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- [DR. MELEEKA CLARY — THE ART OF STORYTELLING: WHERE PSYCHOLOGY, LAW, AND MEDIA CONVERGE](https://forbesvancouver.com/dr-meleeka-clary-the-art-of-storytelling-where-psychology-law-and-media-converge/): Storytelling has always been central to human understanding. It is through stories that individuals make sense of their experiences, connect with others, and navigate the complexities of identity, trauma, and growth. Yet not all storytelling is equal. Some narratives simplify. Others distort. Few sustain the depth required to reflect reality accurately.
- [Raquel Riley Thomas: Quiet Power. Strategic Control. Relentless Execution.](https://forbesvancouver.com/raquel-riley-thomas-quiet-power-strategic-control-relentless-execution/): Photo by Brandon Hunter Power, in its most effective form, is rarely loud. It does not announce itself in headlines or trend cycles. It is built quietly, through discipline, reinforced through structure, and executed with precision. It is the result of clear command, defined roles, and a system that performs under pressure. That is not accidental. It is operational. Raquel Riley Thomas has made a career operating in that space. Not as a participant in the system, but as someone who understands how to engineer it. Photo by Artyce Dozier As a United States Army Captain and Founder and CEO […]
- [Anjali Phougat Turns Fashion Into a Force for Good with Five Years of Impact at Ohio State University Show](https://forbesvancouver.com/anjali-phougat-turns-fashion-into-a-force-for-good-with-five-years-of-impact-at-ohio-state-university-show/): In an industry often driven by trends, spectacle, and fleeting attention, Anjali Phougat has carved a space that feels both rare and necessary one where fashion carries meaning, responsibility, and purpose. Over the past five years, her continued collaboration with The Ohio State University’s Unchained Fashion Show has transformed her creative voice into a powerful instrument of awareness, proving that design can move beyond aesthetics and become a catalyst for change.
- [JESSE JAMES FERRELL — THE LISTENER SAVING LIVES WITH MUSIC](https://forbesvancouver.com/jesse-james-ferrell-the-listener-saving-lives-with-music/): THE MAN WHO WENT GLOBAL IN FOUR WEEKS In an era where visibility is often engineered, amplified, and meticulously strategized, Jesse James Ferrell’s rise stands in quiet defiance of convention. There was no aggressive rollout, no viral gimmick, no calculated controversy. And yet, within the span of just four weeks, his name moved across continents with a kind of organic urgency that most public figures spend years trying to manufacture. From a defining feature in Dubai’s Legendary Arabia, to a refined editorial presence in Vogue Monaco, and now arriving on the pages of Forbes Vancouver, Jesse’s emergence is not just […]
- [Capital With a Soul: The Investment Philosophy of Dr. Akintoye Akindele](https://forbesvancouver.com/capital-with-a-soul-the-investment-philosophy-of-dr-akintoye-akindele/): In global finance, speed is celebrated. Exits are timed. Multiples are optimized. Performance is reported quarterly, and capital often moves as quickly as it arrives. Against this backdrop stands a different kind of investor—one who believes that capital is not merely an instrument of gain, but a tool of transformation. Dr. Akintoye Akindele, CFA, DBA, FICA has built his career around a singular conviction: that finance must be both profitable and purposeful. As founder of Platform Capital, he has crafted an investment philosophy rooted not in short-term extraction, but in long-term institution building—particularly across Africa’s rapidly evolving economies. His work […]
- [Danesha Smith Isn’t Building Businesses—She’s Building Builders](https://forbesvancouver.com/danesha-smith-isnt-building-businesses-shes-building-builders/): In a business landscape dominated by viral success stories, billion-dollar valuations, and curated social media wins, Danesha Smith is building something far more enduring, ownership at scale.
- [The Inspiring Journey of Danielle Vataj and the Heart Behind Belles Books and Gifts](https://forbesvancouver.com/the-inspiring-journey-of-danielle-vataj-and-the-heart-behind-belles-books-and-gifts/): In a world where entrepreneurship is often portrayed as a carefully strategized pursuit, Danielle Vataj’s story stands apart—raw, unplanned, and deeply human. Her journey into business was not sparked by ambition alone, but by circumstance, love, and an unwavering determination to rise above adversity. What began as a desperate attempt to make ends meet soon transformed into Belles Books and Gifts, a thriving venture rooted in purpose, community, and compassion.
