2010 | People | BCBusiness

Jason McLean at the Helm of VBOT

When 36-year-old Jason McLean took over as chair of the Vancouver Board of Trade on June 17, he was the youngest person ever to be named to that position. He was also likely the only chair of that august organization to be living with his parents.

Launi Skinner

She takes over after 18 months at the helm of trash-haulers 1-800-Got-Junk.

Jason Bedford in Beijing, China

Accountant Jason Bedford on how to avoid the riot police in Beijing.

What Is Your Air Travel Ritual?

Three local leaders on the routine they act out before hitting the sky.

IndieGoGo Brings Vancouver Indie Film to Life

California-based crowd-funding site IndieGoGo proves handy for indie artists.

Featured Profile

Bright Light: Jeanette Jackson
Jeanette Jackson is poised for the big leagues after building a company around her father's invention.

"It's the US South, where, typically, a 2000-calorie breakfast is followed by a few burgers and a gallon of pop at smoke break time."

Tony Wanless, on "Business Stories That Confuse Me"

People to Remember

"The Life and Times of Jack Poole," by Gary Mason | He got to see the Olympic flame leave Athens, but not arrive in Vancouver

Geordie Rose of D-Wave | What is a $70-million quantum computer, and what can it do?

Joy McPhail and James Shavick | How a straight power couple turned around money-losing OutTV

Chris Staples of Rethink Communications | We scrutinize the man reimagining Vancouver advertising

Norman Dowds of MPR Teltech | For a time he oversaw a tech incubator whose success has never been equalled