Gale Force Wins

Send us Fan Mail Blindfolded golfer Fred George wins $50,000 for charity. With Bill Clinton & a room full of CEO's looking on Fred executes an unbelievable drive blindfolded.  #GaleForceWins visited George at his summer residence in Bedford, Nova Scotia where he recounts that amazing shot. Two weeks prior to this shot Fred could not hit the ball off the tee. He told the former president t...

Send us Fan Mail Ken is a media consultant and content creator for https://www.higherdesign.com/ in Summerside, PEI, specializing in video and web content.  Ken and Kirk Arsenault came together to form https://www.sofistofish.com/ . Ken says he loves to see a project result in measurable returns. After family, it's really important for him to see those results and act upon them accordingly. B...

Send us Fan Mail Passionate about people, community development & engagement. Bill Schurman is an energetic change agent who by experience understands partnerships, collaboration planning and process. To quote Bill "Throughout my career I have learned the goal of going from good to great is always within reach". #galeforcewins is an inspirational podcast with New episodes every Tuesd...

Send us Fan Mail Rube & Rake’s new album begins with an ode to family and friends— togetherness—as Josh Sandu declares, against a hopeful bluegrass backdrop, “somewhere there’s a place to lay my head.” Nine songs later, over a gently plucked guitar, he sings, “I won’t go picking it up, the weight of the page is just too much.” Following the award-winning 2017 debut Back and Forth, the St. John...

Send us Fan Mail An impromptu trip to Nashville in 2019 set the wheels in motion for the sophomore record from Americana Folk duo, Quote the Raven. The sounds filling the Nashville airways reinvigorated the Newfoundland duo’s inspiration and they found a new home in the Americana genre. Their upcoming record titled Can’t Hold the Light, is a summation of the journeys that the pair have experienced...

Send us Fan Mail Ife Alaba (Born Ifeoluwa Alaba on June 10, 1999) is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. She grew up in South Africa with a strong musical background spanning from being in choirs, orchestras, undergoing opera training, and undertaking the trombone. Ife began her music career after moving to Canada, as a performer at the Memorial University of Newfoundland in 2017. She later released...

Send us Fan Mail King Sway (Born Farai Gwasira on January 6, 1999) is an award nominated rapper, singer, songwriter, TV Personality and producer based in Canada. He is known for his witty wordplay, curious sound, and creative style that combine stories of pain throughout his life and a sense of uneasiness with melodies that hit the heart at just the right spot. Sway's sound transcends any par...

Send us Fan Mail A native of the island of Newfoundland, off the east coast of Canada, Duane grew up exposed to the island’s mélange of cultural influences and his development as a guitarist reflects that. After graduating from the Jazz Studies program at St. FXU with honours, Duane spent several years studying contemporary music composition at the Conservatoire International de Paris and at the C...

Send us Fan Mail Ritche Perez is a photographer based in Portugal Cove - St. Philips and St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. He has been doing graphic design for twenty five years. Growing up reading through his parent's magazines, he was fascinated by the photographs in magazines such as Life, Time, and National Geographic. He enjoys capturing moments in street photography, travel, portra...

Send us Fan Mail Justin Garland is co-owner and general manager of one of St. John's most popular restaurants https://sjfx.ca/ His interest in business started at a very young age when he would tag along with several real estate agents that he knew. His best friends father, Rob Moore, owned numerous restaurants throughout the city and he took an interest in those restaurants and asked lots of...

Send us Fan Mail Alan Thomas Doyle (born May 17, 1969) is a Canadian musician and actor, best known for his work as one of the lead singers of Celtic band Great Big Sea. Doyle was born to Thomas and Regina Doyle in Petty Harbour, Newfoundland, his mother was a piano teacher who taught him. Doyle attended St. Kevin's in Goulds, NL just outside Petty Harbour. Doyle has a brother, Bernie, and tw...

Send us Fan Mail TJ Gear own Gear's Gains Fitness Center in Happy Valley-Goose Bay. TJ is a Gold medalist at the Commonwealth Powerlifting Championship. TJ works hard and pushes past limits. With national and international level training certifications he brings a versatile training style to his fitness center. Gear's Gains Fitness Center offers Weight Lifting and Cardio Equipment, Fitne...

