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Interview with Alexis Assadi, founder of Pacific Income Capital Corporation

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Alexis Assadi is a writer, entrepreneur and investor. Based in Vancouver, Canada, he founded Pacific Income Capital Corporation, which is the general partner of the financing company, Pacific Income Limited Partnership. Alexis Assadi is the Chief Executive Officer and serves as a director of the general partner. These firms provide funding of up to $250,000 to business owners and real estate investors across Canada and the United States. In addition, Alexis Assadi operates various other privately-held businesses that concentrate on making similar investments. You grew up around the world. How do you think your early travels affected who you are today? Yes, that’s right. I was born in Geneva, Switzerland and later moved to Thailand, Hong Kong and Australia. At around age eleven, my family settled in Vancouver, Canada. I also had a brief stint in New York, where I worked for my uncles after graduating from university. So, there was a lot of travelling early on. I think ...

Interview with musician Chris McEwen

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Chris McEwen is a music creator. He is a very solitary person, too sensitive in a hard world. Music is the only real connection to the world that he has. He works by himself doing everything from concept through production from his apartment. Chris has a distribution contract with Neicy Records in Ohio handled by Twitter promotions and recently collaborated with Cris Vola from Italy, a piano piece of his with a soulful searing lead guitar line, on the way to Itunes now. What do you consider as inspirations and connections to your style of music? The inspiration for my style of music comes from many sources. I could see from a young age that this music was a way to express yourself unlike any other. Subjects that were not allowed or not discussed, were accepted through music, to me this was a very important part of finding a way to express difficult emotions that I was experiencing. The style was firmly implanted in 1978 when Van Halen exploded with "the sound" I...

Artist with a Camera - interview with Jim Hatch

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Jim Hatch born in Vancouver, BC and raised in Burnaby.  He is a professional photographer, member of CAPA, Canadian Association of Photographic Artists. Jim has been published in the Canadian Camera Magazine fifteen times and has earned 9 gold medals, 3 silver and 3 bronze to date. We have conducted an interview with him. When you first started photography, was it a conscious decision that you want to be an artist with a camera? When I first started photography i was in grade 8 and it was a great way to skip a class, I had no further plans at the time. I think around 2005 I started to paint my photographs and that opened up a whole new world for me I think I am related to Van Gogh? :) What do you like to capture with your camera? Which is your favorite gear/gadget for photography? I have a motto when shooting if it moves shoot it, if it doesn't move shoot it.which means I shoot anything, I like my photo's tell a story, When you look at my work...

FIT & Flirty

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Tonight our guest is Anna Dalaire from Vancouver BC Canada. She has worked as a consultant for junior mining and exploration companies for over 10 years now. She started FIT & Flirty a few year ago ( www.fitandflirty.com ) as a way to build a small business around her true passion; which is fitness & fashion. Her online fun fitness fashion boutique offers affordable athletic wear. We have conducted an interview with her. How do you cope with the contrast in working for mining and exploration companies versus your fitness and fashion business? I created FIT & Flirty as a creative outlet for my love for fashion and my passion for fitness and inspiring people to lead a healthy & balance life. My experience working with Junior Mining Companies for over 12 years taught me to work at a very fast pace, never assume you know the answer, think outside the box and always be ready for a change!!! Many of the skills that I’ve acquired were transferable to the launc...