- [Dr. Ko-Cheng Fang and the Strategic Case for Photonic Quantum Computing](https://forbesvancouver.com/dr-ko-cheng-fang-and-the-strategic-case-for-photonic-quantum-computing/): The Architecture of Light Technological revolutions are rarely subtle. They arrive in phases — first dismissed as improbable, then debated as experimental, and finally accepted as inevitable. Dr. Ko-Cheng Fang believes the semiconductor industry is now standing at precisely such a threshold. For more than half a century, electronic semiconductors have defined the computational backbone of global civilization. Every smartphone, defense system, financial exchange, AI platform, and satellite relies on electrons moving through silicon architectures. But as fabrication nodes shrink and energy demands escalate, the physical and economic limitations of electron-based computing are becoming increasingly visible. Fang’s proposition is direct: […]
- [Matheus Scremin Santos : Engineering the Infrastructure of Global Wealth](https://forbesvancouver.com/matheus-scremin-santos-engineering-the-infrastructure-of-global-wealth/): In a global economy defined by mobility, regulatory complexity, and accelerated capital flows, business leaders require more than legal counsel—they require structural intelligence. The modern entrepreneur operates across jurisdictions, currencies, and compliance regimes. In this environment, fragmented advice can become a liability. What is needed instead is architecture. Matheus Scremin Santos has built his professional identity around this principle. Positioned at the intersection of law, strategy, and long-term wealth planning, he represents a new class of advisor: the legal systems architect. His work is not confined to contracts or litigation. It is centered on designing resilient frameworks that allow businesses […]
- [Gina Ellene Da Silva: Where Compassion, Leadership, and Aesthetic Excellence Meet](https://forbesvancouver.com/gina-ellene-da-silva-where-compassion-leadership-and-aesthetic-excellence-meet/): A Journey Shaped by Balance, Not Excess In an era where ambition often outweighs intention, Gina Ellene Da Silva stands as a rare example of leadership grounded in balance. Her career path is not a straight line but a thoughtfully woven tapestry—fashion, sociology, law, and aesthetic medicine—each chapter sharpening her understanding of people, purpose, and responsibility. Her early professional years unfolded inside the high-pressure world of luxury fashion and modeling. Working alongside major design houses taught her discipline, visual intelligence, and the subtle power of restraint. It wasn’t simply about beauty—it was about refinement, proportion, and knowing when less speaks […]
- [Madam Lin Ibrahim (Zetti Ibrahim): Redefining Postpartum Recovery and Building a Global Standard of Maternal Care](https://forbesvancouver.com/madam-lin-ibrahim-zetti-ibrahim-redefining-postpartum-recovery-and-building-a-global-standard-of-maternal-care/): In an era where wellness is often reduced to aesthetics, few leaders are reshaping healthcare with the depth, discipline, and purpose demonstrated by Madam Lin Ibrahim. A Malaysian-born entrepreneur based in London, Madam Lin is the Founder of Asian UK Spa Confinement Ltd—a pioneering maternal wellness company that has emerged as a global reference point for premium postpartum recovery. Her journey is not simply one of commercial success. It is the story of a woman who transformed cultural heritage into clinical practice, and personal conviction into an international enterprise—bridging ancient Asian confinement traditions with modern, evidence-informed maternal healthcare. A Vision […]
- [Rita Valente: The Underdog Turning Ordinary People Into Icons — And Herself Into a Legend](https://forbesvancouver.com/rita-valente-the-underdog-turning-ordinary-people-into-icons-and-herself-into-a-legend/): Some revolutions arrive with noise.Others arrive quietly—and by the time the world notices, everything has already changed. Since July of last year, a subtle disruption has been reshaping how visibility, identity, and artistry are created. People with no public history—coaches, mothers, entrepreneurs, men and women with no online presence—began appearing on global magazine covers. Their faces lit up digital billboards in Times Square. Their voices surfaced on Spotify, TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube, distributed worldwide, even though many had never created music before. There was no traditional label.No talent agency.No industry gatekeeper. Behind it all stood one woman. Her name is […]
- [The Elite Hybrid: Why Dr. David Shusterman is the Architect of a New Category in Longevity](https://forbesvancouver.com/dr-david-shusterman-is-the-architect-of-a-new-category-in-longevity/): In the upper echelons of Manhattan’s elite, the term "specialist" is being redefined. While the medical industry is crowded with generalists and standard practitioners, Dr. David Shusterman, founder of ModernUrologist.com, has carved out a singular niche that didn’t exist until now: the intersection of surgical urology, high-tech in-office procedures, and performance-driven longevity medicine.
