Ingrid Dilschneider

Name: Ingrid Dilschneider. What business or organization are you involved with? Matrix Marketing. What is your role with that organization? Owner. What’s your favourite thing about living in the Okanagan? The beauty: everywhere you look inspires one to live and breath. The lake provides the centrepiece of community, bringing people together to enjoy life. The mountains provide […]

Curtis Kieres

Name: Curtis Kieres What business or organization are you involved with? Caron Business Solutions Inc. What is your role with that organization? Account manager. What’s your favorite thing about living in the Okanagan?It’s a four season playground (skiing, kayaking, golfing, etc.). If you could have lunch with anyone in the world, who would you choose and why? Elon Musk, […]

Deborah Lawless

Name: Deborah Lawless Employer: Dealer for Halloween Alley, currently working with Decor Seasons at Orchard Park Mall. City: Kelowna Occupation: Entrepreneur Tell us about your job: Customer service above all is the most important thing for me. I believe in the core values of the places and people I have worked for and my hope is to […]

Scott Gervais

Name: Scott Gervais. What business or organization are you involved with? Penticton Auto Spa. What is your role with that organization? Owner/manager. What’s your favourite thing about living in the Okanagan? My favourite thing is definitely the weather, lakes, beaches, and mountains. Also, the small-town feel makes doing business and networking very easy. If you could […]

Marnie Burnett

Name: Marnie Burnett What business or organization are you involved with? El Taquero – Taqueria and Catering What is your role with that organization? Owner/operator What’s your favourite thing about living in the Okanagan? The people. When we first moved to the Okanagan three years ago, many people “warned us” that it would take a long time to make friends […]

David Michaud

Name: David Michaud. What business or organization are you involved with? Penticton Vees Junior A hockey club. What is your role with that organization? Director of player development and corporate sales. What’s your favourite thing about living in the Okanagan? Without question, the scenery is my favourite part of living in the Okanagan. There are […]

Nicky Scott

Name: Nicky Scott. What business or organization are you involved with? Canadian Family Financial. What is your role with that organization? Family enterprise advisor. What’s your favourite thing about living in the Okanagan? Two lakes! My morning drive along Skaha lake when the water is like glass is simply amazing. If you could have lunch […]

Patrice Raven

Name: Patrice Raven Employer: Impression Floors City: Kelowna Occupation: Business development Tell us about your job: I’m a Co-owner of Impression Floors in Kelowna, located behind Costco on Baron Road. I love to work with customers to find the ideal flooring product for their style and budget. Tell us about yourself: I have co-owned our family-run flooring business […]

Redhead Mare

Name: Redhead Mare Employer: Redhead Mare Media City: Penticton Occupation: YouTuber, Blogger, Social Media Marketing Maven Tell us about your job: Every day is different and I love that about my self-made job. I help local businesses with their social media and traditional media needs, using my background as a radio host. I have a growing YouTube channel where I focus […]

Chelsea Perretta

Name: Chelsea Perretta Employer: Barreroom City: Kelowna Occupation: Studio owner and manager of operations Tell us about your job: Our studio offers a fast-growing workout called Barre. My roles here at Barreroom, on top of being the owner, are running the efay-to-day operations of the studio and working as the program director. My job is a lot of fun: I […]