Calgary Business Stories
Brand Magazine is based in Calgary, Alberta, and profiles the city’s brand builders, founders and market makers. This page collects our Calgary company profiles, brand builder features and leadership stories, newest first.
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SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT – BRYDON GIERL
Founder of CoolIT Systems About Brydon Brydon Gierl is the Co-Founder of CoolIT Systems and has spent more than 20 years helping shape the…
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Securing Your Digital Legacy
As a business owner, you likely have an estate plan for your physical assets, a continuity plan for your operations, and a succession plan…
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The People Behind The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth
Before my first experience supporting the Calgary Stampede came in 2011, I received a simple piece of advice: forget about sleep and prepare for…
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It’s Not Ice Cream, it’s Gelato
As Calgarians gear up to beat the heat this summer, we’re looking at an age-old question: ice cream or gelato? Ice cream has a…
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Peter Perez Is Wired For Growth
Peter Perez recently built a piece of enterprise software for his company in two months. Before AI, he says the same project would have…
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Canada’s Mascot King
Street Characters is a Calgary-based business specializing in custom mascot costumes. What started as simply a fun idea (not a ‘real business’) for two…
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The Family Psychology Place
In an increasingly stressful and fast-paced world, more people are feeling overwhelmed and left behind. The challenges this presents to Alberta’s children, families, couples,…
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Active Sports Therapy
In a world that is moving faster than ever, today’s daily pressures are taking a toll on mental well-being. Between constant digital connection that…
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Learning to Lead at Any Age
‘Look, I’m an old dog and you’ve got to teach me some new tricks because it is not like it used to be.’ Jennie…
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Building Strong Youth and Communities with Calgary Police Youth Foundation
A 15-year-old trapped in a gang. A tween struggling with self-harm. A five-year-old stealing a classmate’s lunch. A young person battling depression with nowhere…
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Bloom Benefits: Rethinking Workplace Wellness
Now more than ever, mental health is front of mind for both employers and employees. It is a topic that comes up in nearly…
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Education Without Sacrifice
For many people, their introduction to post secondary education involves a professor instructing them to look to their right and left because one of…
