Navid Meghji Director, business development, Retirement Concepts Age: 35
Navid Meghji has been hooked on real estate ever since buying and flipping a downtown Vancouver condo while he was still a student.
“That’s actually how I funded business school – through the sale of that condo,” he said. “That experience made me realize that real estate was where I wanted to be.” – More –
Omar Ladak Managing director and CEO, Noverra Group of Companies Age: 35
To Omar Ladak, there’s nothing like being your own boss.
“We frequently joke, if we ended up having failures in our business lives, I’m not exactly sure what I could do working for somebody else,” he said.
Four years ago, Ladak co-founded the Noverra group of companies, which grew from startup to 100 staff. – More –
Salim Janmohamed Managing director, Community Therapists Age: 38
For Salim Janmohamed, the son of a single mother who sought safe haven in Canada, choosing a career started with one pragmatic question: will I get a job?
Occupational therapy fit the bill. With Canada’s aging population, demand for health care was sure to grow. The program only took three years to complete, so he wouldn’t rack up big student loans.
“I also wanted to find something that would make a difference in people’s lives,” he said. – More –
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