People in Business


Top 40: Dan Allen
Okanagan Edge Staff - Dec 08, 2017 - People in Business

This year, Okanagan Edge and the Kelowna Chamber of Commerce have partnered to showcase some of the Okanagan’s most exciting entrepreneurs, through the Top 40 Under 40 program. Sponsored by BDO, the Top 40 Under 40 recognizes innovative young professionals in our community, and showcases their accomplishments. Okanagan Edge will feature a new honouree each week, so check back often. […]

Top 40: Shelly Ben-David
Okanagan Edge Staff - Dec 01, 2017 - People in Business

This year, Okanagan Edge and the Kelowna Chamber of Commerce have partnered to showcase some of the Okanagan’s most exciting entrepreneurs, through the Top 40 Under 40 program. Sponsored by BDO, the Top 40 Under 40 recognizes innovative young professionals in our community, and showcases their accomplishments. Okanagan Edge will feature a new honouree each week, so check back often. […]

Pearl and Stefan Marten
Okanagan Edge Staff - Dec 01, 2017 - People in Business

Name: Pearl and Stefan Marten What business or organization are you involved with? Marten Brewing Co. and the Naked Pig BBQ What is your role with that organization? Owner/Operators What’s your favorite thing about living in the Okanagan? If we have to pick just one then the landscape, which to us includes the vibrant people, the offbeat culture and the […]

New president at GetintheLoop
Accelerate Okanagan - Nov 24, 2017 - People in Business

Kelowna tech company GetintheLoop has announced a new President and COO. Chris Pinkerton comes to the company after serving as vice president and head of the Mediative Consulting Group, an award-winning digital media, and marketing company. Prior to Mediative, Chris helped grow Enquiro, an innovator in search marketing and consumer behaviour research, which was acquired by Canada’s Yellow Pages Group in 2010. […]

Among the ‘most powerful’
Colin Dacre - Nov 23, 2017 - People in Business

The Osoyoos Watermark Beach Resort’s general manager has been named one of Canada’s 100 most powerful women by the Women’s Executive Network. Ingrid Jarrett was recognized in the RBC Champions category, for making a “distinct and describable difference” to the advancement of women in the Canadian workplace. The travel and hospitality veteran was judged on […]

New Okanagan wine board
Okanagan Edge Staff - Nov 22, 2017 - People in Business

The Okanagan Wine Festivals Society has elected a new board of directors for the upcoming year. Heading into her second year on the board, Lindsay Kelm of Quail’s Gate Winery will take up the mantle of baord chair. She takes over for Bruce Hibbard. Kelm says she’s “excited” to be expanding her role with the […]

Final Top 20 winners announced
Okanagan Edge Staff - Nov 21, 2017 - People in Business

The Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce has announced the final ten recipients of its Top 20 under 40 awards. The program recognizes top young professionals and community builders under the age of 40. The ten newly announced winners include a lawyer, several business owners, and an acupuncturist. They join ten other winners who were previously announced. “The caliber of […]

Top 40: Danielle Scheven
Okanagan Edge Staff - Nov 17, 2017 - People in Business

This year, Okanagan Edge and the Kelowna Chamber of Commerce have partnered to showcase some of the Okanagan’s most exciting entrepreneurs, through the Top 40 Under 40 program. Sponsored by BDO, the Top 40 Under 40 recognizes innovative young professionals in our community, and showcases their accomplishments. Okanagan Edge will feature a new honouree each week, so check back often. […]

From pharma to farmer
Trevor Nichols - Nov 16, 2017 - People in Business

Not long ago, on a brisk afternoon, Russ Johnson stood on the edge of a construction site, gazing across a young orchard. Dressed in bright yellow overalls, heavy boots and thick gloves, his breath curled in in faintly visible puffs. The air smelled like frost and apple juice. Nearby, machinery hummed and scraped. As Johnson […]

‘Dynamic’ group of winners
Okanagan Edge Staff - Nov 14, 2017 - People in Business

A “dynamic group of entrepreneurs and professionals” make up the first 10 recipients of the Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce’s Top 20 under 40 awards. The third annual awards recognize community members younger than 40 who are making a mark on the community through their businesses and community involvement. Dione Chambers, the general manager of […]