April 14, 2021 • 4 min read
Businesses across the globe have struggled with the challenges brought about by COVID-19. Businesses have done their best to adapt to the new normal of working during a pandemic with varying degrees of success. In these most unusual times, how do healthcare professionals continue to meet the global and local medical transportation and testing requirements for those in need?… Read more
January 18, 2021 • 3 min read
If you feel the pressure to operate a truly sustainable business, you’re not alone. Today more than ever SMEs are under the microscope in their environmental and social practices. Without proper sustainability strategy, what often happens is so called “green washing”; companies painting themselves as sustainable when they truly aren’t.… Read more
November 9, 2020 • 4 min read
It’s hard to believe, but there was a time when rising food entrepreneur Christine Yee didn’t imagine she’d ever work in the food business again. Growing up in Regina, Saskatchewan, Yee was one of five siblings who grew up working behind the scenes in the family restaurant.… Read more
November 6, 2020 • 3 min read
Jill Kabush has always been an inquisitive person. She loves being on the listening end of conversations, asking questions, and learning all about what makes you you. That insatiable curiosity led her to found We’re a Big Deal (WBD), a Vancouver-based publication that profiles creatives in a wide variety of industries, “shining a spotlight on the people who make up Canadian culture.”… Read more
October 9, 2020 • 4 min read
If you rewind to 1995, there’s an undeniable lack of racial diversity in film and media discourse. With Hollywood as one of the biggest exporters of culture at the time, diverse representation on screen was limited and depictions that made the cut mostly perpetuated false narratives and reinforced stereotypes, further relegating racialized people to the margins with very little opportunities to gain ground otherwise.… Read more
October 5, 2020 • 4 min read
Montréal-based fashion designer Silvia Gallo comes from a family of entrepreneurs. After working for over 15 years as a brand manager for international companies such as Michael Kors and PUMA, Gallo ventured out to make a mark for herself and founded her luxury vegan brand, jeane & jax, in 2014. It wasn’t simply her entrepreneurial spirit that drove Gallo to start her fashion business, but the desire to make a positive impact in the world.
September 18, 2020 • 4 min read
Major Tom, a full-service digital marketing agency — with offices in New York, Toronto, and Vancouver — recognized a need for increased audience representation and created diverse digital avatars to help address the issue. REACH spoke with Tina Star, Group Director of Media, to learn more about the project and the motivations behind its launch.
September 10, 2020 • 6 min read
There’s an old adage that says, “Necessity is the mother of invention.” Simply, it means when crisis arises, or when the need for a solution becomes imperative, you are forced to find ways of getting or achieving it. Today, it’s hard to think of something more urgent and more necessary than working towards creating a world that is fair, just, and inclusive.… Read more