Send us Fan Mail Pierre was born and raised in Arnold’s Cove, NL, a small outport community a little more than an hour from St. John’s. Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic he had been teaching English and traveling in Asia for the better part of a decade, with the last 4 and a half years spent in China. But the pandemic separated him from his life in China while he was on vacation and now, a little mor...

Send us Fan Mail Kim Paddon is one of a new breed of business owners. With her signature glasses and passion for pink, this fashionista operates https://www.whinkinc.com/ with sense and style. Kim has always been creative and studied to be a graphic designer at Holland College. After graduation, Kim returned home to St. John’s, NL to be closer to her family and began working in retail and graphic...

Send us Fan Mail Fred George is an extraordinarily successful businessman, a proud Nova Scotian, and one of Canada’s greatest philanthropists. Mr. George immigrated to Nova Scotia when he was 19, with a dream of making a better life for his family. He grew his Halifax mining company into the largest gold and silver producer in Mexico. He is listed among Canada’s top ten CEOs, receiving numerous bu...

Send us Fan Mail Ian Wood is a highly personable team builder with 35+ years of leadership and management expertise in international, national, civilian, military, diplomatic, and academic organizations. Ian is a skilled communicator, facilitator and has a strong sense of humour. Ian has authored a broad spectrum of academic and professional publications. He was the Naval Attache at the Canadian E...

Send us Fan Mail Jerry McLean is Babcock Canada’s Chief Executive Officer. He took up his role  on 22 November 2021. Jerry is responsible for pursuing defence and value-add service opportunities, as well as leading Babcock Canada’s existing Marine and Aviation business. He has extensive experience in the Canadian defence sector, most recently as Managing Director for Thales Canada, Defence and Sec...

Send us Fan Mail Jennifer Jane Bennett, teacher, school administrator, women’s advocate, senior reserve naval officer became the first female rear-admiral in the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) and the first female to be appointed chief of reserves and cadets, the most senior reserve officer position in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). Bennett enrolled in 1975 in HMCS Star, the Naval Reserve Division in...

Send us Fan Mail Retired naval captain George Forward took the helm as CEO of Newfoundland and Labrador Division Commissionaires in September 2019. He’s a highly accomplished military professional who brings over 30 years of leadership and executive experience, a career that took him around the world and back again. “After 30 years in uniform and with a young family, I was beginning to tire of the...

Send us Fan Mail Stan Hartling (B.Comm, CA) plays a vital role in all aspects of The Hartling Group's development projects - from initial design, feasibility studies, financing and promotion, to grand openings and the ongoing operations of each project. Stan also owns and operates Oceanside Realty, a licensed real estate brokerage firm in the Turks & Caicos Islands. Stan prides himself on...

Send us Fan Mail Mandy Woodland is a reformed commercial lawyer and molecular biologist and the cofounder of Jellyfish, working to help business owners achieve their own vision of success through bespoke innovation and design strategy. She loves to talk about design thinking, innovation strategy, inbound marketing, health tech, side hustles, and making things happen. Connect with Mandy on LinkedIn...

Send us Fan Mail Jeff is a Hazardous materials specialist with 30 years of knowledge and experience in emergency response and environmental remediation. Specializing in shock sensitive, bio-hazardous, explosive material, working at at height, confined space, gas detection and hazardous materials. Jeff is the President and Principal Consultant of Safe Work Solutions Inc . He offers concise and prac...

Send us Fan Mail Steve Dinn grew up in St. John’s with a brief stint in Ontario after graduating from university. Steve participated in numerous sports and his parents were very supportive. His father said he was “broke one time in his life and would never let it happen again.” That made Steve more conservative than others and has shaped his decision making going forward. Steve worked directly for...

Send us Fan Mail Danny was born in New Zealand but grew up in Australia and moved to Canada, first to Vancouver by way of Edmonton then Ontario but then settled in Newfoundland and Labrador. Beaches were not for him and maybe that was a hint he might end up in NL. Danny attributes his parent’s positive attitude with his solid foundation. Newfoundland was simply supposed to be a short vacation BUT...

Send us Fan Mail Donny Love is on a quest to unplug from the hustle and bustle of his hectic modern city life and find exhilarating adventures in the great outdoors. Donny produces a fast paced, high octane adventure series called https://adventuresunknown.ca/ He seeks out unusual and exhilarating experiences in unique locations that are filled with epic adventures and breath-taking views. In this...