Contributors

Daniel Francavilla
Daniel is designer, entrepreneur and activist who’s always online. Daniel is inspired to make positive change through his non-profit organization, ACCESS. He created Lifestyle Kick as a fresh graduate looking to inspire others – including himself – to live a healthier lifestyle.
Erika Komori
Contributor to Self Success
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From an early age, Erika has had a love of sport and physical activity. She pursued this passion in her academic study by obtaining an Honours Bachelor of Sport Management and later a Master of Business Administration. Whether it’s being a runway model at Toronto Fashion Week, traveling to a new country or discussing how to save money on the Marilyn Denis Show; she is constantly seeking new opportunities to broaden her knowledge base! “Live the life that you were meant to be.”
Rebecca Grieb
Contributor to Self Success
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Becca is a Communication and Public Relations specialist, a model and a health and fitness advocate. Always ready to hit the ground running, Becca has an open mind to trying new activities and meeting new people. Her Word of the Year continues to push her toward her goals – Persist: “To continue steadfastly in some state, purpose, course of action, especially in spite of opposition. To last or endure tenaciously.”
Dr. Rahim Kanji
Contributor to Medical Moments
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Dr. Kanji is a Naturopathic Doctor practicing in Toronto. He has a passion for evidence-based natural medicine, specifically empowering his patients to make nutritional changes which have dramatic impact on their health. Although Dr. Kanji operates a general family practice, he has a focus on digestive health. Ultimately, his goal is to help patients feel better, work better and live better.
Jenna Pettinato 
Contributor to Fitness Forever
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Two years ago Jenna ran for 60 seconds without stopping. Today she can be found tackling 8Ks, 10Ks and a few half-marathons thrown in for good measure. You can find her tweeting about running, social media, and yummy vegan food.
David Ip Yam + Lindsey 
Contributors to Loving Lots | Relationship Zen
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Together, David and Lindsey are a dynamic duo with one goal in life: to become enlightened. Yes, enlightened – and we’re taking you and your partner along. David is an engaged grad student and Student Affairs practitioner at a University in Toronto, a passionate leadership educator and learner, a committed martial artist and instructor, and he is discovering zen. He is secretly weird in a hilarious way. Lindsey is a recent university graduate who is also an emerging student affairs professional. She volunteers at a Yoga studio, loves to be creative in everything she does, and secretly loves singing Mariah Carey Songs way too loudly.
Kristina Skoko
Contributor to Freeing Food
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Kristina is a Registered Nurse and currently studying to become a Certified Holistic Health Coach. She is a vegan marathon runner and hot yoga enthusiast with a passion for maximizing health and fitness by eating a clean and green diet! Her goal is to help you discover your best and brightest self with fresh, feisty and fabulous foods!
Ryan Coelho
Contributor to Self Success
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Ryan’s vision is a world that works – where everyone has the choice to discover their passion, live their passion, and put their passion towards a purpose. His mission is to empower students and young professionals to discover and pursue a career they’re passionate about. To persist against all odds in an effort to bring to life their vision for the world. While most people focus on actually winning, Ryan believes it’s about playing to win. It’s about leaving behind a legacy, one which is created through growth and contribution. Ryan lives by the motto, “Dream. Explore. Discover. Inspire.”
Chantelle Bianchi 
Contributor to Winning Weight
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Chantelle is a curious 20-something year old who just graduated from university. She is passionate about living a healthier lifestyle, staying fit, and having fun while doing so. She enjoys learning new things, challenging herself, and inspiring others to do the same.

Jason Gotwalt
Contributor to Self Success
It would be fair to say that Jason has lived a balanced life.  Whether you look at his athletic career, relationships, friendships or corporate progression, you will find an equal amount of triumphant moments to failed attempts.  He is on a journey, like all of us, to discover truth in his life.  Jason’s motivation to make a positive impact in this world began while discovering success in changing the habits of his baseball students.  The intrinsic reward of helping another to accomplish their goal was well beyond what he could have imagined.  Jason believes that success can come just as easily as failure, that happiness exists in everyone and that the truth will always set you free.
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Catherine Lopes
Contributor to Delicious Dining
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Catherine, published author of Dash of Life and food blogger, gives a fresh perspective through her restaurant reviews, tips on healthy eating and more. A lover of all things edible, Catherine enjoys the experience of eating food and tasting each unique flavor and texture. She hopes to enlighten everyone on nutrition, healthy options and great restaurants!
Joann Lim
Contributor to Self Success
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Joann Lim is a Making It Happen Specialist and a connoisseur of life. She is a foodie and a world traveller. Joann helps individuals and organizations unleash greatness and be exceptional.
Ninko Pangilinan
Contributor to Fitness Forever
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Ninko’s goal have a career in fitness has evolved into the creation of Nitro Fitness Plan. His company’s focus has been in home personal training, boot camps, and the development and execution of the Nitro 30 program for weight loss and toning. Ninko is an energetic motivator who provides support and inspiration to his clients through a weekly newsletter, one on one personal training and bootcamp classes.  Ninko strongly believes in making fitness fun, different, and something you want to do, versus have to do.
Amber Leigh Turner
Contributor to Self Success, Start Studying
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Amber is a self-employed graphic and web designer who has a unique passion for not only all things design, but all things business as well. She recently earned a BFA and a BBA at university. Actively involved in the freelance community, Amber can be found in books and websites about freelancing, including the largest freelancing website, FreelanceSwitch. As a student, Amber started a student freelancing blog, Students That Freelance, to help other students start freelancing in their collegiate years.
Gilda Capraro
Contributor to Freeing Food
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Gilda, or Jill, is a Registered Social Worker with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW) as well as a Certified Life Coach with the Certified Coaches Federation. Her background includes extensive experience in various social services agencies and community settings as a counsellor, supervisor, program coordinator, case manager, public speaker and consultant.
Judy Nguyen
Judy Nguyen is a designer, blogger, voracious eater, and narcissist from Montreal who happens to be hilarious, which you may learn from her tweets.
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Kody Robinson
Contributor to Money Minded
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Aminah Haghighi
Contributor to Looking Lovely, Freeing Food
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Katherine Degenais
Contributor to Travel Time, Stress Saver
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