The Lunch With Lucy stories of 2015

Even when talking about the mountain of obstacles she faced as an immigrant from Taiwan in the late ’70s—poor English, no family or social connections,

From mending fences in his backyard to sorting out plumbing emergencies at his wife’s company, Colin Hansen makes no apologies for needing to decompress after…

UVic President Jamie Cassels | BCBusiness

University of Victoria president Jamie Cassels is on a mission to press flesh and even sweat for the sake of…

Anne Giardini | BCBusiness

She may have given up the presidency of a U.S. forestry behemoth’s Canadian subsidiary, but don’t mention “retirement” to Anne Giardini. “I…

Opus Hotel founder John deCourcey Evans takes in his stride A-listers such as Lady Gaga and Anthony Bourdain regularly rocking up to his Yaletown establishment.

Editor’s note: On Wednesday, June 10, it was announced Vega would be sold for US$550 million. More on that here. 

The temptation of scarfing down an…

It quickly comes down to basics when Lisa Tuningley starts talking about women breaking into traditionally macho industries.

The T-Rail Products Inc. president, who has spent…

Dave Curtis.

You get the feeling that Dave Curtis likes to march to his own beat—both in and out of work.

Not only did the 53-year-old president…

Lunch with former B.C. Attorney-General Geoff Plant strays into psychological territory when it comes to his career.

From serving nine years, starting in 1996, as MLA…

Barry Glotman, CEO West Cost Reduction

As a conversation over chicken teriyaki and tuna tataki, it feels a tad unpalatable: how Barry Glotman rose from “shovelling…

Tracey McVicar, Managing partner CAI Capital Management Co.

It took one book to radically shake up Tracey McVicar’s life.
 
Thanks to Ordinary Resurrections: Children in the Years…

As far as work perks go, owning a chocolate factory is pretty sweet. Karen Flavelle admits that she has happily “overloaded” on chocolates through the…