- [World-Famous Businessman Ugur Akkus: A New Global Power in Gold and Silver Mining](https://forbesvancouver.com/world-famous-businessman-ugur-akkus-a-new-global-power-in-gold-and-silver-mining/): As global dynamics in the mining industry continue to shift, gold and silver investments are once again emerging as strategic pillars of long-term value. At the center of this transformation stands world-famous businessman and global investor Ugur Akkus, whose influence in the sector has been gaining increasing international attention. Recognized for his large-scale investments across Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas, Akkus continues to expand his global footprint in gold and silver mining. His latest move in North America is widely regarded by industry experts as a landmark step in global resource investment. ONE OF MONTANA’S LARGEST GOLD PROJECTS […]
- [Refusing to Settle: Anthony Joseph’s Rise Across Cities](https://forbesvancouver.com/refusing-to-settle-anthony-josephs-rise-across-cities/): The Lebanese-American entrepreneur who closed AED 9.2 billion in Dubai deals is now bringing global standards back home In Dubai’s hyper-competitive real estate market, where brokers rise and fall with quarterly results, Anthony Joseph achieved something exceptional: he won Best Broker of the Year four consecutive times between 2018 and 2022. The accolade, awarded by leading developers in a city that ruthlessly rewards performance, marked him as one of the region’s most consistent dealmakers. But consistency, Anthony Joseph insists, wasn’t the original plan. Survival was. “I arrived in Dubai in 2014 with a one-way ticket and no safety net,” says […]
- [Anton Giulio Grande: The Italian Couturier Who Turned Craftsmanship Into Cultural Currency](https://forbesvancouver.com/anton-giulio-grande-the-italian-couturier-who-turned-craftsmanship-into-cultural-currency/): From a small Calabrian town to the Vatican’s halls of honor, Grande has spent 25 years proving that fashion can be both art form and economic engine. Every transformative career in fashion begins with a calculated risk. For Anton Giulio Grande, that moment came at seventeen, when he left Lamezia Terme with little capital but considerable conviction. His education split between Florence’s storied Polimoda and New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology established the tension that would define his aesthetic: Renaissance rigor meeting contemporary audacity. Building a Brand on Narrative, Not Noise Grande launched his namesake label at twenty-three—an age when […]
- [Coding Life at Scale: How Emily Leproust Is Industrializing Synthetic Biology](https://forbesvancouver.com/coding-life-at-scale-how-emily-leproust-is-industrializing-synthetic-biology/): Long before synthetic biology became a buzzword, Emily Leproust was focused on a quieter challenge: how to make DNA writing as reliable, scalable, and accessible as reading it. Trained as an organic chemist with a PhD and a deep respect for molecular precision, Leproust understood that the future of biology would not hinge on isolated breakthroughs, but on infrastructure.
