by Michelle Ratcliffe | Mar 16, 2015 | The Big Idea
Spotting opportunities to build stand out businesses Pepe Barajas, president of Infinity Enterprise Group is enjoying another successful season. His development of three booming local businesses led to recent recognition as Best Immigrant Entrepreneur at the...
by Michelle Ratcliffe | Mar 2, 2015 | The Big Idea
WNORTH elevates women with Whistler forum Powerhouse professional women from across the continent will descend on Whistler this week. These women on the rise will trade corner offices for candid conversations as they meet in Whistler to elevate one another’s...
by Michelle Ratcliffe | Feb 16, 2015 | The Big Idea
Feel-good foods take root in Raven’s Nest Perched at the top of the Creekside Gondola, Raven’s Nest is raising the bar for healthy on-hill eats. It’s here that Paul Street, Whistler Blackcomb vice president of food and beverage, and his talented team have...
by Michelle Ratcliffe | Feb 2, 2015 | The Big Idea
Local mobile gifting app picks up steam (and the tab) Whistler is becoming a notable tech hub, home to a growing number of startup entrepreneurs. This makes sense — a work hard, play hard philosophy is fuelled when world-class recreation awaits just outside the...
by Michelle Ratcliffe | Jan 19, 2015 | The Big Idea
Local roots grow a world-class restaurant Eric Griffith runs his successful restaurant, Alta Bistro, on the very same spot where his elementary school once stood. In those days the Village only stretched from the base of the mountain to Village Gate Boulevard,...
by Michelle Ratcliffe | Jan 5, 2015 | The Big Idea
Lifestyle brand at home in Whistler When Paule Labrecque moved from Montreal to Whistler this past autumn, she wasn’t travelling light. She was bringing the Lolë brand and with that came a vibrant collection of women’s activewear to create a new retail space on...