For the Culture Canada

“The confidence has allowed me to get to this point and it’s not been going to school, studying marketing, or studying what makes the instagram algorithm help me more. It’s been the fact that I’ve worked with people and they’re like ‘you’re real good’ or ‘you’re good at this, charge more’ and they’ve helped shape who I am.”  Shayne Massy and Paige Vendittelli are on the rise as the Kelowna’s hotte...

“The worst case scenario is having a pretty good job, doing something that I don’t mind doing, making money that way and paying my bills. If thats the worst it’s gonna get then why not go for it?” That quote by Steve pulled from our interview together really resonated with me because of how many people are in this very position but are too afraid to jump into the void by pursuing their passions. L...

“I’m very much a believer and liver of that quote ‘if you pick something you enjoy doing you’ll never work a day in your life.’ That’s 100% my life.” Shelby Leanne is the founder of Tantalizing Talons which is a private in home custom gel nail enhancement studio. She started this company all on her own in high school and has been building her brand and reputation for the last 10 years. I left the...

“We had 700 people come and we were open from 12-4. There was a lineup out the door at 11:50. The SPCA has never seen so many people.” When I first started For the Culture I’ve always had Nicole as a person I knew I needed to interview for the podcast and I’m THRILLED to have her and incredibly personable business partner Jesse as featured guests in my fourth episode of the For the Culture Canada...

“I really am passionate about people following their dreams and doing what they want; living their own life.” Austin is a friend of mine who speaks to exactly why I do these interviews in the first place. He combines his passion for fashion and his natural entrepreneurial spirit to harbour an aesthetic designed to inspire those around him. http://ownlife.ca INSTAGRAM @FortheCultureCanada @austinth...

"You can't listen to everybody else's opinions really when you're doing your own thing because it starts to cloud your opinion and change who you really are and what you built." Rashaun is the embodiment of a true entrepreneur in every sense of the word. He uses his creativity to fuel his successful clothing line Kosher Apparel, run his YouTube channel and build a media company. He took time out o...

“We’re a trans-media multi platform storytelling project...” Today we feature the hugely insightful Quinn McGraw of Living Machines who talks about his intense grind of getting his passion off the ground and into the global market. https://livingmachines.bandcamp.com https://www.lvmcofficial.com INSTAGRAM @FortheCulureCanada @livingmachinesinitiative @strayvessel