Life after Make It!

  It’s always a strange mix of feelings after I complete the last Make It show of the season. This time was particularly intense because we launched in Calgary for the first time in 6 years. The Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver shows were all 2 weeks apart so it...

Why Make It never has and never will have competition

When I was in business school I remember some of my marketing classes spent a lot of time teaching about competition. We learned how to distinguish a competitor, and then how to react so their business isn’t a threat. We were taught that competition was...

Something exciting to announce!

I’m writing this from Edmonton which has just received an early snowfall. I’m here visiting my parent’s for Thanksgiving, and it’s a stark difference from tropical Bali! I’ve only been back for just over a week, and my tan is sadly...

My European adventure!

It’s been a while since I last posted anything. As much as I love to write, I felt like I needed to take a break from it. Since Make It finished in late April, I have felt pretty introspective and that I needed time and space to figure out what my next move is. Most...

Life after Make It!

I can now say that I pulled off my second Make It solo! This last show in Vancouver was the one I felt most overwhelmed and nervous about. It has been 3 years since we had ever had a spring show, and this was the first one at the PNE Forum. Leading up to the weekend,...