- [Engineering Intelligence: How Demis Hassabis Is Rewriting the Rules of Scientific Discovery](https://forbesvancouver.com/engineering-intelligence-how-demis-hassabis-is-rewriting-the-rules-of-scientific-discovery/): A Mind Trained on Patterns Long before artificial intelligence became a global obsession, Demis Hassabis was learning how complex systems think. As a child chess prodigy, he mastered strategy and foresight before most people encounter either. Later, as a neuroscientist and game designer, he studied intelligence from multiple angles—biological, computational, and experiential. This uncommon synthesis would become the intellectual backbone of his life’s work: understanding intelligence well enough to recreate it, safely and usefully, in machines. Founding DeepMind Before AI Was Inevitable In 2010, when artificial general intelligence still lived mostly in academic journals and science fiction, Hassabis co-founded DeepMind. […]
- [Green Energy at Scale: How Sumant Sinha Helped Redefine India’s Power Future ](https://forbesvancouver.com/green-energy-at-scale-how-sumant-sinha-helped-redefine-indias-power-future/): Entering a Market That Barely Existed In 2011, when utility-scale renewable energy in India was still viewed as an experiment rather than an inevitability, Sumant Sinha made a decisive bet on the future. At a time when coal dominated the energy conversation and clean power was often dismissed as costly or unreliable, Sinha founded ReNew Power with a contrarian belief: that renewable energy could be built at scale, run with financial discipline, and compete head-to-head with conventional power. It was not a fashionable move. Infrastructure-heavy, capital-intensive, and policy-dependent, the sector demanded patience and precision. But it was precisely this long-term […]
- [SoftBank Doubles AI Bets With $4 Billion DigitalBridge Deal](https://forbesvancouver.com/softbank-doubles-ai-bets-with-4-billion-digitalbridge-deal/): Billionaire Masayoshi Son’s SoftBank Group agreed to acquire DigitalBridge Group for $4 billion, bolstering its AI infrastructure amid surging demand for data centers and connectivity.​ Deal Highlights SoftBank will buy all DigitalBridge shares at $16 each in cash, a 15% premium to the December 26, 2025 closing price and 50% above its 52-week average. The transaction, unanimously approved by DigitalBridge’s board, expects closure in the second half of 2026 pending regulatory nods, with DigitalBridge operating independently under CEO Marc Ganzi.​ Strategic AI Push Son emphasized the need for more compute power, connectivity, and scalable infrastructure as AI reshapes industries globally. […]
- [Advertising Booms 2026, Hollywood Risks Falling Behind](https://forbesvancouver.com/advertising-booms-2026-hollywood-risks-falling-behind/): Global advertising revenue will exceed $1 trillion in 2026, growing 5.1% amid digital dominance, while Hollywood studios face exclusion from the surge.​ Ad Revenue Surge Digital channels drive the boom, with retail media up 14.1%, online video 11.5%, and social platforms 11.4%, far outpacing traditional TV’s 2.4% gain. Tech, political, and beverage sectors lead spending increases, amplified by events like the World Cup and U.S. midterms, as programmatic ads claim over 80% of digital budgets.​ Hollywood’s Ad Struggle Studios risk being sidelined as advertisers favor tech platforms’ AI targeting and personalization over legacy TV and broad content buys. “Feudal media” […]
- [Saks C.E.O. Steps Down Amid Debt Crisis](https://forbesvancouver.com/saks-c-e-o-steps-down-amid-debt-crisis/): Saks Global’s CEO Marc Metrick has resigned as the luxury retailer grapples with mounting debt and a missed interest payment, raising bankruptcy fears.​ Leadership Transition Marc Metrick, who led Saks Fifth Avenue since 2015 and Saks Global post-2024 Neiman Marcus merger, stepped down immediately to pursue new opportunities. Executive Chairman Richard Baker, a real estate veteran behind the Saks-Neiman union, assumes the CEO role while retaining his chairman position. Baker aims to drive transformation amid financial strain, emphasizing store appeal and service continuity.​ Debt and Sales Woes Saks missed a major interest payment on $2.2 billion debt from the Neiman […]
- [BYD Overtakes Tesla To Lead Global Electric Car Sales](https://forbesvancouver.com/hello-world/): BYD moves into first place Chinese automaker BYD ended 2025 with about 2.25 million battery-electric vehicle (BEV) sales, vaulting past Tesla’s roughly 1.64 million and securing the annual global crown for the first time. This follows several quarters of intense competition in which BYD had already outpaced Tesla when plug‑in hybrids were included, signaling that the changing of the guard was only a matter of time.​ What powered BYD’s rise BYD’s strength starts at home, with China now the world’s largest EV market and generous local incentives helping push mass adoption. Crucially, BYD designs and manufactures its own batteries, one of the […]


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