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North Shore Platinum Homes co-owner Ruby Bir comes from a family of builders. “My parents were builders my whole life,” she says. “I was led to it very naturally because I was exposed to it growing up.

Squamish realtor Jill Carter has seen everything the real estate market has to offer in her 17 years as a local realtor. “I’ve been in the market when it was emerging, failing, and then emerging again. I’ve seen a lot of cycles,” Carter says.

Learning the common signs of a loan scam can help protect you from shady lenders

Patricia King, the owner of For the One You Love, a local home support and companion service, started her business after working as an aide in the activity department of a long-term care home.

Mortgage broker Michele Ellis is a mortgage expert. She started as a mortgage broker after leaving a career in banking and moving to Squamish 25 years ago.

Part of being a success in business is recognizing an opportunity when it presents itself.

As the part-owner of Triton Automotive & Industrial Ltd. in Squamish, Jeanette Levett is used to being one of the few women in a male-dominated industry. “When I go to conferences, I usually bring my husband along with me.

Squamish Subway franchise owner Suki Gill has spent most of her life inside sandwich shops. As a high school student, she worked in a Subway location her parents owned in Surrey.

Michelle Kelly helps people with what might be the biggest purchase they will ever make in their lives — buying a home. “That’s a big deal to me and I don’t take that responsibility lightly,” Kelly says.

There is indeed strength in numbers. If you ever wanted to experience an environment that best represented that time-honoured phrase, you simply need to walk through the front door of Squamish Counselling Clinic.