As we work toward our goals and grow as young professionals (YPs), we are bound to receive various forms of criticism from superiors, peers, parents, and friends. Learning from our weaknesses and mistakes, as well as from those who are more experienced than us, are important aspects of the YP development process, and ones we must take with an open mind and t...
Earlier this week, courtesy of my friends at Toronto-based innovation firm BNOTIONS, I had the opportunity to give Google's upcoming project "Glass" a spin. After about an hour of getting adjusted with the hardware by taking pictures of Bella, walking around outside Front Street and, of course, the obligatory toying with the "Ok Glass" system of voice activa...
Sometimes we all just need to take a minute and chill out. Ok, maybe we don’t all have a whole minute to sit and ponder, await big decisions, or make our next move, but we all certainly have 10 seconds. You may think that counting to 10 is an old school tactic, but we’re here to remind you just how useful this calming and brain-straightening tool really ...
We were recently invited to join 20 singles from around the Montreal area for a buzzed about group event that happens quite often called “CookandDate.” Singles events tend to have a stigma attached to them as usually being cheesy, or having quite an unappealing crowd, so we came prepared with, let’s say, lowered expectations. Yet, Were we every bit sur...
Where will you be this Friday night? If it’s at Toronto’s Shangri-La Hotel for the Right to Play Ball, you have the right answer. Famed Canadian fashion journalist/photographer/philanthropist Glen Baxter hosts his second annual fundraiser for the Right to Play – an NGO that uses sport and play to empower children and youth in disadvantaged communities ...
On Thursday, April 25th, Toronto’s Young Women of Influence evening series featured one of the city’s “it” people of the PR world, NKPR’s Natasha Koifman, who offered the crowd of YP ladies insight on the art of networking...
“So, when are you going to have kids?” It’s the classic question that for some can conjure up smiles, hope, excitement, and can lead to glorious conversations of “trying” and “expecting.” For others, it’s a question that can sting and ring through the ears like leftover bass from an overcharged techno party...
From the importance of tweeting for young professionals to how to psychologically prepare for your next hangover, Jessica L. Scott-Reid has seemingly covered it all over the past year at Notable. Here are our 10 favourite, and most popular, columns...
The time has come. For the first time in nine years, the Toronto Maple Leafs have finally made the playoffs. Tickets are hot, but Toronto-based, young professional owned and operated FanXchange offers a promising option to score these golden tickets for yourself...
Mercedes-Benz Start Up is a national platform to discover and support emerging Canadian fashion designers. Featuring designers who have been in business for less than five years, the program provides mentoring and connects the designers with industry experts...
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