Month: October 2021

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Nicole March

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For Nicole, music has always meant life . . . it feeds the soul, inspires the mind, and nourishes the heart. Memorizing her first song at the age of two and singing it repeatedly to an audience of stuffed toys, she went on to hum original melodies on horseback during childhood before touring internationally with her high school choir. Nicole knew from a young age where her place in this world should be. Always ready to perform, she would jump at any chance to sing in her hometown of West Vancouver with her friend Shannon, while her Mom accompanied the two on piano.
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Waking up with a new melody in her head almost every morning, countless songs started materializing in her journal. Always an avid writer, the words came effortlessly, and her friends and family were soon urging her to do something with the gift she was being offered. As fate would have it, Nicole reconnected with an acquaintance of many years, Jason Nett, a young classical composer, multi-instrumentalist, and producer who offered to work on a demo for her in the fall or
winter of 2005.
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“Pick Me Up,” the resulting 14-track album, is a refreshing mix of folk, rock, pop and acoustic sounds, intricate lyrics and catchy melodies. Sweet yet powerful,
heartfelt, and refreshingly quirky, Nicole’s infectious personality and unapologetic honesty can be heard from start to finish. Taking a few years off to work for CBC and what was then “The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos,” she met her husband, got married, and had two beautiful little boys, writing, playing, and singing along the way. Nicole’s Mom, Linda, passed away on November 25 th, 2015. Two more songs were added to her list of recordings as her family mourned their loss: “Juliet” and “When I Wake” were produced by Andrew Halliwell at Tiger Mountain Studios in Lantzville, BC.

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Heading back into the studio with her guitar once more, Nicole sat down and made some live recordings: Falling Down, Shooting Star, Fall Apart, and The Simple Life. Not long after, Michael Creber (KD Lang, Raffi, etc.) invited her into his home studio. Together they recorded “Cardonnet” and “Hail Mary,” a song that xwechtaal Dennis Joseph of the Squamish Nation helped out with. His ancestral drum can be heard throughout the song, as well as his beautiful voice and harmonica. The resulting EP is called “Floating Islands”… we hope you enjoy the music.

Fashion

PHIL’S BETTER

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PHIL’S BETTER is a distributor of professional hair and skincare products located in Jamaica-NY. It is the premier beauty destination for skincare products and hair care products. Our entire products are 100% green and made in the USA.

It is a one-stop-shop for all of your hair and skin care needs. With the client at the center of the experience, our professional beauty experts are able to effectively educate and assist, while you explore.

Phils Better began in 2020 and seeks to provide a pleasant and convenient beauty retail experience to shoppers by offering a wide selection of hair products and skincare products for everyone, in one cozy place.

Our mission is to provide a natural solution for hair and skincare at an affordable price range. A portion of our proceeds is donated to women and children in need.

Number 1 Sellers
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Business

Sanjay Parashar

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Company:

Cocoona Centre for Aesthetic Transformation

Designation:

Founder and Chairman

Dr Sanjay Parashar, moved from Australia to Dubai in 2005 with the dream of making Dubai the Beverly Hills of the Middle East and become one of the best plastic surgeons in the world.

Dr Parashar is the founder and chairman of Cocoona Centre for Aesthetic Transformation and Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeons by Cocoona. He is also the chairman scientific, Emirates Plastic Surgery Society, as well as chairman of Topline, a medical software and IT systems company, and Pioneer Meditech, a product marketing company.

He runs and practices at Cocoona Centre for Aesthetic Transformation along with a team of 25 handpicked cosmetic surgeons and doctors from around the world. He takes extreme pride in the quality of surgeons and medical practitioners he has made available to the UAE and the region at Cocoona. Some of the names feature in the World Top 20 Plastic surgeons, and a handful of them are celebrity favourites around the world.

“Dubai is not just a land of opportunity, it’s the land of life,” says Dr Parashar.

“Since I have moved here, it’s just been wonderful. While I am pursuing my dream, the city has given me everything that is needed to succeed. The Brand Dubai has made things much easier for me. The infrastructure, the governance, the facilities, education system, safety, security, travel opportunities… I can go on. It’s the warmest embrace one could get on earth. I love Dubai and the UAE.”

Philanthropic actions

Dr Parashar is a surgeon, writer, professor, entrepreneur and a dad. He has performed more than 13,000 surgeries and written two books, the proceeds of which have been donated towards the treatment of children born with cleft lips. Not only does he perform the surgeries himself for free, he also funds them.

In addition to these books, Dr Parashar has contributed in a few, written a host of medical papers, and often travels around to world to share is knowledge with his peers and students.

Dr Parashar has also supported and treated women who have suffered acid attacks, with surgeries and treatments that help them rehabilitate.

He supports a school, Zunki Primary School, in Zunki, a small town in India. He started supporting with donating for basic facilities as computer education and sports education. Today, the school has grown and has been chosen by the Government of India as a pilot project for e-learning and is being used an example on how to build e-learning in small towns.

Dr Parashar’s typical 14-hour day is full of consultations, surgeries, management meetings and learning. The motivation behind his success is a great love and support from his family. Dr Sanjay is supported by his wife Dr Sangeeta in his businesses. She operates as CEO, taking care of everything and anything at the centres.

“I would not be half the man I am today if it was not for Sangeeta,” he says. “She dropped her practice for medicine for me and my dream. She stayed in the back offices and made things happen that I don’t even know exist. I take a lot of things for granted because of her, she has kept me moving. Her support, selflessness and can-do attitude are the true reason for our success.”

Blessed with two smart kids, Dr Parashar’s daughter Sanjana is currently working in Mumbai for a geopolitical risk firm as a geopolitical risk analyst and plans to be a humanitarian.

She will soon be leaving for Europe to take a course on human rights and humanitarian action. Sidhanth, Dr Parashar’s son, just started his bachelor’s degree in economics with econometrics in Canada.

What is the biggest leadership lesson you learned in 2020 amid the pandemic? 

The coronavirus pandemic has reemphasised the power of unity, basics, health and skills. While we are forced to be alone, working in unity can only help us beat this pandemic.

We all have been spoilt and taken things for granted. It has taught us the power of knowing the basics very well, to be able to do what you want with the minimum means and resources. How health is above all and how making it a priority is important.

A small cough gave us shivers! The lockdown gave us a chance to look into our skills. It forced the human race to be creative.

What do you think the biggest game changer will be over the next five years?

If we only knew! The biggest game changer will be the ability to keep a growth mindset. The majority of the world is likely to base decisions of what happened in 2020 and is happening today. They may be frugal, being frugal is easy and always advised, but being optimistic is key to opening new doors. It is on people like us to drive the positive post-pandemic sentiment.