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QuickTake: StrataPress and a Decade of Steady Progress in Strata Technology

When Portfolio.YVR last featured Sean Jordan and Paul Vanderzee of StrataPress, the company was already challenging long-held assumptions in British Columbia’s strata management industry. At its core was a simple but powerful idea: strata corporations should own their data, have transparent access to their records, and operate in compliance with the Strata Property Act, whether...

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QuickTake: Sameer Rodriguez from Frontline Focus to Available Light Photography

Sameer Rodriguez’s entrepreneurial story is shaped by a career that demanded calm, precision, and decisiveness under pressure. Trained as a paramedic, he continues to serve in emergency medical services, carrying forward the professionalism, situational awareness, and empathy developed through years of frontline work. While this experience remains foundational, it no longer defines the centre of...

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Eduardo Ramos: Designing Identity, Resilience, and One-of-One Expression Through Fashion

Eduardo Ramos is a Vancouver-based Canadian fashion designer and couturier, and the founder of the fashion house established in 2022. Renowned for a bold creative vision, Ramos is recognized for his precise tailoring, architectural silhouettes, and mastery of fluid draping, creating a unique blend of power and femininity. Since debuting at Vancouver Fashion Week, Eduardo...

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Emma Hull: From Certainty Chosen to Purpose Led Work Through Life Untethered Coaching

Emma Hull is rewriting the script on what it means to be successful. She worked her way to the top in her corporate career, lived in a big lakefront home, had boats and cars galore, but she wasn’t happy. In her mid 40s she realized she had spent her life chasing someone else’s dream. So,...

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Helen Siwak: EIC & Publisher’s Message – Issue #10

Entrepreneurship rarely follows a straight path. It is a journey influenced by timing, courage, circumstance, and a continual willingness to adapt. Some founders are at the very beginning, others are refining what they have built, while many are redefining what success means to them. In this issue of Portfolio.YVR, we honour every phase of that...

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Shawn Miller: Redefining Modern Wedding Ceremonies Through Young Hip & Married

For more than fourteen years, Shawn Miller has served as a dedicated wedding officiant, performing more than 1,600 ceremonies for couples seeking a meaningful and personal start to their marriage. He founded Young Hip & Married with the intention of helping couples create ceremonies that feel honest, grounded, and reflective of their story. His work...

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Rebecca Biernacki: Redefining Compassionate In-Home Care with EverKind Home Support

Rebecca Biernacki was born in Newfoundland and spent her early years on Canada’s East Coast before moving to Victoria at the age of thirteen. After nearly three decades on Vancouver Island, her approach to care and community remains deeply shaped by family life. With her parents nearby, her sister and brother-in-law raising their three boys...

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Jess Singh: A Novelist Exploring Ambition, Identity, and Self-Belief

Jess Singh is an emerging voice in contemporary Canadian literature, recognized for her emotionally resonant storytelling and her nuanced exploration of identity, love, and reinvention. Her work reflects the experience of an Indian heart navigating a Western world, weaving cultural duality, vulnerability, and resilience into narratives that feel both intimate and universal. She is the...

toby tannas, liv lifestyle, kelowna, okanagan, bc, helen siwak, portfolioyvr

Toby Tannas: Cultivating Confidence, Ritual, and Everyday Glow Through LIV Lifestyle

Toby Tannas is a longtime media personality, creative entrepreneur, and the founder of LIV Lifestyle, a modern Okanagan brand focused on glow for both your face and your space. With more than 30 years in radio, television, and print, Toby has built her career on connection, storytelling, and an authentic presence that has made her...

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Fiona Forbes: Building Confidence, Connection, and Credibility Through Television, Storytelling, and Media Training

Fiona Forbes is a Canadian TV host, producer, and content creator whose career has been shaped by curiosity, clear communication, and a natural ability to connect with people. She earned her Bachelor of Arts at the University of British Columbia before studying broadcasting at the British Columbia Institute of Technology, a combination that laid the...

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QuickTake: StrataPress and a Decade of Steady Progress in Strata Technology

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Eduardo Ramos: Designing Identity, Resilience, and One-of-One Expression Through Fashion

Emma Hull: From Certainty Chosen to Purpose Led Work Through Life Untethered Coaching

Helen Siwak: EIC & Publisher’s Message – Issue #10

Shawn Miller: Redefining Modern Wedding Ceremonies Through Young Hip & Married

Rebecca Biernacki: Redefining Compassionate In-Home Care with EverKind Home Support

Jess Singh: A Novelist Exploring Ambition, Identity, and Self-Belief

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Fiona Forbes: Building Confidence, Connection, and Credibility Through Television, Storytelling, and Media Training

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