Grant MacDonald, Chief Operating Officer, Sport Tourism Canada
A veteran of sport event hosting and strategic business process development, Grant MacDonald takes the reins at Sport Tourism Canada (STC) as the industry…
Industry Insiders
Rick Traer 2.0
In retirement, Rick Traer, Sport Tourism Canada’s new CEO Emeritus, will promote Canada internationally as a preferred sport events hostBy Angela Kryhul At the…
Digit Murphy, NWHL
Murphy tells how dedication and support for education, empowerment and inclusion is creating a sport culture where women and girls can be fearlessly female.By…
Listen! Collaborate! Adapt!
Faced with restrictions on mass gatherings throughout the country, Special Olympics Canada (SOC), along with its 12 Provincial/Territorial Chapters, suspended all in-person programs and…
Dan Wilcock, CEO, Canada Games Council
Dan Wilcock has a plum job in Canadian sporting circles. Last September, he joined the Canada Games Council (CGC) as president and CEO. As…
Stephanie Shostak
Stephanie Shostak President & CEO, Prism Consulting Services Ltd. A privacy professional specializing in privacy compliance and breach investigation, Shostak is also a tireless…
Karl Subban
Leadership speaker, educator and author of How We Did It, The Subban Plan for Success in Hockey, School and Life. Karl Subban and his…
Greg Henhawk
Greg Henhawk is a Mohawk of the Bear Clan from Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation in Southern Ontario. Recently retired after…
Barb MacDonald
Barb MacDonald, communications and media consultant for the Canadian Sport Tourism Alliance and a roster of other clients, has managed media operations for more than…
One-on-One: Katherine Henderson
What was top of mind when you took the reins at Curling Canada? I wanted to keep Canada at the forefront of curling. Most…
Q&A with PRP Inc.
“I focus on making 10-second memories, because your brain can only remember 10 seconds at a time. That could be the final touchdown, the…
Hired Guns: Charmaine Crooks
What drives you to devote so much of your time to sports activism and charities? I feel a sense of responsibility because sport gave…
One-on-One with Jeff Atkinson, Honda Indy Toronto
How are you growing motor sports in Toronto? From our local market standpoint, it’s about being very strategic and finding great marketing partners. In…
Hired Gun: Scott Kress
Adventurer, team-building trainer and motivational speaker, Scott Kress, is an Everest veteran who’s climbed the highest peak on each of the seven continents. His…
Capital Investment
When Canada celebrates its sesquicentennial year in 2017, the National Capital will be at the centre of the festivities. ADRENALIN spoke with Guy Laflamme,…
Don’t Be Afraid to be Bold
Since becoming mayor of Leduc in 2004, Greg Krischke has spearheaded the transformation of the Alberta town (population 30,000) into a widely respected sport…
Hired Guns
HIRED GUNS They’re the unsung heroes of the sports tourism business-the behind-the-scenes consultants, project managers, administrators and many others who help create positive…
David Hopkinson
Hired as a ‘day one’ employee of the Toronto Raptors in 1994, David Hopkinson has played a key role in the growth of Maple…
Tyler Mazereeuw
Tyler Mazereeuw has spent 14 years forging partnerships between some of Canada’s biggest properties and brands in film, fashion, live arts, music, and most…
Lessons From a Pride House
When Toronto won the bid to host the Pan Am/Parapan Am Games, a big idea began to percolate: Let’s make Toronto 2015 the most…