recruitment Coor- To complement mastery of skills and dinator, Deloitte Canada dedication, Victor De Bonis, the Chief packed life, managing world-famous artists Congratulations to the 2014 Engaged Operating Officer for Canucks Sports and such as Sarah McLachlan, , Leadership Certificate recipients: Many of these recipients were pro- Entertainment talked about the power and . McBride said that while filed in The Vancouver Board of Trade’s of relationships. De Bonis said he started Music Group was in full swing, • Seth Baker – Associate, CYP Year in Review video, produced by working in the parking lot at the Pacific Coli- he would be away from home for up to Marcus & Millichap Noravera Visuals and now available on seum, which gave him the connections that nine months of the year. McBride said he • Gerald Chan – B.C. Regional Sales our YouTube channel at youtube.com/ led to working in the corporate audit divi- discovered the power of yoga, and felt that it Coordinator, RBC Global Asset theboardoftrade. sion at KPMG. From there, De Bonis joined was a way to heal his ailments and improve Management The event was sponsored by the BCIT the Vancouver Canucks as their corporate his overall health. Thus, he started YYoga, a • Jullian Deschutter – Cofounder, Voyte School of Business, and guests were controller and rose through the ranks to his place where people can have a great experi- • Rochelle Diablo – Associate Director of fortunate to be welcomed by a member current role. ence while practicing yoga. McBride made Advancement, Simon Fraser University, of BCIT’s marketing faculty, Tracey Ren- Susan Dolinski, Vice President of Com- the great sacrifice to sell his most liquid Department of Science zullo. Guests were also welcomed by The munications and Social Responsibility for asset — his house — in order to fund YYoga. • Mandeep Dhaliwal – Project Manager, Vancouver Board of Trade’s President BCLC, said she started off from humble Now, thanks to his hard work and sacrifice, Industrial Buildings and Facilities, Stantec and CEO, Iain Black, who made a special beginnings in the lumber industry, thanks YYoga is growing and rapidly expanding • Shan Shan Fu – Web and eCommerce presentation to TELUS VP of Government to her parent’s connections. At the time, across Canada. Director, Graphically Speaking Relations, Dave Cunningham who has the economy was rough, and switching The 2014 Leadership Forum was the • Sandra Gee – Director of Operations, successfully chaired the CYP Program jobs — if you were lucky enough to have largest event for the CYP program, with EasyPark during its largest growth period to date. one — was difficult and rare. Despite that, more than 250 guests in attendance. Steadily • Vic Herr – Owner, 2K Trades Shan Shan Fu is an Account Director Dolinski decided that the lumber industry growing, the CYP program boasted an en- • Kellan Higgins – Founder, Kellan Higgins at Graphically Speaking and a member was not her sole calling, so she made bold rollment increase of almost 300 per cent Photography of the Company of Young Profession- new moves in her careers. Dolinski said one last year, due primarily to word-of-mouth • Kuan Ho – Commercial Account als (CYP) Program. CYP is a leadership of her biggest lessons was that being a great buzz in the business community. The Manager, RBC development program of The Vancouver subject matter expert doesn’t mean that you annual forum also honours recipients of the • Geoff Livingston – Director of Board of Trade which engages those under will make the best leader. In her own words, Engaged Leadership Certificate – a three- Marketing, Noravera Visuals 35 through leadership, networking, devel- “life is a playground” and it’s up to us to build year program that recognizes CYP members • Kristine Louie – Marketing Communica- opment, and volunteerism opportunities. a life that excites us. who have achieved specific milestones in tions Specialist, BC Dairy Association To engage your emerging leaders or learn Terry McBride, CEO of YYoga and Net- leadership, networking, development and • Amrit Matharu – Travel Service more about the program, visit board- twerk Music Group certainly had an action- volunteerism. Representative, Canada Border Services oftrade.com/CYP.