Visibility matters in modern entrepreneurship. When a story reaches the right audience, it becomes part of a digital record that search engines index, readers share, and opportunities grow from. Through Portfolio.YVR’s publishing ecosystem and distribution network, every profile in these pages circulates nationally and internationally — creating lasting presence for the people who have earned it.

Espanda Ghorbannia of Convoy Communications leads this issue as our cover story. An Iranian-Canadian luxury marketing strategist and experiential designer, she has built her career around one essential question: what makes a client choose you, and keep choosing you? Her work spans brand strategy, experiential design, and high-stakes client partnerships across Canada and the Middle East.

Lisa Marie of The SkinGirls and the SkinEdition product line brings 15 years of expertise as a Certified Medical Aesthetician to a growing brand built on precision and trust. Donna Verlaan of Matera operates at the intersection of design, construction, and procurement, with two decades of senior leadership behind her. Michelle Raymond of RE/MAX Select Realty is a Hall of Fame-recognized producer whose work in Vancouver real estate is matched by an equally committed focus on community, inclusivity, and diversity.

Helen Siwak, EIC and Publisher of Portfolio.YVR, traces an entrepreneurial arc from Vancouver’s underground arts scene to a national publishing platform. Amélie Thuy Nguyen, co-founder of the four-time Michelin Bib Gourmand-recognized Anh and Chi, channels community, culture, and family heritage into every venture she leads. Ally Pintucci shapes how people and brands show up in the world — through her lens as a commercial photographer and through The Girls Trip Series, the community she has built around meaningful connection.

Alex Yin Liang, Partner and Vice President at Veracite Trust, is driving change in conventional trust models through a modern, partnership-driven approach. Tara Teng, author of Your Body is a Revolution and somatic practitioner, continues her work at the intersection of trauma healing and human rights advocacy.

In QuickTakes, filmmaker Karen Lam and event designer Liting Chan of Paradise Events return with updates worth your attention.

To every woman featured in these pages: the work is already speaking. Keep building.

— Helen Siwak EIC & Publisher